Penguins Starting to See Effects of Rutherford’s Poor Decision Making Nick Horwat | November 4, 2024 Year after year, each team in the NHL grapples with the question of where they stand in terms of contending for the Stanley Cup. Teams like the Buffalo Sabres are…
Pittsburgh Penguins: Revisiting the Patric Hornqvist Trade Nick Horwat | September 7, 2024 Patric Hornqvist played 407 regular-season games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, scoring 264 points along the way. Thanks to his efforts beyond point scoring, he became a fan favorite in the…
10 Greatest Pittsburgh Penguins in Franchise History Nick Horwat | August 11, 2024 *This article was last updated in Aug. 2024 Since their inaugural 1967 season, fans of the Pittsburgh Penguins have witnessed some of the greatest players the sport has ever seen.…
Pittsburgh Penguins’ 10 Best Defensemen in Team History Nick Horwat | July 23, 2024 It may seem cut and dry who the top defenseman in Pittsburgh Penguins history is, but the players leading up to it have made a case for themselves. While the…
6 Penguins Draft Picks That Didn’t Work Out in Pittsburgh Nick Horwat | July 17, 2024 Every team has them. Players they took in a draft but went on to have success in other cities. Maybe the original team didn’t think the player was good enough,…
Matt Murray’s Legacy with the Penguins Nick Horwat | March 20, 2024 In 2017, Matt Murray seemed like the Pittsburgh Penguins’ goalie of the future, winning back-to-back Stanley Cups as a rookie and earning the starting job over a future Hall of…
Pittsburgh Penguins’ All-Time Greatest Lines Nick Horwat | February 8, 2024 In its 104-year history, the National Hockey League has seen some phenomenal players, and fans have been blessed enough to see these players join forces as linemates. Some of these…
3 Takeaways From Penguins’ West Coast Road Trip Nick Horwat | January 16, 2022 It’s been 23 months since the Pittsburgh Penguins made their way across the contiguous United States to play games in California. Not only has the world changed a lot since…
Penguins Will Only Benefit with Malkin’s Return Nick Horwat | January 13, 2022 The Pittsburgh Penguins had to begin the 2021-22 NHL season without two of their best players and sure-fire future Hall of Famers. After missing just about a month of the…
Penguins Have Multiple Key Free Agent Decisions to Make This Offseason Nick Horwat | January 9, 2022 Ron Hextall and Brian Burke took over as general manager and president of hockey operations of the Pittsburgh Penguins just under a year ago. In their first offseason in Pittsburgh,…
Penguins’ Evan Rodrigues Is Team’s Breakout Star so Far Nick Horwat | December 9, 2021 The push for the playoffs may not be in view yet for the NHL, but it is creeping closer as days of December get marked off the calendar. Teams across…
Penguins Have Options to Send for Jake DeBrusk Nick Horwat | December 1, 2021 It’s rare for any professional sports team from any league to go a full season without making at least one player trade. Regardless of how good or bad the team…
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