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Chris & Dan: Punching Kevin Shattenkirk Makes the Medicine Go Down

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/347567387″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”300″ iframe=”true” /] They said Evgeni Malkin wasn’t playing well. Hell, even Geno said so. Then…

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Pushing the boundaries: Where will NHL talent come from next?

The 2017-18 Penguins opening night roster featured players from six different countries, as diverse as any of the NHL’s 31…

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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….

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Chris & Dan: We’re Living in Ryan Reaves’ World Now

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/346506828″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”300″ iframe=”true” /] It was a weird start to the season… The Penguins showed us their…

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Chris & Dan: Dreaming of a 3-Peat, Previewing the 2017-18 Penguins

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/345576654″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”300″ iframe=”true” /] What’s up everybody. As you might have read in Rich’s State of the…

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Recap 01: It’s a New Season!

First off, let’s start with the most important thing that happened tonight before the game even started. The Penguins got…

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2017-18 Rendition of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins May Be Best Yet

As it currently stands, there are no rookies on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ training camp roster. Notable names such as defenseman…

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Singing the Blues: Jagr (and his cat) to visit Pittsburgh?

No earth-shattering developments occurred during 2017-18 Penguins pre-season. Tom Sestito and Jay McClement are off the roster; all is right…

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The Penguins, The White House And A Possible Knee

The OilersRig is, as the URL states, an Edmonton Oilers site but what I’m presenting to you my dear reader…

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Stop Complaining About the Increase in Power Plays

If you’ve watched even a period of pre-season NHL hockey this year, you’ve probably noticed something…different. That something isn’t new…

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Pens Sign G Alex D’Orio, Others From Tourney To Follow?

Well, some say the prospects tournaments are usually useless in terms of telling who is good, who is bad, which…

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9/11: Flight 93, Shanksville and hockey’s shared grief

9/11. Nine-eleven. September 11. For sixteen years, 9/11 – two simple numbers spoken consecutively – have become synonymous with the…

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Whose Third Line Is It Anyway?

Let’s play a game! It’s called who is going to center the Penguins bottom two lines on Opening Night of…

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Roster Announced For Pittsburgh Penguins’ Participation In 2017 Rookie Tourney

The Pittsburgh Penguins are gonna be in Buffalo for the weekend as they participate in yet another rookie tournament. Last…

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Rethinking the NHL: Expanded league needs more awards

Here is the second of a few outside-the-box ideas on how the NHL could improve. August 14 – Rethinking the…

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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…

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Rethinking the NHL: Your South Conference Champion Penguins?

We’ve reached the dog days of the NHL off-season where we are equally as far away from the captain hoisting…

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My Day with the Cup: Back to back. You mad bro?

What if i told you that Sid the Kid has exceeded all hyped up expectations? That Evgeni Malkin isn’t a…

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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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Penguins Arbitration (Avoidance) Profile: Conor Sheary

With an arbitration date scheduled for this Friday, August 4, the local men’s professional ice hockey club and left wing Conor…

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Video: Chris Kunitz On Becoming A Bolt

Forward Chris Kunitz meets the local media to discuss his decision to join the Tampa Bay Lightning. [protected-iframe id=”5a731df7199ed2c957fbeebc12b7401a-114320562-46289989″ info=”https://www.nhl.com/lightning/video/embed/kunitz-on-joining-the-lightning/t-277437434/c-52420203?autostart=false”…

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Tampa Bay Lightning Sign Veteran Forward Chris Kunitz

The Tampa Bay Lightning got its coveted top-nine winger by signing veteran Chris Kunitz to a one-year, $2 million contract….

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Daniel Sprong is ready to go

Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Daniel Sprong is raring to join the NHL club that has won two Stanley Cups in a…

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Ryan Reaves: Penguins protector or mediocre anchor?

Before you do anything else to start off your week, read Pensblog Pat‘s solid article on the Ryan Reaves trade….

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