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Mike Necciai

Pittsburgh Penguins writer for TheHockeyWriters.Com and PittsburghHockeyNow.Com. Youth hockey coach, and student of the game.

These Pittsburgh Penguins Might Be For Real

Mike Necciai | November 6, 2015

The Pittsburgh Penguins, after defeating the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night by a score of 3-2, have now stretched their winning streak to five games and have won eight of their last…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Sidney Crosby Concerns are Valid – Moving Him Isn’t

Mike Necciai | November 4, 2015

Sidney Crosby is off to the worst start of his professional hockey career and it couldn’t have come at a worse time. The Penguins entered the 2015-16 season with higher…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins, Trending

Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Stars for October

Mike Necciai | November 4, 2015

Saying that the Penguins started off the season slowly might be the understatement of the century. Or, at least the understatement of the very young 2015-16 season. Sidney Crosby has…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins: Revisiting the Brandon Sutter Trade

Mike Necciai | November 3, 2015

The Pittsburgh Penguins will visit Vancouver tomorrow night to face the Canucks in what will be the first time Brandon Sutter and Nick Bonino face their former employers. In a…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins Depth, Goaltending Becoming Un-Fehr Advantage

Mike Necciai | November 1, 2015

The Pittsburgh Penguins are a healthy team. It almost doesn’t sound right to say that and I’ll keep my fingers crossed that it’s a trend for 2015-16. With Pascal Dupuis…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins All-Halloween Team

Mike Necciai | October 31, 2015

Halloween is upon us. And, with the holiday that celebrates everything haunted and scary, I decided to look at the scariest Pittsburgh Penguins and create a lineup that no one…

Categories Penguins History, Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins Trade Winds: Defensive Woes Could Force a Move

Mike Necciai | October 30, 2015

General Manager Jim Rutherford and the Pittsburgh Penguins knew what they were risking with this defensive corps. I can’t say that I blame them for this summer’s plan, which was based…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

3 Biggest Concerns Facing the Streaking Penguins

Mike Necciai | October 29, 2015

The Penguins just might be on to something recently, as the team has won five of their last six contests. Mike Johnston’s seat is cooling down as we speak and…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins Approach Their Biggest Challenge – The Metro

Mike Necciai | October 28, 2015

The Pittsburgh Penguins, currently sitting at .500 while trying to find an identity and effective line combinations, will face the Washington Capitals for NBC’s Wednesday Night Rivalry game. A nationally televised…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins: What We’ve Known vs. What We’ve Learned

Mike Necciai | October 27, 2015

When you’re as active as the Pittsburgh Penguins throughout the offseason, it comes with an abundance of predictions and expectations that the team may or may not live up to.…

Categories Editor's Choice, Pittsburgh Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury Quieting His Critics Yet Again

Mike Necciai | October 26, 2015

The Pittsburgh Penguins were arguably the busiest team this offseason. They acquired Phil Kessel from Toronto, Nick Bonino and Adam Clendening from Vancouver, signed Sergei Plotnikov out of the KHL…

Categories Penguins Goaltending, Pittsburgh Penguins

Fully Charged: Lightning Need to Strike Now

Mike Necciai | October 6, 2015

Barely removed from a Stanley Cup Finals run that ended with a game-six loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, the Lightning are once again gearing up for a shot at hockey’s…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning
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