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Keys to Losing

Chaiwoman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:41:56 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Bill Guerin, Boston Bruins, Brooks Orpik, Chris Kunitz, Craig Adams, Dan Bylsma, Evgeni Malkin, Evgeni Nabokov, Hal Gill, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, L.A. Kings, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Madden, Mike Rupp, Murphy dump, neutral zone trap, Pascal Depuis, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Power Play, Rob Rossi, San Jose Sharks, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy

At a time when the Pittsburgh Penguins were off to a red hot start, hovering at the top of the league with only three losses in their first 14 games, some might wonder critically why the focus here would be on losing. The answer is no more evident than in the back-to-back losses over the...

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Sharpen Your Skates, It’s Hockey Time!

Paul — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:49:49 +0000

Categories: Features, News Digest

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Eric Tangradi, Evgeni Malkin, Hal Gill, Jay McKee, Jordan Staal, Luca Caputi, Matt Cooke, Max Talbot, Mellon Arena, Pascal Dupuis, Petr Sykora, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pre-Season, Prospects, Rob Scuderi, Stanley Cup, Training Camp, Tyler Kennedy

It’s hard to believe, but hockey season is just a little over 3 weeks away! Everything is about to shift back into high gear for the Penguins’ organization as 47 players and prospects report to training camp this Saturday, September 12th, when they will undergo physicals and fitness testing. Practice starts on Sunday at Mellon Arena...

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Penguins’ Mid-Summer Update

Paul — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:49:42 +0000

Categories: Announcements, Features, News Digest

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Bill Guerin, Chris Connor, Craig Adams, Evgeni Malkin, Hal Gill, Jay McKee, John Curry, Mathieu Garon, Mike Rupp, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ray Shero, Rob Scuderi, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup

It is another short off-season for the Pittsburgh Penguins, although this summer is much better than last for the players and their fans. A year ago, the team was licking the wounds of a Stanley Cup championship lost and the loss of a not so insignificant portion of their roster to other teams at season’s end. This summer,...

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A Date with Destiny

Chaiwoman — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:06:18 +0000

Categories: Features, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: AHL, Alex Goligoski, Alexander Ovechkin, Bill Guerin, Brooks Orpik, Chris Kunitz, Craig Adams, Dan Bylsma, Detroit Red Wings, Eric Goddard, Eric Staal, Evgeni Malkin, Gary Roberts, Hal Gill, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Marian Hossa, Mark Eaton, Mark Madden, Matt Cooke, Maxime Talbot, Mike Zigomanis, Miroslav Satan, Pascal Depuis, Paul Bissonnette, Petr Sykora, Philippe Boucher, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ray Shero, Rob Scuderi, Ruslan Fedotenko, Ryan Malone, Sergei Gonchar, Stanley Cup Finals 2008, Stanley Cup Finals 2009, Sudney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy

Hearken back… Stanley Cup Finals (2008)… The Pittsburgh Penguins found themselves like Cinderella at the ball, in the Stanley Cup Finals facing the storied and formidable Detroit Red Wings. For me, it might as well have been USA versus USSR in the 1980 Olympics, it was that gut-wrenching. We all felt the overwhelming crush of...

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Manhandled!! Pens Sweep Series 4-0

Chaiwoman — Wed, 27 May 2009 04:06:08 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Highlights, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: Bill Guerin, Brooks Orpik, Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Chris Kunitz, Craig Adams, Detroit Red Wings, Eastern Conference Finals, Eric Staal, Evgeni Malkin, Game 4, Hal Gill, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mario Lemieux, Maxime Talbot, Miroslav Satan, Philippe Boucher, Pittsburgh Penguins, Prince of Wales Cup, Rob Scuderi, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, The Stanley Cup, Tyler Kennedy

They got it done. The Pittsburgh Penguins did it differently this year in many ways, including allowing themselves to touch the Prince of Wales Cup. So did Mario Lemieux all those years ago–twice–and they went on to win the big one–Lord Stanley’s Cup. The Penguins bought into a system and a new coach’s philosophy and...

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Get One for the Sarge

Chaiwoman — Sat, 09 May 2009 16:35:17 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Highlights, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Bill Guerin, Blair Betts, Bruce Boudreau, Chris Kunitz, Dan Bylsma, Daniel Carcillo, Donald Brashear, Eastern Conference Semifinals, Evgeni Malkin, FSN-Pittsburgh, Game 4, Hal Gill, Jay Caulfield, Jordan Staal, Marc Eaton, Marc-Andre Fleury, Maxime Talbot, Michel Therrien, Miroslav Satan, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rob Scuderi, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Simeon Varlamov, Washington Capitals

On a high-intesity drama scale, the Eastern Conference Semifinals series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals continues to thrill. Game 4 saw a determined Penguins team once again at the mercy of the cruel humor of the Hockey Gods as another weird development put a Caps goal in the net only :36 into the...

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The Devil is in the Details: Pens 2–Caps 3

Chaiwoman — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:59:29 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Highlights, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Bill Guerin, Boyd Gordon, Brooks Laich, Brooks Orpik, center, Dan Bylsma, David Steckel, defenseman, Eastern Conference Semifinals, Evgeni Malkin, face-offs, Game 1, goalie, Hal Gill, hits, John Erskine, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Eaton, Matt Bradley, Matt Cooke, Maxime Talbot, Mike Green, Milan Jurcic, NBC, Niklas Backstrom, penalties, Petr Sykora, Pittsburgh Penguins, Power Play, Sergei Gonchar, shots, Sidney Crosby, Simeon Varlamov, Tyler Kennedy, Washington Capitals, wing

In Saturday afternoon’s opening salvo between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the thing that seemed to worry the NBC commentators most in the first period was the fact that the sponsors wouldn’t get to plug their products. Meanwhile, the rest of Hockey Nation was transfixed by the rattling pace...

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The “Shhhh” of Death

Chaiwoman — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:12:06 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Highlights, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: Bill Guerin, Chris Kunitz, Claude Giroux, Dan Bylsma, Daniel Briere, Daniel Carcillo, Detroit Red Wings, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Evgeni Malkin, Game 3, Game 6, Hal Gill, Jeff Carter, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Eaton, Martin Biron, Matt Cooke, Maxime Talbot, Mike Richards, Miroslav Satan, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Power Play, Rob Scuderi, Round 2, Ruslan Fedotenko, Scott Hartnell, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy

For all those Christopher Walken fans who remember him as the angel of death in Prophecy, watching Penguin Mad Max Talbot put an index finger to his lips, with a little knowing smile to the Philly fans as he said “shhhhhhh” was the the kiss of death for the Flyers. On the heels of a fight...

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Lucky Number 13

Chaiwoman — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:24:54 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Highlights, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: Bill Guerin, Chris Kunitz, Clause Giroux, Dan Bylsma, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Evgeni Malkin, Gary Roberts, Hal Gill, Jeff Carter, Kimmo Timonen, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Marian Hossa, Martin Biron, Maxime Talbot, Mike Knuble, Pascal Dupuis, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby

Fridays and the number 13 are traditionally viewed as a very unlucky combination, but it was a Friday night, and it was Number 13, Bill Guerin, who brought the luck to the team in game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals match-up against the Philadelphia Flyers. Game 2 had a decidedly different feel to it...

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Turning Up the Heat in a Hot Kitchen

Chaiwoman — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:36:19 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Highlights, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: Bill Guerin, Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes, Chris Kunitz, Dan Bylsma, Evgeni Malkin, Florida Panthers, Hal Gill, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Eaton, Matt Cooke, Michel Therrien, New Jersey Devils, Pascal Depuis, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rob Scuderi, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Tomas Vokoun, Tyler Kennedy

by Chaiwoman Pittsburgh Penguins’ radio color analyst Mike Lange is fond of saying “…to take the heat out of a hot kitchen” during harrowing defensive stands, but he may have to amend that slightly as the Pens and their opponents are fighting fire with fire. Penguins 6–Devils 1: The Pens cranked up the heat on...

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