Penguins Update: Ouch!
It was another Thursday evening. March 22, 1984, to be exact. Before Mario Lemieux, way before our first Stanley Cup.…
2017-18 Penguins Preview
If you’re like me, you passed your summer lolling in a bucolic post-Cup haze, secure in the knowledge that our…
Penguins Update: Cullen Signs with Wild
It appears the Penguins will have two center slots to fill this season. Forty-seven days after Nick Bonino left the…
What if Quebec had joined the NHL?
Call it a slow news week, Pens fans. I’ve done articles on goaltending, the great and still unresolved center debate,…
Life on the Farm: Part II
Yesterday I examined the basic components of an NHL farm system—scouting, developmental teams and coaching. Today I’ll delve into the…
Penguins Update: Leavin’ on a Jet Plane
All my bags are packed. I’m ready to go. I’m standin’ here outside your door. I hate to wake you…
Penguins Update: Golden Knights Take Center Stage
The NHL arrived in Sin City last night with predictable glitz and fanfare. The Vegas Golden Knights officially revealed their…
Penguins Update: Farewell Flower
I grew up during a bygone era before salary caps and free agency, when our beloved sports heroes spent their…