Pittsburgh Penguins: The Harlem Globetrotters or Cup Contenders? Justin Glock | January 27, 2014 Are the Pittsburgh Penguins built for playoff success or regular season entertainment? Everyone is aware that the Pens are one of the best regular season teams in the league. Ranked…
Hockey News: Jets Fire Noel; Mid-Season Draft Rankings Marcy Di Michele | January 13, 2014 Claude Noel wasn’t able to get results out of a mediocre line-up with sub-par goaltending in a tough Western Conference, so he was fired. [Arctic Ice Hockey] Twitter reacted accordingly.…
Crosby, Kunitz Selected for Team Canada; Neal, Fleury Left Out Meesh Shanmugam | January 7, 2014 The rumblings began back in the summer when Hockey Canada named their invitees for orientation camp. Chris Kunitz selected for orientation camp? Was it because of Sidney Crosby? Why should…
Hockey News: Team Canada Hopefuls; Rogers NHL Deal Marcy Di Michele | November 29, 2013 Evidently, Rick Vaive is re-thinking his decision to sue the National Hockey League. [Associated Press] Pretty good start for Ilya Bryzgalov in an Oilers uniform. [Edmonton Sun] Michele Therrien is…
Pens Nation, Stop Panicking Tannor Torrao | November 19, 2013 Fire Dan Bylsma. Trade Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. Undo the Jordan Staal/Brandon Sutter trade. And for the love Pete (Taglianetti) can someone PLEASE find me Ty Conklin? Chill out,…
5 Reasons Why the Pittsburgh Penguins Keep Losing Justin Glock | November 18, 2013 The Pittsburgh Penguins keep losing. They’ve been defeated in four out of their last five contests. While everyone is trying to diagnose the main reason why the Pens are struggling, many…
Are the Pittsburgh Penguins Better Defensively Without Kris Letang? Justin Glock | November 11, 2013 The Pittsburgh Penguins may be better defensively without Kris Letang. His top priority is to rack up as many points as he can in each game that he plays. Letang’s style…
Penguins’ Special Teams Paramount to Losing Streak Sean Griffin | October 28, 2013 One short week ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins found themselves sitting atop the Metropolitan Division with a sparkling 7-1 record. Today, the club still maintains that position in the standings but the Pens…
Trade or Keep: Evaluating the Pittsburgh Penguins Defense Meesh Shanmugam | October 23, 2013 With three days in between their 9th and 10th games, the Pittsburgh Penguins have plenty of time to decide on their junior-eligible 19-year-old defenseman, Olli Maatta. Not only do the…
Penguins Plan to Keep Olli Maatta; What’s Next for Pittsburgh? Sean Griffin | October 21, 2013 In the last two weeks, The Hockey Writers’ Meesh Shanmugam and I each presented an argument on the topic of whether or not Olli Maatta would (or should) remain in…
Olli Maatta’s Superb Play Complicating Pens’ Blueline Tannor Torrao | October 18, 2013 Penguins’ fans, Olli Maatta is here to stay. Let’s go back in time to the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held right here in Pittsburgh, Pa. Pens’ GM Ray Shero had…
Why the Penguins Need to Keep Olli Maatta in Pittsburgh Sean Griffin | October 14, 2013 October 21. If it weren’t for Olli Maatta’s exemplary play during his brief taste of NHL action, that date would likely epitomize nothing more than an early season showdown between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Colorado Avalanche. …
