Pittsburgh Penguins Fire Ray Shero, Name Botterill Interim GM
Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they had fired general manager Ray Shero after eight years at the head of the organization’s hockey operations. Curiously, the announcement did not coincide...
View ArticlePenguins Management Picture Becoming Clear, Sort Of?
Saturday marks Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Rangers and Kings and all eyes will be on Staples Center, but the Pittsburgh Penguins stole the Friday news cycle by resolving their...
View ArticleSharks Can’t Afford a Total Teardown
Amid Broadcast Drama, San Jose Sharks Can’t Afford a Total Teardown For a decade spanning their first two Stanley Cup wins in the early 90s to the NHL lockout in 2005, the Pittsburgh Penguins watched...
View ArticleNHL Free Agency Big Blog
Lots of Contracts, Lots of Money and the Future of Buyer’s Remorse NHL free agency is a disease of madness for which there is no cure. But from the outsider’s perspective, it sure is fun to watch. As...
View ArticleNew-Look Penguins Aim for Depth, Identity
NHL Offseason Review: New-Look Penguins Aim for Depth, Identity An offseason after spending big to maintain their core, the Pittsburgh Penguins spent wisely this week in an attempt to bolster what...
View ArticleCrosby to Have Wrist Surgery
Postseason Slump Explained? File this one in the Least Surprising Things Ever drawer. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is reportedly set for arthroscopic wrist surgery, sometime within the next few days,...
View ArticleShnarped Shots – New Penguins 3rd Jerseys; Crosby Back Skating; Leafs Finish...
Shnarped Shots is a collection of interesting stories from throughout the hockey community. If you have a story you think belongs in here, please email the link to blog@shnarped.com. The Pittsburgh...
View Article2014-15 NHL Preview: Metropolitan Division
The only thing that’s certain about the Metropolitan Division is that it’s certainly anyone’s for the taking. An offseason of upheaval saw the usual heavy hitters undergo considerable roster makeovers....
View ArticleEarly Surprises In First Week of NHL Action
Hockey season is less than a week old, and you know what that means. Everything is critical. Except not really. Most teams are about .035 percent of the way through their season schedules, and that...
View ArticleNew Lines Enjoying Early Season Success
Hockey, of course, is a team sport. The challenge for the high-spending clubs is to see that their players are put in positions to succeed, whether that means matching a new guy to compatible linemates...
View ArticleWith Maatta Diagnosis, Penguins Find Familiar Story
Monday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that defenseman Olli Maatta had been diagnosed with a tumor on his thyroid gland. The initial prognosis is that the tumor is likely (85 percent certainty)...
View ArticlePenguins Power Play Worth the Price of Admission
Could we be witnessing the most lethal power play of all-time? Early-season stats are hard ones to hold onto. Someone is going to be the last undefeated team in hockey and look pretty good doing it. A...
View ArticleVIDEO: Pens’ Sutter goes top shelf on shorthanded goal
When the Lighting turned the puck over during a power play at the end of the first period Monday night Penguins forward Brandon Sutter was waiting to make them pay. Sutter collected the puck and was...
View ArticleVIDEO: Penguins’ Derrick Pouliot scores first NHL goal
Rookie defenseman Derrick Pouliot scored his first NHL goal Saturday night… The 20-year-old defenseman Pouliot is having quite a night Saturday for Pittsburgh after he potted his first, on Florida...
View ArticleVIDEO: Sean Bergenheim delivers a huge hit to Bobby Farnham
Sean Bergenheim of the Florida Panthers crushed Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bobby Farnham with a massive hit on Monday night. The hit occurred with just over 3 minutes to play in the second period....
View ArticleVIDEO: Barkov fools Fleury with a tricky one-handed shootout move
There was only one goal scored in the shootout between the Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins but it was a great one. At just 2 for 10 on the season in the shootout, Aleksander Barkov wasn’t one...
View ArticleVIDEO: Lightning’s Steven Stamkos almost scores a ridiculous goal
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos pulled off a pretty move Tuesday night, but couldn’t bury the goal… One of the NHL’s most electrifying players put on a show against Pittsburgh, beating...
View ArticleVIDEO: Sid the Kid buries a beauty on vintage Crosby backhand
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby opened the scoring against New Jersey on a vicious backhand goal… The 27-year-old captain of the Penguins took a soft feed from teammate Chris Kunitz, accelerated...
View ArticleVIDEO: David Perron is very happy to be a Penguin, scores in first game
David Perron scored a goal before ten minutes had expired in his first game with the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night… The 26-year-old Perron was recently acquired by the Penguins for a first round...
View ArticleVIDEO: Tavares undresses defender, sets up Okposo
Kyle Okposo got going in a big way on Friday night courtesy of some great moves by John Tavares. The New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins battled in a showcase of two of the top teams in the...
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