Penguins Midseason Grades: Defensemen & Goalies Conner McTague | January 7, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins are 42 games into the season, which means it’s just past midseason. As we did with the forwards, it’s time to grade the performance of the Penguins’…
Penguins’ Unique School of Defense Seth Lawrence | October 8, 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,…
Pittsburgh Penguins: 3 Issues That Must Be Addressed Shane Darrow | October 7, 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…
Olli Maatta’s First 82-Game Season Julia Stumbaugh | April 11, 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…
Rumor Rundown: Maple Leafs, Golden Knights, Wild Might Be Busy Jim Parsons | July 11, 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…
Off the Crossbar: Senators Accuse Pens of Using Deflated Pucks Jeff Seide | May 22, 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…
Can Penguins Survive Without Schultz? Dave Holcomb | May 16, 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…
Relax, Penguins Will Adjust Julia Stumbaugh | May 15, 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…
Penguins/Blue Jackets: Thoughts, Key Factors Mike Necciai | April 12, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins are about to receive their reward for a fantastic regular season — one that saw them overcome a multitude of injury issues and adversity — on their…
How Important is Penguins’ Home Ice? Julia Stumbaugh | April 10, 2017 As the NHL has worked to make the league more competitive, debate has begun over whether or not home-ice advantage truly matters in the playoffs. Things like the salary cap…
Is Pouliot Done in Pittsburgh? Dave Holcomb | February 18, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins were mostly healthy early in 2016-17, but over the last few weeks, the players have begun dropping like flies. On Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets, the Penguins lost…
Maatta Creating Tough Situation for Penguins Mike Necciai | February 3, 2017 To say that Olli Maatta has struggled in recent seasons is quite the understatement. Since emerging in 2013-14 — his rookie year — Maatta has looked like a shell of…
