Penguins Update: Farewell to 44
I’ll never forget the day then-Penguins GM Craig Patrick chose defenseman Brooks Orpik with the 18th overall pick at the…
Penguins Deal Neal
It didn’t take long for new Penguins GM Jim Rutherford to swing his first high-impact trade. On June 27 he…
Back to the Future: Penguins Hire Jim Rutherford
When the Pittsburgh Penguins traded promising young goalie Jim Rutherford to Detroit back in 1974, nobody dreamed that one day…
Penguins Update: Something Fishy in the ‘Burgh
Something smells fishy in the ‘Burgh. And it ain’t Wholey’s seafood market. Ever since the Penguins were eliminated from the…
Penguins Update: Time to Sit Scuderi
Few decisions in sports are more gut-wrenching than choosing whether or not to bench a time-honored veteran. But the Penguins…
Sweet Georgia Brown: Penguins on Shaky Ground
During each of the past three seasons the Pittsburgh Penguins rocketed through March and April, only to pull an el…
Penguins Show Lots of Heart
I’ve written on numerous occasions that the Penguins need to be bigger and tougher in order to compete for the…
Penguins History: Robert Lang
As a member of the illustrious draft class of 1990 that included Penguins prodigy Jaromir Jagr, Robert Lang was projected…