Toughness Matters (Even if the Penguins Don’t Think So)
As you’ve probably guessed by the title, it’s time for my annual “Penguins lack toughness” rant. What brought this latest…
Penguins Update: Growing Pains and Playoff Struggles
Uh…we might need to hold the phone a bit before we start anointing some of our kids as sure bets.…
Penguins Summon Defenseman for Král to Finish Line
With one game left in the 2024-25 regular season, the wheels continue to turn for our Penguins. The team summoned…
Penguins Recall Three (or Puusti Rides Again)
The 2024-25 NHL season, or what’s left of it, refuses to go quietly into the night for our Penguins. With…
Penguins Update: What Can We Reasonably Expect from the Kids?
Now that kid forwards Ville Koivunen and Rutger McGroarty, arguably the crème of our prospect crop, have joined the Penguins,…
Former Penguins Prospect Heats Up
With the NHL regular season winding down and the Penguins’ flickering playoff hopes (an eight-point deficit with 12 games to…
Penguins Update: Things I Wonder
This is one of my “before I begin, I need to be crystal clear” rambles. You know, where I state…
All Penguins’ Prospects Who Glitter May Not be Gold
Back in 1982-83, a feisty 20-year-old center named Mitch Lamoureux tore through the AHL like a comet. Skating for the…