Week 2 Fantasy Hockey Award Winners Michael Bondy | November 1, 2016 The second week of fantasy hockey is where people start to learn if their team is truly a pretender or contender in their respective leagues. A fantasy week can be…
Pittsburgh Penguins 2016-17 Predictions Greg Thornberry | October 13, 2016 If you have followed my writing, or listened to my radio appearances, you likely know that I am terrible at making hockey predictions. Still, I approach my prognostication with buoyancy…
Yakupov and the Curse of the #1 Pick Marcy Di Michele | October 8, 2016 We’ve learned one thing about Peter Chiarelli during his time as an NHL GM: He cares not for a player’s draft status. If he feels trading them will improve the…
Penguins May Need a Hand Mark Shiver | September 30, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins need a hand. Actually, a couple of hands would be nice. The injury bug has bitten two of their top players, and in both cases, right in the…
Pittsburgh Penguins 2016-17 Season Preview Greg Thornberry | September 28, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins are the reigning Stanley Cup Champions. What could be more impressive than that? The road that they took to get there, and the way in which they…
Penguins’ Prelude: Core Legacy & Roster Storylines Greg Thornberry | September 25, 2016 Welcome to part two of the prelude to the THW Penguins’ season preview. Last time we covered the continued viability of Conor Sheary and Bryan Rust as top-six (or nine)…
Examining Phil Kessel’s Tweet Joshua Crockett | September 23, 2016 Just sitting around the house tonight w my dog. Felt like I should be doing something important, but couldn’t put my finger on it. — Phil Kessel (@PKessel81) September 21,…
Phil Kessel Tweets Shot at Team USA After World Cup Loss Brandon Share-Cohen | September 21, 2016 When Team USA left Phil Kessel off their roster for the World Cup of Hockey, many were surprised. After the United States roster got eliminated from the tournament during round-robin…
HBK Line Enters 2016-17 with Lofty Expectations Joshua Crockett | September 20, 2016 Not long ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins were frantically searching for some sort of consistency among their lines. Wing after wing was tried with the likes of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni…
Pittsburgh Penguins Forward Phil Kessel Injury Update Brandon Share-Cohen | September 20, 2016 After a long playoff run resulted in Phil Kessel’s first ever Stanley Cup victory, the 28-year-old forward dealt with the consequences. It was announced earlier this offseason that Kessel would…
Are the Penguins Slump-Proof? Joshua Crockett | September 19, 2016 They say that Lord Stanley’s Cup is the hardest championship to earn in professional sports. It’s a grueling and lengthy haul to the Cup Final. An absence of teamwork, heart…
Hagelin Needs Bonino and Kessel Equivalents David Carlsson | September 12, 2016 Here we are after two pre-tournament games for Team Sweden, both of them against the ‘Leijonat’ from Finland, resulting in one loss (2-3 after overtime) and one win (6-3). A…