Penguins trade Goligoski to Dallas for James Neal Mike Colligan | February 21, 2011 The long-awaited trade deadline move by Penguins GM Ray Shero finally happened Monday afternoon as the team sent defenseman Alex Goligoski to Dallas for James Neal and Matt Niskanen.
There’s More to Mario Lemieux’s Statement Than You Think Mike Colligan | February 15, 2011 Ask anyone who remembers Mario Lemieux’s playing career and they’ll tell you he was a player who wasn’t afraid to speak his mind. They’ll even point to a number of…
Jordan Staal’s Time Has Come (Tangradi Recalled, Notes on Prospects) Mike Colligan | February 11, 2011 The 2007-08 season will go down as the ‘year of the high-ankle sprain’ in Pittsburgh Penguins history. Marc-Andre Fleury and Max Talbot missed long stretches of time with the injury,…
Penguins Update: Thoughts on Cooke Suspension, Four Callups, Crosby Talks, Kunitz to IR Mike Colligan | February 10, 2011 PITTSBURGH – For the second time this week Matt Cooke finds himself at the center of attention for a questionable hit on an opponent. After Cooke clipped the leg of…
Dumb and Dumber: Thoughts on the Volchenkov & Cooke Suspensions James Neveau | February 9, 2011 Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent If there’s been one positive for NHL fans that has come as a result of the information age, it is the instant access that fans have…
Pittsburgh Penguins Trade Deadline Gameplan: Part 1 of 2 Mike Colligan | February 9, 2011 Weekend news of Evgeni Malkin’s knee injury sent shockwaves through a fanbase already struggling to cope without Sidney Crosby. In Part I of our Penguins trade deadline preview, let’s focus on the market that Shero will be looking to navigate leading up to February 28.
Evgeni Malkin’s knee injury will likely end his season Mike Colligan | February 5, 2011 Coach Dan Bylsma told reporters on Saturday morning that Evgeni Malkin suffered a torn ACL and torn MCL.
Jordan Staal Gets Match Penalty for Sucker Punch Mike Colligan | February 1, 2011 Late in the second period of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ battle with the New York Rangers on Tuesday night, Jordan Staal charged into a scrum and landed a blindside punch on…
The NHL Guardian Project: What’s not to love? Christopher Ralph | January 29, 2011 Guest post by Craig Chambers, Field Producer TSN The views of this wonderful piece of writing do not reflect the views of TSN or anyone else who pays me,…
Forget stepping up, is it time to shut Evgeni Malkin down? Mike Colligan | January 18, 2011 A conscience crisis? From thousands of miles outside of Pittsburgh, that’s what the drama surrounding Sidney Crosby‘s concussion was termed last week as skeptics donned their tinfoil hats in an…
Penguins’ Forecheck is the Root of Third Period Collapses Against Bruins Mike Colligan | January 12, 2011 This isn’t the first time it has happened to us. It keeps happening and we got to do something about it. We [need to] learn how to close out the…
With 24/7 In the Can, What’s Next for HBO & the NHL? James Neveau | January 8, 2011 Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent “That would be the ultimate, being able to take fans inside the Stanley Cup playoffs,” (John) Collins said Friday in an interview. “We’ll look at it.…
