Flames Singe Penguins in Shootout
The Penguins fell just short of a clean sweep of their swing through Western Canada last night, dropping a taut…
Road Warrior Penguins Muzzle Canucks
It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. Not according to my admittedly flawed crystal ball. Starting with a physical clash…
Penguins Slip Past Oilers in Shootout
From opposite sides of the ice, the two players glided toward the faceoff circle. Knees flexed, bent over at the…
Penguins Falter, Lose to Chicago
I hope last night’s 4-1 loss to Chicago at the United Center wasn’t somehow symbolic. Like in the Miss America…
Penguins Put the Ugh in Winning Ugly
In the late 19th Century, Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson wrote a popular novelette titled The Strange Case of Dr.…
Penguins Jolt Jets in OT
I had my lead-in for last night’s Penguins-Jets game all but written. In deference to the upcoming Academy Awards, I’d…
Penguins’ Possession Numbers Dip
While serving as Buffalo’s goaltending coach in the early 2000s, Jim Corsi sought to devise an accurate barometer for measuring…
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…