After being acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday in exchange for Luca Caputi and Martin Skoula, Alexei Ponikarovsky is expected to make his debut today in a Pittsburgh uniform. It could be said that “Poni” was the biggest name traded in the last week, in a Trade deadline that saw just how little [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 1, 2010
Not once, but twice today we have seen a solid second-pairing defensemen moved for a second round pick. The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Jordan Leopold for their second round selection after reportedly refusing to part with the pick for Raffi Torres. This move will push either Jay McKee or Alex Goligoski out of the Penguins top [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, January 3, 2010
Happy New Year hockey fans! I hope you all had a great holiday, but there’s been no rest on or off the ice, as it’s been an especially entertaining week for us all. The Olympic rosters were announced, the World Juniors got under way in Saskatchewan, and most would say the Winter Classic lived up [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 10, 2009
If there was ever a time when the Montreal Canadiens could beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, it would be now. Everything looks good for the Habs coming into this matchup- they have won three straight, played pretty convincingly, and most importantly have got good goaltending from both their goaltenders. They even have a snowstorm in their [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 26, 2009
Hello all! Today I want to talk to you about Alex Goligoski (or GoGo as he is affectionately called by teammates and fans alike) and why you need to pick him up in your fantasy hockey league whether it is a rotisserie or head to head league. If you are not a Penguins fan you [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 16, 2009
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without every one of their top 4 defencemen when they take on the Anaheim Ducks tonight. Alex Goligoski is expected to miss 2-3 weeks with a lower-body injury and will join Sergei Gonchar, Brooks Orpk, and Kris Letang in the pressbox. Goligoski has had a fantastic start to the season [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar sustained an injury during the game against the St. Louis Blues last night and did not come out for the third period. Turns out Gonchar has suffered a broken wrist and is expected to miss up to six weeks. Gonchar is tied for second in team scoring with eight points in nine games [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 15, 2009
So week 1 of the long and arduous fantasy hockey season is in the books. What do we take away from it? If you’re team hasn’t performed up to par, is it time to hit the panic button and start from scratch? Or is it time to sell players high while they are hot? Obviously [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 2, 2009
We want you, our readers, to vote daily on the previous night’s Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night. Based on your votes, points will be assigned to the top 3 stars of the night and at the end of the season the 3 players with the most points will be delcared the DailyFaceoff Fantasy 3 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 2008/09: 45-28-9 (2nd in Atlantic, 4th in East) Arrived: Michael Rupp (NJ), Jay McKee (STL), Brent Johnson (WSH) Departed: Hal Gill (MTL), Rob Scuderi (LA), Petr Sykora (UFA), Philippe Boucher (Retired), Mathieu Garon (CBJ) What a year it was for the young Penguins. They secured a core of young stars and won a [...]
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