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Is There a Reverend in the Penguins’ Future?

Before I begin, let me be clear. There’s absolutely no official basis for what you’re about to read. I don’t…

Penguins Put the Ugh in Winning Ugly

In the late 19th Century, Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson wrote a popular novelette titled The Strange Case of Dr.…

Penguins Update: Never, Never on a Sunday

According to the Holy Bible, Sunday is a day of rest. It appears our Pittsburgh Penguins heeded that time-honored spiritual…

Ex-Penguins Update: February 19, 2017

Here’s a look at how former Penguins have fared thus far in 2016-17. Stats include games played through Saturday, February…

Penguins Show Grit in OT Loss

At first blush, there wasn’t a whole lot in the Penguins’ 2-1 overtime loss to Columbus to write about. Indeed,…

Penguins Jolt Jets in OT

I had my lead-in for last night’s Penguins-Jets game all but written. In deference to the upcoming Academy Awards, I’d…

Penguins Update: Rating Rutherford’s Trades

With the NHL trade deadline fast approaching, I thought it’d be fun to glance in the rearview mirror and do…

From Russia with Love: Malkin Leads Penguins Assault

Maybe my title—lifted from an old James Bond flick—isn’t politically correct. Especially given the heightened intrigue and tension present between…