Penguins Management
Catch and Release; Jim Rutherford Casts Himself as Both Buyer and Seller at the NHL Trade Deadline
January 30th, 2019 With the NHL trade deadline fast approaching, general managers once again seem to find themselves in one of two categories; that of being either a buyer or a seller. Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford, however, seems to find himself in both roles as all...
Penguins Extend GM Jim Rutherford's Contract
November 14th, 2018 PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed general manager Jim Rutherford to a three-year contract extension through the 2021-22 season. Rutherford managed the Penguins to back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2016 and 2017, becoming the only...
Penguins Goaltending a Testament to Exceptional Scouting
January 16th, 2018 Last season, the Pittsburgh Penguins were faced with a very difficult choice, what do with their goaltenders given the impending expansion draft. Their ability to only protect one goaltender forced general manager Jim Rutherford to make a tough and gutsy call to expose...
Penguins' Biggest Offseason Losses Are From Staff
July 8th, 2017 There is a price that comes with winning, and the Pittsburgh Penguins are paying up this offseason in a big way. Winning teams get picked apart by the rest of the league. It's the circle of life, and in a way, it's kind of beautiful. The highest-profile offseason...
Penguins Championship Window Wide Open
June 15th, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins are Stanley Cup Champions. Thanks to General Manager Jim Rutherford, that is a title that they will be serious contenders for during the next few seasons. The championship in 2009 was supposed to the beginning of a dynasty that rivaled that of...
Penguins Get Contributions From Literally Everywhere
May 25th, 2016 We could talk about the Penguins' best players finally being their best players. Or about their rookie goalie all but locking up his spot in the crease for at least the rest of Pittsburgh's playoff run. Or how Olli Määttä is recovering from his flaws while...
Tom Sestito Could Help the Penguins Win the Series
May 4th, 2016 Hockey today is a lot different from what it used to be 30 years ago. It has even changed a lot over the course of the last five years. Fights have plummeted, there are less incidents requiring the league to engage supplemental discipline and the enforcer...
Derrick Pouliot Deserves a Chance With Penguins
March 21st, 2016 There's something wrong with the way the Pittsburgh Penguins treat certain young players. It seems if they step out of line, make a controversial remark or its perceived they have a bad attitude, they almost never get a legitimate chance with the NHL club. Look at Simon...
Pittsburgh Penguins 2016 Trade Deadline Primer
February 25th, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins currently sit in the Eastern conference's second wild card spot. They have a record of 30-21-8 for a total of 68 points. Statistically speaking, they're scored just three more goals than they've allowed and have ninth highest Corsi For percentage,...
Time to Sell High on Chris Kunitz
December 22nd, 2015 It has not been an easy year for Chris Kunitz, who seems to finally be on the downside of his career. I was a big defender of his and believed that his early season foot injury in 2013-14 was the reason for his slowed production. As time has passed, it's becoming clear that...
Penguins Need Real New Lines
December 1st, 2015 The Pittsburgh Penguins might be 13-8-2 and fourth in the Metropolitan Division, but they're not playing as well as their record would indicate. Sidney Crosby isn't producing like we're used to seeing and it's caused a lot of concern around the league. For some inexplicable...
Penguins Show Frustrations as Johnston's Seat Heats Up
November 15th, 2015 Work ethic, failure to compete, chasing the game and lack of commitment. Various Pittsburgh Penguins used all of these explanations when discussing what happened in Newark during an embarrassing 4-0 loss to the Devils on Saturday night. Following that contest, the Penguins...
Points of Emphasis: Pens' Coach Johnston Survives Big Test
October 29th, 2015 The Pittsburgh Penguins power play failed to show up once again, this time in their game versus the Washington Captials. During the first period, the Pens had a 5-on-3 power play that resulted in "diddly" immediately followed by a 5-on-4 power play earning them...
