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Anatomy of Frustration – The 2018-2019 Penguins Review: Part One

I’ve got pieces of April but now I’ll be mourning in May! (To paraphrase David Loggins) With the 2018-2019 Penguins’…

Penguins: It runs down hill.

It is an old saying. I have said it many times, heard it many times in different contexts and in…

Penguins Playoff Preview

Here we are in another post-season, the Penguins’ 13th consecutive post-season appearance to be exact. So, what are our favorite…

Penguins Update: Rutherford Regains His Touch

Through the years, the Penguins have made their share of memorable trades. On March 4, 1991, then-GM Craig Patrick engineered…

The Reason Sullivan Has Simon on Crosby’s Line is Simple

Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has been trying to force the square Dominik Simon peg into a round hole and it…

Penguins Update: Johnson and Gudbranson Provide Heart

This feature actually began as a reply to Mike, one of our faithful and astute PenguinPoop commenters. As I began…

Penguins Update: We Have a Hockey Team?!

To borrow from the Penguins’ slogan for the 1982-83 season, We have a hockey team?! As you may infer from my…

Penguins Acquire Gudbranson and Wideman at Deadline

Perhaps Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford read my last article on PenguinPoop. Or…more likely…got tired of watching his stars get…