Posts About "Casey DeSmith"

3 Reasons for Penguins Fans to Panic

January 15th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins have been on a tear lately and have reestablished themselves as one of the favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference. However, despite their recent greatness, there are a few grey areas that make Penguins fans toss and turn at night. When the team was struggling, no one was worried that they...

Penguins Pulpit: DeSmith, Injuries & Potential Deadline Plans

January 14th, 2019 It seems the only teams that can beat the Pittsburgh Penguins are Western Conference bottom-feeders. The Penguins own the best record in hockey since Dec. 19, with a 10-2-0 mark in 12 games, including an eight-game winning streak. Their only two losses occurred against the Chicago Blackhawks (Jan. 6) and Los Angeles Kings...

Penguins Midseason Grades: Defensemen & Goalies

January 7th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins are 42 games into the season, which means it's just past midseason. As we did with the forwards, it's time to grade the performance of the Penguins' defensemen and goalies. The blue line has never been their strongest area, but the bounceback of Kris Letang and some other surprises have helped mask...

3 Penguins Propelling Them Back to Relevancy

November 27th, 2018 After an abysmal start to the season, including a 1-7-2 record during a 10-game stretch, the Pittsburgh Penguins have picked up six of their last possible eight points. They are still on the outside of the playoff standings but are finally trending in the right direction. Over the course of the last month, the Penguins...

Penguins' First Quarter: Goalies, Letang & Depth Scoring

November 26th, 2018 The first quarter of the 2018-19 season is through, and it's not one the Pittsburgh Penguins would like to replicate the rest of the way. After finishing October with a 6-2-2 record and a plus-12 goal differential, the Penguins fell into a November swoon as they've gone 3-6-3 with a minus-seven goal differential in 12...

The 5 Best NHL Backups

November 13th, 2018 It may be a relatively thankless job, but NHL teams need serviceable backups. If they’re lucky, they get one who’s able to go above and beyond in relief of their starter. Sometimes, they may even overtake the No. 1 altogether. Looking at all of the league’s clear-cut No. 2s (at least for the time being), it becomes clear that...

Penguins Goalie Dilemma: Jarry or DeSmith?

August 30th, 2018 With just under three weeks until training camp opens, the Pittsburgh Penguins don't have many positional question marks. Barring injuries or sudden trades, their skaters are set. It's a nice spot to be in a year after beginning camp without a third or fourth-line center. Although they do have one position with an opening, and it's...