by Angie Carducci | Jan 14, 2021 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
One game into the 2020-21 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ reconfigured roster has a little reconfiguring to do. With just a weeklong training camp on which to base new line combinations, defensive pairings and special teams, the Penguins did strike some gold. Their...
by Angie Carducci | Jan 1, 2021 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
When the Penguins were ushered out of the Toronto bubble in four games last August – technically not even making the playoffs as the Montreal Canadiens bounced them in the qualifying round – GM Jim Rutherford spoke candidly of his disappointment with how his team had...
by Neal McHale | Dec 30, 2020 | Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Homepage, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals
On the eve of the opening of camp around parts of the league with the rest not far behind, there’s reason for excitement as the 2020-21 season is upon us. There’s still a long way to go on the execution and (fingers crossed) completion of a regular season...
by Neal McHale | Aug 9, 2020 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
If there’s one thing that makes me want to call the qualifying round, or round-of-24, part of the actual playoffs and not just the manufactured (albiet entertaining) tournament designated to decide the fate of “bubble” teams, it’s the Edmonton...
by Angie Carducci | Aug 8, 2020 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
When the Penguins’ season ended Friday, it looked like this. A turnover from normally reliable fourth-liner Brandon Tanev to the stick of Montreal’s Paul Byron, then four white jerseys standing in front of goaltender Tristan Jarry, all of them neglecting to cover the...
by Angie Carducci | Aug 6, 2020 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins
For the first time in his career, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will play a meaningful hockey game on his Aug. 7 birthday. It couldn’t be much more meaningful, as it turns out, as his fifth-seeded club now faces elimination at the hands of the 12th-seeded Montreal...