Jim Rutherford is Creating a PR Nightmare for the Penguins Tannor Torrao | June 24, 2014 A timeline to start us off: Tuesday, May 13th: Penguins lose Game Seven at a home to the New York Rangers 2-1, after holding a 3-1 series lead thanks to…
A Few Penguins Odds and Ends Prior to the Meat of the Offseason Tannor Torrao | June 17, 2014 I’ve flown under the radar for the most part since the Penguins parted ways with former GM Ray Shero. Quite frankly, I just haven’t had much to say regarding the…
Just a Few Penguins’ Thoughts Before Things Heat Up Tannor Torrao | May 27, 2014 I hope that everyone here in the lower 48 had a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day Weekend. To all of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for my freedoms, a…
Penguins Are Losing Focus on What’s Important Tannor Torrao | May 21, 2014 “Just Win, Baby.” Al Davis – late owner of the Oakland Raiders In the world of sports, no truer words have ever been spoken. Al Davis knew the recipe for…
What Exactly Are the Pittsburgh Penguins Doing? Tannor Torrao | May 17, 2014 To answer the question simply: Im really not sure. As I write this column, I’ve had just over 12 hours to digest the news of Ray Shero’s dismissal. Then listen…
Looking Back, Penguins Never Really Got it Right Tannor Torrao | May 16, 2014 So this is it. This was the last hurrah. The last charge of Dan Bylsma and his slightly-less-than-uber-talented Penguins. It ended in the same fashion that the previous four postseasons…
Could a Game Seven Win for the Penguins Be a Worst-Case Scenario? Tannor Torrao | May 13, 2014 The fact that the Pittsburgh Penguins are playing a seventh and deciding game against the New York Rangers tonight at Consol Energy Center is, in a word: EMBARRASSING. Even the…
First 60-Minute Game for Pens Yields a Tied Series Tannor Torrao | May 5, 2014 A great stretch here, a great stretch there. More often than not however, the Pittsburgh Penguins have seemed to play long stretches of mediocre (bordering on maddening) hockey. Until last…
Penguins’ Arrogance Strikes Again Tannor Torrao | April 20, 2014 I did this once before, after the weekend home-and-home with the Philadelphia Flyers back in March. This isn’t so much an article, as it is my take on what ails…
Who Will be the Best in the West? Tannor Torrao | April 16, 2014 Today I’ll skip all of the pomp and circumstance of an introduction to The Stanley Cup Playoffs (but if you’d like to see it one more time, check out my…
Penguins-THW Mailbag: Postseason/Post-Regular Season Edition Tannor Torrao | April 16, 2014 A long, hard winter. The Olympics. More than 500 man-games lost to injury. Has it been six months already? The end of the NHL’s 2013-2014 regular season has come. For…
Who Will be Beasts of the East? Tannor Torrao | April 15, 2014 There is a certain smell in the air at this time of year. Blooming flowers. Freshly mowed lawns. Grills cooking any assortment of various BBQ-style meats. And fresh sheets of…
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