The Penguins defeated the Blackhawks 3-2 in a shootout on Monday night but the result is insignificant to say the least.  Not only was this a preseason game, but the Hawks played without five of their top six forwards (Toews, Kane, Sharp, Hossa, Saad) as well as their top defensive pairing (Keith, Seabrook). However, there are some observations worth noting in the Penguins' fifth preseason game: Jeff Zatkoff looked strong for the Penguins which has suddenly become important since Tomas ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Penguins were hit hard this past week as Tomas Vokoun will be out indefinitely with a blood clot.  Vokoun has 300 wins and 50 shutouts to his resume and played like a MVP in last years postseason. More importantly, Vokoun has become a leader in the locker room and a calming presence in the eye of the storm. Exhibition games are tough to gauge how well someone is playing especially since the Penguins have split squads. However, Fleury allowed three goals on his first six shots ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Penguins are starting to mirror their cross state rivals. Both of these teams have high powered offenses with shaky defenses and a huge question mark in net heading into the 2013-14 season. Dan Bylsma and Peter Laviolette will be looking for strong starts to their seasons. This summer, the Flyers bought out Ilya Bryzgalov and brought in Ray Emery to compete with Steve Mason. The Penguins drafted highly touted Tristan Jarry with their first selection in the NHL draft. There is ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to show what a classy organization they are on and off the ice. From owner to equipment manager, there is no team in the NHL that exemplifies true passion, loyalty and total class for their team. First and foremost, the Penguins were destined to be liquidated and forced to leave town. Mario Lemieux was still owed $26 million from his contract which would have subsequently been the end of the Penguins in Pittsburgh. Lemieux's purchase of the Penguins marked the ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Penguins are set with their top two lines heading into 2013-14 season barring no injuries. The Penguins do have some questions as to who will fill the void on the third line. The Penguins were in negotiations to bring in Daniel Clearly. Cleary would have been a perfect fit on the third line for the Penguins as he is a hard nosed player that logs tough minutes on the penalty kill and still average 40 points in a season.  However, early Tuesday morning, the Philadelphia Flyers ... Read More

There are less than 50 days left until the NHL opens the 2013-14 season and the Pittsburgh Penguins will be looking for redemption. However, the Penguins have faced adversity the last few years which will be on the minds of players, management, fans, media, etc. The Pens will be Stanley Cup contenders as long as 87 can remain on the ice on a full-time basis. Sidney Crosby is without a doubt the best player in the NHL today. Crosby is vastly becoming Ben Rothelisberger, without question the ... Read More

Sidney Crosby may be the most untouchable player on the Pens with the most talent. However, Evgeni Malkin is clearly the workhorse for the Penguins as he has carried this team when 87 has been injured. Malkin was chosen second overall in the 2004 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. In his Rookie campaign, Malkin captured the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's best rookie. In his second season, he helped carry the Penguins to the 2008 Stanley Cup Final series . The following season, ... Read More

Trust me, I really wanted to avoid talking about this, but it's the talk of the town. Here's a scenario for you: You get a text from your friend telling you that Milas Kunis (or Channing Tatum for the women readers) is waiting to get his car fixed at the local mechanic. What do you do? You take to Twitter and Facebook (because it makes total sense) and let everyone else know he/she is there, too. You leave your house to head over and you see the mob that's there because this celebrity had ... Read More

Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager, Ray Shero still has some work left this offseason as the Penguins are currently $1.1 million over the cap. History shows that Shero likes to have breathing room under the cap to make trades throughout the season. It's really quite simple — someone needs to go from the Pens lineup. Matt Niskanen  looks like the logical choice to be forced out of Pittsburgh due to the salary cap compliance. With the salary cap falling to $64.3 million from $70.2 million the ... Read More

It's hard to believe that Sidney Crosby is only  26 years old, considering he has already played in eight seasons. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain turned 26 today; celebrating his birthday with the date used as a superstitious charm for the superstar from Nova Scotia. 8-7-87 But it's been more than luck that has catapulted Crosby to the top of the charts in the NHL.  If anything, Crosby has dealt with a bit of bad luck throughout his eight year career. In 2011, he suffered a severe ... Read More