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I Will be Standing Up Cheering Jaromir Jagr Tonight

What if we tried to make Pittsburgh not look stupid & petty tonight for the HBO 24/7 camera’s and national…

Penguins-Flyers Rivalry Part 5: Eric Lindros and the Legion of Doom (1994-2005)

Following a sorry sixth-place finish in 1991-92, the Flyers acquired the rights to phenom Eric Lindros from Quebec. Slowly but…

Penguins-Flyers Rivalry Part 4: Super Mario and “the Streak” (1984-1994)

The Penguins were on life support when they drafted Mario Lemieux with the first overall pick in the 1984 Entry…

Penguins-Flyers Rivalry Part 1: Roots (1925-1967)

Separated by only 300 miles of rolling Pennsylvania hills and grasslands, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are worlds apart in terms of…

Matt Cooke, Todd Bertuzzi & the Mistake that is the NHL.

I wrote this piece just after the Matt Cooke suspension was assessed.  Unfortunately, my day jobs sometimes get in the…

Vandelay’s Coffee Talk with Bernie Nicholls

It’s not often you get to talk to a guy who has scored over 70 goals in one season in…

Mario Lemieux’s Greatest Goal Finally Gets it’s Day in Court

Starting tomorrow the Pittsburgh Penguins are giving fans a chance to vote on the greatest goal Mario Lemieux ever scored…

Did Rob Rossi of the Trib just call Shero & Lemieux stupid?

Is Evgeni Malkin disgruntled with the Pittsburgh Penguins management right now? Yes he is, even more so than Sidney Crosby…