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Andy Dalton is a playoff quarterback. In his three years with the Cincinnati Bengals hes proven to be an efficient quarterback and has navigated his team to three straight playoff appearances, including a division title last year. But thats about it. Thats far from a bad thing, especially for a Bengals team that had made the playoffs only twice in the last two decades before Daltons arrival. But nows the time Cincinnati has to decide if theyre content no longer being the punch line to jokes as they were for so many years in the 90s and early 2000s, or if they want to strive for something more and fight for a Super Bowl. Daltons new contract – a six-year, $115 million deal that essentially works out to a pay as you go pact – will let the Bengals determine each year if theyre happy, or ready for a change. If the Bengals feel with Dalton they can continue to grow and one day match up well with the heavyweights of the AFC, and theres some evidence to support that, then itd be wise to keep Dalton for the duration of his new deal rather than start from scratch at the position. After leading Cincinnati to a 9-7 record in his rookie campaign in 2011, Dalton has helped Cincy increase their win total each year. The former second round pick from TCU has also increased his passing yards and touchdown totals each year as well. And Dalton has the backing of his teammates as well, including the highest profile ones. "Thats my guy," star receicer A.J. Green said of Dalton to CBS in the off-season. "He helped me where I am. I helped him and we took the Bengals to a different level. The Bengals were losing a lot before we came. I feel like we turned it around. I know they know hes the guy.” And yet every year come playoff time the Bengals are all but ignored. In Daltons first playoff game, Cincy fell 31-10 to the Houston Texans. He followed that up with a 19-13 loss to the Texans in 2012 and last year the Bengals were dropped 27-10 by the San Diego Chargers. And Daltons performances in those games left a lot to be desired. While his post-season passing yards average is on par with his regular season numbers, his accuracy is four points lower and he threw his first playoff touchdown just last year, although the impact was mitigated with his fifth and sixth post-season interceptions coming in the same game. The Bengals have a lot of talent on both sides of the ball, but Dalton – a capable game manager – may be holding them back from truly contending. Hes proven he can get them in the dance, so starting anew at QB would surely set the Bengals back, but it may be a necessary move for long-term success, if they feel the supporting cast can win a Super Bowl with the right guy under centre. 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Budaj, in his second straight start for injured starter Carey Price, stopped Penguins shooters James Neal and Sidney Crosby before denying Evgeni Malkins slap shot for the win. Desharnais, the third shooter for Montreal, slammed on the brakes at the top of the crease before sliding the puck by Marc-Andre Fleury. "I would like to have some goals back, but we scored five goals against Pittsburgh," Budaj said. "We have to learn from the mistakes we made. We have to keep going and getting better." Daniel Briere scored twice, once on the power play, and Max Pacioretty also scored with the man advantage, his 27th of the year. Brendan Gallagher netted his 15th for the Canadiens and Alexei Emelin also scored his second of the season. Budaj, who stopped 27 shots, made his second straight start after turning aside 28 shots during an overtime loss one day earlier against Detroit. "You can tell the bench guys wanted to battle back for him because he certainly worked hard," Therrien said. 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The teams were tied at 3 after two periods and both scored twice in the third, sending the game to overtime. Three of the four third-period goals were scored by special teams units, Sutter giving the Penguins a 4-3 lead with a short-handed breakaway goal and Crosby later putting Pittsburgh ahead 5-4 on the power play. Emelin tied it 24 seconds after Sutter gave the Penguins the initial lead and Briere sent the game to overtime with his second goal of the game. With the Canadiens trailing, the Penguins Tanner Glass was issued a five-minute major for a hit on Emelin. The call was elbowing, but video replays showed Emelins stick came up and hit him in the head. "Thats why I kind of followed through the way I did, to get his stick away from my face," Glass said. "Its a hockey play, it happens. I can understand why he made the call." The Canadiens cashed in anyway, Briere tying it with his second of the game when he feathered a back-door rebound behind Fleury, who made 24 saves. 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