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The War Wages On: Issues the Pittsburgh Penguins Need to Address
May 27th, 2010
The seconds ticked away slowly, like trying to wake up from a nightmare. Our beloved Pittsburgh Penguins were down, in Game 7, to the Montreal Canadians. How could this happen? The Pens were primed to repeat as Eastern Conference champions with the top 3 seeds losing in the first round...
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The Puck Stops Here: Top Five Goalies in Penguins’ History
April 6th, 2010
Most sports fans have heard the statement, " Hitting a fastball is the hardest task to do in sport". I tend to disagree with that sentiment. I believe the hardest task to do in sports is being an NHL goalie. Hitting a ball is extremely hard but so is stopping ...
Alexei Ponikarovsky Inspiring Penguins: The Pony Has Left The Stable
March 10th, 2010
The magic man Ray Shero amazed us all once again by scouting and acquiring a player the Penguins were in desperate need of: a scoring, top-six forward. This deal came in the form of Luca Caputi and Martin Skoula for Alexei Ponikarovsky.
Pony made his Pens debut on Saturday in an ...
Trade Deadline Report: Jordan Leopold Acquired By Pens
March 1st, 2010
With the emotions from the gold medal game still pumping through the blood, Ray Shero begins the trade deadline fun with the acquisition of Jordan Leopold of the Florida Panthers, as reported by NHL.com.
Leopold, the 29-year-old defenseman, was a second-round pick in 1999 by the Anaheim Ducks. This would appear ...
Pittsburgh Penguins Trade Deadline Special: Thinking Outside the Box
February 26th, 2010
With the quartfinals of Olympic hockey being played today, the gold medal game is soon to follow. With the trade deadline looming, Ray Shero will be expected to "catch lightning in a bottle" again as he has the previous two years. The first of these impact trades being the acquisition ...
Quest for Olympic Gold Outshines NHL Bonds
February 22nd, 2010
Brooks Orpik, Team USA defenseman, is gaining position in the defensive zone as a Canadian forward is flying down the boards. Typically, Orpik would close ground between himself and the forward, then separate the puck with ruthless efficiency.
This case is a little different: the Canadian forward is Sidney Crosby, Orpik's teammate ...