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Never Say Die

Chaiwoman — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:25:14 +0000

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

Tags: Bash Brothers, Bill Guerin, Brooks Orpik, Chris Kunitz, Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings, Evgeni Malkin, Game 5, Game 6, Game 7, Henrik Zetterberg, Johan Franzen, Jordan Staal, Kris Draper, Marc-Andre Fleury, Marian Hossa, Matt Cooke, Pavel Datsyuk, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rob Scuderi, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sergei Gonchar, Stanley Cup Finals, Tomas Holmstrom, Tyler Kennedy

It was do or die for the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Detroit Red Wings, and the Penguins, rebounding from a 5-0 blasting in Detroit on Saturday, live to fight one more day. After Game 5 and in the two days leading up to Game 6, the Penguins...

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Race to 4 in High Gear

Chaiwoman — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:26:56 +0000

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

Tags: Brian Rafalski, Brooks Orpik, Chris Kunitz, Chris Osgood, Dan Bylsma, Detroit Red Wings, Evgeni Malkin, Game 3, Game 4, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury, Marian Hossa, Matt Cooke, Maxime Talbot, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rob Scuderi, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup Finals, Tyler Kennedy, Washington Capitals

A Penguin win in Game 4 of the Stanley Cups Finals Thursday night changes the complexion of the series. The fourth game in six nights seemed to take its toll on the Detroit Red Wings, but it could be argued that the Wings were beginning to feel the effects back in the latter part of...

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Keeping the Faith–Who’s Giving Up?

Chaiwoman — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:45:53 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: Bill Guerin, Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes, Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings, Eastern Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, Evgeni Malkin, Game 1, Game 2, Henrik Zetterberg, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury, Marian Hossa, Pascal Dupuis, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sidney Crosby, Simeon Varlamov, Stanley Cup Finals, Washington Capitals

Certainly not the Pittsburgh Penguins. Anyone disheartened by the 2 games to none deficit that the Penguins face has a pretty short memory and needs to take heart: Remember the Caps. For a little perspective, compare not only how close both teams were on the superstats sheets. Compare the stats of the Caps versus those...

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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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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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Penguins Limp Towards Free Agency

Paul — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:49:24 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Brooks Orpik, Draft, Evgeni Malkin, Free Agency, Marc-Andre Fleury, Marian Hossa, Off-Season, Pittsburgh Penguins, Player Contracts, Ryan Malone, Salary Cap, Trade

With just a few days to go before the July 1st opening of the free agency market, the Penguins have so far failed to complete any of their post-season priorities. It was no secret that the Penguins wanted to lock up a long-term deal with Marian Hossa, re-sign Brooks Orpik, and tender a trade prior...

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Off-Season Contract Activities Heating Up

Paul — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:05:46 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Brooks Orpik, Evgeni Malkin, Marc-Andre Fleury, Marian Hossa, Off-Season, Pittsbrugh Penguins, Player Contracts, Ryan Malone

The Pittsburgh Penguins have a lot of work to do in the off-season to attempt to keep their core team together with the constraints of the salary cap as 12-players head to unrestricted free agency in a little over two weeks on July 1st. This week, Ray Shero started to set the table by prioritizing...

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Penguins Beat Detroit in Triple-Overtime Thriller!

Paul — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:07:09 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Adam Hall, Detroit Red Wings, Game Recap, Injury, Marc-Andre Fleury, Marian Hossa, Max Talbot, Penguins Win, Petr Sykora, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoffs, Ryan Malone, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup, Video

With less than a minute to go in regulation, it looked like the Stanley Cup would be skated around the rink inside of Joe Louis Arena. The Detroit Red Wings had posted a come from behind rally and scored 2-goals in the 3rd period to put them 1-goal ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins (3-2). But...

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Game 4 Loss Spells Trouble For Penguins

Paul — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:47:54 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Audio, Detroit Red Wings, Evgeni Malkin, Game Recap, Marc-Andre Fleury, Marian Hossa, Palyoffs, Penguins Lose, Photos, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup, Video

In our series preview, we noted that this year’s Stanley Cup Finals would be a battle of experience versus youth. Right now, experience has the strong upper hand as the Pittsburgh Penguins lost Game 4 to the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 2-1, and now trail 3-1 in the series. The Red Wings...

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Penguins Come Alive, Beat Red Wings 3-2

Paul — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:57:29 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Detroit Red Wings, Marc-Andre Fleury, Marian Hossa, Penguins Win, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoffs, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup

At last, we witnessed the level of competition that we had originally anticipated between these two great teams! After a 2-game slumber party, the Pittsburgh Penguins awoke at Mellon Arena and became the team that went 12-2 to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals. After going scoreless in the first 2-games, the Penguins scored...

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