Jake ‘n’ Bake: Have the Penguins Finally Turned the Corner?
Powered by Jake Guentzel’s first ever NHL regular-season hat trick and a goal by newcomer Tanner Pearson…his third in six…
Penguins Update: Where Have You Gone Gary Roberts?
When I arrived at Wright’s Gym yesterday afternoon to relieve The Other Rick (he works there, too) we began discussing…
Penguins Update: Is Our D Good Enough?
Back in the 1970s, defenseman Larry Goodenough skated for six mostly nondescript seasons with the Flyers and Canucks. His nickname,…
Round Two Preview: Will the Penguins’ Mastery Continue?
I confess. I was pulling like mad for Columbus to win its first-round playoff series with Washington. Not that the…
Guentzel Rescues Penguins with Groundhog Day Heroics
As I watched from my favored perch at the Pennsbury Pub & Grille yesterday afternoon in muted horror, Philadelphia forward…
Penguins Playoff Update: It’s a Chili Night in Pittsburgh
It was a chili night in the ‘Burgh on Wednesday. No, I’m not referring to the unseasonably cold weather that’s…
Penguins Update: Nobody Does Dirty Like Hornqvist
POW! BAM! ZLONK! SLAM! BAP! The noises emanating from a typical Patric Hornqvist shift remind me a lot of those…
Do the Penguins Play Up (or Down) to the Competition?
I was working the front desk yesterday afternoon at Wright’s Gym when one of our members, Jim Hartley, commented on…