2013 recap:

Hockey is a simple game to follow and assess.  Watching what's happening away from the puck, you can do no wrong.  Players spend a bulk of their time on the ice sans a puck on their stick. ...

Before today, the best 60 minutes of Paul Martin's Penguin career was his introductory press conference.  Today, Martin and the rest of the defense set the tone with a complete ...

  Have to find a middle ground on how to feel after this weekend. Pens start 2-0, while their division rivals the Flyers and Rangers both start 0-2. It is way too early to start ...

  Oh, the first loss of an NHL season.  It's good to be back.  Everything you thought the Pens did well this weekend went out the window last night. They looked like ...

Things started out so well for the Pens. Crosby scored the first two goals of the game. Ondrej Pavelec was still in net.  It looked liked an easy W.    Only problem ...

So, this game was sloppier than a poop sandwich.   The most impressive thing was the performance of the Pens' team defense, compounded by the fact that they only played ...

The usual mantra about not getting too low or too high still rings true. That doesn't make what happened last night any easier.  It was embarrassing, and it has nothing to do with ...

Fine line between winning and losing in the NHL. Special teams are usually on that line. If you can find a big goal on a power play at some point, whether you are up by one or down by one, you're ...

Bortuzzo afer his first NHL goal.   Again, same story as the last game against the the Rangers. There is a fine line in every game. Today it was Kris Letang actually ...

  via hockeygifblogspot     Back when the Pens traded for Chris Kunitz, we asked our friends and now-retired Ducks blogger Earl Sleek and Kings blogger ...

  Remember when the Isles walked into the CONSOLl last week and drubbed the Pens? Neither do we. The Pens snuck out of the shit-hole that is Long Island Tuesday night with a 4-2 win. ...

      This game was like being late for work, showing up without anyone noticing, then powerbombing whatever work you had to do and Mike Green at the ...

  The third period of this game was comparable to the last minutes of an NBA game where teams get called for fouls every trip down the court.   It's lame to ...

  We're not exactly sure how much to take away from this home-and-home weekend series against the defending Eastern Conference champion, who are proving last season was no fluke. ...

  This game was neatly divided into two parts: before the Karlsson injury and after the Karlsson injury.   Before the injury, it was a well-played game. Both teams had ...

  Fleury's stats in the month of February: 5-1-0 1.84 GAA .930 Save % That'll work. MAF had one of his best games of the season last night, and he found ...

  If Paul Martin hadn't erased two years of disappointing play with his spectactular start to this season, a game-winning goal with under 3 minutes to play would've ...

  First off, speaking from a strictly hockey standpoint, this game should be shown to someone who has never looked into being a fan of the NHL. The game had everything: a fierce ...

  Wednesday night, we were all treated to a great hockey game. Friday night, we got an ordinary one. No one would talk about this game ever again if it weren't for an apparent big-time ...

Since Malkin and Crosby have been on the Pens' roster, it's usually fallen on Malkin to carry the load when Crosby has been sidelined. The script has been flipped for the time being, and ...