With just a month remaining until a lockout becomes official, the NHLPA and owners are still duking it out to create a new CBA. At this time, both parties appear to be nowhere close to nailing down a deal and a work stoppage seems imminent. Here we go again. For those counting at home, this would be the third lockout in NHL history, spanning the last 18 years. The 1994-1995 season saw a cancellation of 468 total games -including the All-Star Game- and the eventual departure of the Quebec ... Read More
Recap: 2012 Pittsburgh Penguins Draft Class
After seven rounds and 211 picks, the 2012 NHL draft is in the books. The Pittsburgh Penguins, playing host, entertained their guests with a blockbuster trade involving Jordan Staal. One of the returns was the 8th overall pick in the 2012 draft which was used to select Derrick Pouliot. The Penguins made eight additional picks in this year’s draft, including the 22nd overall pick which was used to select Olli Maatta. Here is a breakdown: Derrick Pouliot For the second straight year, ... Read More
Pens GM Ray Shero Faced with Arduous Offseason
After the Penguins fell embarrassingly to the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 2012 playoffs, Ray Shero stated that changes would be made to the team in the offseason. This news was rather unsurprising considering the Penguins severely underachieved with a relatively healthy roster; a roster proclaimed by many across North America to be the Stanley Cup favorite by a wide margin. Now, due to the disappointment of 2012, coupled with the previous two seasons in which the Penguins ... Read More