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Righting the Ship…

Chaiwoman — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:10:38 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Highlights, Opinion, Previews

Tags: Brayden Schenn, Brian Strait, Brooks Orpik, Chris Kunitz, Claude Giroux, Dan Bylsma, Danny Briere, Evgeni Malkin, Ilya Bryzgalov, Jakub Voracek, James Neal, Jaromir Jagr, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Matt Carle, Matt Niskanen, Maxime Talbot, Mike Milberry, New York Islanders, Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Scott Hartnell, Sean Couturier, Sergei Bobrovsky, Sidney Crosby, Simon Depres, Wayne Simmonds

The road to redemption began on April 18, 2012, in Philadelphia with a do-or-die situation for the Pittsburgh Penguins as they found themselves 0-3 in the #4/#5-Seed series. To be sure, this has to be one of the most bizarre series in Penguin history if not in the NHL’s history. It has left longtime hockey...

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The First Baker’s Dozen

Chaiwoman — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:21:41 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Opinion

Tags: AHL, Boston Bruins, Brent Johnson, Brooks Orpik, Deryk Engelland, Detroit Red Wings, Eastern Conference, Evgeni Malkin, James Neal, Joe Morrow, Joe Vitale, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mario Lemieux, Mat Niskanen, Matt Cooke, Max Talbot, Montreal Canadiens, National Hockey League, New York Islanders, Phil Kessel, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Richard Park, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Steve Sullivan, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, Wilkes-Barre

The first thirteen games reveal the Pittsburgh Penguins sitting on top of the Eastern Conference and the League (8-3-2, 18 points) after a grueling opening schedule without Sidney Crosby and a still somewhat fragile Evgeni Malkin, but there is no panic in this team. They’ve been down this road many times before, and if anything can...

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Without Max….

Paul — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:46:12 +0000

Categories: Features, Opinion

Tags: Marc-Andre Fleury, Max Talbot, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ray Shero, Sidney Crosby

To say that I was upset when the Penguins opted not to re-sign Max Talbot over the summer would be an understatement. I mean, without Max, who will “shhh” the opposing team’s fans at a pivotal point in a playoff series? Without Max, who will beat the piss out of Marc-Andre Fleury on the runway...

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True Grit

Chaiwoman — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 03:34:22 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Highlights, Opinion

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Arron Asham, Brandon Prust, Brent Johnson, Bridgestone Winter Classic, Brooks Orpik, Buffalo Sabres, Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes, Chris Conner, Chris Kunitz, Craig Adams, Deryk Engelland, Dustin Jeffrey, Evgeni Malkin, Henrik Lundqvist, Jordan Staal, Mark Letestu, Martin Brodeur, Matt Cooke, Max Talbot, Mike Rupp, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL All-Star break, Pascal Dupuis, Paul Martin, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rick DiPietro, Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy, Tyler Myers, Washington Capitals, Zbynek Michalek, Zenon Konopka

This has been uncharted territory in the story of the Pittsburgh Penguins – a team without both its superstars, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Worse still, it couldn’t have come at a more critical part of the hockey season when teams are battling for the top eight spots in conference play, jockeying for positions almost...

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Man “Dis-”advantage?

Chaiwoman — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:43:28 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Opinion

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Bill Guerin, Calgary Flames, Chris Kunitz, Cory Stillman, Dallas Stars, Dwayne Roloson, Edmonton Oilers, Evgeni Malkin, Florida Panthers, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Mark Eaton, Matt Cooke, Mike Kiprosoff, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ruslan Fedotenko, Scott Hartnell, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy

During the holiday season, how could anyone look little Virginia in the eye and say, “Yes, there is a Santa Claus” when all we really, really, really wanted for Christmas was a power play, and he didn’t deliver? I don’t know about anyone else, but I wanted it just as badly as that bespectacled...

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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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The Russian Nightmare: Pens 7 – ‘Canes 4

Chaiwoman — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:28:36 +0000

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

Tags: Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes, Chad LaRose, Chris Kunitz, Dan Bylsma, Dave Hanson, Dennis Seidenberg, Eastern Conference Finals, Eric Staal, Evgeni Malkin, Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Jordan Staal, Jussi Jokinen, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Maxime Talbot, Miroslav Satan, Patrick Eaves, Paul Maurice, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ryan Bayda, Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy, Washington Capitals

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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One in the Can: Pens 3 – ‘Canes 2

Chaiwoman — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:26:26 +0000

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

Tags: Alexander Ovechkin, Brooks Orpik, Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes, Eastern Conference Finals, Eric Cole, Eric Staal, Evgeni Malkin, Game 1, Game 2, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury, Miroslav Satan, Philadelphia Flyers, Philippe Boucher, Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup, Washington Capitals

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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Get One for the Sarge

Chaiwoman — Sat, 09 May 2009 16:35:17 +0000

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

Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Bill Guerin, Blair Betts, Bruce Boudreau, Chris Kunitz, Dan Bylsma, Daniel Carcillo, Donald Brashear, Eastern Conference Semifinals, Evgeni Malkin, FSN-Pittsburgh, Game 4, Hal Gill, Jay Caulfield, Jordan Staal, Marc Eaton, Marc-Andre Fleury, Maxime Talbot, Michel Therrien, Miroslav Satan, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rob Scuderi, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Simeon Varlamov, Washington Capitals

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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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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