Sid the Kid: 800 Games Later The Hockey Writers | November 22, 2017 On November 10th, 2017, Sidney Crosby played in his 800th career game for the Pittsburgh Penguins. This milestone comes twelve years after Pittsburgh drafted him first overall in 2005. Since…
The Penguins Innovative Use of Defensemen The Hockey Writers | November 22, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins’ consecutive Cup wins enriched the legacies of their future Hall of Famers, but they were revelatory in other ways as well. Pittsburgh won with defensemen whose reputations…
How the Penguins Exploit the Boards The Hockey Writers | November 19, 2017 When a player positions himself along the boards, it can mask the immediate threat this player poses. The Penguins thrive on this misapprehension. For them, the boards provide a refuge,…
Iginla Could Help the Penguins Three-Peat The Hockey Writers | November 18, 2017 Jarome Iginla has played in 1554 NHL games, scoring 625 goals and tallying 676 assists for a grand total of 1300 points. And in spite of not having a Stanley…
The Sneaky Value of Patric Hornqvist The Hockey Writers | November 17, 2017 As hockey fans, we are enchanted when players and goaltenders are left flailing and rendered powerless. When Evgeni Malkin floats past defenders and deposits the puck in the back of…
Penguins Need Another Youth Movement The Hockey Writers | November 15, 2017 As of the time of publication, the Penguins have a record of 10-7-3. While a lot of teams in the current landscape of the NHL would kill for a record…
Penguins Scoring Slump Starts with Bottom Six The Hockey Writers | November 15, 2017 Sidney Crosby is in a scoring slump. Going into the November 14th game versus the Buffalo Sabres, he has failed to score in eleven consecutive games. He has 13 points…
American Made: Penguins’ Kessel Joins Elite Group Scott Walsh | November 1, 2017 It is special whenever a player reaches a milestone. Even more so when that milestone helps win a game. On Oct. 26, Phil Kessel scored 1:07 into overtime to give…
Penguins Need to Find Matt Murray’s Counterpart Philip Botti | October 28, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins had a great goalie situation last season. Matt Murray and Marc-Andre Fleury split the year and led the team to a second consecutive Stanley Cup championship. Fleury…
Sheahan Trade a Win for Both Red Wings, Penguins Griffin Schroeder | October 22, 2017 That didn’t take long. Just one day after the Detroit Red Wings announced that they had agreed to a deal “in principle” with forward Andreas Athanasiou, corresponding moves followed on…
Face-Offs Remain Weakness for Penguins Julia Stumbaugh | October 16, 2017 Six games into the 2017-18 regular season, the Penguins continue to struggle on the face-off dot. Although they average the fifth highest number of face-offs per game in the league,…
Ian Cole’s Injury Impacts the Penguins Julia Stumbaugh | October 13, 2017 Ian Cole took a puck to the mouth on Saturday against the Nashville Predators. Viewers of the game could actually see his teeth flying in the slow-mo replays. There’s a…