I was thinking about the inexorable decline of our Penguins yesterday. Stewing over the fact that we’ve missed the playoffs two seasons running and haven’t won a playoff series since 2018. Practica…

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29.04.2024

Penguins Update: Winds of Change a Blowin’ – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

In a development somewhat reminiscent of last spring’s executive house cleaning, the Penguins will not renew the contracts of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton head coach J.D. Forrest and assistant Kevin…

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27.04.2024

Penguins Update: Let’s Get Physical – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

As I scanned the box score of last night’s Boston-Toronto playoff game I couldn’t help but notice a familiar trend. One I’ve written about on occasions too numerous to count during my time wi…

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27.04.2024

Arm-Chair GMing: Part 1, the Goalies – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

I would guess that almost every person writing or commenting on any hockey website is an arm-chair GM at heart. I know I am. To that end, I think I am in the mood to resurrect a tradition I broke l…

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27.04.2024

Penguins Update: Let’s Make a Deal? – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

As the dust continues to settle on the 2023-24 season, it’s time to cast our eyes ahead to what’s likely to be a very interesting summer. Indeed, there shouldn’t be any shortage of business for POH…

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24.04.2024

Ex-Penguins Update: Final 2023-24 – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

With the 2023-24 campaign in the books and not much else to report, I thought it would be an opportune time to publish my season-ending Ex-Penguins Update. The player topping the list hardly comes …

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24.04.2024

Penguins Update: Baby Pens Stock Up – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

While our Penguins may be headed to the golf course or parts unknown, their Wilkes-Barre/Scranton farm club is preparing to take on Lehigh Valley in the first round of the AHL Calder Cup playoffs. …

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22.04.2024

Penguins Update: The Worst That Could Happen? – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

Back in the summer of 1968, my favorite song was The Worst That Could Happen. Sung to perfection by Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge, it’s a soulful, remorseful lament about a man whose girl …

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22.04.2024

When it Comes to Our Penguins, Perception is Not Always Reality – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

“A lie has no legs and cannot stand, but it has wings and can fly far and wide.”–William Warburton “Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth.”–Joseph G…

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22.04.2024

Penguins’ Postmortem and Grading – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

I haven’t written much this season, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been following our favorite flightless fowl. Now we are at the end of one more farcical season, and it is time for a postmortem f…

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19.04.2024

Penguins Fumble Finale, Fall to Islanders, 5-4 – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

In many ways, last night’s 5-4 season-ending loss to the Islanders was an all-too-fitting microcosm of the 2023-24 campaign. One that began with great hopes and expectations but ultimately ended in…

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19.04.2024

Penguins Playoff Push…Pfft – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

I suppose like so many other Penguins fans, my attention was riveted to the “Scores” page of NHL.com last night. Eyes fixed on the Capitals-Flyers and Red Wings-Canadiens games. Of cour…

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19.04.2024

Penguins Reverse Natural Order, Subdue Predators, 4-2 – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

Our Penguins did what they needed to do last night. Namely, took care of business. Skating before a throng of 18,198 at PPG Paints Arena, we overcame the Predators (and zebras, too) to score a well…

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16.04.2024

Bruins Derail Penguins Playoff Push, 6-4 – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

When I wrote my article yesterday comparing this season’s playoff scenario to last spring’s, I detailed some of my concerns. Never dreaming they’d manifest almost verbatim during last night’s slopp…

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16.04.2024

Penguins Update: Help Needed – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

What a difference a day or two makes. Last Thursday our Penguins were riding high after bumping off the Red Wings to claim the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Our destiny was squarely in …

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14.04.2024

For the Penguins, it’s Déjà vu All Over Again – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

A little over a year ago (April 8 to be exact) the Penguins clobbered the Red Wings, 5-1, in game number 80 of the 2022-23 season. In the process seizing control of their playoff destiny. All we ne…

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14.04.2024

Penguins This ‘n’ ‘at (Homestretch Edition) – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

With a mish-mash of newsworthy items to report, I thought I’d post a quicky This ‘n’ ‘at. For the fifth season in a row, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was voted the league’s most complete player b…

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14.04.2024

Penguins Despoke Red Wings in OT, 6-5 – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

Somewhere, embedded deep down in some remote corner of our Penguins’ DNA lurks a self-destruct gene. It surfaces at the most inopportune of times. The full-force of that self-destructiveness …

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11.04.2024

Leafs Nip Penguins, 3-2, in OT – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

There are (very) rare occasions when an overtime loss feels like a win. Such was the case last night at Scotiabank Arena. Even though our Penguins fell to the Maple Leafs, 3-2, in OT, I think we we…

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09.04.2024

Geno Nets Two, Penguins Malkin-ize Lightning, 5-4 – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

Back in 2009, my friend Tom Blanciak predicted the Penguins would acquire feisty left wing Chris Kunitz from Anaheim at the trade deadline. Tom proved to be prescient. The Pens, indeed, acquired Ku…

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09.04.2024

Penguins Update: Puh-lease Sign This Kid – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

Third time’s a charm. Or the squeaky wheel gets the oil. Whatever time-honored aphorism you prefer, I’m pulling out all stops with a single-minded purpose. I want the Penguins to sign power forward…

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06.04.2024

Did the Penguins Need a Shakeup? – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

I’m going to begin this article with a statement that might cause you to question my sanity…or worse. Might trading two-time 40-goal scorer Jake Guentzel to Carolina at the deadline be the best mov…

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06.04.2024

Miracle at the Rock: Penguins Singe Devils, 6-3 – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

They say confession is good for the soul. I confess here and now for public consumption, I fully expected our Penguins to lose their crucial Metro Division matchup with the Devils last night at the…

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06.04.2024

Washington Cap-itulates to Streaking Penguins, 4-1 – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

Four short weeks ago, the Capitals barged into PPG Paints Arena and destroyed a Penguins team utterly demoralized by the trade of beloved teammate Jake Guentzel. The 6-0 embarrassment was arguably …

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03.04.2024

Penguins Alive, Rip Rangers 5-2 – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

Last night as the Penguins were in the process of closing out a 5-2 victory over the Rangers that was as stunning as it was improbable, Pearl Jam’s “Alive” was blaring out from the Sonos system at …

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01.04.2024

Penguins Update: Is Mike Sullivan Showing His True Colors? – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

Prior to last night’s victory over Columbus, Mike Sullivan made a lineup decision that showed his true colors while serving to reinforce why he may no longer be the best choice to coach the team. H…

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01.04.2024

Penguins Stack Wins, Clip Columbus 3-2 – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

This is going to seem like an odd time for a negative post. After all, the Penguins beat the Blue Jackets, 3-2, at PPG Paints Arena last night to keep their flickering playoff hopes alive. While it…

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01.04.2024

Penguins Update: Is Help on the Way (Part Two)? – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

I’ll begin this post with a caveat. I freely admit that I’m the least informed (and thus the least qualified) of our PenguinPoop contributors to write about our prospects. Indeed, when it comes to …

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01.04.2024

Cue the Cannon Blast, Blue Jackets Puncture Penguins in Shootout – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

It seems we’ve seen this scenario play out before, haven’t we? Our Penguins take a lead, then score what appears to be a decisive goal to give them complete command. Then we promptly turn around an…

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29.03.2024

Penguins Spoil Guentzel’s Homecoming, Ambush ‘Canes 4-1 – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

During the old Lone Ranger TV series from the 1950s, those who watched the hero save the day before blazing off into the sunset on his trusty steed Silver often asked, “Who was that masked man?” Bo…

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27.03.2024

Avalanche Bury Fragile Penguins in OT – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

Back in the 1970s, the theme song to the movie Love Story (ironically about a hockey player) began with the lyric, “Where Do I Begin?” Well that’s where I am now. Where do I begin to tell the story…

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27.03.2024

Penguins Promote Sam Poulin – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

Just a quickie bulletin. In the wake of the latest injury to hard-scrabble (and hard-luck) forward Noel Acciari, the Penguins have recalled former first-round pick Sam Poulin. Finally. Amid a seaso…

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25.03.2024

Benn There, Done That: Penguins Lose Again – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

The Penguins continued their stretch run plummet with a 4-2 loss to the Stars last night in Dallas. About the only thing missing aside from timely scoring, airtight defense and clutch goaltending o…

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25.03.2024

Penguins Update: Is Mike Sullivan Feeling the Heat? – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

As the Penguins lurch toward their second straight non-playoff season, it’s fair to say long-time coach Mike Sullivan is beginning to feel the heat. Indeed, media outlets that have traditionally be…

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25.03.2024

Has Kyle Dubas Failed the Penguins? – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

As the Penguins free-fall toward a second straight non-playoff season, an increasing number of folks are pointing an accusatory finger at POHO/GM Kyle Dubas. After all, he turned over roughly half …

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22.03.2024

Devils Pitchfork Tepid Penguins, 5-2 – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

When I was a kid, my favorite ride at Kennywood Park was the Thunderbolt roller coaster. As I recall, a veritable thrill ride of dips, high-speed curves, climbs and drops. I especially loved the pa…

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20.03.2024

Penguins Live to Fight Another Day, Flatten Red Wings 6-3 – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

With their season and playoff hopes absolutely on the brink, the Penguins pulled together and drubbed the Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena last night, 6-3. In the process, keeping their flickering pla…

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20.03.2024

Former Penguin Konstantin Koltsov Passes Away – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

Sadly and tragically, former Penguins forward Konstantin Koltsov has passed away. He was just 42 years old. One of a string of European stretch picks drafted in the first round by then-Pens GM Crai…

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19.03.2024

Rangers Rip Penguins, 7-4 – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

In a track meet of a Metro matinee matchup that featured tons of pulse-pounding, end-to-end action, the visiting Rangers prevailed yesterday afternoon, 7-4. In the process all but snuffing out the …

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19.03.2024

Penguins Recall St. Ivany – Pittsburgh Penguins – PenguinPoop Blog

The Penguins have summoned 24-year-old defenseman Jack St. Ivany from their Wilkes-Barre/Scranton farm club on an emergency recall, the team announced today. Ryan Shea, recalled on a similar basis …

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