Penguins History: Goodbye My Friend
For the Pittsburgh Penguins, the summer of 1991 was the best of times and the worst of times. In May,…
Penguins Update: Some Things I Think (I Think)
I started this piece as a blanket comment to my previous feature and decided to turn it into a full-blown…
Penguins Update: The Life Cycle of Champions
Following Other Rick’s terrific series of articles grading the Penguins’ individual performances over the past season and playoffs, I decided…
Penguins Update: I Have a Feeling We’re in for a Wild Ride
Katy, bar the door. Lock up the good silverware, too. I have a feeling we Penguins fans are in for…
Will a Lack of Youth, Grit Derail Penguins’ Quest for a Cup?
In the mid-1990s, the Penguins still were a most formidable team. Only a couple of seasons removed from back-to-back Stanley…
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…
Penguins Update: The Recchin’ Ball Crashes the Hall
When the Penguins took Mark Recchi in the fourth round of 1988 Entry Draft, it was hardly a lock he’d…
Penguins Oust Senators 3-2 in Double OT Thriller
Elation. Relief. The purest of joy. Those were my emotions as I raced through the Pennsbury Pub and Grille last…