Posts tagged with "Justin Schultz"
Schultz, Hunwick Sign 3-Yr Deals With Penguins, Niemi For One
July 1st, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Justin Schultz to a new three-year extension, brought in defenseman Matt Hunwick for three years and signed backup goaltender Antti Niemi on a one-year deal. Over the past couple weeks and on July 1, the Penguins lost a number of players. These three signings will help alleviate some of...
Fixes for Devils' Broken Defense
June 28th, 2017 After an entirely action-packed week, the New Jersey Devils are heading into the re-sign and free agency period with a tremendous need on the defensive side. The forward corps, with the addition of Nico Hischier, is in far better form than any time since the team’s most recent Stanley Cup run. Throw in a possible Ilya Kovalchuk reunion...
Penguins Wise to Re-Sign Chad Ruhdewel
June 27th, 2017 Entering free agency, the Pittsburgh Penguins could lose as many as six unrestricted free agents. Key components from their back-to-back Stanley Cups such as Nick Bonino, Chris Kunitz, Matt Cullen and Trevor Daley need new contracts. Furthermore, Justin Schultz, Conor Sheary, Brian Dumoulin and a few others are restricted free...
Can Penguins Survive Without Schultz?
May 16th, 2017 Despite that their bid to repeat is still alive, this postseason run has a different feel to it for the Pittsburgh Penguins. In many ways, the Penguins are in survivor mode rather than dominating as they did most of the last postseason. During the first two rounds, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals outshot the Penguins...
Blue Jackets Look to Exploit Penguins Defense
April 12th, 2017 When thinking of the problems that the Pittsburgh Penguins present for the Columbus Blue Jackets, it's easy to think offense. The usual suspects immediately come to mind: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel. No team in the NHL scored more goals than the Penguins, who lit the lamp 278 times (a 3.39 goals per game clip) in...
The Oilers and the 2008 Draft
March 31st, 2017 With the Edmonton Oilers clinching a playoff spot, it feels as though the past 11 years of futility don't matter anymore. (In fairness they were awful). But all of the bad trades, poor signings, and seemingly incompetent personnel decisions have faded a little in light of being the first Canadian team to qualify for the...
