Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images The results never match the narrative. There is a scene in the movie Moneyball where Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane, played by Brad Pitt, is sitting around in a meeting with all of his scouts going over minor league players that might help them fill the void left by the departure of first baseman Jason Giambi. All of … [Read more...] about Should Rick Tocchet be high on the Penguins head coaching wish list?
Pens Points: Nedeljkovic on the outside looking in?
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning... Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic didn’t have the best 2024-25 season for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Then again, his goaltending partner, Tristan Jarry, didn’t either. Many Penguins struggled. Compiling an unremarkable 14-15-5 record, a 3.12 goals-against average, and a .894 save … [Read more...] about Pens Points: Nedeljkovic on the outside looking in?
Friday Poll: All about the next head coach
Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images It’s the big question around the Penguins at the moment The Penguins made the big announcement they were moving on from Mike Sullivan on Monday and the franchise will be different moving forward as a result. It has been so long ago that it wasn’t Sullivan behind the bench that it’s almost difficult to imagine anyone else in … [Read more...] about Friday Poll: All about the next head coach
Player development has to be focus of Penguins next head coach
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images That should be the biggest priority for the Penguins as they enter this next phase. The Pittsburgh Penguins are trending through some relatively uncharted waters right now. At least for them and their fans. Not only is it the early stages of a rebuild, but now for the first time in a decade the Penguins have to enter the head … [Read more...] about Player development has to be focus of Penguins next head coach
Pittsburgh Penguins Data: Fun with NHL Edge
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Looking into some details of how the Penguins played, skated and shot the puck this season Tooling around on NHL Edge, the league’s player and puck tracking information and came across some interesting data points for the Penguins. Let’s jump right in with a look at where the Pens played at even strength over the course of the … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh Penguins Data: Fun with NHL Edge