by Angie Carducci | Apr 17, 2017 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins
There’s a very big difference between a 2-1 series deficit and a 3-0 one. Close the gap to 2-1 and you’re right back in the postseason. Go down by three, however, and your margin of error shrinks to zero. With the stakes that high, the 2-0 Penguins expected the...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 15, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
You couldn’t blame the Blue Jackets if Sid and the Kids are in their heads. Columbus came out for Game 2 of their first-round series in Pittsburgh with another strong start, firing the first nine shots at goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. Fleury, still in for the injured...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 13, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
From the time their first-round playoff opponent started coming into focus, the Penguins knew what they were getting from the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Blue Jackets, as always, would try to establish a physical game. They’d bring a heavy forecheck, pressure the...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 8, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The calvary isn’t coming. But if you’re writing off the Pittsburgh Penguins’ chance of defending their Stanley Cup without their most important defenseman, they plan to do their best to prove you wrong. “We’ve talked to our group all year long about this, and I think...
by Angie Carducci | Mar 27, 2017 | Homepage, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
As a hockey player, Marc-Andre Fleury has pedigree. Drafted first overall by the Penguins in 2003, he claimed the starting netminder’s job in 2005-06 and kept it for a decade. He sealed the franchise’s third Stanley Cup when he slid across the crease to deny Detroit’s...
by Angie Carducci | Mar 19, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Not everyone proves to be the right fit alongside arguably the best hockey player in the world. It takes speed to keep up with Sidney Crosby. It takes hockey IQ. And being a little crafty doesn’t hurt. Those attributes have been true of some of Crosby’s most...
