In his “Magic Vs. Birds” column of the May 20 edition of The Hockey News, Adam Proteau makes his case for why he believes the Chicago Blackhawks will defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins in an epic showdown for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Given that each team seemed to pull away from the pack during the regular season, the clash is a very ...
Nobody said that this would be easy. And the Pittsburgh Penguins certainly added to that theory on Friday night at Consol Energy Center. As I have said many times this past season, to anyone who would listen, this Penguins team is very Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One one hand, you have Dr. Jekyll, who ...
The Pittsburgh Penguins got terrorized in a series last year against the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pens relived that nightmare against the New York Islanders Friday night at the Consol Energy Center. There was lazy back-checking, loose defensive zone coverage, and another two-goal lead blown in yet another playoff game. The Pens haven’t won a ...
As playoff teams make adjustments for what they hope will be a successful two month journey and those already eliminated start to evaluate their seasons, coaches and management well delve through a large variety of player statistics. Some teams will look towards advanced statistics (Corsi, Fenwick, etc.) and everyone will look at the basics (points, ...
Physicality? Check. Penalty kill on the money? Check. Strong goal tending? Also, check. The Pittsburgh Penguins flexed their #1-seed muscles last night at Consol Energy Center in 5-0 drubbing of the 8-seeded New York Islanders. The goal scorers Beau Bennett, Pittsburgh’s rookie left winger, kicked things off at 3:30 of the first period with an ...
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the 2013 playoffs as heavy favorites against their first round opponent, the New York Islanders. After all, this was David and Goliath. Engineers of both a fifteen and seven game winning streak, the Penguins entered the playoffs having won 23 of their last 27 games. The Islanders, meanwhile, are an up and coming ...
Dare we remind ourselves of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ debacle last playoff season when the Philadelphia Flyers provided a punch that still has the city of Pittsburgh in recovery. The Penguins’ organization and players hope they will never have to experience anything like that ever again. There are no more excuses for the Pens. Ray Shero ...
How is sluggish defenseman Douglas Murray surviving in the Penguins up-tempo system?
Another Cup Please: Nows the Time To Jump on the Pens Bandwagon A Guest Post by Robert Bello If you’ve been living under a rock while the NHL’s shortened 48 game season has unfolded and missed how the Penguins have literally annihilated the competition all season long, here’s a quick synopsis of the year and ...
As the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins get ready to drop the puck on their Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup, here are five hot story lines to keep an eye on: Crosby’s Return While his return is inevitable (knock on wood), the chances of Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby being in the lineup for Game 1 ...
