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The Pittsburgh Penguins and Puck-Moving Defensemen
The Pittsburgh Penguins have added puck-moving defensemen to their roster regularly for the past two plus seasons. These puck-moving specialists include: Zbynek Michalek, Alex Goligoski, and Jordan Leopold. There has been a continued effort to bring in the same type of defenseman year after year. We have seen defensemen with this type of skill set ...
Short Season Exposes Long-Term Problem for Phoenix Coyotes
Its no secret that the Phoenix Coyotes are lacking serious firing power, so with the lockout officially over and training camp underway, Coyotes GM Don Maloney is hard at work on a deal that would fill Phoenix’s offensive hole. Speaking with Fox Sports Arizona reporter Craig Morgan earlier this week, Maloney let out that a ...
Optimism Abounds For Phoenix Coyotes and Fans
A tired, beaten and upset Phoenix Coyotes was the last fans saw of the league’s enfant terribles. The deep playoff run of last season could’ve been what catapulted the desert franchise to front page news in Arizona but as everything else for the Coyotes it wouldn’t be that simple. A lockout forced the season into ...
Dear Brendan Shanahan……
Dear Brendan Shanahan, You have an extremely difficult job. I would not want to be in your shoes. As head of the NHL Department of Player Safety, you have the authority to suspend NHL players for a variety of reasons with few guidelines to rely upon when making such decisions. Last night, leading into Game ...
Dear Dan Bylsma……..
Dear Dan Bylsma, Your Pittsburgh Penguins were on a roll and looking like the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. You had the best line in the NHL with Evgeni Malkin, James Neal & Chris Kunitz. You had won 14-17 games. You got the face of the NHL back in your line-up in Sidney ...
The Penguins and Defense?
The Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager, Ray Shero, gets an adrenaline rush around the trade deadline. This time of year is like a holiday for Shero. He relishes the opportunity to improve his already exceptionally talented hockey club. With the deadline just around the corner, rumors have swirled about who may be coming to the Penguins ...
Pittsburgh Penguins Trade Deadline: The Pieces
A look at the variables influencing the future of Paul Martin, prospects Eric Tangradi and Dustin Jeffrey, and the possibility GM Ray Shero could use his stockpile of draft picks to satisfy needs at the trade deadline.
Five Questions: Capitals-Penguins Round 4 Edition
Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist There are a lot of matchups throughout the National Hockey League that can stake a claim to being the biggest rivalry in the sport, but few draw the national attention, while consistently living up to the hype, as the rivalry between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins. That reputation certainly ...
Penguins Playbook: Pens Still Adjusting To Defensive System
The Pittsburgh Penguins were fairly happy with the result of their three-game Western Canada road swing (Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton).
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