by Neal McHale | Jun 27, 2016 | Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
All things considered, it was a relatively quiet weekend from Buffalo. While there were some bits and pieces of action between the two days and seven rounds, it didn’t exactly match up against the hype in the days and hours prior to the opening of the draft with...
by Angie Carducci | Jun 26, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Just over a week removed from their victory parade, the Pittsburgh Penguins have started taking off for their offseason homes and summer vacations, the reward for the months-long grind that culminated in the franchise’s fourth Stanley Cup championship. For Jim...
by Angie Carducci | May 23, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
On a night when pro wrestler Shawn Michaels, the original Heartbreak Kid, came to Pittsburgh in honor of the Penguins’ HBK line, the Tampa Bay Lightning broke the Penguins’ hearts instead. In a span of 1:31 to end the first period of Game 5 and start the second, the...
by Angie Carducci | May 21, 2016 | Homepage
The Pittsburgh Penguins not only lost Game 4 to the Tampa Bay Lightning, they lost one of their most important defensemen. They lost their composure. And their backup-turned-starting goalie, through little fault of his own, may have lost his net. The night got off to...
by Angie Carducci | May 3, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
When your opponent is dominating the first period but a deflection makes you the first team on the board, then your second goal goes in a minute later from a net-front pass that deflects in off your player’s back– well, it might just be your night. Tom Kuhnhackl’s...