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Pittsburgh Penguins’ Execution, Puck Control Lackluster in Shocking Boston Loss
January 10th, 2011
Execution and puck control...two basic principles that are taught in pee wee hockey. You would expect NHL players to be able to follow these two principles every game throughout the whole game. Yet, the Penguins lacked both in the last four minutes of their collapse against the Boston Bruins.
This was ...
Pittsburgh Penguins Coaching Staff Should Share the Blame in Playoff Loss
May 12th, 2010
The Penguins coaching staff certainly was outcoached in the series with the Canadiens and were plagued with a series of poor decisions.
Some of these poor decisions were consistently made throughout the year.
First-Defense was suspect throughout this series and throughout the year. Alex Goligoski was the worst defenseman on the ice ...
Going Back To the Basics Nets Pens A Much Needed Win
November 15th, 2009
Practically everything that needed to be done to ignite a slumping team was executed last night by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Their thrilling overtime victory proved that the coaching staff preached a "back to the basics" sermon that the players took to heart.
First, I liked the move of starting Johnson instead ...
Pittsburgh Penguins Need To Dig Deep To Get Back on Winning Track
November 10th, 2009
After being shut out for the second game in a row, the Penguins players need to look within and challenge themselves to step up to a higher level.
With a rash of injuries to key players, the wheels seem to be falling off the turbo charged wagon that was the Penguins. ...