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Will Penguins’ Collapse Cost them the Series?

In an era consumed with Facebook, Twitter and hoards of media anxious to be the first to report, well, just about anything, it’s easy to get caught up in the moment and blow things out of proportion.  Case in point, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ last minute collapse against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night. After all, the Pens were 29 seconds ...

The Secret of the Chris Kunitz Effect

The Pittsburgh Penguins have experienced ups and downs throughout the 2013 NHL Playoffs. The Pens have juggled around their top two scoring lines in an attempt to satisfy the needs of their top-six forwards. The Pens started the Stanley Cup Playoffs with Sidney Crosby centering the first line between Pascal Dupuis and Chris Kunitz. Evgeni ...

Penguins Best Islanders 4-2; A Look Back

It was no walk in the park (in fact, it was more like a high-speed chase, with the New York Islanders losing the Pittsburgh Penguins at every turn), but somehow, the boys in black and Vegas gold found a way to prevail, and exorcised last season’s first-round-playoff-exit demons by defeating the more-than-game New York Islanders four ...

Three Keys to Penguins Moving On

Despite being outplayed by the Islanders for long stretches of their first round matchup, the Pittsburgh Penguins managed to persevere and dispatch their up and coming rivals in six games.  Indeed, the Isles’ speed and tenacious forecheck almost did Pittsburgh in but, ultimately, the Pens find themselves moving on to the second round for the first time ...

Why Marc-Andre Fleury Should Not Be Benched for Game 5

Marc-Andre Fleury should not be benched by Pittsburgh Penguins’ Head Coach Dan Bylsma for Game 5. I have continuously debated the issue of benching Fleury for Tomas Vokoun as Bylsma has chosen to do in the most pivotal game of the series. I can understand the maneuver by Bylsma to sit Fleury down, but benching ...

Fleury of Transitions: Penguins’ Short and Long-Term Ramifications of Starting Vokoun

Earlier this week, we presented five key elements that the Penguins would need to improve upon if they were to start finding success against the New York Islanders.  One of the most important components was consistent goaltending.  Specifically, we argued that Marc-Andre Fleury, although not spectacular to this point, hadn’t played all that poorly in the 2013 playoffs and that, ...

Pittsburgh Penguins: Optimism vs. Pessimism

There is no question at this point that the Pittsburgh Penguins are severely underachieving in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They are the Eastern Conference’s number one seed, and were the overwhelming favorite to win the Prince of Wales Trophy and represent the East in the Cup Final. Fans, myself included, are lining the bridges ...

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