Posts About "Olli Maatta"
Pittsburgh Penguins: 3 Issues That Must Be Addressed
October 7th, 2018 It isn't out of the ordinary for the Pittsburgh Penguins, but after a high-scoring overtime victory against the Washington Capitals and an embarrassing 5-1 defeat to the Montreal Canadiens on home ice, they have a laundry list of problems to solve after just two games. Last year, the Penguins surrendered 15 goals in their...
Olli Maatta's First 82-Game Season
April 11th, 2018 This was a notable season health-wise for several Pittsburgh Penguins, including Sidney Crosby, who played the first 82-game season of his career. But the biggest accomplishment might belong to defenseman Olli Maatta, for whom this year's 82-game effort was not only the first of his five-year career— it was also the first time since...
Rumor Rundown: Maple Leafs, Golden Knights, Wild Might Be Busy
July 11th, 2017 A few teams may be involved in some action this week and for similar reasons. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Vegas Golden Knights have a salary they're looking to move while the Minnesota Wild have salary they're looking to manage. One team has its eye on only one player while the others need to deal with multiple contracts. Maple Leafs...
Off the Crossbar: Senators Accuse Pens of Using Deflated Pucks
May 22nd, 2017 After getting trounced in Game 5 of their Conference Final series, 7-0, Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan and captain Sidney Crosby have been accused of using deflated pucks. The assertion is that the Penguins deliberately overfroze pucks and gained an unfair advantage in the game, which was played on home ice at PPG Paints...
Can Penguins Survive Without Schultz?
May 16th, 2017 Despite that their bid to repeat is still alive, this postseason run has a different feel to it for the Pittsburgh Penguins. In many ways, the Penguins are in survivor mode rather than dominating as they did most of the last postseason. During the first two rounds, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals outshot the Penguins...
Relax, Penguins Will Adjust
May 15th, 2017 Stop freaking out about the Pittsburgh Penguins dropping Game 1 of their series against the Ottawa Senators. Seriously. Yes, the Penguins were at home. Yes, the overtime goal was scored on a bad breakaway that got past a slow Olli Maatta. But that doesn’t call for panic—and it certainly doesn’t call for cutting criticisms...
