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Game 5 Recap: Penguins Top Philly in a Thriller, 3-2

Take that, Gritty! In as thrilling and intense a hockey game as you’ll ever hope to witness, the Penguins beat…

Game 3 Post Mortem: Flyers 5, Penguins 2

With all due respect to our faithful readers, I decided to forgo a standard recap of the Penguins’ 5-2 loss…

Game 1 Recap: Philly Downs Penguins, 3-2

I don’t claim to prescient. And I’m sure as heck not right all the time. But I saw this one…

Could the Penguins’ Fourth Line Tip the Series?

Over the past couple of days, I’ve expressed my concerns about the Penguins’ upcoming first-round matchup with the Flyers. Specifically,…

Penguins Playoff Preview: The Battle of Pennsylvania

I’m worried. When you compare us to the Flyers, our first-round playoff foe, we stack up as the superior team…

Penguins Retro: When the Goin’ Gets Tough…

I thought I’d take a break from my series on the Toughest Penguins, or a sideways step if you prefer,…

The Toughest Penguins Ever: Rick Tocchet

On the night of November 20, 1991, the arch-rival Flyers visited the Penguins at the Civic Arena. Early in the…

The Toughest Penguins Ever: Ulf Samuelsson

In the wake of yesterday’s article on Darius Kasparaitis, the thought popped into my head to do a short series…