Penguins: Sizing Up the Latest Trade Market Mike Necciai | November 25, 2015 It’s no secret that Jim Rutherford and the Pittsburgh Penguins are looking to acquire a top-four defenseman via trade. And, per standard operating procedure, speculation of who they may deal…
Penguins Power Play: What the Numbers Tell Us Mike Necciai | November 24, 2015 The Pittsburgh Penguins have plenty of issues right now, some on the ice and some behind the bench. One of the most notable challenges facing this team is their lack…
Penguins Party Hard in Support of Fan Movement Mike Necciai | November 23, 2015 What does it mean to party hard? For the Pittsburgh Penguins faithful it means watching their team tickle the twine, followed by Andrew W.K. blasting from the Consol Energy Center…
Pittsburgh Penguins: 3 Lessons Learned Through First Quarter Mike Necciai | November 22, 2015 Who are these Pittsburgh Penguins? That feels like a question that’s weighing on the minds of everyone who follows the Penguins on a nightly basis. Is this a poor defensive team…
Olli Maatta Injury Puts Penguins in Tough Situation Mike Necciai | November 18, 2015 The Penguins approached 2015-16 with a blue line that was and still is draped in uncertainty and inconsistency. Despite Mike Johnston’s focus on the defensive side of things, Pittsburgh has…
Replacing Mike Johnston Isn’t Exactly Easy Mike Necciai | November 17, 2015 In Pittsburgh, the general consensus is that Mike Johnston won’t be around for much longer as head coach. Despite the Penguins’ record of 10-7 and a recent streak that any…
Penguins Show Frustrations as Johnston’s Seat Heats Up Mike Necciai | November 15, 2015 Work ethic, failure to compete, chasing the game and lack of commitment. Various Pittsburgh Penguins used all of these explanations when discussing what happened in Newark during an embarrassing 4-0 loss…
Pittsburgh Penguins: Trade Market Materializing for Jim Rutherford Mike Necciai | November 13, 2015 Pittsburgh Penguins GM Jim Rutherford has been arguably the most active General Manager in the league since taking over in Pittsburgh. In fact, he has completed nine trades in his…
Gutsy Penguins Defy Analytics and Shortcomings Mike Necciai | November 12, 2015 The Pittsburgh Penguins are quietly one of the hottest teams in the NHL at the moment and the rest of the league may need to take notice. The Penguins are…
NHL Missing the Big Picture With Scoring Conversations Mike Necciai | November 11, 2015 The conversation surrounding how much scoring has declined in the NHL has echoed more and more each year over the last decade. When the league came out of the lockout…
Despite Penguins Success, Change Severely Needed on Defense Mike Necciai | November 9, 2015 The Pittsburgh Penguins faithful have very little to complain about recently, as the team now sits in third place in the Metropolitan Division standings despite their slow start to 2015-16.…
Is the NHL Worth the Price of Admission? Mike Necciai | November 6, 2015 Personally, there isn’t a time that I can look back to in my life and say that I wasn’t a hockey fan. I started playing the game myself around age…
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