Posts About "Daniel Sprong"
Sprong Paying Immediate Dividends for Ducks
December 10th, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks are in need of more and more young offensively gifted players as they attempt to transition to a more effective speed-and-skill-based game. Last week, recently-extended general manager Bob Murray took one step towards that by acquiring talented right winger Daniel Sprong from the Pittsburgh Penguins in...
Springing Sprong Was Necessary for Penguins
December 4th, 2018 Daniel Sprong's time in Pittsburgh has come to an end. After weeks of speculation and rumors, the Penguins made the move on Monday, sending the 21-year-old forward to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Marcus Pettersson. It's a quick and bitter end to Sprong's time in Pittsburgh. Surrounded by high expectations after...
Penguins' Lack Of Secondary Scoring Still a Glaring Problem
November 30th, 2018 After an embarrassing 1-6-1 start in November, the Pittsburgh Penguins have turned things around slightly by finishing the month 3-1-2 and currently sit two points out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. After a huge comeback victory against the highly touted Winnipeg Jets, the Penguins fell 6-3 the next...
Penguins Pulpit: Crosby Dominant, Guentzel Heats Up & Sprong's Future
November 27th, 2018 After last week's abysmal showing which saw them drop to last place in the Eastern Conference, the Penguins began this week looking to dig themselves out of an early hole for the second consecutive season. With a record of 1-6-1 (three points) in their first eight games of the month heading into this week, the Penguins...
Penguins Pulpit: Rutherford Riled, DeSmith Dominant & Sprong Sprung
November 13th, 2018 After a forgettable trio of games last week, the Pittsburgh Penguins had a rocky start to the new week but finished it off with two strong performances, the second of which snapped a five-game losing streak. Following a 5-1 loss at the hands of the New Jersey Devils on Monday night, general manager Jim Rutherford made a...
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Maple Leafs, Sabres, More
November 8th, 2018 In today's rumor rundown, the Pittsburgh Penguins are starting to realize they might need to shake things up to boost the team, the Buffalo Sabres understand that one of their free agent forwards is getting more expensive by the day and there are some teams taking stock of what it might take to land William...
