by Angie Carducci | Apr 12, 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins
The core, brought back at bargain contracts for the chance to make one more run at the Stanley Cup, did their part. Sidney Crosby? At age 35, he didn’t miss a game and put together a season worthy of MVP consideration with 91 points (33G, 58A) in 81 games. Evgeni...
by Angie Carducci | Mar 4, 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins
The NHL trade deadline is report card day of sorts for the league’s 32 general managers. The media and, perhaps most importantly, the ticket-buying fans hand out grades on how well the person entrusted with the wellbeing of their franchise did in improving their...
by Angie Carducci | Feb 27, 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins
If you started watching Pittsburgh Penguins hockey in the Sidney Crosby era, you missed the late 1980s, when a young Mario Lemieux captained the team but the organization was still a couple of years – and a significantly better front office – away from its first...
by Angie Carducci | Dec 31, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins
How does a team with no shortage of multi-time Stanley Cup winners forget how to win? No, the Penguins haven’t gone the entirety of the 2022-23 season without winning. They’re still over .500, in fact, with a 19-10-6 record, good for 44 points, third place in the...
by Angie Carducci | Dec 1, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins
Kris Letang is a special defenseman. With rare offensive instincts, he’s at No. 31 on the NHL’s all-time scoring list at his position. Only two active blueliners have more points (145G, 517A, 662P), and only four – including Bobby Orr – rank higher with fewer games...
by Bob Fina | Nov 30, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers, Photo Galleries, Pittsburgh Penguins
Tristan Jarry #35 of the Pittsburgh Penguins shoots the puck during the warm-ups Bryan Rust #17 of the Pittsburgh Penguins with a moustache for Movember Josh Archibald #15 of the Pittsburgh Penguins smiles during the warm-ups Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh...
