Tag: Pittsburgh

Pens COVID Division Realignment Party feat. LCD Soundsystem
Updated:First things first – I’m new here, so be as harsh as possible. Geoff & Co were kind enough to…
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The Pensblog 2010s Awards
Updated:From the beginning of 2010 to the end of 2019, the Pittsburgh Penguins provided fans of hockey a decade filled…
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Prospect to Watch: Ethan Prow
Updated:When the Pittsburgh Penguins signed defender Ethan Prow, the word was this kid was spectacular. He set a program record…
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Rust and Sheahan Join Pittsburgh’s Philanthropic Fraternity
Updated:Bryan Rust has been heating up on the ice lately. Riley Sheahan has only five goals on the entire season…
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Addison Secures WJC Camp Invite
Updated:The Holiday season is here again and that means the World Junior Championship is right around the corner. This means…
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10 Things Penguins Fans Can Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
Updated:Things lately have kind of …well sucked in Penguins-land. The team waffles between looking lost, looking like garbage, and occasionally…
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Pens Choose Rust, Now What?
Updated:Today the Penguins announced that they agreed to terms with Bryan Rust on a 4-year deal worth $14 million over…
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Why Not Winning in 2018 is GOOD For Pittsburgh
Updated:There are many views to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins second-round loss this year. We’ve seen anger. Frustration. People insistent…
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Resistance is futile. Vegas, Fleury are unstoppable
Updated:A throwaway “ha ha, like that’ll ever happen” *sarcasm* tweet went out to Pensblog captain Rich, days after the Penguins…
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First to Four
Updated:Well, friends, it’s been a great run. Hasn’t it? The last two years. The Dumo beers. Olli Maatta getting sloppy…
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Reminder: It’s Supposed To Be Hard
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are known for being the toughest grind in professional sports leading to a Championship. They tax…
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How The Penguins Built a Monster Out of Misfit Toys
Updated:If there’s a sign outside of Jim Rutherford’s office it probably says something along the lines of, “Don’t want a…
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Facts and figures: Penguins 50th regular season achievements
Updated:Pittsburgh finished their 50th regular season last Friday evening with an even 100 points. This was the 11th-best team in…
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Fresh Ice: How Pitt Can Use Penn State as a Model for DI Hockey
Hockey, Pittsburgh. The two words have become synonymous over the last five years. From Pittsburgh products like Brandon Saad winning…
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Everyone Hates the Penguins…And This is Probably Why
On Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Derick Brassard from the Ottawa Senators in a three-team trade. Sending a message to…
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The Pittsburgh Penguins and The Impossible
The end of the movie “Miracle” features credit screens where each player and his life post-Olympic Gold Medal win in…
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Here we go, Le’Veon Bell is getting cryptic on social media
I have bad news. I follow Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell on two main forms of social media (Twitter…
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The Paul Martin Power Ball
As waiver wire activity was announced today there was something a little interesting on the wire: San Jose, who currently…
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Gameday 33: Fear and Loathing
Good morning, Pens fans. Tonight the Pens head to Sin City for the first time in their history to take…
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Operation Bring Dad Home
By now you’ve all certainly seen the rumors. The talk that Matt Cullen isn’t happy in Minnesota. That the Wild…
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How the Penguins “Fixed” Olli Maatta
Last March, I wrote this story on Olli Maatta. In it, I pointed out a major flaw that could have…
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Black and Blue
Tonight’s game was like your favorite TV series (or at least most of mine). It started off really promising then…
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Recap 02: October 8, 1871
Twenty-four and a half hours after raising their second Stanley Cup championship banner in as many years, the Pens got…
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Recap 01: It’s a New Season!
First off, let’s start with the most important thing that happened tonight before the game even started. The Penguins got…
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Let’s talk about Le’Veon Bell
Everyone calm down. We’re all going to take a collective deep breath, order a pizza, and relax. Okay, now that…
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Vegas Takes Fleury
So I’m going to out myself here as a lover of romantic comedies right now (sorry guys, but in addition…
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The Penguins. The Expansion Draft. And You.
Wash the champagne out of your skin, Pittsburgh. Pick the confetti out of your car trunk and sandals. Because believe…
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Don’t Taze Me Bro Gets Tazed
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw-_Kd_Fl-8&w=560&h=315] Phil Kessel wasn’t the only one caught on film yelling last night. According to a YouTube video (embedded above),…
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Maatta/Daley – Actually Not Bad?
Heading into the Penguins first-round playoff series against the Columbus Blue Jackets there was one defense pairing that made every…
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