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21 Jan

Penguins Face Uphill Battle as Injuries Mount

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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 [...]

17 Jan

Mid-Season Standings Depict League Parity

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With over half of the 2007-08 NHL season complete, a quick glance at the standings reveals the level of point-parity that exists across the league.  Just 11-points separate the league’s #3 team (San Jose Sharks at 57 points) and the #24 team (Edmonton Oilers at 46 points).  Only 2-teams, [...]

30 Dec

Penguins January 08 Preview

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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 [...]

18 Dec

Simon on Paid Leave, Suspension Likely

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New York Islanders’ Chris Simon was put on paid leave from the team on Monday following his attempt to injure Jarrko Ruutu in the Islanders’ loss to the Penguins on Saturday night.  The action was taken after a meeting between Simon and Islanders’ team management, and before league [...]

16 Dec

Good News From the Pens Locker Room

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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 [...]

09 Nov

Back in the Saddle

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Just a quick note to the regular readers of NHLPens.com.  I was out of town all week in San Diego and was unable to provide my normal level of site updates to include game previews and game recaps.  I spent all week in the Rancho Bernardo community that was [...]

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