Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Landing Crosby, Zibanejad & Wingmen to the Stars Larry Fisher | January 20, 2017 With fantasy trade deadlines right around the corner, business has been picking up again for the Mailbag. Joshua Wong reached out, via email, for advice on this potential blockbuster: INCOMING…
NHL Standings Predictions: 2017 Midseason Edition Larry Fisher | January 14, 2017 Turns out, I was wrong about the Columbus Blue Jackets. So very, very wrong. Well, technically, I was right before I was wrong, but that doesn’t change the fact that…
Preview: Red-Hot Capitals Renew Rivalry With Penguins Sammi Silber | January 11, 2017 The Washington Capitals have been nothing but impressive over their last few games. Riding a six-game winning streak, the Capitals look to remain undefeated in the new year, and Alex…
Penguins Know How to Produce Julia Stumbaugh | January 10, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins are leading the league in production totals so far this season. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are both ranked within the top-four players in the league in points,…
NHL Has Diluted Outdoor Games Tom Mitsos | January 4, 2017 “You can never have too much of a good thing.” You’ve no doubt heard this phrase uttered many times throughout your life. NHL officials certainly have, and they took the…
Facing Off: Wrapping Up 2016 & Ringing In 2017 Larry Fisher | January 2, 2017 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion —…
Crosby’s Line Clicking Into Place Julia Stumbaugh | December 28, 2016 At this time last year, Sidney Crosby was flagging. Thirty-four games in, he only had 7 goals and was ranked 76th in the NHL in points. His record was so…
Consistent Sullivan Earns Extension Jim Cerny | December 27, 2016 Since arriving in Pittsburgh on Dec. 12, 2015 and replacing Mike Johnston as head coach of the Penguins, all Mike Sullivan has known is success. Sullivan has guided the Penguins…
Malkin Closing in on 800 Joshua Crockett | December 27, 2016 While a major part of the Pittsburgh Penguins success early in the 2016-17 season goes to the play of the team as a whole, credit their assistant captain, Evgeni Malkin,…
Deep Centers, Powerful Penguins Joshua Crockett | December 23, 2016 Before the time of Stanley Cup winning head coaches Mike Sullivan and Dan Bylsma, the Pittsburgh Penguins long believed in a “three center model.” That is to say, keep the…
Preview: Blue Jackets & Penguins Battle For First Place Mark Scheig | December 22, 2016 The Columbus Blue Jackets continue their three-game homestand Thursday night when they host the Metropolitan-leading Pittsburgh Penguins at Nationwide Arena. Columbus looks to extend its franchise-best winning streak to 11…
Are the Oilers Just McDavid? Marcy Di Michele | December 19, 2016 Despite being held to just one assist in his last four games, Connor McDavid still leads the NHL in scoring with 39 points. Vladimir Tarasenko is hot on his heels…