The Jordan Staal Effect Justin Glock | February 13, 2012 Evgeni Malkin, Marc-Andre Fleury, James Neal & Kris Letang receive all of the praise as the Pittsburgh Penguins continue to climb up the Eastern Conference standings. These four studs make…
Fantasy Chutes And Ladders: Valentines And Black Roses Chris Wassel | February 13, 2012 We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but now comes the Valentine’s Week edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can…
Pens Weekend Wrap: Staal & Letang Impress, Malkin Line Dominating James Conley | February 13, 2012 You can’t stop Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins’ top center has been the league’s best player or something quite like it for most of the season, and he put another notch…
Miscues Cost Jets In Ugly Loss To Penguins Andrew Sykes | February 11, 2012 With two goals in the opening eight minutes of Saturday’s afternoon affair against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Winnipeg Jets could not have asked for a better start. Kyle Wellwood and…
Penguins’ Marc-Andre Fleury Stalking Barrasso’s Franchise Records James Conley | February 6, 2012 By the time his current contract expires in 2015, Marc-Andre Fleury will have the second-longest goalie tenure in Penguins’ franchise history with 11 seasons—Tom Barrasso’s 12 are the most. Fleury…
Fantasy Chutes And Ladders: Slave To The Grind Chris Wassel | February 6, 2012 We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but now comes the next January edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can…
Penguins Struggle with Consistency After All-Star Break Justin Glock | February 5, 2012 Lately the Pittsburgh Penguins have not quite played as they did going into the 2012 All-Star break when they won seven straight games. The Pens were on a roll and…
Pittsburgh Penguins: looking to add a gritty forward Fred Poulin | February 1, 2012 Despite numerous rumors and reports, the Pittsburgh Penguins are not looking to add a top-6 forward to their already potent offensive line-up. With Jordan Staal’s imminent comeback later this month…
Sidney Crosby dealing with two fractured vertebrae Fred Poulin | January 29, 2012 The Sidney Crosby health situation took another big twist yesterday evening as both Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins confirmed that the superstar’s latest setback resulted from wrong diagnosis from the Penguins…
Caps Alex Ovechkin Suspended Three Games — Fair, Foul, or What’s the Real Issue? Angie Lewis | January 23, 2012 Per Bob McKenzie, it has been announced Monday evening that Alex Ovechkin will be suspended for three games for a hit he delivered on Zybnek Michalek. Ovechkin will surrender $154,677.75 (via…
Do You Consider David Steckel A Villain? Andrew Sykes | January 20, 2012 January 1, 2011. It is a date that two men became forever linked together. Two men at the complete opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of their status in…
What Do Recent Injuries Mean For Penguins Trade Gameplan? Mike Colligan | January 9, 2012 Injuries to James Neal and Jordan Staal have turned the tables on Ray Shero, leaving him in a tough spot with his peers knowing how badly the Penguins will need goal-scoring in the coming weeks.