Tag: Evgeni Malkin
Hockey After Dark Night #6: “The Morning After” Edition
Updated:Welcome to Hockey After Dark, a nightly recap of the NHL playoffs made possible by insomnia, playoff anxiety, and my…
Read more »Ten (Or So) Numbers After The First 10 Pens Games
Updated:It took just 3 weeks for the Penguins to have games postponed with Covid rearing its ugly head. Though John…
Read more »What To Expect When You’re Expecting Penguins Hockey: The Defense
Updated:Part 2 of this series focusing on the units the Penguins will be deploying come Saturday’s Return to Play puck…
Read more »What To Expect When You’re Expecting Penguins Hockey: The Forwards
NHL hockey seems determined to return this Saturday in the midst of a global pandemic with some freakish tournament reminiscent of that…
Read more »Recap 44: Donk & Flibbet’s Revenge
Updated:You may not be aware of this, but both Sidney Crosby AND Nathan MacKinnon are from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. …
Read more »The Pensblog 2010s Awards
Updated:From the beginning of 2010 to the end of 2019, the Pittsburgh Penguins provided fans of hockey a decade filled…
Read more »The Jack Johnson Redemption Arc Examined
Let’s get something out of the way here so it doesn’t get twisted as “trolling.” Jack Johnson has been serviceable…
Read more »Why Is The Penguins Powerplay Struggling?
Updated:The Penguins powerplay sucks. But just don’t take my word for it: Evgeni Malkin: "The power play, it sucks." —…
Read more »Oilers Gameday: @ Penguins
The Edmonton Oilers conclude a three-game road trip this afternoon with a matinee battle in Pittsburgh. Coming off of a…
Read more »SEASON ROUNDUP: The Bad, The Worse, and The Ugly of Jack Johnson
Updated:When the Penguins traded Olli Maatta on June 15th, there was a sense that they moved on from the wrong defenseman….
Read more »SEASON ROUNDUP: Patric Hornqvist
The Penguins and GMJR likely aren’t done wheeling and dealing this offseason following the acquisition of Dominik Kahun from Chicago…
Read more »SEASON ROUNDUP: Evgeni Malkin and His “Bad” Season
Updated:You know you’re in the first full month of the Penguins offseason when all anyone is talking about is the…
Read more »Watch: Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin’s Spinning Backhander
Evgeni Malkin receives a pass inside the circle, spins and sends a ridiculous backhander off the post and in for…
Read more »The NHL Shootout Is Good For The League And Its Fans
Seconds left, down by one and the net is empty. The ending of an NHL game can be one of…
Read more »Rust and Sheahan Join Pittsburgh’s Philanthropic Fraternity
Updated:Bryan Rust has been heating up on the ice lately. Riley Sheahan has only five goals on the entire season…
Read more »10 Things Penguins Fans Can Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
Updated:Things lately have kind of …well sucked in Penguins-land. The team waffles between looking lost, looking like garbage, and occasionally…
Read more »Oilers Gameday- Vs Pittsburgh
Connor vs Sidney. The matchup that the masses want to watch again is upon us tonight as the Penguins travel to…
Read more »First to Four
Updated:Well, friends, it’s been a great run. Hasn’t it? The last two years. The Dumo beers. Olli Maatta getting sloppy…
Read more »Guentzel Making the Prospect of Life Without Crosby, Malkin Bearable
Updated:Over the last few years, people have started talking about life for the Penguins after Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin…
Read more »Pittsburgh, Behold your MVP: The enduring value of Evgeni Malkin
Updated:UPDATE: Malkin’s in. Rejoice. * * * As of this morning’s skate, the Penguins gave their standard answer on whether…
Read more »RECAP 53: Groundhog Day All Over Again
Even if you haven’t seen the movie “Groundhog Day” with Bill Murray (in which case, you should go do that)…
Read more »Fixing The Pittsburgh Penguins
It seems at this point that something must be wrong with the Penguins. They’re on the outside looking in at…
Read more »Oilers Postgame: Rinse & Repeat
Penguins 3 – Oilers 2 November has arrived, and with it, so have the Oilers, along with the very same…
Read more »Chris & Dan: Punching Kevin Shattenkirk Makes the Medicine Go Down
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Read more »Breaking Down the Penguins (Lack of) Top 6 Production So Far
In the early part of the 2017-2018 season, it’s been a bit of a mixed bag for the Pittsburgh Penguins….
Read more »Chris & Dan: Dreaming of a 3-Peat, Previewing the 2017-18 Penguins
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Read more »Der Kommissar’s In Town: Thoughts on Leon Draisaitl’s Deal
Last week, the Edmonton Oilers handed out the expected massive contract to center Leon Draisaitl. I’m a little late to…
Read more »Penguins Alumni and Players Weekend Nickname Jerseys!
Major League Baseball and its Players Association recently announced the much-ballyhooed Players Weekend which will take place August 25-27. For…
Read more »Happy Birthday Evgeni Malkin. Keep doing what you’re doing
“My record is Cups. If I win one more Cup, it’s my record. I don’t think about points. It’s only…
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