re: Pilot of Southwest flight with blown engine was one of Navy's first female fighter pilots

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I would imagine the plane would want to yaw with only having power on one side.

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This is only very slightly true on a twin engine. On a quad, if you've got two out on one side, it would be more of a factor.

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Also, when that engine blew the shrapnel could have damaged some of the wing components like brakes or flaps adding another dimension of difficulty. Even more serious it could have punctured the wing and damaged some of the control cables inside.

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If this happened then yes, obviously much more difficult. That's not what I'm asking though. I'm asking if it's much more difficult to land a plane on one engine vs two (the answer is no).

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In conclusion, frick off if you think this was routine.

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Never did I say this was routine. It is quite obviously not.
Again, with the frick off comments. Literally the only thing I did was ask if it's that much harder to land a plane that has lost one engine. And people got all defensive like I kicked their dog or insulted their mother.