The Call Heard round The ‘burgh
Please pardon the interruption. After posting the second part of my State of the Penguins I saw a very interesting…
Penguins Tumble to New Low
The date was February 8, 2016. On that chilly Monday evening, the Penguins—still transforming under new coach Mike Sullivan—gave a…
Penguins Update: Jack Riley Passes Away
He wasn’t the winningest general manager in Penguins history. Nor did his teams capture a Stanley Cup. Or even a…
WE DID IT! PENGUINS WIN THE CUP!
I can write this now without fear of jinxing our guys. Throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs and, especially, during the…
Penguins Bedeviled
The Mike Johnston Watch has officially restarted. Indeed, in the wake of Saturday’s dismal 4-0 drubbing at the hands of…
Penguins Update: Decline of a Champion
To everything there is a season. While it may seem odd to open a blog post with a Bible verse…
Penguins Get Kessel
What’s the old saying? Desperate times call for desperate measures? In the wake of last season’s disappointing finish—not to mention…
Penguins Free-Agent Update: Where’s the Beef?
In the wake of Ray Shero’s dismissal in May, Penguins owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle repeatedly stressed the need to…