Plus/Minus: The Laziest Stat in Hockey?
As playoff teams make adjustments for what they hope will be a successful two month journey and those already eliminated start to evaluate their seasons, coaches and management well delve…
Brooks Orpik
Pittsburgh Penguins: Five Keys For Playoff Success
Dare we remind ourselves of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ debacle last playoff season when the Philadelphia Flyers provided a punch that still has the city of Pittsburgh in recovery. The Penguins’…
Get out the Red Pens: Pittsburgh Penguins Player Grades
We are going to assign a grade to each player who plays on offense or defense for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Pens are in first place in the Eastern Conference. At…
Deciphering the Pittsburgh Penguins Defensive Mentality
After deciphering the Pittsburgh Penguins’ defensive mentality, they were not Stanley Cup favorites until now. They were chosen by many as the preseason Cup favorites. This was based upon individual…
Revisiting the Chris Stewart to Pittsburgh Trade Scenario
The St. Louis Blues are reportedly fielding offers for Chris Stewart, the team’s leading scorer. Could the Penguins be interested?
Q & A with Anton Volchenkov of the New Jersey Devils
During a recent game in New Jersey defenseman Anton Volchenkov skated to the Devils bench during a penalty kill after the puck was cleared, hunched over in pain after one…
Should Kris Letang Be Inserted As a Top-Six Forward?
Should Kris Letang be inserted as a top-six forward on the Pittsburgh Penguins? Letang leads all NHL defenseman in scoring with 21 points. That mark is tied with the Sedin…
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Puck-Moving Defensemen
The Pittsburgh Penguins have added puck-moving defensemen to their roster regularly for the past two plus seasons. These puck-moving specialists include: Zbynek Michalek, Alex Goligoski, and Jordan Leopold. There has…
Analyzing Brooks Orpik and the Penguins’ New Shutdown Pair
Expect Brooks Orpik to be more aggressive alongside Paul Martin
Buffalo Pride – Top 10 Hometown Players
Playing street hockey growing up, everyone wanted to be Wayne Gretzky (pre-retirement) or Eric Lindros (pre-concussion) or Jaromir Jagr (post-mullet). If our friends picked them first, our next choices were…
The NHL Salary Cap Dream Team
With the salary cap presenting financial challenges for general managers everywhere, although they do attempt to circumvent the rules at times (ahem, Mr. Lamoriello), building a championship-caliber squad has become a very inexact science…
5 Reasons Why the Penguins Faltered Against the Flyers
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers series will go down as one of the wildest series of all-time in NHL playoff hockey history. There were many incidents throughout this series…