Reflections on Draft Weekend for the Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Colligan | June 26, 2011 Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Ray Shero makes it a point to touch base with the other 29 GM’s around the league at least once a month. Not all executives are…
Jaromir Jagr Interested in Using Pens as Pawn Mike Colligan | June 20, 2011 May 22 marked the ten-year anniversary of Jaromir Jagr’s last game in a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey. Depending on your ability to manipulate a Google search, you might be able to…
Craig Adams Signed, Salary Cap to Drive Rest of Penguins Offseason Gameplan Mike Colligan | June 11, 2011 The Pittsburgh Penguins made their first substantial move of the offseason on Thursday by signing Craig Adams to a two-year contract extension. Including a $300k signing bonus, the new deal…
Keith Ballard: Examining life as a $4.2 million healthy scratch Mike Colligan | June 4, 2011 VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks practice on Thursday morning was an optional skate. Of the nine players who took part, only a few members of the fourth line had played…
Alex Burrows Bites Patrice Bergeron, Bruins Forward Not Happy Mike Colligan | June 1, 2011 VANCOUVER – For 59 minutes and 42 seconds, Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final was a nail-biter. Leave it to Alex Burrows to take it even further than that.…
Simon Despres’ Performance on World Stage 2011 Mike Colligan | May 30, 2011 Pittsburgh Penguins Assistant GM Jason Botterill says there’s one question that he and the team’s front office always ask when evaluating a player: “Have they played in big games?” Next…
Ray Shero Celebrates Five Years on the Job Mike Colligan | May 25, 2011 May 25th. It’s a big day for the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise. Twenty years ago today Jaromir Jagr was mumbling about Elvis while the city of Pittsburgh was in a frenzy…
Sidney Crosby’s concussion rehab status not a concern…yet Mike Colligan | May 13, 2011 PITTSBURGH – The Tampa Bay Lightning kick off their Eastern Conference Finals series with the Boston Bruins tomorrow night after a nine-day layoff. For the Pittsburgh Penguins, the ease at…
Should the Bruins Bench Tomas Kaberle? Mike Colligan | May 11, 2011 Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli was a busy man at the trade deadline. After staying quiet last season, Chiarelli shuffled a number of bodies around this year in an attempt…
Proper Perspective on Bruce Boudreau and the Capitals’ Failures Mike Colligan | May 5, 2011 Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis may not be perfect – but who is? He didn’t expect his team to get swept in the second round of the NHL playoffs – but who did?
Is James Neal the Real Deal? Mike Colligan | April 20, 2011 If Pittsburgh blows a 2-1 series lead and Neal can’t find the back of the net, he won’t be able to sidestep comparisons to last year’s deadline-dud Alexei Ponikarovsky.
Penguins Blueprint: Wilkes-Barre Building a Winning Tradition Mike Colligan | April 15, 2011 As the top seed in the Calder Cup playoffs, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have found a way to defy the traditional minor-league paradox.
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