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Penguins' 3 Stars of the Week
October 9th, 2019 Week 1 of the 2019-20 season is complete and the Pittsburgh Penguins had a roller-coaster week. With all three games at home, the Penguins fell flat against the Buffalo Sabres and Winnipeg Jets but looked really good against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The biggest takeaway of Week 1 was the injuries. Centers Evgeni Malkin and Nick...
Penguins' Depth Avenges Season-Opening Loss
October 6th, 2019 It was an exciting game last night against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. It was the kind of high-scoring, wild night that the city, and the Pittsburgh Penguins, have needed after a disappointing opening game and the haunting memory of last season. Since the Penguins’ lackluster start to the season on...
The Strangest Superstitions in NHL History
October 4th, 2019 As professional athletes, NHL hockey players will do whatever it takes to be successful on the ice. On top of their on and off ice training and preparation, many players throughout NHL history have adopted strange, often disturbing superstitions in order to ensure their on-ice success. Oddly enough, some of the best players to...
Old Cogs, New Tricks? Penguins Eye Reboot After Flameout
October 2nd, 2019 CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The Pittsburgh Penguins began the franchise’s longest off-season in more than a decade with general manager Jim Rutherford talking about the need for its stars to get past the complacency he feared had crept in during consecut...
Penguins Preseason Defined By Injuries & Line Combos
October 2nd, 2019 The 2019 preseason is officially in the books and the Pittsburgh Penguins will begin their quest for a sixth Stanley Cup on Oct. 3 at home against the Buffalo Sabres. The preseason showed various line combinations, a goaltender controversy, potential trades and unfortunate injuries. After a 2-1-3 record, the Penguins are ready for...
NHL Standings Predictions: Could This Be The Leafs’ Year?
October 2nd, 2019 Predictions are always fun but never easy — and rarely right. With the parity in today’s NHL — false or not — making predictions becomes that much more difficult. Especially when it comes to the standings, let alone predicting the playoff picture prior to the puck dropping on the regular season. This year feels as...
