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 ...
Not unlike life, playoff hockey is full of important decisions. Both on the ice and off. Now that the Pittsburgh Penguins have wrapped up the top seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs, head coach Dan Bylsma can shift his focus to preparing his team for the grueling 2-month run to the Stanley Cup Final. This ...
Most of the players who wear a Pens’ sweater deserve to make the honor roll when grading the Pittsburgh Penguins’ forwards. There are a number of forwards having career years. The Pens have four forwards ranked in the top-15 of the league in goal-scoring, and this does not include Evgeni Malkin. Injuries or not, goals ...
We have already seen spurts of future NHL talent who may be seeing full-time NHL action this coming season. I am of course talking about talent such as Mika Zibanejad (Ottawa), Jaden Schwartz (St. Louis), Jacob Markstrom (Florida) and Sven Baertschi (Calgary). Who will get their chance this season? Making the jump from any league ...
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent St. Paul, MN – The 2011 NHL Entry Draft got off to a pretty tame start in the Twin Cities. Other than the trade that sent Ryan Smyth to the Edmonton Oilers for Gilbert Brule and a draft pick, nearly the entire first round went off without any picks swapping hands ...
Just as the title suggests, this is a list in no particular order of prospects that could prove to be valuable commodities leading up to the NHL trade deadline. GMs of teams that emerge as buyers might have to dangle such prospects to land the perceived difference- making players they desire in their quest for ...
Christopher Ralph is THW’s prospect and draft analyst. To qualify for this list, a prospect has to be drafted or signed as a free agent and is eligible for the Calder Trophy: *Eligibility rules (as per NHL.com): 1. 26 years old or younger by September 15 of their rookie season. 2. A player cannot ...
Christopher Ralph is a hockey writer with a focus on prospects and the entry draft, as well as the Leafs’ correspondent here at THW. Last Update: June 24th, 2010 This marks the second year my annual monster draft preview has been hosted here at The Hockey Writers (THW). For last year’s detailed draft preview click ...
Christopher Ralph is a sportswriter with a focus on hockey prospects, the entry draft, as well as occasional Flames coverage here at THW. {A special thanks to THW’s Buffalo Sabres Correspondent, Angela Stefano, who provided exceptional assistance in preparing this prospect profile.} “Full Potential” Prospect Profile: Please “Click Here” for “Notes Up Front” and the ...
