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 ...
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 ...
Erik Karlsson’s frustration has led to indecision. He’s gone from all-important asset to outright liability.
After a hard-luck season, the Florida Panthers draft second overall in a very talented draft class. Will they take Nate MacKinnon or Jonathan Drouin?
Whether you’re rooting for the team wearing dark jerseys or the team wearing white jerseys, it’s the men in stripes that seem to be getting much of the attention this spring. Referees have long been used as scapegoats by teams after losses, but are they finally starting to earn their grief? In just two weeks, ...
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 ...
He just turned 34 years old a month ago. He has played for four different NHL teams. And now, Pascal “The Rascal” Dupuis leads the Stanley Cup Playoffs in goals. Considered by many in 2008 as a “throw-in” player in the deal that sent Marian Hossa to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Colby Armstrong ...
Catch your breath, the Stanley Cup playoffs continue. Before jumping back into the fray though, let’s take a look at some of the more notable happenings around the playoffs in the NHL. What we saw was a first round that produced three series’ that went the distance, two number two seeds go down and one ...
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 ...
After releasing the list of finalists for this year’s Hart Trophy honors, hockey fans must be wondering who will win this year’s award. While Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin, and John Tavares were all named as finalists for the Hart Trophy, only one of the aforementioned players will walk away as the individual considered to be ...
