by Angie Carducci | Dec 30, 2019 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins have been without captain Sidney Crosby, still arguably the game’s best player, since Nov. 9. Brian Dumoulin, their best defensive defenseman, has been lost since Nov. 30. A week before Christmas, they added Justin Schultz, one of their top offensive...
by Angie Carducci | Dec 1, 2019 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins are already without their captain and arguably the game’s best player in Sidney Crosby, out six to eight weeks after core muscle surgery, but that might not be the worst of their problems. Brian Dumoulin, Pittsburgh’s best defensive defenseman, became the...
by Angie Carducci | Nov 11, 2019 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins
Last Monday, the Penguins scrapped their way back from a 3-0 deficit in Boston against one of the league’s best, not to mention stingiest, teams. Penguins Dominik Kahun, Nick Bjugstad, Bryan Rust and local product John Marino put four unanswered goals behind Jaroslav...
by Angie Carducci | Oct 19, 2019 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins took on the Colorado Avalanche – owners of a spotless, 5-0 start to their season – without five of their top nine forwards. With only 11 healthy forwards on Pittsburgh’s roster, in fact, including three who started the season in AHL...
by Angie Carducci | Oct 6, 2019 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Sidney Crosby saw Columbus’ Pierre-Luc Dubois lay a high hit on Jake Guentzel, the 24-year-old who’s been on Crosby’s left wing for most of his three NHL seasons, and the 5’11” Penguins captain skated over to confront the Blue Jackets’ 6’3” forward. “I didn’t really...