Penguins Update: The Fall of Champions
I was thinking about the inexorable decline of our Penguins yesterday. Stewing over the fact that we’ve missed the playoffs…
Penguins Update: Let’s Get Physical
As I scanned the box score of last night’s Boston-Toronto playoff game I couldn’t help but notice a familiar trend.…
When it Comes to Our Penguins, Perception is Not Always Reality
“A lie has no legs and cannot stand, but it has wings and can fly far and wide.”–William Warburton “Repeat…
Penguins’ Postmortem and Grading
I haven’t written much this season, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been following our favorite flightless fowl. Now we…
Penguins Update: The Worst That Could Happen?
Back in the summer of 1968, my favorite song was The Worst That Could Happen. Sung to perfection by Johnny…
Penguins Fumble Finale, Fall to Islanders, 5-4
In many ways, last night’s 5-4 season-ending loss to the Islanders was an all-too-fitting microcosm of the 2023-24 campaign. One…
Bruins Derail Penguins Playoff Push, 6-4
When I wrote my article yesterday comparing this season’s playoff scenario to last spring’s, I detailed some of my concerns.…
Penguins Despoke Red Wings in OT, 6-5
Somewhere, embedded deep down in some remote corner of our Penguins’ DNA lurks a self-destruct gene. It surfaces at the…