James Conley
James was a Penguins contributor at THW and SB Nation Pensburgh and owns the Pittsburgh sports blog Slew Footers.
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Pittsburgh Penguins Positioned to Thrive in Post-Lockout NHL
January 6th, 2013 After last summer's trades and draft picks, the Penguins seem set to navigate the post-lockout NHL with cap space and Cup talent in equal measure.
Penguins' Burkle to Join Tuesday Negotiations
December 3rd, 2012 Penguins co-owner Ron Burkle will reportedly join the owners delegation in a Tuesday meeting between players and owners. This is the first significant Pittsburgh involvement in the stalled labor dispute (of which we're aware), and one of the first significant meetings to not include one of either Gary Bettman or Donald Fehr. The...
NHLPA Offers Don't Create Deal, but Bettman's PR Ploy is Revealed
October 19th, 2012 Shame on me for ever thinking Donald Fehr and the NHLPA were trying to win hearts and minds while Gary Bettman and NHL owners patiently awaited their payroll kickbacks at the cost of losing the public relations battle. Bettman has been playing the PR game all along. ''I am concerned based on the proposal that was made today...
Penguins Roster Would Be Transformed by Season-Ending NHL Lockout
September 18th, 2012 It's not crazy to think the NHL would preside over another season-ending lockout. Given the league's history, one would be crazy to expect them not to. While the 2012-13 lockout is still just a few days old, it's pretty clear to see where things are headed. Players have wasted no time signing contracts to play elsewhere this...
Penguins Could See Few Changes with Proposed CBA
August 15th, 2012 The NHL Players' Association, led by Executive Director Donald Fehr and supported by a cast of its biggest stars, issued its first proposed version of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement to the NHL Tuesday. Their plan promised reasonable concessions and seemed to aim not for systemic upheaval as proposed by owners in July, but...
NHL Lockout: Pittsburgh Penguins to Benefit from Status Quo
July 26th, 2012 The Pittsburgh Penguins' home sellout streak spans five seasons and two arenas. They've got the highest local television ratings of any team in the NHL or NBA. They've spent to the salary cap ceiling in each of the last five years and the franchise's value has more than doubled since ownership last changed hands in 1999. Unlike...