Penguins Will Target Toughness With Next Trade
The Pittsburgh Penguins may have some new executives but what they need are new players. Their roster is not deep enough, and after a mediocre start to the season, we…
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Penguins ‘Window to Win’ Has Re-Opened for Brian Burke
What a difference a couple of months can make. Earlier this week, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced the team was hiring Ron Hextall as their next general manager, and in a…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Penguins, Blackhawks, Canucks, More
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, more news is coming to light regarding John Tortorella’s decision to bench Patrik Laine. If this story is accurate, it’s not going to look good…
Penguins Will See Success With Hextall and Burke in Organization
Only a month in and the Pittsburgh Penguins have had an eventful start to an already eventful 2020-21 NHL season. Gameplay aside, general manager Jim Rutherford decided to shock everyone…
Penguins Hire Hextall as GM, Brian Burke as President of Hockey Operations
The Pittsburgh Penguins were busy on Tuesday. Reports earlier in the morning were that Ron Hextall was the leading candidate to land the vacant general manager’s position. By the afternoon,…
Brian Burke Feels the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Window to Win has Closed
Brian Burke has never been shy to speak his mind and recently on an episode of the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast, the ex-general manager turned media personality did exactly that. The…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Lamoriello, Dubas, Burke & More
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll focus on current and past general managers by sharing the news that Lou Lamoriello has been voted the NHL’s…
Is the Maple Leafs’ Goaltending the Team’s Achilles Heel?
During the last week, the Toronto Maple Leafs lost two tough back-to-back games. Starting goalie Frederik Andersen played in both and couldn’t bring home a victory in either game. Related:…
Canes Fans to Brian Burke: “Lighten Up”
The Carolina Hurricanes postgame celebrations have been ripped publicly by former NHL executive and current analyst, Brian Burke. In response, a chorus of “who cares what Burke thinks” resounds. There…
Kessel to Toronto Trade Revisited a Decade Later
Talks of trades swirl around Phil Kessel more frequently than a cloud of dust swirls around the Peanuts character Pigpen. With whispers and rumours circulating once again that the Pittsburgh Penguins sniper…
Underappreciated Stajan Hits Milestone
The world of sports is often a world of “what have you done for me lately?” Big trades are often followed by big regrets, and quite often players brought over…
Kadri Has Become a 2-Way Threat
I remember the NHL’s 2009 Entry Draft like it was yesterday. Brian Burke, the brash and unapologetic hockey mind, was the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs…