Posts About "Olli Maatta"
Penguins' Unique School of Defense
October 8th, 2018 The Pittsburgh Penguins are excellent at rehabilitating defensemen. But it's also rare to see them praised for their defense: especially coming off a 7-6 overtime win against the Washington Capitals, an opener that felt like an early 90's time warp. Even Sidney Crosby couldn't contain his excitement when he referred to "old...
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...
