Tag: Pittsburgh Penguins
You’re a good man, Marc-Andre Fleury
This past Sunday evening, the only man to appear in 13 consecutive seasons in a Penguins uniform, found himself back…
Read more »The Penguins. The Expansion Draft. And You.
Wash the champagne out of your skin, Pittsburgh. Pick the confetti out of your car trunk and sandals. Because believe…
Read more »2016-17 Pittsburgh Penguins Prospect Report
Updated:The year has come to an end. The Pittsburgh Penguins are Stanley Cup Champions, the first ever champions to successfully…
Read more »Back to Back: Comparing 1992 & 2017 Penguins
First, a huge thanks to Pensblog’s Stephen S., for creating the awesome “Back to Back 2016-2017” graphic. Remember to check…
Read more »Sidney Crosby Isn’t Unlikeable
As the Penguins worked their way through the four circles of hell known as the Stanley Cup Playoffs one thing…
Read more »Mike Milbury Get’s The Business From A Nashville Fan After Penguins Win Stanley Cup
After last night’s drama-filled game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals Nashville fan were angry that they had lost the…
Read more »Back to Back: Stanley Cup Champs Facts & Figures
Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Penguins, five-time Stanley Cup Champions and winners for the second consecutive season. The 2016-2017 Penguins are…
Read more »Rating the Tonight Show’s 2017 Stanley Cup Final Superlatives
Every year, Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show awards some players of each Stanley Cup Final contender a “superlative.” He…
Read more »Sidney Crosby’s Amazing Game 5 Performance Proves He’s The Best In The World
When Sidney Crosby decides to elevate his game, there’s nothing that anyone can do to stop him. He is the…
Read more »Playoff goal scoring: Jake Guentzel & Rocket Richard, together at last
No matter what happens during the rest of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final, the astonishing achievements by Penguins forward Jake…
Read more »Only Pekka Rinne Can Save Nashville Predators From Early Stanley Cup Final Exit
The Nashville Predators system is working. They have dominated five-on-five play and puck possession in the first two games of the…
Read more »The Optional Skate EP 24: The Stanley Cup Final
This week’s episode is all about the end of the Stanley Cup playoffs! We discuss the Senators/Penguins Game 7 matchup…
Read more »Welcome Back, Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh, we’re back. For the second straight year, the Penguins are in the Stanley Cup Final. This year the road…
Read more »Know your enemy: Penguins can’t overlook Nashville D Ryan Ellis
Today is Christmas Eve for hockey fans in Western PA and Tennessee as the 2017 Stanley Cup Final begins tomorrow…
Read more »Stanley Cup Contenders: Nashville Predators Profile
After tonight’s game, we will know which team the Nashville Predators will match up against in their first-ever Stanley Cup…
Read more »Pat & Leah Have a Hockey Podcast – The New Two-Niner
[protected-iframe id=”66ad058a00b877bc0eeb09980933d3b2-114320562-50437453″ info=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/324366740″ ] Hey, you, Pens fan…can you name the Penguins fourth line from 1995? Whatever, obnoxious bandwagoner. We’re…
Read more »How The Ottawa Senators Can Upset The Pittsburgh Penguins In Game 7
Craig Anderson stopped 45 shots and Mike Hoffman scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period to lead the Ottawa…
Read more »Ain’t nobody gonna touch it: The Conference Trophy Curse Myth
Mario Lemieux touched the Prince of Wales Trophy twice. So did Sidney Crosby, and he’ll soon touch it for a…
Read more »Matt Murray Starting Over Marc-Andre Fleury Completely Shifts Series Momentum
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan made the right call. Starting goaltender Matt Murray in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final…
Read more »Should NHL Rules Be Drafted by Former Skilled Players?
Monday, during game two, at the 15:03 mark of the first period, Ottawa Senators defenseman Dion Phaneuf laid out Pittsburgh…
Read more »Roman helmets & other notable Pens – Sens playoff moments
If nothing else, the Senators have provided the Penguins with a dependable playoff foe – the two teams are squaring…
Read more »Crosby & concussions: What we know and don’t know
Unsurprisingly, Sidney Crosby was a major focal point in the Penguins traditional springtime triumph over Washington in the Stanley Cup…
Read more »Sabres Hire Botterill – Now What?
It has happened. The thing that Pens fans and quite a few media members have wrung hands and worried about…
Read more »Boucher: The Inherent Masochism Of Sports Fandom
It’s hard not to get caught up in the excitement of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Even if your team isn’t…
Read more »WBS Penguins Re-Sign Captain Tom Kostopolous To One-Year Extension
Guess who’s back. Back again. Tom is back. Tell a friend. That embarrassing lead aside, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have re-signed…
Read more »How are the Penguins leading “dominant” Caps 2-0?
Nearly 36 hours after the Penguins defeated the Capitals 6-2 on Saturday night to take a 2-0 Second Round series…
Read more »Ca$h me ou$$ide: End-of-game playoff fines & suspensions
On Thursday, Pittsburgh and Washington will meet for their tenth series all-time in the Stanley Cup playoffs with the Pens…
Read more »Maatta/Daley – Actually Not Bad?
Heading into the Penguins first-round playoff series against the Columbus Blue Jackets there was one defense pairing that made every…
Read more »Pat & Leah Have A Hockey Podcast – Up-To-Date?
[protected-iframe id=”a678288a04f63eb4d8998a5d44fdf8e9-114320562-50437453″ info=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/318734402″ ] We recorded before/during another game. So we were unaware of the series clincher. We talk Pens…
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