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Fantasy Season in Review: Pittsburgh Penguins
Offensive Corps: The 2009-2010 season ended in disappointment after the team won the Stanley Cup the season before. If it wasn’t for captain Sidney Crosby and his sudden goal scoring touch the Penguins very well could have finished lower than their 4th seed and 2nd round playoff exit. As previously mentioned, Crosby posted career highs [...]
Continue reading...Draft Review: Penguins Trade for Rights to Hamhuis
Monday, June 28, 2010
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The Pittsburgh Penguins traded a third-round pick to the Philadelphia Flyers for UFA defenseman Dan Hamhuis. We were bullish on his offensive side finding a new home but thought he would be stuck in a similar situation in Philly to his most recent with the Nashville Predators. With Sergei Gonchar likely to not re-sign with [...]
Continue reading...Igloo Insider: The End Of An Era
Thursday, April 8, 2010
I knew this day would eventually come, but can’t quite believe it’s finally here. Tonight the Pittsburgh Penguins will play their final ever regular-season game in Mellon Arena, a building that has been their home ever since the team’s inclusion within the 1967 expansion of the NHL and will soon no longer be the oldest [...]
Continue reading...Igloo Insider: Pens struggling at mid-way point
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...Penguins Lose Another Defenceman
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...Gonchar Out 4-6 with Broken Wrist
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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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...Notable Contract Year Players
Monday, September 21, 2009
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It’s now become common knowledge that players playing in their final year of their contract often perform extraordinarily well (see: Daniel Briere) when the potential to earn top dollar on the free agent market is there. Looking at the 2009-10 NHL season, we try to pick out players who are in the final year of [...]
Continue reading...Pittsburgh Penguins 2009/10 Season Preview
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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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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Sunday, August 8, 2010
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