And The Most “Impactful” Addition to the Penguins Is… The Hockey Writers | December 12, 2014 A few weeks ago I wrote on reasons why the Penguins will be thankful despite all of their health concerns. Well, since that article Kris Letang, Chris Kunitz, Patric Hornqvist,…
Road to Raleigh Hockey Runs through Pittsburgh Mark Shiver | December 11, 2014 Raleigh has a professional hockey team. That is a good thing. Even though the fan support has been dismal this season, not having the Carolina Hurricanes in town would create…
Christian Ehrhoff Heating Up For The Pittsburgh Penguins Adam Williams | December 6, 2014 Slow Start When Christian Ehrhoff was signed to a one-year, $4 million dollar deal on the first day of Free Agent Frenzy by the Pittsburgh Penguins, on paper, their defense…
Why Won’t the Penguins Shoot the Puck? Brady Smith | December 6, 2014 You win hockey games by scoring the puck; you score the puck by shooting it into the opposition’s net. As straight forward as that seems, it’s becoming a problem for…
Klinkhammer in Pittsburgh: The First Domino to Fall? Adam Williams | December 6, 2014 The First Domino? The Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Friday that they acquired Arizona Coyotes forward Rob Klinkhammer and a conditional 2016 fifth-round draft pick in exchange for defenseman Philip Samuelsson.…
Penguins Get More Than Meets the Eye in Rob Klinkhammer Dustin Nelson | December 5, 2014 Today we saw one of those trades that on the surface can seem minor. The Pittsburgh Penguins traded 23-year-old defenseman Philip Samuelsson to the Arizona Coyotes — the team his…
What We’ll Learn About the Penguins this December The Hockey Writers | December 2, 2014 Instead of looking back and asking what did we learn from the Penguins play through the first quarter of the NHL season, I am going to look forward and ask…
At the Quarter Pole, What Do We Know About These Pens? Tannor Torrao | December 1, 2014 The Pittsburgh Penguins eclipsed the quarter-point of their season this past week, on Thanksgiving Eve against the Toronto Maple Leafs. As they round turn one, I thought we might take…
Carolina Hurricanes Show Dual Nature in Home-and-Home Jonathan Gardner | November 30, 2014 This Saturday, former Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford entered the PNC Arena as a member of an opposing organization for the first time in almost two decades. The Pittsburgh Penguins…
Hurricanes Can’t Solve Thomas Greiss; Lose to Penguins 3-2 Mark Shiver | November 30, 2014 Thomas Greiss was in-goal. Not Marc-André Fleury. Fresh off a near-perfect performance Friday night in Pittsburgh, the Carolina Hurricanes had reason for confidence. Raleigh’s PNC Arena was fuller than it has…
Who Are These Guys? ‘Canes Beat Penguins 4-2 Mark Shiver | November 29, 2014 Who are these guys? One night they are sluggish, lackadaisical, and just plain awful. A couple of nights later fresh, intense, and leaving it all on the ice. Who are…
Despite Health Scares, Pens Have Plenty of Reasons to be Thankful The Hockey Writers | November 27, 2014 There has been no other team in recent memory that has gone through such dramatic health scares in one year as the Pittsburgh Penguins. In January defenseman Kris Letang suffered…