Free Agent Targets for the Edmonton Oilers Marcy Di Michele | May 24, 2013 The Edmonton Oilers have a lot of needs. Besides solidifying the goaltending, one of the biggest areas of weakness for the Oilers is their team grit and toughness. If anyone…
Pens-Sens: The En Fuego Five Tannor Torrao | May 14, 2013 The Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins will meet in the playoffs once again, for the fourth time in the last seven years (’07, ’08, ’10, ’13). Ottawa, by way of…
Five Keys to the Pittsburgh Penguins Moving On Sean Griffin | May 7, 2013 In simply looking at the end results, one might think the 2013 playoffs are going quite well for the Pittsburgh Penguins. After all, they lead the New York Islanders 2-1 in their first…
Milbury, Melnyk, and Brennan Owe Matt Cooke an Apology Justin Glock | April 29, 2013 On March 20th, 2011 in a game against the New York Rangers, Matt Cooke delivered a cheap elbow to the head of Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh. Cooke was quickly suspended…
Sens Don’t Cash In on Cooke Bounty, or Playoff Spot Tannor Torrao | April 23, 2013 The Ottawa Senators entered Monday night’s matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins needing just two points to clinch a playoff birth in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They also entered the…
Will the Ottawa Senators Go Bertuzzi on Matt Cooke? Justin Glock | April 22, 2013 Should Matt Cooke play against the Ottawa Senators Monday night at Scotia Bank Place? The Pittsburgh Penguins will be facing off against the Senators for the first time since Cooke…
Sens and Sensibility: CSI Ottawa Ryan Womeldorf | March 28, 2013 Senators owner Eugene Melnyk may have just become my favorite person in the hockey world. Melnyk had a thing or two to say about Matt Cooke, the Pittsburgh Penguins forward…
Who Made the Honor Roll: Grading the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Forwards Justin Glock | March 26, 2013 Most of the players who wear a Pens’ sweater deserve to make the honor roll when grading the Pittsburgh Penguins’ forwards. There are a number of forwards having career years.…
Do Rangers Have Toughness to Defend Against the Matt Cookes of NHL? Steven Ives | February 18, 2013 This week, the hockey world was robbed of one of its brightest young stars when Matt Cooke sliced Erik Karlsson’s achilles tendon with his skate while delivering a hit from…
Did Matt Cooke Slice Erik Karlsson’s Achilles Tendon on Purpose? Justin Glock | February 14, 2013 Did Matt Cooke slice Erik Karlsson’s Achilles tendon on purpose? The debate has been ongoing, all over social media, since the hit took place. Many fans who have Cooke’s dirty…
Pittsburgh Penguins Secondary Scoring Woes Examined Billy Nauman | February 13, 2013 The need for more secondary scoring has been a common refrain from Pittsburgh Penguins fans for a long time. The general idea is that despite an embarrassment of riches at…
Twine Dented: Penguins’ Fleet of 20-Goal Scorers Enjoying Career Seasons James Conley | March 27, 2012 There are NHL offenses that make hay with an exceptional first line. There are those which collect modest scoring from a committee of players. Also, there is Pittsburgh. The Penguins…