Penguins Defense Needs Fixing Before Deadline Mike Necciai | January 24, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins are scoring at scary rates. Their 169 goals this season leads the NHL, with only the New York Rangers — thanks to their insanely hot start to…
Week 11 Fantasy Hockey Awards Michael Bondy | January 3, 2017 Finally, back to a full week of hockey. Week 11 of the NHL was dominated by festive events like the Centennial Classic. This week also fell on New Years 2017…
Getting the Golden Knights Some Goalies Larry Fisher | December 27, 2016 The Vegas Golden Knights’ roster is a guessing game right now, and will remain that way until the expansion draft on June 21. As of today, it is pretty much…
Recap: Leafs, Andersen Win Goalie Battle With Penguins Andrew Forbes | December 17, 2016 The story from the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night came from the two players with the most padding standing at either end of…
Pittsburgh Penguins Evolving Core Greg Thornberry | November 29, 2016 Nobody could have predicted the circumstances that led us to this point. Marc-Andre Fleury’s concussion leading to Matt Murray’s historic charge to a Stanley Cup. The NHL forcing Pittsburgh into…
Change of Scenery Best for Fleury? Mike Necciai | November 22, 2016 The goaltender position is almost as much mental as it is physical. If ever there was a position in which intangible qualities like confidence and a clear mindset come into…
Las Vegas Expansion: 14 Players Waiving Goodbye? Tony Wolak | November 22, 2016 When the 30 existing NHL franchises submit their protected and unprotected lists for the Las Vegas expansion draft, there could be more than a few players with no-movement clauses (NMCs)…
The Pittsburgh Goalie Pattern Julia Stumbaugh | November 18, 2016 Now that Matt Murray is healthy and regularly playing again, a question that has been brewing for half a year must be asked. Ever since Murray took on the starting…
Penguins Continue Ugly Winning Mike Necciai | November 16, 2016 In some ways, the Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t necessarily off to a great start in 2016-17. Unsurprisingly — considering it’s only November — they’re still trying to find the right blend of forwards…
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Gambling on Kings’ Quick as Long-Term Gain Larry Fisher | November 10, 2016 Patrik Laine — more like Hatrik Laine. OK, I didn’t come up with that myself, it’s not original material, but how good is this kid? The Winnipeg Jets are very…
Penguins’ Fleury, Murray Nightmare Greg Thornberry | October 29, 2016 Do not envy Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford. Every day that passes brings him closer to an inevitable decision that could potentially be disastrous. The NHL is putting the…
Tape2Tape: Is Matt Murray’s Contract a Risk or Reward? Andrew Forbes | October 22, 2016 Before playing a single minute of game action for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016-17, Matt Murray has signed a multi-year extension with the franchise he led to the Stanley Cup…