Grading the Penguins Olympians
Seven Penguins and a coaching staff went to Sochi. Four Penguins will return with medals. It certainly isn’t a bad haul for the group as a whole, but the Penguins…
Brooks Orpik
Brooks Orpik Doesn’t Belong on Team USA Olympic Roster
Brooks Orpik doesn’t belong on the Team USA Olympic roster. As THW’s Mike Colligan pointed out, Orpik’s game has declined. He’s slow of foot, and he’s unable to keep up with any…
The Quiet Decline of Brooks Orpik
Brooks Orpik isn’t what he used to be, and the world may see that in Sochi this month.
3 Reasons the Penguins Won’t Trade Kris Letang
With the NHL’s trade deadline looming soon after an impending Olympic roster freeze, hockey fans everywhere wait with eager anticipation to see what moves will be made around the league. It’s no different…
The Future of Suspensions: Implementing By-Law 17
The 2013-2014 NHL season, just as the seasons before it, has included its fair share of suspensions. This season has racked up 24 total suspensions thus far, adding up to…
Penguins’ Light Schedule Comes at Perfect Time
Following a shaky but, ultimately, successful road trip through Western Canada, the Pittsburgh Penguins returned home with a rare opportunity to recharge and refocus. Indeed, with a single contest on…
How Dupuis Injury Affects Penguins’ Organization
Dan Bylsma announced on Friday, “Pascal Dupuis will be going for ACL knee surgery in a couple of weeks and is out indefinitely. And knowing the timetable, likely out for the remainder of the…
The NHL’s Stretcher Era: Where Does it End?
The stretcher. You know, that thing paramedics use to transport injured people? Hopefully you’ve never needed one. Hopefully you never will. Yet increasingly, more NHL players are. And season after…
VIDEO: Does Fighting Belong in Hockey? Have your say!
If there was no fighting in the NHL, there would have been no way or reason for Brooks Orpik to answer for his clean hit, and thus Shawn Thornton would…
Hockey News: Thornton Considers Appeal; Penguins Injury Woes
Milan Lucic gets into a bar fight and pulls the “do you know who I am” card. [Puck Daddy] Shawn Thornton is thinking about appealing his 15-game suspension for the…
Bruins Fans, Your Logic is Flawed
The league finally made a decision on Shawn Thornton and his abhorrent attack on Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik. Brendan Shanahan has decided to suspend the Bruins toughman for 15…
Hockey News: Flames Fire Feaster; Thornton Suspension Looming
Breaking news: The Calgary Flames have relived Jay Feaster of his duties as General Manager. [Flames.com] We present to you Martin Jones, another product of the Los Angeles Kings goalie…