Tag: Pittsburgh Penguins
Dying Alive: “I really want to know if Milan has good breadsticks.”
Updated:[protected-iframe id=”4f8a34fc288437ff39bd8c95374384f9-142507471-50437453″ info=”https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/685897669%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-yz3xE&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ scrolling=”no”] Welcome back to Dying Alive! Hockey is right around the corner and before it…
Read more »Preseason Game 2: Getting A Legare Up, Pens Win 4-1
It’s almost here. You can feel it in the air. It’s a little bit crisper. The days are getting ever…
Read more »Marcus Pettersson Agrees to One Year Extension
Updated:When Jim Rutherford pulled the trigger in December on sending out the extremely underwhelming Daniel Sprong to bring in…
Read more »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…
Read more »Jumbo Joe Thornton (40) Inks A Deal To Play His 22nd Season
Updated:San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson filled the last piece of the puzzle just before training camp starts. According to…
Read more »Ben Lovejoy announces retirement at age 35
Updated:National Hockey League veteran defenseman Ben Lovejoy of Concord, NH announced his retirement on Wednesday at the age of 35. Lovejoy…
Read more »Minnesota Wild Hire Bill Guerin as General Manager
Updated:Almost a month ago, the Minnesota Wild made its biggest ‘splash’ of the 2019 off season by firing Paul Fenton…
Read more »Bill Guerin Hired as Wild GM
Updated:BREAKING: #mnwild have finally found a high-scoring right-shot forward Sources say #penguins asst GM Bill Guerin will be named the…
Read more »Another One: Chris Kunitz Announces His Retirement Too
Updated:After 15 full seasons (plus parts of two others), 4 Stanley Cups, and an Olympic Gold Medal, Chris Kunitz announced…
Read more »Oilers Trade John Marino To Penguins
The Edmonton Oilers, for the second Friday in a row, have made a trade. The club has dealt the rights…
Read more »Dying Alive: “How do ya do, Mario Lemieux?”
Updated:[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/655558280?secret_token=s-Dc8Qy” params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Pour one out for Mike, he wasn’t able to make this recording. Thanks…
Read more »Pens Agree To Terms with Zach Aston-Reese
Updated:With Zach Aston-Reese’s arbitration hearing scheduled for today, GMJR and the Penguins took it down to the wire before settling…
Read more »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 »UND Hockey: Greg Johnson Passes Away
Updated:(Photo Credit: UND Athletics). On Monday, University of North Dakota Hockey fans received some bad news. UND’s all-time leading scorer…
Read more »Matt Cullen retires from the Pittsburgh Penguins at age 42
One of the National Hockey League’s most underrated ironmen retired on Wednesday at the age of 42. Matt Cullen of…
Read more »FATHER’S DAY: Matt Cullen Calls It A Career
Updated:If you, like me, don’t follow depth players around the league as closely as you should, when the Penguins signed…
Read more »BREAKING: Mike Sullivan Extends Contract
Updated:Happy Friday, gang. GMJR continues to get some business done, extending HCMS for four more years to squash any fears…
Read more »Brandon Tanev And The Myth of Needing To Be Active on July 1
Updated:With NHL Free Agency opening yesterday, big decisions, big terms, and big money were made across the league, including some…
Read more »Dying Alive: “If you think you got me, you’re dumb.”
Updated:[protected-iframe id=”65d68025f0b4a85d1ad224a0b045ed54-142507471-50437453″ info=”https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/645018027%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-SmHNS&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ scrolling=”no”] …and we’re back! The Penguins traded Phil Kessel. Why is Jim Rutherford doing what…
Read more »MONDAY READER: The Epic That Was Three Straight Penguins-Capitals Series
As fans of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the second round in 2016, 2017 and 2018 were some stressful times. We went…
Read more »FREE AGENCY TRACKER: Pens Sign Brandon Tanev
Updated:Following his trading of Phil Kessel for Alex Galchenyuk on Saturday night, the Penguins and GM Jim Rutherford opened up…
Read more »Kessel vs. Galchenyuk: A Detailed Look At The Newest Penguin
Last night, the drama finally came to an end. Jim Rutherford moved on from Phil Kessel, sending him to Arizona…
Read more »Penguins trade Phil Kessel to the Coyotes
Updated:There was a significant trade in the National Hockey League on Saturday. According to the Associated Press, the Pittsburgh Penguins…
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 »Schedule Released, 2019 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees, and Other Stuff
Updated:It’s just been one of those action-packed days around the NHL today, folks. First, Brooks Orpik’s carcass finally announced its…
Read more »Brooks Orpik Calls It A Career After 16 Seasons
Updated:The year is 2000. You’re listening to Vertical Horizon and Matchbox Twenty on your Sony Walkman after you heard about…
Read more »Penguins Prospect Summer Round-Up
Updated:Last weekend, the Penguins added five players to their prospect cupboard. I did a quick hit on Friday about their…
Read more »Pensblog Predictions Revisited
Updated:The doldrums of the summer are upon us and with the Awards Show happening and finally wrapping up the 2018-19…
Read more »Five Options for the Penguins with the 21st Pick
Updated:The Penguins have the 21st overall pick in the draft this year. And while I’m still not convinced they’re going…
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