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
Doc Emrick remains second to none
Article by Gino Ferretti for Pittsburgh Sporting News The only bad thing about Mike "Doc" Emrick is that he has to sleep. Because there're moments in our daily lives that would be more interesting if he was calling them. Hit the snooze button one too many times? Here's Doc with the play-by-play as you scramble for your work clothes, and fumble around looking for your wallet and keys. Consequently rushing to work and get pulled over for speeding? Here's Doc to theorize a way ... Read More
Why not Pierre McGuire?
If you’re a Pens fan, let me sum up the past two weeks of hockey action for you — it sucked. Well, not that action itself sucked, as the Blackhawks and Kings battled to a Game 7, in what was nothing short of an amazing series. But it sucked from the vantage point that as a Pens fan, you had to watch four teams battle it out for a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals, while your favorite team was stuck at home on the couch. Despite the lack of on-ice action for the Pens, there’s been a plethora of ... Read More
June 1 video cast: Polanco, Pirates and Pens
And we are LIVE! Join our three-man staff as they discuss all things Gregory Polanco, Pierre McGuire to the Penguins, reviewing the MLB season at the one-third mark and much more. Tweet us at @pghsportingnews to have your questions answered LIVE! ... Read More
May 24 edition of PSN video cast
We are LIVE! Join the guys as they talk Polanco, the Pirates' streak, Wandy getting DFA'd, Josh Harrison, the Pens and more! ... Read More
Will Bylsma soon suffer the same fate as Shero?
Article by Gino Ferretti, representing Pittsburgh Sporting News Lately, when the Penguins swing and miss, the stir is rarely seismic. After the gloom and doom Pens fans have had to endure pre-2006-2007, a small discomfort is just dust in the wind. But after five consecutive early exits for this perennial Cup contender, change was inevitable. Except nothing has been changed quite yet, has it? If anything, it was a reset. A reset that will undoubtably push the story line back to this ... 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
Rangers complete comeback; advance to Eastern Conference Finals
Brad Richards scored 7:56 into the second period to give New York the lead and Henrik Lundqvist stonewalled the Pittsburgh Penguins as the Rangers completed the comeback to win in Game 7 at Consol Energy Center. The Penguins, who have seen the other team celebrate on their home ice in Game 7's three out of the last five years, failed to close out a 3-1 series lead which may lead to the dismissal of head coach Dan Bylsma. Consol Energy Center was electric before the game even started. Jeff ... Read More