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2010 NHL Playoffs: Pittsburgh Penguin Fans Show Fleury Classless Act
April 17th, 2010
Marc-Andre Fleury would be the first to tell you that he has had a less than inspiring start to the 2010 NHL playoffs.
He, along with his teammates, had an extremely poor showing last Wednesday night in Pittsburgh’s 5-4 Game One loss to Ottawa at Mellon Arena.
Looking to rebound on Friday ...
2010 NHL Playoffs: Pittsburgh Penguins Opponent Preview—Ottawa Senators
April 14th, 2010
The Pittsburgh Penguin’s defense of the Stanley Cup will officially begin on Wednesday night as the fourth seeded Pens battle the fifth seeded Ottawa Senators in the first round of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Looking to become the first franchise to repeat as champions since the Detroit Red Wings, who ...
2010 NHL Playoffs: Five Players Under Postseason Pressure
April 10th, 2010
During the NHL’s second season, pressure filters through arena corridors, locker rooms, and onto the ice throughout the two-and-a-half month chase to be champion of the hockey world.
Every player who suits up for one of the 16 teams that have earned their way into the annual spring tournament internally feels ...
Pittsburgh Penguins: An Ode To the Igloo
April 8th, 2010
In the heart of downtown Pittsburgh, at 66 Mario Lemieux Place Sits the Steel City’s iconic Igloo, inconspicuous to the locals, but filled with a hometown charm and unwavering grace. Constructed with steel, stone, and an abundance of concrete; still the soul of this building lies inside on ...
NHL Hockey: Why You Hate the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby
April 6th, 2010
Very often in professional sports it is the iconic athletes that are adored the most by fans around the globe. However, these same superstars are usually the most hated members of their respective league as well.
Being a life-long and hardcore Pittsburgh Penguins fan, one of my favorite players in the ...
Pittsburgh Penguins Ink Kris Letang: The Right Move For Pens?
March 31st, 2010
The Pittsburgh Penguins have locked up another piece of what Ray Shero likes to call “their core” for the next four seasons.
Yesterday, Kris Letang inked a four-year fourteen million dollar deal to remain with the club that drafted him in the third round (62nd overall) in the 2005 NHL entry ...
NHL Awards: Crosby, Ovechkin, Sedin Headline NHL Divisional MVPs
March 31st, 2010
The Hart Memorial Trophy is handed out annually at the conclusion of each NHL season. The award, which is voted on by members of The Professional Hockey Writers’ Association, is given to the player who has been deemed to be the most valuable to his team during the regular season. ...
The Pittsburgh Penguins Need To Start Rolling Before Playoffs Begin
March 26th, 2010
With eight games remaining in the 2009-2010 regular season, the Pittsburgh Penguins are staggering towards the Stanley Cup playoffs like a punch-drunk prize fighter.
This is, of course, a direct contrast to the 2008-2009 team that not only charged into the spring tourney, but kicked in the proverbial postseason door ...
Pittsburgh Penguins Must Take Two From The Devils In New Jersey
March 11th, 2010
The Pittsburgh Penguins have charged out of the Olympic break with four straight victories and are looking to continue their winning ways tonight as they head to Carolina for the first game of a five game road trip.
A win against the surprisingly resurgent Hurricanes (8-1-1 in their last 10 games) ...
Unsung Six : There Is More To The Penguins Forwards Then The Superstars
March 6th, 2010
When the Pittsburgh Penguins are being discussed in articles, on TV or any other media outlet the first forwards mentioned are inevitably Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal (usually in that order). There is very good reason for this to be the case.
Sidney Crosby is the face of the ...