A Penguin Fan’s Wish List for the 2013-’14 Season Sean Griffin | August 18, 2013 As the excitement of the NHL Draft and buzz of the biggest free agent acquisitions disappear in the rearview mirror, the most diehard of hockey fans can only sit and wait…
Beau Bennett: Bringing a Fresh Face to the Penguins Meesh Shanmugam | August 18, 2013 One of the biggest criticisms that Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma faced during the 2013 NHL season was about his usage of younger players and rookies. Through much of…
Best Thing About Detroit Heading East Is… Ian Dunham | August 16, 2013 Revenge for 2009. Detroit’s oriental life will reignite the dwindling but constant fire between the Red Wings and Penguins. Rivalries are born in the playoffs, and they transform into…
Power Ranking the No. 1 Overall Picks From 2000-2009 Ton DeFrancesco | August 16, 2013 Since the inception of the NHL Entry Draft, every decade has had their share of booms and busts at the No. 1 overall pick. The 80’s produced household names such…
USA Olympic Hockey Team Bound to Provide Truth About Pittsburgh Penguins Justin Glock | August 13, 2013 The USA Olympic Hockey Team is bound to provide the truth to many of the questions that remain about the Pittsburgh Penguins. With one of the most talented rosters in…
Sizing Up the Penguins’ New Divisional Foes Sean Griffin | August 12, 2013 Though it establishes what has to be considered the most abysmal moniker in all of professional sports, the NHL’s new Metropolitan Division (hard to say it with a straight face, isn’t…
The Crosby Effect THW Archives | August 5, 2013 It was 2004. The Pittsburgh Penguins were atrocious, yet again. It had been three years straight of missing the playoffs and the team finished in dead last. The once prosperous…
Who Should the Penguins Trade for Salary Cap Compliance? Meesh Shanmugam | July 31, 2013 During the 2013 season, General Manager Ray Shero and the Pittsburgh Penguins had their way with the salary cap to put together a supposed “Dream Team.” Adding Jarome Iginla, Brenden…
Why Marc-Andre Fleury’s Exclusion from Team Canada Could Benefit the Penguins Sean Griffin | July 30, 2013 Given that Pittsburgh is arguably the most talented team in the NHL, it’s no surprise that so many Penguins have been invited to Olympic orientation camps. Indeed, with Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz,…
Will Mario Lemieux Ever Retire Jaromir Jagr’s Jersey? Justin Glock | July 29, 2013 Jaromir Jagr deserves to have his Pittsburgh Penguins’ jersey retired. There are too many Penguins’ fans who do not respect Jagr enough to agree. Even after all Jagr has accomplished…
The Penguins’ 5 Can’t Miss (Western) Opponents Sean Griffin | July 21, 2013 With the recent release of next season’s NHL schedule, hockey fans everywhere can finally start scouring their squad’s calendar in an effort to pinpoint the most intriguing matchups and rivalry games of…
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…