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 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...
by Angie Carducci | Oct 1, 2019 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Two days before the start of their regular season, the Penguins finalized their 23-man roster Tuesday. Twenty are players who skated for Pittsburgh last year, along with new forwards Alex Galchenyuk (acquired from Arizona in the Phil Kessel trade), Dominik Kahun...
by Angie Carducci | Jun 30, 2019 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Ever since the Penguins were swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the New York Islanders, it’s been clear they wouldn’t be returning the same team in October. The past two early playoff exits were simply not acceptable to a franchise that’s in perennial...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 11, 2019 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
On paper, the challenge for the Penguins seemed clear as they entered their first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders. How would the NHL’s sixth highest-scoring team crack a system that, under first-year head coach Barry Trotz, allowed the fewest goals...
