Quickest Route to Lord Stanley’s Cup? Take the North-South Expressway
The Florida Panthers are putting on a clinic on how to win a Stanley Cup. (Never mind that I picked…
Penguins Update: Nothing Could be Finer Than to be in Carolina…
Just play. It’s been the Penguins’ unofficial mantra ever since Mike Sullivan assumed the coaching reins from Mike Johnston back…
Playoff Update: Toughness Still Matters
It was the spring of 1976. A pair of NHL titans were set to clash in the Stanley Cup Final.…
Penguins Update: Different Strokes
As I was reading about the Nashville Predators team reset on NHL.com, the old 1970s sitcom Different Strokes suddenly popped…
Rangers Blank Skidding Penguins, 3-0
In my last article, I opined that, barring a total collapse, the Penguins are a playoff team. Well, don’t look…
Penguins Playoff Update: A Tale of Two Teams
During a break in the Penguins’ 5-0 Game 4 thumping of the Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center last night,…
A View From Up North!
Can you imagine my shock when I received an e-mail from Mr. Buker, asking me if I would like to…
Penguins Update: Adversity Arrives in the ‘Burgh
It’s hard to decide who looked more morose. Never one to hide his emotions, Mike Sullivan did a slow, sullen…