Penguins Update: Getting My Brain Around the Blockbusters
My esteemed colleague, Other Rick, has written on numerous occasions that our Penguins needed to blow up their defense and…
Will the Penguins Need to Be Bad to Get Good?
I was pondering the present state of our Penguins this morning, when a question popped into my head. Will the…
Look Out Loretta! Penguins Mike Lange Retires
Nineteen-seventy-four was a magical time. It was the year it all came together for me as a young hockey fan.…
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…
Sid-sational Penguins Mash Nashville, Grab Series Lead
“He’s done three things tonight I’ve never seen him do before.” Those words were uttered by good friend and Wright’s…