Crosby, Fleury Should Share Penguins’ MVP Award Greg Thornberry | April 2, 2016 Sidney Crosby deserves to be the Pittsburgh Penguins team MVP, and should have strong consideration for league MVP. But remember way back when Crosby and the rest of the team…
Exactly How Good is the Penguins’ Nick Bonino? Greg Thornberry | April 1, 2016 Let me make one thing perfectly clear. The Penguins are not going to trade, demote, or otherwise displace Evgeni Malkin in favor of Nick Bonino. Now that we have that…
Matt Cullen Has Been Invaluable For Penguins Michael Pityk | April 1, 2016 In the middle of last summer I made a bold claim, the Pittsburgh Penguins signing of Matt Cullen was an “inexpensive mistake.” If you’re looking for the article it can…
2016 NHL Playoffs: 3 Potentially Electrifying First-Round Series’ Devin Slawson | April 1, 2016 With only a couple of weeks remaining in the 2015-16 NHL regular season, multiple teams have already clinched playoff spots, while others have seen their playoff chances diminish. With that,…
The Return of the THW-Penguins Mailbag: Stretch Run Edition Tannor Torrao | April 1, 2016 Welcome once again to The Hockey Writers-Pittsburgh Penguins Mailbag. This is where you, the reader, get to submit your questions via email (TorraoTHW@gmail.com), or @TorraoOnPucks on Twitter, and ask anything you’d like…
Penguins March Roundup: Clinching, Malkin’s Return, More… Mike Necciai | March 31, 2016 We’re rounding out March, and the Pittsburgh Penguins have done what most would consider impossible prior to the Mike Sullivan era. They tore through a grueling span of Metropolitan Division…
Appreciate Fleury in Waning Moments as a Penguin Greg Thornberry | March 29, 2016 Marc-Andre Fleury is the winningest netminder in Penguins history. He has his name on the Stanley Cup. He is arguably the most popular player amongst his peers. He is in…
Ethan Prow Expected to Sign in Pittsburgh Mike Necciai | March 29, 2016 As Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet first reported last night, Ethan Prow of St. Cloud State is expected to sign a two-way entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Bob McKenzie of…
Penguins’ Letang Amazes, Bennett Shows Promise Greg Thornberry | March 28, 2016 Just when you thought that you had seen it all from Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang, he goes and surprises us all over again. Letang is piling up monster game…
In the Face of Mounting Odds, Resilient Penguins Keep Winning Tannor Torrao | March 28, 2016 First it was Evgeni Malkin being lost through (at least) the end of the regular season. Then came an undisclosed injury to top-pairing defenseman Olli Maatta. Now its Brian Dumoulin dealing with…
Is Sidney Crosby Saving the NHL From Patrick Kane? Mike Necciai | March 28, 2016 Sidney Crosby has returned in full force, dominating the NHL while clawing his way to the top of the league’s scoring ranks. He’s currently ranked third, behind only Jamie Benn…
Penguins Thriving as Underdogs Greg Thornberry | March 27, 2016 Someone in the Pittsburgh Penguins front office needs to be reprimanded, because the team clearly isn’t getting their memos. Nobody told them that the team can’t play at a high…