Tag: Pittsburgh Penguins
Bye week biz: Beating Boston and Winter Classic musings
Updated:The Penguins earned a much-needed win Sunday night, 6-5 in overtime at home against Boston, resulting in their first two-game…
Read more »Bye week biz: Beating Boston and Winter Classic musings
Updated:The Penguins earned a much-needed win Sunday night, 6-5 in overtime at home against Boston, resulting in their first two-game…
Read more »Isles Insights: Things go from bad to worse as Islanders fall to Pittsburgh, 4-0
Updated:NEW YORK — If things were bad for the Islanders entering Friday night’s matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins, then they got…
Read more »Sweet, Sweet Fantasy, Baby: (NHL) U.S. Olympic Team
Updated:Last spring, shortly after the NHL announced that players would not participate in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, Pensblog Leah…
Read more »Sweet, Sweet Fantasy, Baby: (NHL) U.S. Olympic Team
Updated:Last spring, shortly after the NHL announced that players would not participate in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, Pensblog Leah…
Read more »Fixing The Pittsburgh Penguins
It seems at this point that something must be wrong with the Penguins. They’re on the outside looking in at…
Read more »Sidney Crosby is a danged stallion, according to the New York Post
Just before Christmas, the New York Post put together an article that was essentially about what a relentless work horse one…
Read more »Farewell Arch, we hardly knew thee: Pens trade for Oleksiak, Leighton
Updated:Unless you were captured for the last 24 hours by the UFOs that don’t officially exist, you noticed that your…
Read more »Farewell Arch, we hardly knew thee: Pens trade for Oleksiak, Leighton
Updated:Unless you were captured for the last 24 hours by the UFOs that don’t officially exist, you noticed that your…
Read more »What a “Major Trade” Could Look Like
Unless you live under a rock you know the Penguins front office is considering a “major trade” but what exactly…
Read more »Mike Sullivan: 2 Years with the Pens, Part 2
Updated:Monday evening, on the 2nd anniversary of Mike Johnston’s firing and the hiring of 47-year old Michael Barry Sullivan, we looked at the…
Read more »Trade Rumors; Cullen, Pageau, & More
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Read more »Mike Sullivan: 2 Years with the Pens, Part 2
Updated:Monday evening, on the 2nd anniversary of Mike Johnston’s firing and the hiring of 47-year old Michael Barry Sullivan, we…
Read more »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…
Read more »Mike Sullivan: 2 Years with the Pens, Part 1
Updated:“Ghost of the Future, I fear you more than any spectre I have seen.” – Ebenezer Scrooge What Scrooge said…
Read more »Isles Insights: Islanders Rally Late but Fall Short in 4-3 OT Loss to Pens
Updated:The Islanders rallied late in the third period to force overtime, but Matt Hunwick squashed New York’s hopes of leaving…
Read more »Islanders Pregame: Isles Look for Win in Steel City
Updated:The Islanders will look to bounce back from a 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday when they…
Read more »Tristan Jarry, Ian Cole, Greg McKegg, & Justin Schultz
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Read more »Ian Cole Trade Rumors, Matt Murray’s Injury, & Streaky Hockey
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Read more »Latest On The Trade Front For Oilers
As the calendar gets set to turn to December, the Edmonton Oilers find themselves on the outside looking in when…
Read more »Could Peter Chiarelli Target Ian Cole?
Earlier this morning, Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli spoke to the media for the first time this season. In his press…
Read more »Can anyone duplicate Mario’s 5 goals in 5 ways?
Updated:Yesterday evening marked the 20th anniversary of the night Mario Lemieux’s #66 was raised to the roof of Mellon Arena,…
Read more »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…
Read more »Chris & Dan: West Canada Road Trip; Joe Sakic Can Still Screw This Up
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Read more »The Penguins “Family” and Hockey Fights Cancer
Last month, the Penguins accepted an invitation from the President to visit the White House to celebrate their championship, causing…
Read more »Black and Blue
Tonight’s game was like your favorite TV series (or at least most of mine). It started off really promising then…
Read more »Saddle Up!
Tristan Jarry wasn’t making his NHL debut contrary to what some people seemed to think… No, that honor went to…
Read more »RECAP 14: The Matt Murray Show
“Game in, game out, this guy is money. Two-time Stanley Cup champion.” — Bob Errey. MURRAY! MURRAY! pic.twitter.com/nG7nPDB4so — Pittsburgh Penguins…
Read more »Chris & Dan: Everyone Calm Down
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