Posts About "John Marino"

Penguins Show Tenacity Despite Injury Crisis

December 12th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins have been plagued with injuries and have faced many obstacles this season, however, their bad luck has not produced a lackluster performance. So far, they have maintained a playoff spot and have produced 38 points. With so many players on the sidelines, it seems like a miracle that they have kept a decent...

Pulse of the Penguins: Injuries Pile Up as Losing Streak Begins

December 2nd, 2019 Still marred by injuries throughout the lineup, the Pittsburgh Penguins may have just turned in two of the team's worst performances so far this season. The team is narrowly clinging to the Eastern Conference's second wild card spot, but that seems to be slipping away by the day. Yes, Even More Injuries Last week, I mentioned...

Revisiting the Edmonton Oilers' 2015 Draft Class

November 27th, 2019 After spending the 2014-15 season at the bottom of the league standings, the Edmonton Oilers turned to the NHL Entry Draft in hopes of making some moves that would improve the team. They won the draft lottery, and were awarded the first overall selection with which they chose the consensus first-overall pick, Connor McDavid, to give...

Penguins' 3 Stars of the Week: New Faces Shining Bright

October 27th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins are one more week into the season and things are finally starting to take shape. Players are starting to return from injured reserve and things are looking up. Rounding out at 3-3 the last 10 days and 7-5 on the season, the Penguins are firmly in the middle of the pack after 12 games. Key players...

Penguins Have Defensive Dilemma

October 18th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins have a dilemma. Due to injuries to the forward group, they currently have three players on their NHL roster that started the season in the AHL. As a result, there are nine defensemen on the roster. Generally, teams run with 12 forwards and six defensemen every game. However, the Penguins have dressed 11 forwards...

Penguins Prospects Challenge Recap

September 10th, 2019 The 2019 Prospects Challenge has wrapped up and the Pittsburgh Penguins went 2-1 over the weekend. A tough loss to the Boston Bruins in the dying seconds denied them the opportunity to go 3-0 but it was a productive weekend for the team's prospects in Buffalo, which resulted in the Penguins winning the tournament. With that, let's take...