NHLPens.comMiroslav Satan | NHLPens.com http://nhlpens.com a Pittsburgh Penguins Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:00:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 A Date with Destiny http://nhlpens.com/a-date-with-destiny/ http://nhlpens.com/a-date-with-destiny/#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 19:06:18 +0000 Chaiwoman http://nhlpens.com/?p=1040

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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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]]> http://nhlpens.com/a-date-with-destiny/feed/ 0 Manhandled!! Pens Sweep Series 4-0 http://nhlpens.com/manhandled-pens-sweep-series-4-0/ http://nhlpens.com/manhandled-pens-sweep-series-4-0/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 04:06:08 +0000 Chaiwoman http://nhlpens.com/?p=1033

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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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]]> http://nhlpens.com/manhandled-pens-sweep-series-4-0/feed/ 0 The Russian Nightmare: Pens 7 – ‘Canes 4 http://nhlpens.com/the-russian-nightmare-pens-7-canes-4/ http://nhlpens.com/the-russian-nightmare-pens-7-canes-4/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 02:28:36 +0000 Chaiwoman http://nhlpens.com/?p=1005

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In the eye of a white-out Game 2 storm, a flurry of towels and tinfoiled knuckles on a pseudo-Hanson brother with the real Dave Hanson in attendance, there was truly something in the air at Mellon Arena on Thursday night. The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Carolina Hurricanes shed the Game 1 pleasantries, and with the honeymoon...

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]]> http://nhlpens.com/the-russian-nightmare-pens-7-canes-4/feed/ 2 One in the Can: Pens 3 – ‘Canes 2 http://nhlpens.com/one-in-the-ca-g/ http://nhlpens.com/one-in-the-ca-g/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 04:26:26 +0000 Chaiwoman http://nhlpens.com/?p=997

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Game 1 in a playoff series is always a little surreal. Both teams come out  sizing each other up, testing the waters, getting a feel for how they will set the tempo they want to set and executing. Given the hellfire and brimstone of Pittsburgh’s first two series versus the Flyers and Capitals respectively, Monday...

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]]> http://nhlpens.com/one-in-the-ca-g/feed/ 0 The Hockey Gods Must Be Crazy http://nhlpens.com/the-hockey-gods-must-be-craz/ http://nhlpens.com/the-hockey-gods-must-be-craz/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 03:33:05 +0000 Chaiwoman http://nhlpens.com/?p=977

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Like gambling junkies sitting at the one-armed bandits in Vegas, the Hockey Gods simply had to go just one more time. They were unable to let the arguably frenetic series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals end in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. If Game 5 had been weird enough as Tom...

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]]> http://nhlpens.com/the-hockey-gods-must-be-craz/feed/ 0 Get One for the Sarge http://nhlpens.com/get-one-for-the-sarge/ http://nhlpens.com/get-one-for-the-sarge/#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 16:35:17 +0000 Chaiwoman http://nhlpens.com/?p=967

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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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]]> http://nhlpens.com/get-one-for-the-sarge/feed/ 0 The “Shhhh” of Death http://nhlpens.com/the-shhhh-of-death/ http://nhlpens.com/the-shhhh-of-death/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:12:06 +0000 Chaiwoman http://nhlpens.com/?p=915

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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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]]> http://nhlpens.com/the-shhhh-of-death/feed/ 12 Penguins Find Something to Build On http://nhlpens.com/penguins-find-something-to-build-on/ http://nhlpens.com/penguins-find-something-to-build-on/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:08:37 +0000 Paul http://nhlpens.com/?p=615

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The Pittsburgh Penguins put an end to the Philadelphia Flyers 8-game home winning streak, but more importantly found something to build upon in notably well-coached and well-executed 4-2 win over their cross-state rivals.  Despite giving up an early goal on a botched play by Marc-Andre Fleury, the Penguins quickly regained their composure and put up...

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]]> http://nhlpens.com/penguins-find-something-to-build-on/feed/ 0 Penguins Nip Sabres in OT on Controversial Goal by Crosby http://nhlpens.com/penguins-nip-sabres-in-ot-on-controversial-goal-by-crosby/ http://nhlpens.com/penguins-nip-sabres-in-ot-on-controversial-goal-by-crosby/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:08:13 +0000 Paul http://nhlpens.com/?p=585

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The Pittsburgh Penguins came back from a 2-goal defecit against the Buffalo Sabres to force the extra frame and then won the game 4-3 on a controversial overtime goal by Sidney Crosby.  The game-winning goal which was deflected in by Crosby looked as if it may have hit his stick above the crossbar (high stick),...

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]]> http://nhlpens.com/penguins-nip-sabres-in-ot-on-controversial-goal-by-crosby/feed/ 0 Penguins Uninspired in 7-3 Loss to Leafs http://nhlpens.com/penguins-uninspired-in-7-3-loss-to-leafs/ http://nhlpens.com/penguins-uninspired-in-7-3-loss-to-leafs/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:43:52 +0000 Paul http://nhlpens.com/?p=581

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The Pittsburgh Penguins found themselves in very unfamiliar territory on Saturday night as the Mellon Arena’s “standing-room only” crowd showered them with boos during a sloppy, undisciplined, and uninspired 7-3 loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs.  With the Penguins being outshot 33-13 through the first 2-periods, Marc-Andre Fleury was given little help from his teammates...

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