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 ...
Filip Forsberg expected to hear his name called much earlier in the day. According to the Central Scouting Service, the 17-year-old Swede was ranked as the No. 1 European skater in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He was projected to go as high as No. 2 overall to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Instead, when the ...
Their 15 game win streak was snapped by…the Buffalo Sabres? The first full game missed by Sidney Crosby since breaking his jaw, and the Pens can’t get the W. Coincidence? Crosby’s still leading the NHL in points with 56, and though he’s out indefinitely, he could have captured the Hart AND the Art Ross. Both ...
Everyone knows that hockey players are a notoriously superstitious bunch, and the Penguins are no exception. Just look at Sidney Crosby’s filthy sweat-stained hat or the way Marc Andre Fleury talks to the goal posts. And god forbid anyone step on the logo in the locker room. But despite these idiosyncrasies, one horrible omen is ...
There is something to be said about a team in search of history. The Miami Heat captivated the entire sports world with their assault on the NBA consecutive wins record. In the end it was not meant to be; the Heat’s streak ended at 27 games, a mere six games shy of the 1972-32 Los Angeles Lakers record of 33. Now our attention shifts to the Pittsburgh Penguins and their pursuit of the NHL’s record for wins in a row, which at the moment stands at 17 and is held by, you guessed it, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Oh, to be Dan Bylsma. After capturing a Stanley Cup championship only four months after taking over behind the Pittsburgh bench, he went on to win the Jack Adams Trophy as the league’s most outstanding coach in 2011. At only 42, he has become one of the most successful coaches in the game today. He ...
Jarome Iginla is off to Pittsburgh to play with Sidney Crosby and the Penguins. After a few days of speculation, the 35 year-old right winger has been traded from the Calgary Flames to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Pittsburgh’s first-round pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, the rights to unsigned draft pick Kenneth Agostino and ...
Jarome Iginla is a Boston Bruin–at least that’s what you thought if you went to bed before midnight, much like I did.
In a strange turn of events, he’s not. In case you haven’t already heard, the Penguins swooped in and acquired Iginla in a shocking last minute deal. Iginla chose to waive his no-trade clause for Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and a 13-game winning streak over a team that can’t hold a lead in the 3rd period. Iginla chose to be a supporting cast member rather than the go-to guy in a pivotal game. Iginla wants to win a Stanley Cup, after all.
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 ...
