by Angie Carducci | Sep 15, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The 2017 Stanley Cup champions paid a price for their success. Unlike the 2016 Penguins, who managed to bring back nearly the exact same roster to defend their title, this year’s club will have a decidedly different look. Gone are their third- and fourth-line centers,...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 8, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The calvary isn’t coming. But if you’re writing off the Pittsburgh Penguins’ chance of defending their Stanley Cup without their most important defenseman, they plan to do their best to prove you wrong. “We’ve talked to our group all year long about this, and I think...
by Bob Fina | Mar 15, 2017 | Philadelphia Flyers, Photo Galleries, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Philadelphia Flyers shut-out the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins by a score of 4-0 during regulation. Three Star Selections: 1st Wayne Simmonds (#17 PHI) 2nd Steve Mason (#35 PHI) 3rd Sean Couturier (#14...
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 Angie Carducci | Mar 6, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Time will tell if Jim Rutherford’s trade-deadline additions of Ron Hainsey and Mark Streit to the Penguins’ blueline will help Pittsburgh defend the Stanley Cup. But the acquisitions are already paying dividends for a club whose depleted defense may have cause for...