Tag: Jack Johnson
BREAKING: Penguins To Buy Out Jack Johnson
Just over 2 years ago, Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford made a mistake everyone that had been paying attention to…
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The Reality of Loyalty 2.0
Updated:In the not-to-distant past, Josh and I used to run a blog called Penguins Sauce. In the aftermath of Brooks…
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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…
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NHL hockey seems determined to return this Saturday in the midst of a global pandemic with some freakish tournament reminiscent of that…
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Do The Penguins Have a Justin Schultz Problem?
Updated:Heading into yesterday’s Trade Deadline, GM Jim Rutherford has stated his priorities: a depth forward and, depending on the latest…
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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…
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SEASON PREVIEW: Is This Really Going To Be The Penguins Blue Line?
Updated:Barring an extraordinary trade or some exemplary training camp standout performance (looking your way, Juuso), the Penguins blue line is…
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A Team In The Wilderness: How Did The Penguins Get Here?
Updated:So, I wanted to write this for a while, but I also wanted to let the dust settle and collect…
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….
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SEASON ROUNDUP: The Good and the Bad of Olli Maatta
Updated:Aside from Phil Kessel, one name that is pretty consistently mentioned as Trade Bait for the Penguins this offseason is…
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Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire: Pens Reportedly In Talks to Trade Kessel, Jack Johnson to Minnesota for Jason Zucker, Victor Rask
Updated:Well, we all know it’s coming. We all know Phil Kessel is getting traded this summer. There’s more than enough…
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The Real Story Behind Jack Johnson’s Stats
Updated:Last Tuesday, we took a look at some numbers surrounding Kris Letang this season. In short, Letang has been nothing…
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Happy B-Day Sid! Old videos of Crosby and Johnson chatting up teenage womenfolk
Updated:The captain turns thirty-one today and is about to embark on his fourteenth NHL season. Time flies. Sidney Crosby stopped…
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Inside the money, Part 2: Comparing older defensemen by GAR and contracts
Updated:We were given a gift from the heavens last Friday. Capitals sign Tom Wilson. Six year contract, $5.17 million AAV….
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Inside the money, Part 1: Jack Johnson’s contract vs. future production
Updated:It’s been ten days since defenseman Jack Johnson signed with the Penguins for $16.25-million over the next 5 years. The…
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20 Things Worse than the Penguins (Potentially) Signing Jack Johnson
Updated:Just a list of some of the things other fanbases have dealt with this summer that we haven’t to remind…
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Oilers Scouting Blue Jackets/Sabres
With the Edmonton Oilers’ season hanging on by a thread, the club appears desperate to try and find some answers…
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Game Recap: Lightning Lose Fifth In Six Tries 3-1
On the night Martin St. Louis‘ number was retired the Tampa Bay Lightning (20-20-4) played one period and phoned the…
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The Truly Unexpected with the Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets are on fire, and everything seems to be in order as to why. The team’s record…
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Two Blazing Takes: Lukas Sedlak deserves your attention
The Blue Jackets are winning games but they have been doing it with a little bit of puck luck. Who…
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