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…
Penguins Playoff Update: Shades of ‘92
I remember the incident like it was yesterday. It was Tuesday, May 5, 1992. Game Two of the Patrick Division…
Penguins Update: Be Careful What You Wish For
I was standing in front of a big screen TV last night at Wright’s Gym, celebrating Toronto’s shocking Game 3…
Penguins Answer the Bell
“Where the hell have you been Jimmy Braddock?” Actor Paul Giamatti, playing the part of fight manager Joe Gould in…