How Dupuis Injury Affects Penguins’ Organization Justin Glock | December 28, 2013 Dan Bylsma announced on Friday, “Pascal Dupuis will be going for ACL knee surgery in a couple of weeks and is out indefinitely. And knowing the timetable, likely out for the remainder of the…
NHL’s Disciplinary Team Nothing More Than a Bad Knock-Knock Joke Tannor Torrao | December 20, 2013 Knock, knock? Who’s there? Brendan Shanahan, Gary Bettman, and the rest of the NHL executives who hand out suspensions and fines in the name of player safety. Sounds like the…
Can Olli Maatta Play His way into Calder Contention? Sean Griffin | December 20, 2013 Olli Maatta doesn’t put up huge offensive numbers. He isn’t flashy, nor does he typically deliver the bone-jarring hits that can ignite an arena. Where the 19-year old rookie excels, however, comes in…
Bylsma Earning His Contract Extension With Pens’ Injuries Tannor Torrao | December 19, 2013 Not long ago I promised Penguins’ fans that the sky was not falling. You’ll see that the first line of that article, if you clink on the link, states “Fire…
Who Exactly Is Playing Defense for the Pittsburgh Penguins? Meesh Shanmugam | December 18, 2013 Entering the 2013-14 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins had a “problem” of sorts on defense. The problem was that they had too many talented, NHL-ready players. Back in September, there was…
Settling the Debate: Thornton Hit Worse Than Neal Knee Justin Glock | December 11, 2013 The Shawn Thornton hit was much worse than the James Neal knee to Brad Marchand’s head. There isn’t a debate here people. Just because you love to bash the Pittsburgh…
The Character Assassination of Brooks Orpik Nick Vucic | December 9, 2013 “Boston’s Thornton chasing down Pittsburgh’s Orpik, a noted instigator who wouldn’t fight this time, and after Orpik had fallen to the ice, pummelling him with two solid punches. Just revolting.…
Was James Neal Kneeing Marchand Intentional? Justin Glock | December 8, 2013 Was James Neal kneeing Brad Marchand’s head intentional? Was it revenge? The debate continued all night following the dramatic regular season finale between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins. Anytime…
The Pens THW Mailbag: Post-Turkey Edition Tannor Torrao | December 6, 2013 Greetings fellow turkey lovers. Here’s to hoping that you all had an enjoyable and delicious Thanksgiving. It’s been a while since we’ve had a mailbag. I’m still working on getting…
Is Robert Bortuzzo Destined for a Trade? Meesh Shanmugam | December 5, 2013 As Robert Bortuzzo and his fans are quickly learning, depth can be a very complicated topic in the life of an NHL player. Depth charts are created with the idea…
Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin Have Penguins Flying High Sean Griffin | December 3, 2013 It wasn’t long ago that the Pittsburgh Penguins found themselves entrenched in a puzzling offensive slump, a stretch in which the normally potent Pens struck for only a single tally four times…
Pittsburgh Penguins Should Delay Trade for Backup Goalie Justin Glock | December 2, 2013 The Pittsburgh Penguins should not be trading for a backup goalie. Not any time soon anyway. The pressure has been placed on Ray Shero to trade for an experienced goalie…
