Every game within a series tells it’s own story. The narrative after Sunday night’s double-overtime game in Ottawa was bone-headed play and silly coaching decisions by a team infinitely superior to it’s opponent. The final result: Ottawa Senators 2 – Pittsburgh Penguins 1. Wednesday night however, in the end, told a much different tale: Starting ...
Despite some visible issues, the Pittsburgh Penguins may be primed for a Stanley Cup run thanks to their special teams.
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 ...
After a season full of twists and turns, on Sunday morning, one day after their last game of the season and three days after being eliminated from the playoffs, the Dallas Stars made another huge announcement, officially firing general manager Joe Nieuwendyk. With only 48 games spread across four months, the lockout-shortened regular season was ...
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 ...
NHL Playoff Predictions: Eastern Conference There are 16 teams remaining entering the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The journey to the Stanley Cup Finals will begin on Tuesday. Every year there are Cinderella stories in each conference. We’ll analyze what teams will be upset and what teams will move on to the Promised Land. If your team has a weakness, ...
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 ...
All the injuries are just a stage, right? Grated, this video has been seen quite a few times but the Anton Volchenkov hit on Brad Marchand one more time. We have a method to our madness but please hold on for a second while you wait for the video. See we were nice enough to roll out the slo-mo ...
It seems like every time we turn around these days, another Pittsburgh Penguins superstar is down with an injury. Just as Evgeni Malkin came back from his “upper body injury” (totally not another concussion, you guys, seriously), Sidney Crosby took a puck to the mouth and shattered his jaw. Now the team announced that James ...
Jarome Iginla has been through more than few ups and downs in his career.
From Olympic gold medals to crushing Stanley Cup defeat to captaining a basement-dwelling team, Iginla has been through his fair share of highs and lows.
