Malkin, Rust, Maatta Ruled Out for Final Two Regular Season Games Mike Necciai | April 7, 2016 Following the Pittsburgh Penguins’ morning skate today, head coach Mike Sullivan announced that Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust and Olli Maatta will remain out of the lineup for their two remaining…
Penguins: Surging HBK Line Product of Rutherford’s Patience Mike Necciai | April 6, 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins GM Jim Rutherford had a plan following a very disappointing 2014-15 season, which was also his first with the franchise. He repeated two words multiple times throughout last…
Malkin’s Return Will Complicate Matters for Penguins Greg Thornberry | April 6, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin is one of the best players on the planet. He is a former league MVP, scoring champion, and playoff MVP who is in the prime…
Pittsburgh Penguins: Anti Over-Coaching and Limiting Creativity Mike Necciai | April 4, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins were a dull team just four months ago. They were vanilla, bringing very little creativity and even less offense. Like so many other NHL teams, they were…
12 Injuries That Could Change the Postseason Dustin Nelson | April 3, 2016 With Tampa’s announcement that Steven Stamkos will miss one-to-three months, there was an instant impact to their ability to make a deep playoff run. But Stamkos isn’t the only player…
Exactly How Good is the Penguins’ Nick Bonino? Greg Thornberry | April 1, 2016 Let me make one thing perfectly clear. The Penguins are not going to trade, demote, or otherwise displace Evgeni Malkin in favor of Nick Bonino. Now that we have that…
The Return of the THW-Penguins Mailbag: Stretch Run Edition Tannor Torrao | April 1, 2016 Welcome once again to The Hockey Writers-Pittsburgh Penguins Mailbag. This is where you, the reader, get to submit your questions via email (TorraoTHW@gmail.com), or @TorraoOnPucks on Twitter, and ask anything you’d like…
Penguins March Roundup: Clinching, Malkin’s Return, More… Mike Necciai | March 31, 2016 We’re rounding out March, and the Pittsburgh Penguins have done what most would consider impossible prior to the Mike Sullivan era. They tore through a grueling span of Metropolitan Division…
In the Face of Mounting Odds, Resilient Penguins Keep Winning Tannor Torrao | March 28, 2016 First it was Evgeni Malkin being lost through (at least) the end of the regular season. Then came an undisclosed injury to top-pairing defenseman Olli Maatta. Now its Brian Dumoulin dealing with…
Despite Malkin’s Absence; Pens Finding Their Swagger Tannor Torrao | March 22, 2016 Eleven days ago against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins all-star center Evgeni Malkin was lost for the better part of two months with an upper-body injury. The hit itself…
Facing Off: No More No. 1s for Oilers? Larry Fisher | March 21, 2016 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks, to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion —…
Crosby and Penguins Heating Up on Time Mark Shiver | March 19, 2016 Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh are heating up, and doing so right on time. With the playoffs near, a hot Crosby is a game-changer. Their latest burst of heat came…
