Facing Off: Season Preview and Predictions Larry Fisher | October 10, 2016 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 —…
Unleashing Sidney Crosby Joshua Crockett | October 6, 2016 Sidney Crosby is truly a marvel of today’s NHL. At age 29, he’s still the greatest player in the world. Having recently won both the Stanley Cup, the Conn Smythe…
Facing Off: Wrapping Up World Cup, Trading Trouba Larry Fisher | October 3, 2016 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 —…
Pittsburgh Penguins: Early Expectations Greg Thornberry | September 30, 2016 “Last season was last season.” Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan was both factual and wise in his statement to reporters on Wednesday. It would be very easy to expect Sidney…
World Cup Champs: Canada on Top of the Hockey World Marcy Di Michele | September 30, 2016 It was never in doubt. Okay, actually it was. For two periods, and 17 minutes of the third, Team Europe suffocated, stymied and smothered Team Canada, who looked disjointed and…
Can McDavid Be the Best Without Scoring? Marcy Di Michele | September 30, 2016 It started out as a narrative, but now it’s becoming a reality. Through six games at the World Cup of Hockey (three pre-tournament games and three round robin games), Oilers’…
World Cup Concludes, Crosby Named MVP, Elliott Signs in KHL & More Brandon Share-Cohen | September 30, 2016 With Canada scoring two unanswered goals in the finals and winning the entire tournament, the World Cup of Hockey is finally over. Much went into the tournament, from wide-spread media…
Forbes’ Top 300 Fantasy Forwards Andrew Forbes | September 29, 2016 Forbes’ Top 150 Fantasy Defensemen Forbes’ Top 75 Fantasy Goalies It’s that time of year again where fantasy hockey owners start biting their nails in preparation for their upcoming drafts.…
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 Power Play Problems Joshua Crockett | September 28, 2016 Sixteen out of 30. That’s where a superstar-laden Pittsburgh Penguins team’s power play ranked at the end of the 2015-16 regular season. To say that there’s room for improvement would…
Canada One Win Away From the World Cup, But Just Barely Marcy Di Michele | September 28, 2016 Don’t let the Europeans hang around. That was the game plan for Team Canada. But, rather than take advantage of the dominant puck possession they had in the first period,…
2 Penguins at the World Cup Julia Stumbaugh | September 27, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins sent six of their players to play in this year’s World Cup of Hockey. Four of them played in the semifinals; one of them will be playing…
