You have to look at the Pittsburgh Penguins coaching search and simply scratch your head at what has been going on. At the end of the day, Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford has to find the right man to right the ship and ultimately that won't be an easy task. When you look at the Penguins vacancy, you would think there would be a long list of quality coaching candidates who would be jumping at the opportunity to coach Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin in their primes, but that hasn't ... Read More
Pens 2014-15 Schedule Announced
The Pittsburgh Penguins may still not have a head coach, but at least they know who they will be playing next season. The Pens will open up the 2014-15 campaign on October 9, the day after the season officially begins, at home against the Anaheim Ducks. They will conclude the season April 11 with a trip to Buffalo. The Penguins will play seven of their first 10 games at home, including the first meeting of the year against the Philadelphia Flyers and a visit from the defending Stanley Cup ... Read More
Penguins release preseaon schedule; make qualifying offers to five players
The Pittsburgh Penguins have released their 2014 preseason schedule, which begins and ends with matchups against the Detroit Red Wings. The preseason also features home games against the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild as well as road games against the same teams. Here’s a look at the complete Pens' preseason schedule. Sept. 22 – Detroit Red Wings – 7 p.m. Sept. 23 – at Columbus Blue Jackets – 7 p.m. Sept. 25 – Minnesota Wild – 7 p.m. Sept. 27 – Columbus Blue Jackets – 4 ... Read More
Penguins turn their attention to Ron Wilson and Marc Crawford
New Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford has taken his time since being hired to begin the search for a new head coach to replace the fired Dan Bylsma. Rutherford as also been quoted as wanting a head coach with a presence, someone who the Penguins players will respect right off the bat. With that in mind it seemed quite odd that Wilkes Barre/Scranton head coach John Hynes has been the only candidate seriously linked to the Penguins job for the past couple of weeks, as Hynes ... Read More
Is John Hynes the favorite to be next Penguins coach?
After firing Dan Bylsma, new Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford has made it clear that he won't start interviewing head coaching candidates until next week. But there already may be a favorite for the job. Rutherford identified current Wilkes-Barre/Scranton head coach John Hynes as a candidate and did confirm that Hynes will interview for the job next week. The 39-year old Hynes is one of the first candidates identified by Rutherford after posting a 186-102-20 record in ... Read More
Report: Pens to hire Jim Rutherford as next GM
The Pittsburgh Penguins search for a general manager appears to be over and to the delight of many Pens fans, it won’t be Pierre McGuire steeping into the seat vacated by Ray Shero’s firing. Instead, according to Bob McKenzie from TSN, the Penguins have hired former Carolina Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford to head up the front office. He will try and right the ship of a team that has underperformed miserably during the postseason the past five years. Rutherford, 65, was ... Read More
For Pens fans, Stanley Cup Finals is cringe worthy
"Article by Gino Ferretti for Pittsburgh Sporting News" Pittsburgh is still in the pits. It's in the bleak blue eyes of the Starbucks barista. It's in the mumbled tone of the young man scanning your groceries at Giant Eagle. The manager of the Rite Aid near my house, who loves to bend my ear about the hottest sports topics of whichever day I've stopped in, only has a good morning and head nod for me lately. On my way to work I pass the house of an elderly man who is always up too ... Read More
BREAKING: Ray Shero Fired
The Pittsburgh Penguins have fired Penguins General Manager, Ray Shero. Despite of helping build a team that made consecutive Stanley Cup appearances in 08-09', and being named the NHL GM of the Year just last season, the Penguins have struggled to find playoff success since winning the Stanley Cup in 2009. There is speculation that Dan Bylsma will be next to go, but no announcement has been made at this time. According to Chris Peters from CBS Sports, the new GM will determine Bylsma's ... Read More
Shero and Bylsma Share Equal Blame
After the Penguins were swept in four games against the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Finals, changes should have been made. At the very least, Dan Bylsma should have been fired and Kris Letang probably should've been traded to not only create cap space but build depth at forward. Instead, the Penguins kept Bylsma and rewarded Kris Letang by giving him an eight year extension worth $58 million. The result? Another embarrassing early exit in the playoffs and now the dream of seeing ... Read More
Much On The Line in Game 7 for Pens
I've heard a lot of varying opinions as to why the Penguins have gone from shoe in to advance to the Eastern Conference Final, to a team on the precipice of total collapse in the span of a weekend. On Friday night, the Penguins hosted a Rangers squad that seemed devoid of hope, staring at a three games to one deficit and the very real possibility that their season was about to come to an end. Fast forward a few days later. There's an undeniable sense that the tables have turned completely, and ... Read More