The Rise and Fall of Ray Shero’s Pittsburgh Penguins: Part 1
The Penguins’ marketing campaign in 2010 was ‘Defy Ordinary’. Their campaign next season should be ‘Defy Probability’.
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Shero, Botterill Utilize New Salary Cap Rule
The Penguins used the NHL’s new Retained Salary Transaction rule on Wednesday when acquiring Jussi Jokinen.
Pondering the Pens: Shero May Be Forced to Deal
NHL General Managers, start your engines. The holiday roster freeze lifted at midnight on Dec. 27 and trade chatter is picking up. As we near the halfway point, executives around the league are either trying to salvage a lost season or plug holes in a playoff contender.
Pittsburgh Penguins Roster and Cap Analysis
The first week of the season is becoming an annual tradition of roster complication and chaos for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Front offices around the NHL probably don’t feel bad for…
Pittsburgh Penguins Training Camp – Week 1 News and Notes
After two seasons, the Pittsburgh Penguins are an undefeated 6-0 in preseason play at the Consol Energy Center. Their flawless record will remain intact until at least next fall. Three…
Penguins Sign Versatile Veteran Jason Williams
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed Jason Williams to a one-year, two-way contract that will pay him $600,000 at the NHL level.
Craig Adams Signed, Salary Cap to Drive Rest of Penguins Offseason Gameplan
The Pittsburgh Penguins made their first substantial move of the offseason on Thursday by signing Craig Adams to a two-year contract extension. Including a $300k signing bonus, the new deal…
Simon Despres’ Performance on World Stage 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins Assistant GM Jason Botterill says there’s one question that he and the team’s front office always ask when evaluating a player: “Have they played in big games?” Next…
Penguins Blueprint: Wilkes-Barre Building a Winning Tradition
As the top seed in the Calder Cup playoffs, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have found a way to defy the traditional minor-league paradox.
Penguins Blueprint: Hossa to Hamhuis – The Evolution of Ray Shero
Ask anyone what trade was instrumental in the Penguins 2007-08 Stanley Cup Finals appearance and they’ll immediately point to Hossa. If Ray Shero’s team returns to the Finals over the next few seasons, the key trade might be one involving a player who never appeared in a Penguins jersey: Dan Hamhuis.
Penguins Blueprint: Commitment to the Core
If the Penguins continue to have success in coming seasons GM Ray Shero will be forced to get creative and find ways to keep his talented group of stars together. However, the idea of signing Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin for the rest of their careers isn’t an option he’s considering right now.
Penguins ownership group shows commitment to Stanley Cup vision
If there was ever a year for Lemieux and Burkle to put up the white flag and live to see another day, it would be this year. No one would blame them. Fans surely wouldn’t revolt. But that’s not what they did, and yesterday Shero seemed energized by the commitment from ownership that allowed him to take a risk on Kovalev.