Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Who cares how many mistakes he makes? Find out what he can and can not do. It is a well established fact at this point that the Pittsburgh Penguins do not have a particularly deep farm system. Or even a good farm system. In fact, it is a pretty bad farm system. But the one player in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton that … [Read more...] about Sam Poulin needs to get a real look
Pens Points: Return of the Guentz
James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports Catch up on the latest hockey headlines in today’s Pens Points. Here are your Pens Points for this Tuesday morning... For folks like myself who were somewhat eager to see the likes of Sam Poulin, Vasily Ponomarev, and Joel Blomqvist get a cup of coffee with the NHL club down the final stretch of the season, don’t hold your breath. League … [Read more...] about Pens Points: Return of the Guentz
Game Preview: Carolina Hurricanes @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3/26/2024 – Lines, how to watch
Photo by (Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Getty Images Jake Guentzel makes his return to PPG Paints Arena as the Hurricanes look to climb closer to the top the Metro standings. Who: Carolina Hurricanes (45-20-7, 97 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (30-30-10, 70 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7 p.m. ET How to Watch: SportsNet … [Read more...] about Game Preview: Carolina Hurricanes @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3/26/2024 – Lines, how to watch
Random Penguins thoughts as the late season slide continues
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Just a few random thoughts on the Pittsburgh Penguins right now. This weekend went about as we all expected for the Pittsburgh Penguins with road games against two Stanley Cup contenders — the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche — and there is not really much else to say about any of those games individually. The Penguins did … [Read more...] about Random Penguins thoughts as the late season slide continues
Don’t expect much of a youth movement in the final weeks of Penguins’ season
Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The competitive portion of the Pens season is over, but league rules and the salary cap will prevent opportunity for younger players The Penguins find themselves in the awkward spot of having a significant number of games left this season (12, if you’re keeping track), but no true hope or purpose in them. The team isn’t going to the … [Read more...] about Don’t expect much of a youth movement in the final weeks of Penguins’ season