Fantasy Hockey Focus: Like Henrique, It’s Over? Chris Wassel | April 23, 2013 The final week is here! Hopefully you have won some fantasy hockey titles along the way. While two of our own, Bruce Hollingdrake and Fred Poulin fight it out for The Hockey Writers rotisserie league…
Get out the Red Pens: Pittsburgh Penguins Player Grades Justin Glock | March 25, 2013 We are going to assign a grade to each player who plays on offense or defense for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Pens are in first place in the Eastern Conference. At…
THW Panel: The Top 10 Most Overrated NHL Players Fred Poulin | March 11, 2013 Some NHL players take way too much credit for the on-ice production they offer to their respective teams. Every season, there are players who receive more ice time than they deserve,…
Trade Talk: Pittsburgh Penguins Looking to Cure Playoff Blues Sean Griffin | March 9, 2013 At the start of this shortened NHL season, most pundits considered the Pittsburgh Penguins among the favorites to bring home the Stanley Cup.
Doubting Tomas Vokoun: Penguins’ Goaltending Woes Explained Billy Nauman | March 7, 2013 While I stand by my assertion that Marc-Andre Fleury isn’t an elite goaltender (his .913 even strength save percentage is 44th overall in the NHL), after almost half the season…
Should Kris Letang Be Inserted As a Top-Six Forward? Justin Glock | March 5, 2013 Should Kris Letang be inserted as a top-six forward on the Pittsburgh Penguins? Letang leads all NHL defenseman in scoring with 21 points. That mark is tied with the Sedin…
Fleury vs. Vokoun: How Much Do Goalie Statistics Matter? Meesh Shanmugam | February 10, 2013 As the Pittsburgh Penguins hit the quarter-season mark with a 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, fans once again started murmuring about one of the oddest goaltending…
Team Canada: An Early Look at Sochi 2014 Carl Maloney | February 8, 2013 With the Sochi Olympics coming up in a year from now, it’s usually the time where people start keeping an eye on the NHL and an eye on potential candidates…
Marc-Andre Fleury: Why the Penguins Should Bench Him Billy Nauman | February 5, 2013 Marc-Andre Fleury is a scapegoat for a reason. He is not an elite goaltender. He never has been and he never will be. He collapsed down the stretch last year,…
Marc-Andre Fleury: Pittsburgh Penguins Scapegoat Justin Glock | February 3, 2013 Many of you will never like Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender, Marc-Andre Fleury. It doesn’t matter if he wins another one or two Stanley Cups. As soon as Fleury has another bad…
News and Notes From the NHL’s Opening Weekend Steve Kendall | January 21, 2013 After a nearly four month layoff, the NHL opened its abbreviated 2012-13 (is it still ’12-13 or just ’13?) season with some spirited action over the Martin Luther King Day…
The Pittsburgh Penguins 2013 Roster Justin Glock | January 18, 2013 The Pittsburgh Penguins 2013 roster will provide the opportunity for many young players to step up. Roster moves made by Penguins’ General Manager Ray Shero have paved the way for…