Posts About "Bryan Rust"
Three Things the Blackhawks Can Learn from Pittsburgh
June 15th, 2016 The 2015-16 NHL season was a disappointing one for the Chicago Blackhawks. When I say 'disappointing' I mainly mean that the team didn't win the Stanley Cup -- something they had been able to do in three of the previous six seasons. Stan Bowman was forced to make some difficult salary cap decisions in the previous offseason, resulting...
Sid and the Kids
June 2nd, 2016 Even a blind hen sometimes finds a grain of corn. It's not that way with Sidney Crosby and his bunch of kids, though. Especially because there could be a legitimate case made for him to have eyes in the back of his head. He doesn't find his grains at will, like Mario Lemieux or Wayne Gretzky did, but he has a knack of finding them...
Good Luck Stopping These Penguins
June 1st, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks should account for one of the better Stanley Cup Finals we've seen recently. Both teams are highly skilled with good depth and impressive young goaltenders. However, the Penguins have something that no one else in the league possesses right now. Blinding speed. Pittsburgh doesn't just...
Bryan Rust Day-to-Day After Marleau Hit
May 31st, 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Bryan Rust has been a revelation in the postseason, scoring six goals in 18 postseason games, more than the four he scored in 41 regular season matches. On Tuesday, coach Mike Sullivan said that the winger is day-to-day and still being evaluated following a check from San Jose's Patrick Marleau that involved...
Sharks' Patrick Marleau Won't Face Supplemental Discipline
May 31st, 2016 After a tough Game 1 loss at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday, the San Jose Sharks had to wait to hear if they’d be without Patrick Marleau for any extended period of time. On Tuesday however, it was announced that the Sharks’ forward wouldn’t face any disciplinary action from the NHL following his hit on Penguins’...
Sharks and Penguins: A Different Sort of Series
May 28th, 2016 The San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins will meet up for the Stanley Cup Final. Typically, we can look to prior playoff series for some guidance from a similar style matchup. For this series, a look back won’t be much help. The Sharks have played three bigger and more physical teams in the playoffs. The Sharks are not a fast...
