by Angie Carducci | Mar 27, 2017 | Homepage, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
As a hockey player, Marc-Andre Fleury has pedigree. Drafted first overall by the Penguins in 2003, he claimed the starting netminder’s job in 2005-06 and kept it for a decade. He sealed the franchise’s third Stanley Cup when he slid across the crease to deny Detroit’s...
by Angie Carducci | Mar 19, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Not everyone proves to be the right fit alongside arguably the best hockey player in the world. It takes speed to keep up with Sidney Crosby. It takes hockey IQ. And being a little crafty doesn’t hurt. Those attributes have been true of some of Crosby’s most...
by Angie Carducci | Mar 12, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
They’re called the Penguins, but the defending Stanley Cup champions have come into March more like a lion. After opening the month with a 4-1 loss at Chicago, Pittsburgh has gone on a five-game tear at what might be just the right time. And they’re doing it without...
by Neal McHale | Feb 27, 2017 | Homepage, New York Rangers, NHL
This is Derek Stepan’s 7th season with the Rangers. Wednesday will be the his 7th deadline with a team that has always been active on or around the NHL trading deadline. Since 2010, the team has acquired 12 players on or within days of the deadline. Most notable...
by Angie Carducci | Feb 19, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
It hardly stood out as a marquee matchup on the schedule, other than the first Pittsburgh appearance of one of the NHL’s most exciting rookies. But, when Patrik Laine and the Winnipeg Jets came to town on an ordinary Thursday in February, the Penguins managed to make...