The Pittsburgh Penguins Blog

Thank you, Evgeni Malkin. Thank you for reminding me and the city of Pittsburgh of how you were once a rookie and spoke no English at all and didn't understand what anyone was saying in this country. Thank you for reminding me on how far you have come and also reminding me on the one […]

After the Penguins fell embarrassingly to the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 2012 playoffs, Ray Shero stated that changes would be made to the team in the offseason. This news was rather unsurprising considering the Penguins severely underachieved with a relatively healthy roster; a roster proclaimed by many across North America to […]

At the end of the 2012 NHL playoffs, the Penguins finished 7th out of 16 in total goals despite playing just six games. They trailed the Washington Capitals's total by three goals despite the fact that Washington played eight more games. No, goals were not the problem for the Pittsburgh Penguins, this time. Goaltending and […]

Is it just me, or did this year's MLB entry-level draft sneak up on everyone? Not that it should be a huge surprise considering this has been regarded as one of the weakest draft classes in baseball history. While time will only tell who panned out, the fact that there's a 5'9 pitcher from lowly […]

A lot of fans around here who root for the Pittsburgh Power may not realize that this is actually the second time Pittsburgh has played in the AFL. Our city was directly involved in the inaugural season of the Arena Football league all the way back in 1987. The Pittsburgh Gladiators were one of the […]

Baseball has been America's pastime sport for ages. The tide is slowly turning towards football. More people watch football, even if your team is terrible. But I think otherwise. Baseball is not dying at all. I was at the dentist a couple days ago and had a great conversation with the secretary there. She was […]

Despite being the eight seed in the vaunted Western Conference, the Los Angeles Kings find themselves four wins away from their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history. The recipe for success has been timely scoring, solid defense, and superb goaltending. But, while Jonathan Quick, Drew Doughty, Mike Richards, and Anze Kopitar have received most […]

Everyone says the Pittsburgh Penguins need a winger to compliment Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Why? They have one in James Neal. They also have two other ones in Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis. So why get other another winger this offseason? It makes no sense to me. If you are the Penguins you address […]