NHL’s Disciplinary Team Nothing More Than a Bad Knock-Knock Joke
Knock, knock? Who’s there? Brendan Shanahan, Gary Bettman, and the rest of the NHL executives who hand out suspensions and fines in the name of player safety. Sounds like the…
Tannor Torrao
Bylsma Earning His Contract Extension With Pens’ Injuries
Not long ago I promised Penguins’ fans that the sky was not falling. You’ll see that the first line of that article, if you clink on the link, states “Fire…
The Pens THW Mailbag: Post-Turkey Edition
Greetings fellow turkey lovers. Here’s to hoping that you all had an enjoyable and delicious Thanksgiving. It’s been a while since we’ve had a mailbag. I’m still working on getting…
Pens Nation, Stop Panicking
Fire Dan Bylsma. Trade Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. Undo the Jordan Staal/Brandon Sutter trade. And for the love Pete (Taglianetti) can someone PLEASE find me Ty Conklin? Chill out,…
Olli Maatta’s Superb Play Complicating Pens’ Blueline
Penguins’ fans, Olli Maatta is here to stay. Let’s go back in time to the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held right here in Pittsburgh, Pa. Pens’ GM Ray Shero had…
The Mother of all Pittsburgh Penguins’ Previews
It seemed like just last week I was watching in stunned amazement as the Boston Bruins won the Eastern Conference by dismantling the Pittsburgh Penguins in four games, and holding…
Inaugural Pittsburgh Penguins Mailbag
Away we go. Welcome to the first of (hopefully) many editions of the Pittsburgh Penguins-The Hockey Writers Mailbag. This is where you, the fan, can email or tweet any questions…
Early Rumblings (and a game) from Penguins Camp
The Pittsburgh Penguins kicked off their preseason last night in Columbus, falling 5-4 in overtime to the Blue Jackets. Chuck Kobasew, in town on a professional tryout contract, tallied twice…
The (much needed) Resurrection of Marc-Andre Fleury
How’s about a little stroll down memory lane to start us off? In 2008, Pittsburgh Penguins’ franchise goalie Marc-Andre Fleury suffered a high ankle sprain. The worst possible sprain for…
‘Twas the Night Before Training Camp…
The last time we saw our beloved Pittsburgh Penguins, they were giving their all in a 1-0 Game 4 loss to the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Final. That…
Youth Movement Must Come to Pittsburgh
It is being wildly opinionated in the not-so-mainstream media (Twitter) that this year’s Pittsburgh Penguins’ Development Camp is nothing more than a dog and pony show. It all stems around…
The Penguins Day at the Draft, and Letang’s Supposed Millions
After all of the hype, all of the speculation and rumor-mongering leading up to Sunday’s 2013 NHL Entry Draft in Newark, NJ, it sure was a dud of a news…