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Steve Rodenbaugh

I am a retired Navy pilot now flying in the airline industry. I graduated from Miami University (Ohio) with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and a Master's Degree in International Relations from the Navy War College and Salve Regina University. I worked as a featured columnist for Bleacher Report for 3 years covering the Pittsburgh Pirates, Steelers and Penguins and now cover the Penguins for The Hockey Writers

Penguins Forced to Trade Kessel to Keep Malkin

Steve Rodenbaugh | July 14, 2019

In what apparently had become an NHL rite of summer, the Phil Kessel trade rumors came out in full bloom for the Pittsburgh Penguins again this year, albeit a little…

Categories Editor's Choice, Penguins Transactions

Penguins Fans Still Divided on Jack Johnson

Steve Rodenbaugh | June 4, 2019

Every team’s offseason moves lead to discussions and debates, but no signing in recent Pittsburgh Penguins history has met with as much skepticism and consternation as Jim Rutherford’s signing of…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Kris Letang Personifies the Penguins’ Problems

Steve Rodenbaugh | April 29, 2019

After winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017, the Pittsburgh Penguins have established a new streak; back-to-back early exits from the Stanley Cup playoffs and, with an aging core…

Categories Editor's Choice, Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins Enter the Postseason With Momentum

Steve Rodenbaugh | April 10, 2019

After a tumultuous season, one in which the only thing consistent about them at times seemed to be their inconsistency, the Pittsburgh Penguins have advanced to the postseason for a…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Newest Penguins Proving Their Worth

Steve Rodenbaugh | April 4, 2019

With 10 wins in their last 16 games and on the verge of clinching on a playoff spot for a league-best 12th straight season, the Pittsburgh Penguins are in a…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins’ Gudbranson Trade Infuriates Some Fans

Steve Rodenbaugh | March 6, 2019

Jim Rutherford has done it again.  No, he didn’t hoist the Stanley Cup for the fourth time as a general manager, nor win another NHL Executive of the Year Award…

Categories Editor's Choice, Penguins Transactions

Penguins Get Depth & Flexibility in Bjugstad, Blueger & McCann

Steve Rodenbaugh | February 7, 2019

As strange as it may sound, the Pittsburgh Penguins have had a problem at the center position the past two seasons. Despite being blessed with two of the most dominant…

Categories Penguins Transactions

Jim Rutherford Gives the Pittsburgh Penguins a New Identity

Steve Rodenbaugh | February 3, 2019

Ever since he replaced Ray Shero as general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins on June 6, 2014, Jim Rutherford seems to have known that he had to be aggressive in…

Categories Editor's Choice, Penguins Management

Catch and Release; Jim Rutherford Casts Himself as Both Buyer and Seller at the NHL Trade Deadline

Steve Rodenbaugh | January 30, 2019

With the NHL trade deadline fast approaching, general managers once again seem to find themselves in one of two categories; that of being either a buyer or a seller.  Pittsburgh…

Categories Penguins Management

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