Posts tagged with "Derrick Pouliot"
4 Penguins Vegas Fans Should Know
May 30th, 2017 Fans of the Vegas Golden Knights need to watch the 2017 Stanley Cup Final. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators are going to give us our final opportunity to watch those players that may be included on the inaugural VGK roster. We covered Nashville last month, which you can read here. Today we're taking a look at the...
Should Penguins Consider Pouliot?
March 31st, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins’ defensive lineup has been decimated by their recent bout of injuries. In the Penguins’ Wednesday night blowout against the Chicago Blackhawks, only Brian Dumoulin, Justin Schultz and Ian Cole remained from the core defensive lineup. Two AHL players, as well as new addition Mark Streit, were filling in for the...
Canucks Trade Bait: Jannik Hansen
February 23rd, 2017 While many Vancouver Canucks players are sunning themselves on the beach during the team’s NHL mandated bye week, the team's general manager Jim Benning is fielding offers from around the league for veteran forward Jannik Hansen. Benning has gone on record saying that Hansen is a big part of the Canucks roster now and potentially...
Is Pouliot Done in Pittsburgh?
February 18th, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins were mostly healthy early in 2016-17, but over the last few weeks, the players have begun dropping like flies. On Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets, the Penguins lost not one, but two defensemen -- Olli Maatta and Justin Schultz. Maatta broke his hand and has already undergone surgery. He will be out 4-6...
Penguins Can Survive a Brief Letang Loss
January 17th, 2017 The first half of 2016-17 really couldn't have gone much differently than the first half of last season for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Under coach Mike Johnston, the Penguins were slow, boring and out of a playoff spot. Then, the team reached its turning point, firing Johnston and promoting Mike Sullivan. General manager Jim Rutherford...
Last Chance for Derrick Pouliot?
January 7th, 2017 Before the Penguins begin play in the new year, I thought now would be a good time to revisit Derrick Pouliot's opportunity and play up to this point in the season. So far, things haven't looked so good. Barely Playing Earlier in the year, I wrote an article basically imploring the Pittsburgh Penguins to play Pouliot with some kind...
