For the second consecutive game the Pittsburgh Penguins went into the third period without a goal and trailing. And for the second consecutive game they emerged with victory. Pascal Dupuis scored twice in five minutes, Craig Adams added an empty netter, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 28 saves as the Penguins came back to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1, Thursday night. Both teams seemed wary of taking offensive chances to start the game resulting in a 0-0 tie heading into the first ... Read More
NHL needs to name new divisions after legends
It's been rumored for awhile and hockey fans have been awaiting confirmation that realignment will take place. The NHL Board of Governors have agreed to the proposed realignment plan. In case you're wondering, it actually does make sense this time. No more Winnipeg in the East (poor guys). No more Columbus in the West. That makes as much sense as Indianapolis being in the AFC South, right? The league is going to go with the realignment plan starting next year. The proposed plan has ... Read More
Snedden’s Take: Potpourri Madness
Due to circumstances beyond my control – a confluence of the flu, work, and late night World Baseball Classic games – Snedden’s Take took a brief one week hiatus last week. I appreciate all of the encouraging letters and email I received from my worldwide fan base, asking about my health and general wellness. Being the generous humanitarian I am, I sent every single one of those fans a personalized fruit basket. I hope you both received them and didn’t get sick from the spoiled mangos. In ... Read More
Is Clint Barmes the next Paul Martin?
As Sidney Crosby is once again putting any doubt aside that he's the best player in the world, there are a slew of Pens players that are making a name for themselves this year as well. James Neal has eight power play goals and is showing that last season was no fluke. The most shocking surprise - in hockey, not just Pittsburgh - is the play of Chris Kunitz. He currently leads the league in +/- at 22, is third in points with 37 and second in goals with18. Chris Kunitz people. On a team with ... Read More
The Pittsburgh Housewife has Sutter Fever
The Pens played the Boston Bruins Tuesday night. After their last game, I was ready! As the game started and the first period ended, my hopes sunk. I was upset, so I did what came natural; I went out to my kitchen and baked four dozen cookies. Yup, I made four dozen cookies at 9 p.m. on a Tuesday. That was enough to take up the scoreless second period. I did what any woman would do. I grabbed my bottle of wine and a handful of cookies ready to throw a pity party. The third period ticked ... Read More
Brandon Sutter leads 3-2 Penguins’ comeback over Bruins
Unstoppable force, meet immovable object. The Boston Bruins held the Pittsburgh Penguins in check for the first 53 minutes of the game. But a goal from Chris Kunitz opened the flood gates and the Penguins closed out the final period with three goals in a span of three minutes and fifteen seconds and their sixth straight win. Billed as a possible preview to the Eastern Conference Final, the Bruins' top rated defense, allowing the fewest goals in the league, met the high scoring team in the ... Read More
Sidney Crosby has become the face of Pittsburgh sports
Pittsburgh is a city known for its production of steel, and for its sports. All of the professional sports teams have had been very prominent at different points of existence, if you look at the Steelers in the 1970’s winning four Super Bowls, the Pirates in 70’s as well with two World Series Titles, and the Penguins in the early 1990’s with back-to-back Stanley Cups. Winning championships means you have quality players that lead your team to those titles. There were players such as Terry ... Read More
It’s Sutter time for the Pittsburgh Penguins
It seems to be more and more common that the Penguins play without one of their two superstar centers. For most of the past two years they were without Sidney Crosby, and for some parts of that time they were even without Evgeni Malkin. Well once again they will be without the services of Malkin who is out for one to two weeks and an apparent “upper body” injury. This opens the door for the quality center that the Penguins got over the summer in a trade that sent Jordan Staal to the ... Read More
Penguins blowout the Islanders behind Kunitz’s hat trick
The Pittsburgh Penguins may have missed last season's MVP and scoring champion but they still had Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz. Behind a hat trick from Kunitz and five assists from Sidney Crosby, the Penguins blew out the Islanders to run their win streak to a season high, five games. Evgeni Malkin was ruled out after sustaining a shoulder injury in Saturday night's game against Toronto. James van Riemsdyk crushed Malkin into the boards late in the third period and Malkin left the game ... Read More
Penguins defeat Maple Leafs 5-4 in shootout
It may have taken three years but Sidney Crosby found another way to haunt the Toronto Maple Leafs. Crosby scored a goal and added the game-winning shootout marker to push the Penguins over the Maple Leafs 5-4, Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre. It was Crosby's first game in Toronto since January 9th, 2010; a game that ended in a 4-1 victory for Pittsburgh thanks to two points from Sidney Crosby and two goals from Sergei Gonchar. The Penguins jumped out to a 3-1 lead after the first ... Read More