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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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Opening Salvos

Chaiwoman — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:03:37 +0000

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

Tags: Bill Guerin, Brooks Orpik, Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes, Chris Kunitz, Craig Adams, Dan Bylsma, Donald Brashear, Eric Godard, Eric Staal, Evgeni Malkin, Jay McKee, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mario Lemieux, Matt Cooke, Mike Rupp, Milan Michalek, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Pascal Depuis, Pascal Leclaire, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ray Whitney, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Tom Barrasso, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tyler Kennedy

The Pittsburgh Penguins opened their 2009-10 season with their first back-to-back set of games, and their double-dose of New York opponents were chomping at the bit to get at the Kings of the Hill. A home-opener of cosmic proportions ensued with the raising of the Stanley Cup banner for the last time in the Igloo. It...

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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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The Hockey Gods Must Be Crazy

Chaiwoman — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:33:05 +0000

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

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Alexander Ovechkin, Bill Guerin, Chris Kunitz, Craig Adams, Dan Bylsma, David Steckel, Eastern Conference Semifinals, Evgeni Malkin, Game 5, Game 6, Game 7, Hockey Gods, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Madden, Matt Cooke, Maxime Talbot, Miroslav Satan, Pascal Depuis, Philippe Boucher, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rob Rossi, Ruslan Fedotenko, Ryan Malone, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Simeon Varlamov, Tom Poti, Tyler Kennedy, Washington Capitals

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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Band of Brothers: Pens 3-Caps 2 OT

Chaiwoman — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:26:33 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Opinion

Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Chris Kunitz, Dan Bylsma, Detroit Red Wings, Eastern Conference Semifinals, Evgeni Malkin, Game 3, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Pascal Depuis, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup, Tyler Kennedy, Washington Capitals

“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;/For he to-day that sheds his blood with me,/Shall be my brother…”–King Henry before the battle of Agincourt, Henry V by William Shakespeare. While many hockey fans might not be familiar with this quote from one of William Shakespeare’s plays, it marks a great speech made by a...

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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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