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Conner McTague

Conner McTague is a recent graduate of the Journalism program at Durham College. He covers the Pittsburgh Penguins for The Hockey Writers. He hopes to make a career out of sports reporting.

Penguins in Good Shape as Playoffs Near

Conner McTague | March 31, 2019

While they struggled through the first three and a half months of the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins remained close enough in the postseason race that it wasn’t too late once…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins Pulpit: Late Leads, Murray & Guentzel

Conner McTague | March 25, 2019

The Pittsburgh Penguins have provided plenty of scares along the way but will earn their 13th consecutive playoff berth in the coming days barring a complete collapse over the season’s…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins Pulpit: Malkin, Kessel & Gudbranson

Conner McTague | March 19, 2019

The Pittsburgh Penguins inched closer to a playoff berth by earning five of eight possible points this week, but things could’ve, and should’ve, gone better than they did. However, with…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins Pulpit: Murray, Simon & McCann

Conner McTague | March 12, 2019

The Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t promised a playoff spot yet, but if they keep having more weeks like their most recent one, the letter “X” should appear by their name before…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins Pulpit: Schultz, Crosby and Murray

Conner McTague | March 5, 2019

Under head coach Mike Sullivan, the Pittsburgh Penguins seem to be at their best when dealing with adversity, and they’ve certainly dealt with a lot of it over the last…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins Trade for Gudbranson Is a Head Scratching Move

Conner McTague | February 26, 2019

I mentioned a few days ago that the worst move the Pittsburgh Penguins could make at the 2019 Trade Deadline would be dealing for Alex Chiasson of the Edmonton Oilers.…

Categories Penguins Transactions

Penguins Pulpit: Letang, Dumoulin, Aston-Reese and a Deadline Target

Conner McTague | February 25, 2019

The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the week in control of their destiny, but now exit it in pursuit of the Carolina Hurricanes, Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets. I mentioned in…

Categories Editor's Choice, Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins Would be Foolish to Pursue Chiasson

Conner McTague | February 23, 2019

Always active during deadline season, there have been rumblings that the Pittsburgh Penguins could pursue Alex Chiasson of the Edmonton Oilers as they attempt to shore up their lineup for…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins Pulpit: Could Malkin Save the Season?

Conner McTague | February 19, 2019

The Pittsburgh Penguins have made a habit of coasting early then flipping the switch, but it’s now mid-February, and the switch still hasn’t been flipped. It has the team in…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

What Does a Healthy Penguins Lineup Look Like?

Conner McTague | February 9, 2019

There is no better trade deadline acquisition the Pittsburgh Penguins could make before the Feb. 25 trade deadline as they gear up for a playoff run than getting Evgeni Malkin,…

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Penguins Get Their Guys, Panthers Get Cap Space

Conner McTague | February 2, 2019

After Jamie Oleksiak was traded back to the Dallas Stars on Monday, it was apparent there was something more significant in the works for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Those suspicions were…

Categories Panthers Transactions, Penguins Transactions

Penguins Pulpit: DeSmith, Injuries & Potential Deadline Plans

Conner McTague | January 14, 2019

It seems the only teams that can beat the Pittsburgh Penguins are Western Conference bottom-feeders. The Penguins own the best record in hockey since Dec. 19, with a 10-2-0 mark…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins
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