Leave it up to Penguins General Manager Ray Shero to get the trade talks heating up as the deadline approaches. Many thought that Shero would make a run at Jerome Iginla of the Calgary Flames, but in a deal that no one saw coming, Shero was able to make a deal with the Dallas Stars for Brenden Morrow. Along with Morrow, the Stars will send a 3rd round pick in the 2013 draft to the Penguins for No. 1 prospect Joe Morrow and a 5th round pick. The 34-year-old Morrow had to waive his no-trade ... Read More
Crosby is great, but hasn’t passed Jagr….yet
Penguins fans are spoiled when you really think about it. While there were some dark years in the 'Burgh, (Rico Fata and Ramzi Abid anyone?), for the better part of 30 years, the fans have been treated to some of the best talent on the ice. Since The Magnificent one Mario Lemieux debuted for the Penguins in October of 1984, the talent kept coming on the ice in Pittsburgh. Ron Francis, Kevin Stevens, Larry Murphy, Joe Mullen, Rick Kehoe, Tom Barrasso and more have all earned the right to be ... Read More
Trade rumor: Pens close to acquiring Brenden Morrow from Dallas
Per TSN hockey analyst, Darren Dreger on Twitter: "Sources say the Pens and Stars have a trade in place for Brenden Morrow. However, he has yet to waive NTC [no trade clause]." Brenden Morrow is a 34 year old left winger with six goals and five assists this season. Morrow has spent all thirteen NHL seasons with the Dallas Stars, compiling 528 total points. The Penguins have been rumored to have interest in both Brenden Morrow and Jarome Iginla to upgrade their top six forwards. While ... Read More
And the beat goes on: Pens win 11th straight
These days, it doesn't appear to matter how the Pittsburgh Penguins start games. The end result is always a win; at least that's how it has been in the month of March. The Penguins overcame one of their worst first periods of the season to defeat the New York Islanders 4-2, Friday night. Just three points back from a playoff spot and slipping fast, the Islanders started the game win a level of desperation the Penguins simply could not match. New York heavily outshot the Penguins 14-3 in ... Read More
Simon Despres deserves more playing time
It’s hard to argue against the Pittsburgh Penguins having the most depth on the blue-line throughout an entire organization. In the next coming year those players that they drafted a few years ago will be ready to don a Penguins sweater. But there is one that is already at that level and has quite a few games under his belt, and that would be Simon Despres. Despres was the Pens’ first-round pick, 30th overall, in the 2009 draft. He was a highly-touted player coming out in the draft, and ... Read More
March of the Penguins; 2-1 victory over Caps gives Pens tenth straight
How good are the Pittsburgh Penguins right now? Good enough to win their tenth straight game despite missing arguably two of the best players in the league. Last year's league MVP, Evgeni Malkin, missed his sixth straight game while Kris Letang, the league leader in points among defensemen and Norris Trophy candidate, sat out with a lower body injury suffered on Sunday. Letang still holds a five point lead over Ryan Suter for top scoring defenseman, but the Penguins still found a way to ... Read More
The trade deadline and the Pittsburgh Penguins, two weeks out
The NHL's GM meetings take place in Toronto this week, starting Wednesday, and there could be some movement on the trade front by the weekend as a result. As Elliotte Friedman, among others, reported yesterday, prices for trade pieces are extremely high due to over 80% of the league still currently in contention for a playoff spot. As bad as the Washington Capitals have played -currently sitting in 13th place in the East- they are only six points out from the 8th seed. Meanwhile, in the ... Read More
Beau Bennett a proven Winger
As Beau Bennett ripped a slap-shot past Henrik Lundqvist on Saturday, it made me realize that the Penguins made the right move in sticking with this kid. Really that was just the cherry on top so to say of reasons to keep him in a Penguins’ uniform for the rest of the season. Bennett is just a 21 year old kid who is turning out to be a pleasant surprise this season. Coming into this season there was some worrying being done by Penguins fans as to who the wingers were going to be for Sidney ... Read More
Fleury’s franchise-record shutout leads the way in 3-0 victory over New York
As Dan Bylsma would say, eight is better than seven. Behind Marc-Andre Fleury the Pittsburgh Penguins were able to notch their eighth straight win, defeating the New York Rangers 3-0 at Consol Energy Center, Saturday afternoon. The Penguins dominated the opening period, got a lead, then locked down the Rangers in the final two periods. Rookie forward, Beau Bennett, got the Penguins on the board just 1:30 into the game with his second goal of the season. Tyler Kennedy chipped the puck ... Read More
Yinzer of the Week: Chris Kunitz
For the second week in a row, the Penguins winger has been lights out on the ice. After his great performance last week, he was right back at it again this week, leading the Pens to four wins from Saturday to Friday. This week, Kunitz netted four of his eight shot attempts and added four assists for a total of eight points in four games. His best game of the week came on Sunday against the New York Islanders. He notched a hat trick on the night, scoring three goals and added two assists. He ... Read More