Penguins Update: NHL Needs to Fix Playoff Format
No offense to the good citizens of Ottawa, or their hockey team. But every time I ponder the second-round playoff…
Penguins-Capitals: A Playoff Primer
Thirty-four to twenty-one. Sounds like the score of a typical Steelers game, doesn’t it? Except in this case, the numbers…
Penguins, Capitals Clash in Round Two
Buckle your seat belts, ladies and gents. The real fun’s about to begin. Starting on Thursday evening in Washington, the…
Penguins Update: Loose-Leaf Ramblings
Heading into tonight’s Game 5 at PPG Paints Arena, I thought I’d empty the ol’ brain-pan with some observations about…
Penguins Dump Columbus in OT, Grab 3-0 Series Lead
I confess. If I was constructing a hockey team from scratch, I’d probably lean toward the “bigger is better” approach.…
Penguins Torch Blue Jackets 4-1
Bracing as it was, the third period of the Penguins’ 4-1 Game 2 triumph over Columbus seemed almost anticlimactic. At…
Penguins Stun Blue Jackets in Series Opener
A little over a year ago, Marc-Andre Fleury was in a groove. Entering a Thursday night clash with Nashville, the…
Playoff Preview: Can the Penguins Survive Columbus?
It’s the matchup I’ve dreaded since early in the season. Starting Wednesday night at PPG Paints Arena, the Penguins square…