Ville Koivunen – Pittsburgh Penguins

If you’ve been reading PenguinPoop over the summer, you’ve no doubt picked up on the fact that I’ve had issues…

Anyone who’s been reading PenguinPoop over the summer knows that Kyle Dubas’ recent moves have left me flummoxed, to put…

Back when the Penguins won the Stanley Cup in 2009 and went to consecutive Finals, we had a saying. “In…

It’s been a couple of days since the bombshell Ville Koivunen extension ($32 million over eight seasons) grabbed headlines throughout…

That was pretty much my reaction when PP colleagues Other Rick and Caleb DiNatale informed me almost simultaneously the Penguins…

In the wake of a recent Penguins Team Reset and accompanying lineup projection on NHL.com, I thought I’d take my…

Before I begin my ramble, I need to be crystal clear. The seeds for this article, the logic and a…

Penguins POHO/GM Kyle Dubas signed four of his team’s RFAs to contract extensions yesterday. The most prominent, 24-year-old forward Egor…

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