by Brian Kennedy | Jan 18, 2018 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Leagues, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
Three or fewer. That’s how many penalties Randy Carlyle of the Ducks has as his goal for the team. They exceeded that by a factor of two, taking six for twelve minutes of disadvantage, against Colorado on Monday. The Avs scored one power play goal in the game....
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 4, 2016 | Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
The scoring for the Pittsburgh Penguins is all at the bottom of the lineup—if you go numerically. Think about this: from 71 (Malkin) to 87 (you know who) the Pens had 36 points coming into Thursday night, when they faced the LA Kings. They would add three more on a...
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 6, 2015 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins
There was magic in the Pittsburgh offense versus LA Saturday afternoon, but two things made it fail: not enough of it, and a goalie in Jonathan Quick who was better than the shooters the Penguins offered. Witness this: at one point in the game, the Pens had just 3...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 7, 2015 | Homepage, Toronto Maple Leafs
I got out of Toronto this week just before the Maple Leafs fired their coach, an event which has caused a hubbub of opinion ranging from, “About time,” to “What now?” Truth be told, most pundits and fans knew that the move was coming. But much of the hockey discussion...