Posts About "Jared McCann"
Penguins' McCann Can Bring Unique Skills to His First Playoff Run
March 25th, 2019 There are just two weeks left in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 2018-19 regular season schedule, but their plans for the postseason are anything but set in stone. As of Mar. 23, a mere 10 points separate the Metropolitan Division-leading Washington Capitals from the first team outside the playoff picture, the Columbus Blue Jackets, and the...
Penguins' McCann Fitting in Perfectly
March 24th, 2019 On Feb. 23, 2018, the Pittsburgh Penguins traded for Derick Brassard and believed they had finally found the long-term solution for their third-line center. With superstars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin centering the top-two lines, Brassard initially made the Penguins the deepest team down the middle in the NHL. Derick Brassard...
Penguins Pulpit: Murray, Simon & McCann
March 12th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins aren't promised a playoff spot yet, but if they keep having more weeks like their most recent one, the letter "X" should appear by their name before the calendar turns to April. In a four-game week that featured two matchups against a team that's chasing them, the Columbus Blue Jackets, and meetings...
Penguins Look to Fresh Faces to Spark Scoring & Chemistry
February 11th, 2019 For the last few seasons, the months of February and March have acted like a revolving door for the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. Between injuries and trades, the stretch run portion of the season always brings new faces, new numbers and new looks to the Penguins' dynamic. Up to this point, the 2018-19 season hasn’t...
Penguins Right to Move on From Brassard & Sheahan
February 2nd, 2019 With the Pittsburgh Penguins barely clinging on to a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, it was no surprise that general manager Jim Rutherford decided to make some changes. Of all the GMs in the NHL, Rutherford may have the quickest trigger finger when it comes to making trades. In July 2015, he traded for Phil Kessel in...
Penguins Trade Brassard to Panthers
February 1st, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded forwards Derick Brassard and Riley Sheahan, a second-round pick and two fourth-round picks to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann. https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/1091387365182951424 This deal comes a little under a month ahead of the 2019 NHL Trade...