Dave Holcomb

Dave Holcomb is excited to join The Hockey Writers team, covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. Holcomb began his NHL work as a fantasy columnist at The Sports Network. In 2015, Holcomb joined the fantasy NHL team at FanRag Sports, where he eventually worked into a beat writer position, covering both the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins. He continues to cover the Metropolitan division, along with the NFL and Syracuse basketball, for FanRag Sports. To find more of his work, follow Holcomb on Twitter at @dmholcomb.

5 Defensive Targets for Penguins

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The Pittsburgh Penguins‘ Jim Rutherford won the General Manager of the Year Award last season due to the slew of smart trades he made on the fly. With the team’s…

Is Pouliot Done in Pittsburgh?

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The Pittsburgh Penguins were mostly healthy early in 2016-17, but over the last few weeks, the players have begun dropping like flies. On Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets, the Penguins lost…

Top 5 Scorers in Penguins History

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Sidney Crosby will enter Thursday night’s game with 999 career points. If he plays anywhere close to the level he brought to Tuesday’s contest, he will join the 1,000-point club…

Penguins’ Rowney Is Stepping Up

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The Pittsburgh Penguins haven’t been able to keep pace with the Washington Capitals since the start of the new year. It’s become clear that if Pittsburgh hopes to repeat as…

Without Sheary, Penguins Depth Tested

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Other than a brief Sidney Crosby absence due to a concussion, the Pittsburgh Penguins were very healthy through the first couple months of 2016-17. A few other players missed some…

Schultz Emerging as Penguins’ Top Defenseman

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No one looked at the Pittsburgh Penguins acquisition of defenseman Justin Schultz as anything more than a flier. At the trade deadline last season, the Penguins acquired Schultz from Edmonton…

Penguins Need Conor Sheary

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Even prior to winning the Stanley Cup, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford was already well aware of the importance of the young forwards Pittsburgh recalled last season. On March…

Penguins Can Survive a Brief Letang Loss

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The first half of 2016-17 really couldn’t have gone much differently than the first half of last season for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Under coach Mike Johnston, the Penguins were slow, boring…

Penguins Need Penalty Killer Instinct

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Halfway through 2016-17, the Pittsburgh Penguins have looked every bit as good as they did last spring on their way to the franchise’s fourth Stanley Cup Championship. But as every…