Posts About "Patric Hornqvist"
Penguins' 3 Stars of the Week: New Faces Shining Bright
October 27th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins are one more week into the season and things are finally starting to take shape. Players are starting to return from injured reserve and things are looking up. Rounding out at 3-3 the last 10 days and 7-5 on the season, the Penguins are firmly in the middle of the pack after 12 games. Key players...
3 Penguins Who Must Improve in 2019-20
September 14th, 2019 The 2018-19 season was a season full of ups and downs for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Certain players performed or exceeded expectations. Others were not up to par with where they should be. After a quick, four-game sweep at the hands of the New York Islanders, it is safe to say that some players did not meet expectations. With only a few...
Penguins' Top-5 Offseason Trade Candidates
July 22nd, 2019 After a few weeks of excitement in NHL free agency, the Pittsburgh Penguins still have a pair of restricted free agent skaters to re-sign: forward Zach Aston-Reese and defenseman Marcus Pettersson. At the moment, the team won't be able to afford both with just $842,500 in available cap space. Pittsburgh signed Brandon Tanev to a...
Revisiting David Poile's Drafts - 2005
May 14th, 2019 Recently, I’ve been diving into David Poile’s draft history as general manager of the Nashville Predators. Since he’s been the franchise’s only GM, he’s been at the helm for every draft since 1998. Beginning with that first draft, I’m working forward to the present, with this installment covering the 2005 Draft. For...
Crosby & Hornqvist Show Draft Order Doesn’t Matter
March 4th, 2019 The 2005 NHL Entry Draft is memorable in Pittsburgh for many reasons: it followed a season-long lockout, the Pittsburgh Penguins won the lottery to choose the first pick in that draft and, of course, chose future team captain and Stanley Cup champion Sidney Crosby to don the black and gold. What Penguins management and fans didn’t...
Penguins Pulpit: Could Malkin Save the Season?
February 19th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins have made a habit of coasting early then flipping the switch, but it's now mid-February, and the switch still hasn't been flipped. It has the team in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2005-06 season, the first of the Sidney Crosby era. As of Feb. 18, the Penguins sit just...
