Penguins Goaltending a Testament to Exceptional Scouting Michael Pityk | January 16, 2018 Last season, the Pittsburgh Penguins were faced with a very difficult choice, what do with their goaltenders given the impending expansion draft. Their ability to only protect one goaltender forced…
5 Goalies’ Trends Affecting Their Team’s Performance Kyle Gipe | January 9, 2018 Teams are typically only as successful as their goaltending is good. Or maybe it’s that a goalie’s success is reflective of the quality of players in front of him. Either…
4 Things the Penguins Should Worry About Julia Stumbaugh | January 6, 2018 Any Pittsburgh Penguins fan probably already knows that he/she should be worried about the team. Although the Penguins currently sit only three points out of a wild-card spot, they’re doing…
Best and Worst of the Week: Dec. 22-28 Kyle Gipe | December 30, 2017 This is the inaugural edition of a weekly article highlighting the best and worst of the NHL. It will be player-focused and will utilize basic numbers with a slight inclusion…
Jacob Ingham: 2018 NHL Draft’s Elite Goaltender Brett Slawson | November 8, 2017 Elite goaltenders are seemingly impossible to possess at the NHL-level. When it comes to drafting and developing goalies virtually nothing is certain, as they are very difficult to project and…
Penguins Need to Find Matt Murray’s Counterpart Philip Botti | October 28, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins had a great goalie situation last season. Matt Murray and Marc-Andre Fleury split the year and led the team to a second consecutive Stanley Cup championship. Fleury…
Pittsburgh Penguins: What Lies Ahead Chris O'Reilly | September 1, 2017 Summer is about to come to a merciful end for hockey fans. Teams report to training camp in a few weeks, and in just over a month we will welcome…
Pittsburgh Penguins: 2017-18 Bold Predictions Andrew Forbes | August 24, 2017 Over the next couple of months, The Hockey Writers will be releasing a series of bold predictions. Team by team, this series will take shape as we look at some…
Ranking NHL Teams By Goaltenders Larry Fisher | August 11, 2017 Ranking NHL Teams By Defencemen Ranking NHL Teams By Forwards Power Rankings Based On Positional Rankings It’s that time of the offseason again — the start of September, two weeks…
Health Is Key to Penguins Defense Dave Holcomb | July 30, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins locked up the final piece of their blue line last week, signing 25-year-old Brian Dumoulin to a six-year, $24.1 million deal. The contract will keep Dumoulin in…
Antti Niemi’s Best Perfomances Rob Joncas | July 30, 2017 In the wake of the NHL’s first expansion draft in 17 years, the Pittsburgh Penguins found themselves with a large hole to fill in the roster, and Finnish goaltender Antti…
Pittsburgh Bids Farewell to the Flower Jeff Seide | June 23, 2017 In the end, it was Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford who couldn’t come up with a crucial save. After the emergence of young goaltender Matt Murray over the past…