2017-18 Penguins Preview
If you’re like me, you passed your summer lolling in a bucolic post-Cup haze, secure in the knowledge that our…
What if Quebec had joined the NHL?
Call it a slow news week, Pens fans. I’ve done articles on goaltending, the great and still unresolved center debate,…
Penguins Ink Sheary to Three-Year Deal
The Penguins have signed forward Conor Sheary to a three-year contract worth $9 million, general manager Jim Rutherford announced today.…
Life on the Farm: Part II
Yesterday I examined the basic components of an NHL farm system—scouting, developmental teams and coaching. Today I’ll delve into the…
Life on the Farm: Part I
When Rick Buker asked me if I would write a few articles for PenguinPoop, I was both thrilled and scared…
Change…Here it Comes!
Change. It’s inevitable. Some of us embrace it. Others fear it. Many of us, just like the ostrich, bury our…
Penguins Update: Where We Stand Today
With nothing in particular to write about and curious about how our Penguins look at the present, I decided to…
Penguins Update: Patsies No More
Rail-thin and timid as a kid, I often was the target of a neighborhood bully named Tommy S (I’ll withhold…