Somebody Has to Stop the Puck!
Of the top 100 drafted players in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, only nine were goaltenders. Taken at number 83,…
Penguins Update: Patsies No More
Rail-thin and timid as a kid, I often was the target of a neighborhood bully named Tommy S (I’ll withhold…
A View From Up North!
Can you imagine my shock when I received an e-mail from Mr. Buker, asking me if I would like to…
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 Update: Streit a Guerin in Disguise?
Over the years, the Penguins have featured dozens of foreign-born players representing a virtual smorgasbord of nationalities. Czechs, Finns, Germans (Tom…
From Russia with Love: Malkin Leads Penguins Assault
Maybe my title—lifted from an old James Bond flick—isn’t politically correct. Especially given the heightened intrigue and tension present between…
Penguins Kunitz Thrives in New Role
Back in mid-January, I suggested in one of my follow-up comments that the Penguins consider moving Chris Kunitz at the…
Penguins Top Line Shines
With the Penguins taking on the Bruins and the Steelers challenging the Patriots for a Super Bowl berth, it was…