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Meesh Shanmugam

Meesh is an attorney and one of the Pittsburgh Penguins Contributing Writers for The Hockey Writers. He also writes for ThePensNation.com. You can contact him on twitter @HockeyMeesh or e-mail HockeyMeesh@gmail.com

Fleury Passes Game 1 Test; How Long Will Questions Persist?

Meesh Shanmugam | April 18, 2014

“It doesn’t matter until April.” “Wait until the playoffs.” “He’ll fold in the postseason.” No matter how well Marc-Andre Fleury played at any point in the regular season, his successes…

5 Years Later: Penguins Core Still Seeks Another Stanley Cup

Meesh Shanmugam | April 8, 2014

Once upon a time, the Pittsburgh Penguins were an up-and-coming team on the verge of a potential dynasty. They had a core of two superstar centers, taken #2 overall in…

Pittsburgh Penguins: Five Concerns Heading into the Playoffs

Meesh Shanmugam | March 25, 2014

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been in the driver’s seat of the Metropolitan Division for the better part of five months already. With an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot this…

Grading the Penguins Olympians

Meesh Shanmugam | February 24, 2014

Seven Penguins and a coaching staff went to Sochi. Four Penguins will return with medals. It certainly isn’t a bad haul for the group as a whole, but the Penguins…

Five Early Olympic Stories for the Penguins

Meesh Shanmugam | February 14, 2014

As the Pittsburgh Penguins take a hiatus from their quest for NHL domination, seven players and a coaching staff hope to dominate the world in Sochi. The men’s hockey portion…

Team Canada: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not?

Meesh Shanmugam | January 30, 2014

It has been a little over three weeks since Team Canada was announced for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Within seconds of the announcement, hockey fans all over North America raced…

Game-Winning Goals: Do They Matter as a Statistic?

Meesh Shanmugam | January 15, 2014

You know what really grinds my gears? (Thanks Family Guy and fellow THW writer, Sean Griffin) Game-winning goals. Game-winning goals (hereinafter “GWGs”) have been a noteworthy topic around the NHL…

Crosby, Kunitz Selected for Team Canada; Neal, Fleury Left Out

Meesh Shanmugam | January 7, 2014

The rumblings began back in the summer when Hockey Canada named their invitees for orientation camp. Chris Kunitz selected for orientation camp? Was it because of Sidney Crosby? Why should…

Evaluating the Pittsburgh Penguins at Midseason

Meesh Shanmugam | December 31, 2013

At the halfway mark of the season, things are looking good for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The team is 29-11-1 (59 pts.) and sitting in first place in the Metropolitan Division…

Who Exactly Is Playing Defense for the Pittsburgh Penguins?

Meesh Shanmugam | December 18, 2013

Entering the 2013-14 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins had a “problem” of sorts on defense. The problem was that they had too many talented, NHL-ready players. Back in September, there was…

Is Robert Bortuzzo Destined for a Trade?

Meesh Shanmugam | December 5, 2013

As Robert Bortuzzo and his fans are quickly learning, depth can be a very complicated topic in the life of an NHL player. Depth charts are created with the idea…

Penguins Finding Forward Depth in Unexpected Places

Meesh Shanmugam | November 4, 2013

When the Pittsburgh Penguins were swept out of the Eastern Conference Final back in June, most of Pittsburgh hit the panic button over their perennial Stanley Cup favorite. Problems suddenly…

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