NHL’s Disciplinary Team Nothing More Than a Bad Knock-Knock Joke Tannor Torrao | December 20, 2013 Knock, knock? Who’s there? Brendan Shanahan, Gary Bettman, and the rest of the NHL executives who hand out suspensions and fines in the name of player safety. Sounds like the…
Bylsma Earning His Contract Extension With Pens’ Injuries Tannor Torrao | December 19, 2013 Not long ago I promised Penguins’ fans that the sky was not falling. You’ll see that the first line of that article, if you clink on the link, states “Fire…
The Pens THW Mailbag: Post-Turkey Edition Tannor Torrao | December 6, 2013 Greetings fellow turkey lovers. Here’s to hoping that you all had an enjoyable and delicious Thanksgiving. It’s been a while since we’ve had a mailbag. I’m still working on getting…
Pens Nation, Stop Panicking Tannor Torrao | November 19, 2013 Fire Dan Bylsma. Trade Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. Undo the Jordan Staal/Brandon Sutter trade. And for the love Pete (Taglianetti) can someone PLEASE find me Ty Conklin? Chill out,…
Olli Maatta’s Superb Play Complicating Pens’ Blueline Tannor Torrao | October 18, 2013 Penguins’ fans, Olli Maatta is here to stay. Let’s go back in time to the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held right here in Pittsburgh, Pa. Pens’ GM Ray Shero had…
The Mother of all Pittsburgh Penguins’ Previews Tannor Torrao | October 3, 2013 It seemed like just last week I was watching in stunned amazement as the Boston Bruins won the Eastern Conference by dismantling the Pittsburgh Penguins in four games, and holding…
Inaugural Pittsburgh Penguins Mailbag Tannor Torrao | October 3, 2013 Away we go. Welcome to the first of (hopefully) many editions of the Pittsburgh Penguins-The Hockey Writers Mailbag. This is where you, the fan, can email or tweet any questions…
Early Rumblings (and a game) from Penguins Camp Tannor Torrao | September 16, 2013 The Pittsburgh Penguins kicked off their preseason last night in Columbus, falling 5-4 in overtime to the Blue Jackets. Chuck Kobasew, in town on a professional tryout contract, tallied twice…
The (much needed) Resurrection of Marc-Andre Fleury Tannor Torrao | September 13, 2013 How’s about a little stroll down memory lane to start us off? In 2008, Pittsburgh Penguins’ franchise goalie Marc-Andre Fleury suffered a high ankle sprain. The worst possible sprain for…
‘Twas the Night Before Training Camp… Tannor Torrao | September 11, 2013 The last time we saw our beloved Pittsburgh Penguins, they were giving their all in a 1-0 Game 4 loss to the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Final. That…
Youth Movement Must Come to Pittsburgh Tannor Torrao | July 18, 2013 It is being wildly opinionated in the not-so-mainstream media (Twitter) that this year’s Pittsburgh Penguins’ Development Camp is nothing more than a dog and pony show. It all stems around…
The Penguins Day at the Draft, and Letang’s Supposed Millions Tannor Torrao | July 1, 2013 After all of the hype, all of the speculation and rumor-mongering leading up to Sunday’s 2013 NHL Entry Draft in Newark, NJ, it sure was a dud of a news…
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