Petr Nedved – Pittsburgh Penguins

Back in 1995-96, the Penguins boasted a powerhouse team. Paced by the lethal Mario Lemieux–Ron Francis–Jaromir Jagr line, which combined…

Perhaps it was the recent expose of my sorely lacking talent-evaluation chops. My literary rambling appears to have shaken loose…

Thirty-four to twenty-one. Sounds like the score of a typical Steelers game, doesn’t it? Except in this case, the numbers…

Buckle up, ladies and gents. The thrill ride’s about to begin. Our Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals are set…

To everything there is a season. While it may seem odd to open a blog post with a Bible verse…

In nature everything runs in cycles. Seasons change from winter to spring to summer to fall, and back again. The…

The last time Winnipeg visited the Steel City on March 5, 1996, Petr Nedved scored four goals to lead the…

In the wake of the Penguins’ recent loss to the Flyers, I was struck by the pronounced difference in the…

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Mike on Penguins Update: Is Mike Sullivan Reinventing Himself?: “Rick I agree the Pens are scrapping, and overachieving, and really this is happening with Crosby, Malkin and Karlsson just…”
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Outsider on Penguins Update: Building Through the Draft a Cautionary Tale: “Nothing has changed recently. You forget the Penguins 1984 rebuild. The Penguins failed to make the plays in the first…”