Since the beginning of December, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been dealt their fare share of adversity.  Despite injuries to key elements of their lineup, they managed to overcome the struggles and put together a 16-6-1 record since December 1st.  They put together this impressive run despite losing their #1 goaltender, their #1 veteran, their #2 defenseman,…

I noted in my December Preview that if the Penguins could successfully build confidence off from the Thanksgiving Day win over the Ottawa Senators, that they could hit their stride and have the potential of picking up 18 of 28 possible points in December.  With their win over Buffalo on Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins finished December with…

Following their 3-2 road win over the New York Islanders, the Penguins held a players-only meeting in the locker room in which there was reportedly a lot of yelling.  Good.  There should have been.  The Penguins nearly botched a 5-minute powerplay at the end of the 3rd period by allowing the Islanders several key short-handed…