Dear Dan Bylsma: PLAYOFF PANIC
Dear Dan Bylsma, Is this Déjà Vu? Or is this really happening? In your last four games as head coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins, you have one win and three losses…
Dan Bylsma
Flyers/Penguins Breakdown and NHL Playoff Predictions
It’s Wednesday, the first day of the NHL playoffs. Today is one of the most exciting days of the year for the fans and those of us who cover the…
The NHL Is Its Own Worst Enemy
There is a reason the NHL is seen as a third tier sport by most sport fans in this country. To the vast majority, the NHL is just boxing on…
Mike Milbury’s Comments a Reminder of Where Hockey Must Still Change
Jim Neveau, Managing Editor Throughout the history of sports, there has been one mantra that has largely been considered to be indispensable: “suck it up and be a man”. Those…
Hartnellmania Runs Wild
In the midst of pandemonium at the Consol Energy Center between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins, Flyers forward Scott Hartnell’s legend continued to grow after he acknowledged one of…
Dear Dan Bylsma……..
Dear Dan Bylsma, Your Pittsburgh Penguins were on a roll and looking like the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. You had the best line in the NHL with…
The Anxiety of Sidney Crosby’s Return
The city of Pittsburgh has been buzzing since the news broke that their savior and captain Sidney Crosby is due for a 2nd return to the ice this season. Crosby…
The Penguins and Defense?
The Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager, Ray Shero, gets an adrenaline rush around the trade deadline. This time of year is like a holiday for Shero. He relishes the opportunity to…
Devils DeBoer Deserves Consideration For Jack Adams Award
The Jack Adams Award, presented to the NHL coach who is “adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success” has been won by a New Jersey Devils head…
Pittsburgh Penguins Trade Deadline: The Pieces
A look at the variables influencing the future of Paul Martin, prospects Eric Tangradi and Dustin Jeffrey, and the possibility GM Ray Shero could use his stockpile of draft picks to satisfy needs at the trade deadline.
The Jordan Staal Effect
Evgeni Malkin, Marc-Andre Fleury, James Neal & Kris Letang receive all of the praise as the Pittsburgh Penguins continue to climb up the Eastern Conference standings. These four studs make…
Penguins Struggle with Consistency After All-Star Break
Lately the Pittsburgh Penguins have not quite played as they did going into the 2012 All-Star break when they won seven straight games. The Pens were on a roll and…