Phil Kessel Has Hand Surgery Eric Burton | July 9, 2016 National Hockey League players are known for their toughness and perseverance. During the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs, players often gut it out and play through nagging and sometimes significant injuries.…
The Unlikely Story of Marc-Andre Fleury Joshua Crockett | July 7, 2016 When Penguins GM Jim Rutherford revealed to us that Marc-Andre Fleury would begin the season with the team, the general consensus in Pittsburgh was that it’s only a matter of…
Which Penguins’ Goalie Starts Opening Night? Greg Thornberry | July 6, 2016 The Marc-Andre Fleury vs Matt Murray debate reached a boiling point at the NHL Draft when Fleury trade rumors swirled like a tornado. Now here we are, weeks removed from…
Revisiting Penguins’ Playoff Predictions Greg Thornberry | July 5, 2016 Prior to the start of the NHL playoffs, I wrote an article making a few predictions about the Penguins’ postseason. I have found after writing several of these types of…
Penguins’ Potential Diamond in the Rough Greg Thornberry | July 4, 2016 On Friday the Penguins made several cost-effective depth moves. Among them was the signing of Stuart Percy, a former first-round pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs. This acquisition could be…
Penguins: Don’t Hate Hornqvist Greg Thornberry | July 3, 2016 Hard working. Gritty player. Blue-collar worker. Plays with heart. These are terms that usually draw the ire of certain portions of the hockey community. More often than not, there are…
The Most Tradable Penguins Greg Thornberry | July 2, 2016 The Penguins are up against the salary cap in a big way. Once they place Pascal Dupuis on long-term injured reserve, they will be roughly one million under the cap.…
Penguins’ Free Agency Update Greg Thornberry | July 1, 2016 Prior to the start of free agency, the Penguins re-signed Tom Sestito and Steve Oleksy. The Oleksy deal, a one-year, two-way contract for $575k, keeps a decent right-handed defenseman in…
Penguins’ Stability is Boring Greg Thornberry | July 1, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins were never in the running for Steven Stamkos. They didn’t talk about trading for Taylor Hall or P.K. Subban. In all likelihood on July 1 at 12…
Penguins’ Next Generation on Display Greg Thornberry | June 30, 2016 The Penguins didn’t have a first-round pick in the draft again this year, and many of the exciting young players in the system have already graduated to Pittsburgh. But that…
Skating Towards the Future: Kasper Bjorkqvist Emma Mason | June 30, 2016 Saturday was a big day for the Penguins as they drafted six new players, including two Americans, two Finns, one Swede and one Canadian. But the player I am most…
Penguins’ Schultz Return Possible; Cullen Update Greg Thornberry | June 28, 2016 As expected, the Penguins decided not to extend a qualifying offer to defenseman Justin Schultz making him an unrestricted free agent. It was the right move as he was a…
