Now More Than Ever, Penguins Need a Hammer
If you’re like me, you’re still simmering over last night’s end-of-the-game incident involving Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry and the Bruins’…
Penguins Update: RIP Bugsy
I was saddened to learn that former Penguins defenseman Bryan Watson passed away yesterday at age 78. A hockey neophyte…
Penguins History: The Hatfields versus the McCoys
In the spring of 1970, a strange malaise called Stanley Cup fever had, quite unexpectedly, taken Pittsburgh by storm. Following…
Penguins History: When Durby and Battleship Ruled
I was going about my business last Tuesday when a good friend, Tom Blanciak, reminded me that it was the…
Penguins Playoff Update: The Tom Wilson Dilemma
To respond or not to respond. That is the question. Is it better to turn the other cheek and count…
Penguins Pay a Steep Price for Victory
September 29, 1973. Brantford (Ontario) Civic Centre. The Pittsburgh Penguins squared off against their arch-nemesis—the truculent St. Louis Blues—in an…
Penguins Must Get Tougher
The late Barclay Plager, noted St. Louis villain and early Penguins tormentor once said, “It’s not who wins the fight…
Penguins History: The Pests
The Penguins have employed their share of pests—the thorn-in-the-side guys who make a living out of irritating the opposition. Here…