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• GameDay Poop: Stanley Cup Game 7 Prediction
• There is a Giant Canadian Microscope Pointed at Sidney Crosby
• The Crosby Sucks Phenomenon
• Pittsburgh Penguins: The Birth of a Dynasty
• Jaromir Jagr a Penguin next year anyone?
• The NHL Should Lower the Salary Cap to 20 Million

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• Pittsburgh Penguins 2012 Deadline Trade Rumors January 31, 2012

  We will keep updating this until the trade deadline: Here we go again, the trade rumors are circling and the Pittsburgh Penguins have been brought up again over and over mostly mentioning the Penguins picking up rental players. —————- F...

• Alexander Ovechkin Stole James Neal's All-Star Spot January 21, 2012

  The number one goal scoring left winger in the NHL, James Neal  is currently without a spot on the NHL All-Star Game roster and barring injury to a player currently on the roster he'll be sitting at home watching the game on TV. The NHL invites 24 ...

• Video: Vincent Lecavalier Embarrasses Self Sucker Punches Malkin January 15, 2012

  Vincent Lecavalier did the most unmanly thing that I've seen on ice since Ned Braden did the striptease at center ice.  Lecavalier sucker punches Malkin not once but twice.   

• Pittsburgh Penguins First Half of the 2011/2012 Season Report January 13, 2012

  It's the halfway point of the Penguins season and right now the Penguins are in the midst of one of their biggest downturns in recent history.  They say you can learn from the past so we've put together a group of long time Penguins fans, one of whom ...

• Sidney Crosby Needs to Re-Think Hockey January 4, 2012

  If your the best hockey player on the planet the whole idea of re-imagining your game probably sounds like a poor idea at best.  If you are the best player on the planet who has been injured and only able to play a handful of games over the course...

• I Will be Standing Up Cheering Jaromir Jagr Tonight December 29, 2011

  What if we tried to make Pittsburgh not look stupid & petty tonight for the HBO 24/7 camera's and national TV?  Lemieux once got a standing ovation in Philadelphia when he showed up. Today all I see and hear is reporters all over the radio, new...

• Penguins Chase Miller From Net Twice, Beat Sabres 8-3 December 18, 2011

  Jason Williams scored his first goal as a Pittsburgh Penguin 2 minutes into the game blasting a shot from the blue line past Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller tonight and the Penguins never looked back.  Four minutes later Pens Simon Despres score...

• The Penguins Need the Old Matt Cooke Back December 10, 2011

  Right now 3 or 4 Penguins are sidelined with concussions. After the NHL completely ignored Philadelphia Flyer Zac Rinaldo's blind side head hit that gave the Penguins defenseman Bob Bortuzzo a concussion, I think it's time Matt Cooke goes back to play...

• Sidney Crosby is the NHL's Only Superstar, but not for Long December 1, 2011

  Where have all the NHL Superstars gone? Even though he was sidelined for 10 1/2 months, Sidney Crosby in a mere five games has returned to his top post among the NHL's elite. Captain Crosby's 11 points in 5 games leads the league with a points per ...

• Top 25 Pittsburgh Penguins Gift Ideas for 2011 November 24, 2011

  PenguinPoop's 2011 top 25 gift ideas for the Pittsburgh Penguin crazy fan in your life.   Toasters, Rubber Duckies, items going for $7.99 to thousands of dollars.  We did all of your holiday shopping leg work. You better hurry, many of the items ar...

• When is Sidney Crosby returning? November 15, 2011

  The Penguins have afforded Sidney Crosby all the time he needs.  There are many documented cases of players around the NHL coming back to soon after concussions. It would be stupid to push Sidney Crosby back onto the ice too soon at a time when the Pe...

• Book Review: 100 Things Penguins Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die October 4, 2011

  When I first learned that fellow PenguinPoop blogger Rick Buker had written a new book about the Pittsburgh Penguins, I must confess that I wondered what he could’ve found to write about. After all, his first book — “Total Penguins” — was 705...

• Fleury & Letang Octagon Camp Pictures September 9, 2011

  A little over a week ago, PenguinPoop's Art Vandelay's bachelor party started out on Pittsburgh's north shore at the Tilted Kilt and somehow ended up in Montreal.  He got to hang with Marc Andre Fleury and Kris Letang up at an Allan Walsh - Octagon P...

• Video: Dan Bylsma Coach of the Year Acceptance Speech June 23, 2011

  Dan Bylsma won a well deserved Jack Adams award for "Coach of the Year". Bylsma is the first Penguins coach to win the award. This is the video of his acceptance speech. We had an idea Bylsma was going to win the award back in March, you can rea...

• Pittsburgh Penguins 2011 Free Agent List April 28, 2011

  Here is a current list of Pittsburgh Penguin players who’s contracts are up and become free agents as of 12:01 pm, July 1st 2011. Click here if you are looking for all of the Pittsburgh Penguin salary cap numbers: Pittsburgh Penguins 2010 – 20...

• Gameday Poop: GAME 7 - Pittsburgh Penguins vs TB Lightning April 27, 2011

  Tonight the Penguins need to hit somebody. I'm not talking the soft checks the Pens have been throwing the last two games. I'm talking the Brooks Orpik type teeth rattling check he threw at Steven Stamkos the first game. For the last two games the Peng...

• Pittsburgh Penguins vs TB Lightning Gameday Poop: Game 6 April 25, 2011

  The Penguins that will be wearing the Penguin uniform on the ice tonight and the coaches that will be standing behind them have played half a season without Crosby. They have worked their asses off to get the tiny crumb of respect that the media has gi...

• Pittsburgh Penguins vs TB Lightning Gameday Poop: Game 5 April 23, 2011

  There is so much to get to this morning.  TSN is calling for Tyler Kennedy to be suspended, Buffalo's coach has called the Flyers "Whiners" and who should be singing the National Anthem. Before I get into all of that, the Penguins have Tampa Bay o...

• Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Gameday Poop: Game 4 April 20, 2011

  The three words that describe the Penguins special teams are as follows, and I quote, Stink, Stank, Stunk. Laugh as you may about the old chestnut "decline the powerplay", but according to the numbers the Penguins stand a better chance of scoring if t...

• Video: Crosby and Malkin Greet Players After Big Win in Tampa April 19, 2011

  You have to love it when your two superstars who are out with injuries show up in the locker room to congratulate the team after a hard fought victory. LETS GO PENS!!

• Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Gameday Poop: Game 3 April 18, 2011

  The Penguins game plan for tonight's 7:38PM tip off in Tampa should be a simple one. Stop Tampa Bay from scoring in the first period. To do this the Penguins need to play strict defense, Kris Letang can't be pinching in taking chances until later in th...

• Gameday poop: Game 2 Pittsburgh Penguins VS Tampa Bay Lightning April 15, 2011

  The Penguins proved on Wednesday night that hockey is a team sport. You play as a team, you win as a team. The Penguins organization has put together a group of characters who are a team on the ice, a family off the ice. Game one didn't just show the g...

• 2011 NHL Playoff Predictions April 13, 2011

  We thought we would post some of our emails that are going back and forth here at PenguinPoop about how we think the playoffs will go down.  We are doing this informally, so some of us are only talking about the first round Eastern Conference, while ...

• Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning Playoff Predictions April 12, 2011

  The PenguinPoop prediction debate is on.  For the first time that I can remember one of our writers is saying they think the opposing team will win.  Some are saying  the Penguins are underdogs and some are saying they think the Pens fans think th...

• It's Official, The Penguins Will Be Playing Tampa Bay Lightning First Round April 9, 2011

  The Penguins start their quest for the Stanley Cup either Wednesday or Thursday night.  Philadelphia's win tonight has assured the Penguins 4th place in the Eastern Conference regardless of how the Penguins do tomorrow in Atlanta.  The Penguins first...

• Who Do the Pittsburgh Penguins Play Next Round? April 9, 2011

  Who will the Penguins end up playing next round? The Penguins will be playing a round of golf next.  GREAT SEASON PENS!  If they could do that great without Malkin & Crosby...  Look out next season.    Here is the Official NHL Schedule:  ...

• When do the Pittsburgh Penguins Play next? April 7, 2011

  The Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning  Here is the Official NHL Schedule: Series tied 3-3 Home Wed, April 13 Pens won 3-0 Home Fri, April 15 Lightning won 5-1 Away Mon, April 18 Pens won 3-2   Awa...

• Video: New Penguins History Takes Every Last Second Commercial April 5, 2011

  If this doesn't get you ready for the playoffs, I don't think you'll ever be ready! (Detroit fans not included)

• Penguins Defenseman Paul Martin's Numbers Don't Make the Point March 28, 2011

  The Pittsburgh Penguins  powerplay ranks 23rd in the league.  The Nashville Predators are the only other team in the league that currently holds a playoff spot with a worse powerplay.  This has been a problem all season and is in no way a reflectio...

• NHL Policy Forces Mario and the Penguins to Employ a Matt Cooke March 21, 2011

  The media can "spin" the problems of the NHL onto Mario Lemieux's shoulders all they want, but when push comes to shove, the NHL will still be the one that needs to correct their problem, not Mario. Until the NHL fixes the problem of leaving players t...

• Sidney Crosby Skates Again... And More Good News March 17, 2011

  Sidney Crosby skated for the 3rd time in four days and even though each time has only been 15 minutes, he has been symptom free.  " I know it’s going to take time. From the way I feel out there and not doing anything for two and a half months, you ...

• Sidney Crosby Skating Raises More Questions Than it Answers w/Video March 14, 2011

  On Friday Bob McCown a radio guy up in Toronto said about Sidney Crosby: "Members of his family I've been told have suggested to Sid or maybe talking to Sid or trying to encourage Sid to consider retirement" he said that it was not Sid's parents, and t...

• Video: PK Subban Tries to Take Off Rupp's Head - No Penalty! March 12, 2011

  Surely everyone in Pittsburgh is familiar with PK Subban's antics.  You remember the guy who purposely swung his leg out to trip Jordan Staal and had his skate blade go through the top of Staal's foot.  This time Subban purposely swings his stick at...

• Penguins Coach Bylsma Deserves Jack Adams Award Consideration March 9, 2011

  The Pittsburgh Penguins have just awarded head coach Dan Bylsma a very well deserved 3 year contract extension. Bylsma has been keeping the 2010-2011 roller coaster ride of a season on steady course and it is about time he gets some accolades from the ...

• Pittsburgh Penguins 2011 Trade Deadline Day February 28, 2011

  PITTSBURGH PENGUINS MOVES: Ray Shero has said that the Pittsburgh Penguins have made no moves today. Todays Penguins Trade Rumors EX-Penguin Player Moves: Former Penguin goalie Ty Conklin has cleared waivers. Some Other Moves: Jason...

• Penguins Trade Goligoski to Dallas for Neal and Niskanen by the numbers February 21, 2011

  Alex Goligoski has been traded to the Dallas Stars for winger James Neal  & defenseman Matt Niskanen.    This will probably be considered an immediate coo for Penguins GM Ray Shero, the proof will be in how Goligoski performs in the future....

• The Pittsburgh Penguins and Brad Richards, the Perfect Match February 19, 2011

  With Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin out, you may think the Penguins GM Ray Shero should waive the white flag and live to fight another day. I'm willing  to bet there is a locker room full of Penguins that would not agree with this sentiment. I also b...

• Wheeling-Johnstown Nailers are Losing Players Left and Right February 15, 2011

  The Wheeling Nailers have lost their last three games after winning 9 out of 10.   JLPens, from our PenguinPoop Johnstown office has filed this report: We had two games here (in Johnstown) over the weekend (the Nailers lost both).  Right now, Whe...

• Lemieux Was Right to Tell the NHL Emperor He's Wearing no Clothes February 14, 2011

  The effect that a game like Friday night's debacle will have on the NHL world, not just this year but in the future, is way more than the NHL executives are aware of. When the Disney executives, who just happen to be the owners of ESPN, look at the gam...

• Mario Lemieux Makes Statement, Slams NHL February 13, 2011

  Mario Lemieux just released a statement on the Pittsburgh Penguins website saying “If the events relating to Friday night reflect the state of the league, I need to re-think whether I want to be a part of it.” and a bunch more.   The entire stat...

• Penguins Bylsma could be suspended because of ref O'Halloran's incompetence February 12, 2011

  Penguins Coach Dan Bylsma has been suspended by the NHL pending review because Penguins enforcer Eric Godard left the bench during an altercation. An altercation that would have never taken place had NHL referee #13 Dan O'Halloran did his job. A lit...

• Video: Pittsburgh Steelers Renegade Tribute at Penguins Game February 5, 2011

  I have to admit we are very psyched about the Pittsburgh Steelers Superbowl tomorrow and the game against the Washington Capitals at 12:30PM to kick the day off.    It is definitely in the back of our minds that the last time the Steelers won the S...

• Jordan Staal Gets Time Served Because of Poor Officiating February 2, 2011

  I can't remember the last time I turned off a game on TV. Last night I was so pissed at this call that I turned the TV off and changed channels. TSN reported this morning that Jordan Staal was suspended for tonight's game and has since then rescinded t...

• With Malkin & Crosby Out GM Ray Shero Can Scout the Penguins January 25, 2011

  I've never been much for the idiom "Is the glass half empty or full?"  The glass is always full, it's just a matter of what's in it. When the Pittsburgh Penguins take the ice tonight for the third time in a row without the services of both Sidney Cro...

• Was Sidney Crosby's Concussion Undiagnosed by Penguins Staff? January 18, 2011

  I'm an expert on Hockey Concussions. No, I'm not a doctor nor do I play one on TV. I also didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. I did sustain a hockey concussion that warranted a few head staples and an overnight hospital stay and I'm very f...

• Pittsburgh Penguins 2011 Trade Rumors January 11, 2011

  We will keep updating this until the trade deadline: ----------------February 28th We will be updating everything today from 10AM until 4PM on our: Pittsburgh Penguins 2011 Trade Deadline Day page ----------------February 28th If the Pengui...

• Pittsburgh Penguins First Half of the Season Report January 6, 2011

  When the horn sounded at the end of last nights game, it marked the end of the first half of the season for the Pittsburgh Penguins.  The Penguins themselves have less than twenty four hours from the end of the first half last night 'til the start of ...

• PenguinPoop Photos: The Winter Classic a Weekend to Remember... January 3, 2011

  Sorry you haven't heard from any of us over the weekend. We said we were going to party like rock stars and here is a photo blog of the proof. We made promises to certain people not to show all of the pictures, but here is what we were allowed to: U...

• Video: Funny Winter Classic Commercial - Outtakes -- Benstonium December 30, 2010

  Benstonium somehow managed to find never seen before double top secret hidden outtakes from the filming of the Winter Classic Commercial that the NHL doesn't want people to see featuring Sidney Crosby and Ovechkin. View more great video's at Ben...

• NHL's Handling of Winter Classic Tickets Fails Once Again December 20, 2010

  If there is a worse way for a professional sport to handle distribution of tickets I'm sure the NHL will be the first ones to adopt it. The Winter Classic game could be about the garnering of new fans, but instead the NHL is distancing itself from the...

• PenguinPoop in commercial for the Fan 93.7, Seibel and Starkey December 19, 2010

  A few of us PenguinPoop writers are in yet another commercial for 93.7 the Fan, once again STH35, Champ Kind Reg Dunlop and I are in a commercial for Seibel and Starkey.  Big thanks to PenguinSteve-O, a frequenter of our blog who is also in the comme...

• HBO 24/7 has Capitals and Penguins Players Acting Different On the Ice December 13, 2010

  NHL Commissioner Gary Bettmen trying to get all of his Ducks in a row for when the NHL contract with Versus television runs out this after this season.   Many NHL fans are unhappy with the Pittsburgh Penguins getting their second Winter Classic game ...

• Video: Sidney Crosby Bouncing Pucks off the Wall - Reebok December 11, 2010

  Ah, here we go again!  Sidney Crosby's new video of him doing tricks at the Reebok rink.  This time he's bouncing pucks off the wall, catching them with his stick, then he shoots a no look shot into the net.  Great stuff. Click here to view:...

• Sidney Crosby has finally found a winger in Kunitz December 10, 2010

  When the Penguins traded defenseman Ryan Whitney to the Ducks for Chris Kunitz around the trading deadline of the 2008/09 season everyone was proclaiming that Sidney Crosby will finally have a solid winger. Things didn't go well right from the start, C...

• Video: Sidney Crosby and the Pyramid of Pucks December 2, 2010

  Everyone keeps asking me about this video and where they can view it, I thought I would just post it.  It looked like Sidney Crosby was trying to pick off the pucks one at a time on the top of the Pyramid then took a slap shot to take it down.  I wo...

• Mario Lemieux's Greatest Goal Finally Gets it's Day in Court November 30, 2010

  Starting tomorrow the Pittsburgh Penguins are giving fans a chance to vote on the greatest goal Mario Lemieux ever scored in a video tournament at www.gnc.pittsburghpenguins.com. I have seen Mario's greatest goals video, the Penguins greatest goals vid...

• Top 25 Pittsburgh Penguins Gift Ideas for 2010 November 24, 2010

  PenguinPoop's top 25 gift ideas for the Pittsburgh Penguin crazy fan in your life. Toasters, Gnomes, items going for $3.99 to thousands of dollars. We did all of your holiday shopping leg work. You better hurry, many of the items are in limited supply!...

• How to Fix the Broken Down Pittsburgh Penguins November 11, 2010

  Trying to figure out what is wrong with the Penguins is like trying to figure out why people search for the closest parking spot when they go to work out.  Ray Shero probably gave up his pension fund for the two new defensive players that were going t...

• The Penguins Powerplay Stinks... Don't Change it. November 5, 2010

  Head Coach Dan Bylsma has taken a seriously innovative step in creating a very different type of powerplay here in Pittsburgh and even though the numbers are not there right now, if you give it time, it could become one of the best ever. The Pittsburgh...

• The Great Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltender Controversy Debate November 2, 2010

  There is an interesting thing going on in the NHL right now. Teams like Chicago and Montreal are letting go the goaltenders that made their post seasons successful. First Montreal traded away Jaroslav Halak for two minor leaguers, Halak being the goalt...

• The Pittsburgh Penguins New 3rd Jersey: October 28, 2010

  Picture of the Pittsburgh Penguins 3rd jersey used in the 2011 Winter Classic at Heinz Field:  *Update...    It's Official! The Penguins third jersey this year is the same powder blue jerseys from last year, with the exception of the W...

• Sidney Crosby is off to the worst start in his NHL career October 16, 2010

  Through five games Sidney Crosby has less points than at the beginning of any of his 6 NHL seasons. The Penguins aren't quite ready to send him down to the minors, but there seems to be something missing from Crosby's game. Each year it would seem that...

• Prediction: Penguins Evgeni Malkin will win the scoring title October 7, 2010

  This might not seem at first like that bold of a prediction considering Evgeni Malkin won the scoring title two years ago. In 67 games last year Malkin managed only 77 points and finished 19th overall in scoring. Not that shabby considering he was not...

• Opening Night Consol Energy Center - Unpublished Construction Photos October 7, 2010

  Here are 15 never published photos from the phones and cameras of PenguinPoop friends and fans like Nick the "HungoverGoalie" from the Local 3 (that's him standing on the beam below), Jon the project manager with Mitsubishi and Billy "Ogie Ogilthorp...

• Penguins Alex Goligoski is ready to fill Gonchars Shoes October 5, 2010

  Having patrolled the Pittsburgh Penguins blue line for the last five years Sergei Gonchar's time with the Penguins didn't start out great as many booed him his first year, mainly because his productivity didn't equal his salary. By the time Gonchar's f...

• Pittsburgh Penguins 2010 – 2011 Salary Cap Numbers September 28, 2010

  Pittsburgh Penguins 2010 – 2011 Salary Cap Numbers.  This list has the Salary numbers up until the last year that a Penguin is signed.  2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.   It also includes the players salaries from last year if they play...

• Brett Sterling could be to Sidney Crosby what Scorin Warren was to Lemieux September 24, 2010

  This is going back a few years, but when Mario Lemieux first broke into the league in 1984 the Penguins brought up 28 year old minor league winger Warren Young who went on to have a career high 40 goals then unceremoniously left for Detroit and a large...

• Pittsburgh Penguins New Consol Energy Center Fails Where it Counts Most September 23, 2010

  I have a novel idea for the re-use of the Civic Arena. Have the Pittsburgh Penguins play there. I apologize for not succumbing to the Penguins forcing the "there is not a bad seat in the new Consol Energy Center" down my throat, but I waited until I...

• Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal out 5-6 Weeks With Infected Foot September 16, 2010

  When the Penguins signed center Mike Comrie two weeks ago I questioned if maybe Jordan Staal's injury was a little worse than they've been letting out.  Training camp opens tomorrow and the Penguins today announced that Staal will not be starting the...

• Video: Sidney Crosby Hits Homer into River at PNC Park September 8, 2010

  Sidney Crosby took batting practice at PNC park today along with some teammates.  Here's the video of Crosby knocking one out of the park and into the river:

• Penguins Sign Center Mike Comrie to 1 year .5 Million Dollar Contract September 3, 2010

  A little over a week until training camp starts and Penguin GM Ray Shero is still fine tuning the Penguins roster. Today he signed center journeyman Mike Comrie to a one year deal. While PenguinPoop writer Reg Dunlop and I tried all day to post this fr...

• Penguins Sign Winger Arron Asham to 1 year .7 Million Dollar Contract August 20, 2010

  The Pittsburgh Penguins signed Winger tough guy Arron Asham to a one year contract for 700 thousand. 5' 11" 205pd Asham played the last two seasons for the Philadelphia Flyers. Asham is more known for his physical style play than his scoring, but can...

• PenguinPoop in new 93.7 the Fan Commercial August 12, 2010

  As if TV wasn't bad enough already! When we were asked if we wanted to be in a bunch of the new commercials for "93.7 the Fan" sports talk radio, we had no idea they meant putting our ugly mugs on TV.  Four PenguinPoop writers can be seen in the be...

• Penguins Sign Chris Conner to 1 year .55 Million Dollar 2 Way Contract July 13, 2010

  WBS Penguins winger Chris Conner re-signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins for 1 year at .55 million.  The deal is a 2 way contract that will pay him less if he plays in the minors.  Chris Conner was first signed by the Penguins a little over a year ag...

• Mark Eaton Signs 2 year $5 Million Dollar Deal with Islanders July 2, 2010

  Pittsburgh Penguins who right now have 5 defensemen lined up for next year (Orpik, Martin, Goligoski, Letang and Michalek) most likely just ensured WBS Penguins Ben Lovejoy's place on the roster when they lost any chance of re-signing defenseman Mar...

• Buffalo Signs Jordan Leopold to 3 year $9 Million Dollar Deal July 1, 2010

  Penguins loaner defenseman Jordan Leopold signed a 3 year, 3 million dollar a year deal will Buffalo after the Penguins most likely didn't offer him a contract or enough money.  List of Pittsburgh Penguins free agents:   2010 Pittsburgh Penguin...

• Dan Hamhuis to the Canucks, 6 Year 27 Million Dollar Contract July 1, 2010

  Ray Shero lost the Hamhuis sweepstakes or did he?  Shero traded a draft pick for the right to try to sign Hamhuis and failed.  Then today Shero ended up with two better defensemen,  Zbynek Michalek from Phoenix and Paul Martin from the New Jerse...

• Sergei Gonchar to Ottawa for $5.5M a year for 3 Years July 1, 2010

  TSN has reported that Sergei Gonchar has signed a three year deal with the Ottawa Senators for $5.5 Million a year including a no-trade clause.  This clears a big chunk of money for Ray Shero to start signing away this afternoon, possibly defenseman ...

• Penguins GM Ray Shero looks to fill specific needs with draft & free agency June 28, 2010

  About a week ago when Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero was interviewed about the impending draft he said “In terms of needs, I think in the first round you are going for the best upside that fits your criteria as an organization. When you get into th...

• Report: Penguins trade Sergei Gonchar's negotiating rights to Sharks June 23, 2010

  There are reports all over the internet and radio this morning that the Penguins have traded Sergei Gonchar's negotiating rights to the San Jose Sharks.  This would give the Sharks exclusive rights to negotiate with Gonchar up until July 1st.  This w...

• Matt Cooke and Ben Lovejoy agree to 3 year deals with the Pittsburgh Penguins June 22, 2010

  In the last 24 hours Penguin GM Ray Shero has came to 3 year terms with winger Matt Cooke and Penguins up and coming defenseman Ben Lovejoy.  Lovejoy was signed yesterday to a 3 year deal paying him .525 Million the first year in a two way contract wh...

• 2011 Pens vs Caps Winter Classic at Heinz Field and New 3rd Jerseys May 28, 2010

  I hope you guys were paying attention 2 months ago to the day when we told you that the Winter Classic was going to be at Heinz Field on January 1st. We here at PenguinPoop were paying attention and booked a bunch of rooms at the Renaissance downtown f...

• Pittsburgh Penguins Contracts and the 2010 NHL Free Agent Market May 20, 2010

  Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero has a lot of work ahead of him in the NHL free agent market trying to put together a team that has the best chance to win the Stanley Cup. Ray Shero can sign Penguin players up until July 1st,  after that he can sig...

• Did Rob Rossi of the Trib just call Shero & Lemieux stupid? May 17, 2010

  Is Evgeni Malkin a disgruntled with the Pittsburgh Penguins management right now? Yes he is, even more so than Sidney Crosby was a few years ago when the Penguins traded Crosby's best friend on the team Colby Armstrong. The Penguins have not been able...

• Montreal vs Philadelphia - Who does the NHL want to win this the least? May 15, 2010

  Two of the NHL's biggest "Us Against the World" teams will be going head to head and the media factions of both teams are primed and ready to kick it into full throttle the second one of the teams gets down a goal. The only thing that both cities know ...

• 2010 Pittsburgh Penguins Free Agents May 14, 2010

  Here is a current list of Pitttsburgh Penguin players who's contracts are up and become free agents as of 12:01 pm, July 1st 2010. Click here for the 2011 list:  Pittsburgh Penguins 2011 Free Agent List Click here if you are looking for all of ...

• Pictures from the last game at the Civic Arena May 13, 2010

  What a long great trip it's been. Since the moment the Penguins stepped on the ice on October 5th 2007 the Penguins have been in contention for the Stanley Cup every single day that an NHL game was played right up until May 13th 2010, longer than any o...

• Gameday Poop: Pittsburgh vs Montreal - Game 7 - Down & Dirty May 12, 2010

  Many of the Penguins players will be facing their favorite childhood team in a game seven playoff game that they've played over and over in their younger heads scoring the game winning goal for the Canadiens. It's time to trample the ghosts of their ch...

• Gameday Poop: Pittsburgh vs Montreal Game 6 - Shellak the Halak May 10, 2010

  The Penguins are becoming the best closer of series on the road that the NHL has ever seen. Tonight the Pens have a chance to close out the series against the Canadiens once and for all and once again on the road. Don't count the game as won just yet t...

• Gameday Poop: Pittsburgh vs Montreal Game 5 - Old Time Hockey May 8, 2010

  It's time for the Penguins to stop tap dancing around and start playing hockey. Hit Somebody, get to the front of the net, clear the front of your net, hit somebody again. Start playing hard nosed, down and dirty, gritty hockey like you know how or tak...

• Gameday Poop: Pittsburgh vs Montreal game 4 - Guerin & Staal are back! May 6, 2010

  All the talk is about Marc-André Fleury's big shutout as well it should be. How about a big standing ovation for the Penguins defense! They held the Montreal Canadiens to 18 shots on net, the lowest amount of shots on net allowed in the playoffs by th...

• Gameday Poop: Pittsburgh vs Montreal Game 3 - Fixing Evgeni Malkin May 4, 2010

  What's wrong with Evgeni Malkin?  All I keep reading & hearing is how come Malkin hasn't shown up yet. If I told you that Malkin has 1 more point this year through 8 games in the playoffs than he did last year when he was the Conn Smythe MVP of t...

• Gameday poop: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens - Injury Report? May 2, 2010

  In round one of the playoffs, the Montreal Canadiens limited the Washington Capitals to 1 powerplay goal in 33 tries. The Pittsburgh Penguins powerplay which was anemic at best during the regular season put in 4 goals on 4 tries. It is funny how Pengui...

• Penguins Coach Bylsma says Jordan Staal is NOT out for the playoffs May 1, 2010

  Rumors of Jordan Staal's demise have been greatly exaggerated.  Reports are going around that Jordan Staal will be out for the remainder of the season, but Pittsburgh Penguins' coach Dan Bylsma has said that they are not true.  "It is not an Achilles...

• Gameday poop: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens Round 2 Preview April 30, 2010

  Don't let the Montreal Canadiens #8 seed fool you. They had injuries all season just like the Penguins did and are a very good team. Just ask Washington. They have a solid all around team, good coaching, good goaltending, solid experienced defense and ...

• Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens Playoff Predictions April 29, 2010

  This has all happened before... In 1998 the exact same group of teams from the Eastern Conference made it to the Stanley Cup playoffs. The exact same seeds advanced past the first round, 4th, 6th, 7th & 8th with the 4th place team going to the f...

• Penguins playing the Montreal Candiens next, Schedule announced! April 28, 2010

   The Pittsburgh Penguins will be playing Montreal first game Friday night at 7PM Here is the Official NHL Schedule:   Friday, April 30 at Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m. CBC, RDS, VERSUS Sunday, May 2 at Pittsburgh, 2:00 p.m. NBC, CBC, RDS...

• The Canadiens are out coaching and out playing the Capitals April 28, 2010

  Who the Penguins play next round will be determined by the winner of the Washington Capitals vs. the Montreal Canadiens game tonight. If the Capitals win we play Boston, if the Canadiens win we play the Canadiens. I'm not so sure that I would rather pl...

• Gameday Poop Game 6: Penguins vs Senators - Preview April 24, 2010

  The Penguins need to find that desire that got them up in this series 3-1 and they need to find it fast. While the Senators didn't lie down and hand the last game to the Penguins like everybody thought, they did lie down and block shots, 46 of them. Th...

• Gameday Poop Game 5: Penguins vs Senators - The Elimination Game April 22, 2010

  The Penguins had a chance last year to eliminate both the Flyers and Capitals at Mellon Arena and both times they failed. Tonight the Penguins have a chance to eliminate the Ottawa Senators from this years playoffs by simply winning the game. The rewar...

• Gameday Poop: Game 4 - Penguins vs Senators - Out for Justice April 20, 2010

  Sunday's Penguin game was one of the best all around games I have seen the Penguins play in a long time. Ottawa looked very tentative as if they thought the Pens were going to be "Out for Justice" and it really showed when Daniel Alfredsson looked like...

• Gameday Poop: Game 3 - Penguins vs Senators - Open Season on Sutton April 18, 2010

  Call it lighting a fire under the Penguins collective arses or call it awakening a sleeping giant Penguin, the cheap shot Andy Sutton threw at Jordan Leopold will end up being the Senators undoing. From that point on you could tell that the Penguins fi...

• Video: Suttons Suspendable cheap shot of Leopold April 16, 2010

  Andy Sutton leaves his feet to elbow Jordon Leopold in the head.  Under the new NHL head shot rule Sutton will most likely be suspended 2 to five games tomorrow afternoon even though there was no penalty called on the ice.  Here is the video:

• Gameday Poop: Game 2 - Penguins vs Senators - Fleurys Night April 16, 2010

  Holy bad bounces! I sure am glad that the Penguins got that game out of their system now rather than in a later round. Word on the street is that there are more than a few fans upset with Fleury's play last game, rightfully so, but it's not all his fau...

• The Penguins need to bench Alexei Ponikarovsky April 15, 2010

  As an NHL coach, you never want to do something that makes your GM look bad.  Last year coach Dan Bylsma benched Miroslav Satan one of Ray Shero's off season acquisitions because he just didn't fit into the his up tempo system. This season Shero acqui...

• Gameday Poop: Game 1 - Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators April 14, 2010

  Three years ago the Penguins were ousted from the playoffs in the first round by the Senators 4-1.  Two years ago in the playoffs the Penguins swept the Senators out of the playoffs 4-0 in a series that was the biggest turning point for the young...

• Video: What if Mario Wasnt so Super? April 13, 2010

  New NHL playoff commercial asks "What if Mario Wasn't so Super?".. History Will be Made.. awsome. I hope they have the same video for Crosby and Malkin in 25 years.   LET'S GO PENS!

• Pittsburgh Penguins extend goaltender Brent Johnson's contract April 13, 2010

  On the eve of Pittsburgh's quest to defend the Cup, Ray Shero is trying to sign a few players to keep the players focused on hockey and not on contract negotiations. Brent Johnson who has been the Penguins backup goaltender all season signed a contract...

• Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators Playoff Predictions April 12, 2010

  We have a saying here at PenguinPoop that "We have more hockey knowledge in our body than you have in your entire pinky", that just being a little humor and all, the "body" of people writing here at PenguinPoop have probably been to more Penguin games ...

• 3 Rule Changes the NHL should adopt before the playoffs April 12, 2010

  With the NHL hierarchy getting together and deciding a rule on head shots and putting it into effect mid season, I was thinking why don't they try an curb a few of the other problems before they become big issues and happen during an important game in ...

• Penguins will play the Ottawa Senators first round of Playoffs April 11, 2010

  I would love to tell you guys that I care about the Pittsburgh Penguins vs NY Islanders game later this afternoon, I'd like to debate whether the Penguins should keep their stars out of the game today so they don't get injured, I'd also like to talk ab...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs Thrashers - Crosby for MVP April 10, 2010

  The NHL closes up the regular season tomorrow and the playoff race in the Eastern conference is no where near settled. The Penguins can finish anywhere from second to fourth and there are three teams not named the Penguins fighting for their playoff l...

• Video: Penguins Pre Game History of Mellon Arena Jumbotron Feature April 9, 2010

  This is the video shown before the game on the jumbotron and on FSN during the Pittsburgh Penguins final regular season home game at Mellon Arena.  There are a few things odd in it to me, like "The Save" by Frank Pietrangelo is in it and I'm almost po...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs Islanders - Igloo History & Giveaway Night April 8, 2010

  Well it's the final regular season game at the Igloo tonight and there are 50 some plus players from Pittsburgh hockey lore that will be at the arena for a very special presentation and it's fan appreciation night so on top of the many giveaways, at th...

• Empty Net Goals: Ovechkin, Stamkos, Crosby & Sedin - 2010 April 7, 2010

  It's that time of year again for PenguinPoop's empty net goals and empty net assists calculator to start popping out empty net stats in comparison to scoring leaders and goal scoring leaders. So I pulled out the calculator and here’s what I came u...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs Capitals - Ovechkins Goal Drought April 6, 2010

  If Alexander Ovechkin goes without a goal tonight it will match the second longest drought he has had in his career. Ovechkin has just 1 goal in the seven games since US Marshalls showed up at the Washington Capitals training facility to question play...

• Video: Sidney Crosby nets two of the Top Ten Goals of the Year April 5, 2010

  The NHL network may have jumped the gun on this one a little being 50+ games left and all.  Though I'm pretty sure the goal of the year by Steven Stamkos will stick at #1.  Sidney Crosby had the #7 and #5 goals and I didn't find them all that excitin...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs Thrashers - Malkin & Gonchar are back! April 3, 2010

  The Penguins had a big "closed door" meeting to discuss what needs fixed after that horrendous performance against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. Whatever they came up with can be fixed with two words: Malkin & Gonchar. These two are ...

• Will Jaromir Jagr be at the Penguins final regular season game? April 1, 2010

  On April 8, the Pittsburgh Penguins will be having more than 50 former players, coaches & GM's take to the ice for the final regular season game at the Mellon Arena one week from now. While the list so far is impressive in itself, I have a few ques...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs Lightning - Crosby vs Stamkos March 31, 2010

  The Pittsburgh Penguins are taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning at home tonight and for the second game in a row, if the Penguins win, they mathematically eliminate their opponent from the playoffs.  Evgeni Malkin and Sergei Gonchar have been back pract...

• Pittsburgh Penguins sign defenseman Kris Letang to a 4 year deal March 30, 2010

  The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that defenseman Kris Letang was signed for four more years and seriously it's about time Ray Shero started shoring up the Penguins defense for the future or for next year which ever comes first. The Sergei Gonchar vs R...

• NHL Winter Classic: Capitals vs Penguins at Heinz Field January 1st 2011 March 28, 2010

  Finally the NHL will be showcasing their superstars, after all the hype Sidney Crosby & Alexander Ovechkin got at the Winter Olympics, it would seem that the NHL has come to it's senses and will be having them go head to head in the NHL's showcase...

• Gameday Poop: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs March 28, 2010

  The Penguins are taking on the red hot Toronto Maple Leafs this afternoon or this evening which ever one of those 5pm falls under and nothing is really at stake. If the Pens win it could mathematically eliminate the Leafs that are in last place, a plac...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs Flyers - Evgeni Malkin is Out March 27, 2010

  With a win this afternoon the Penguins would clinch a Stanley Cup Playoff berth and if you could tell me a better way to do it than at home against the dreaded Philadelphia Flyers please let me know. A win would also dampen the Flyers playoff hopes. Wi...

• Video: Evgeni Malkin's must watch Dapper Dan speech last night March 26, 2010

  The Evgeni Malkin speech last night is a must see for anyone who would like an insight to this Russian who has invaded Pittsburgh. Some highlights include Penguins coach Dan Bylsma saying Malkin is the best player to come out of Russia and Malkin sayin...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs Capitals - Steroids Steroids Steroids March 24, 2010

  The Washington Capitals are under investigation once again for being involved with steroids. US Marshals were at the Washington Capitals training facility investigating.  Dr. Doug Nagel who may or may not be the Capitals chiropractor was arrested yest...

• The Crosby Sucks Phenomenon March 23, 2010

  While both Philadelphia Flyer fans and Washington Capital fans both lay claim as to having come up with "Crosby Sucks".  Since the day Sidney Crosby buried the shot between Ryan Millers pads in overtime of the Olympic Gold Medal game, every NHL city a...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs Red Wings - Malkin is not playing! March 22, 2010

  It's a great week for hockey! The Penguins kick off their own personal rivalry week with a trip to Detroit to face the team they ousted in the Stanley Cup Finals last year. The Penguins actually look forward to traveling to the Joe Lewis Arena now. The...

• Pittsburgh Penguins 2009 - 2010 Salary Cap Numbers March 22, 2010

  Pittsburgh Penguins 2009 - 2010 Salary Cap Numbers.  This list has the Salary numbers up until the last year that a Penguin is signed.  2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.   As of today, the Penguins salary cap space is almost nothing a...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs Hurricanes - Malkin is back! March 20, 2010

  Today is the first time that I can remember this season that the entire Pittsburgh Penguins squad is healthy. As far as timing goes, this is definitely the time of year you want a healthy squad. The big question is: Which Penguin team is going to show ...

• Mike Lange Syndrome - We have all had it... March 19, 2010

  We have all had it at one time or another, this is one of the worse cases ever documented of Mike Lange Syndrome You can view more great videos like this  including a hillarious re-make of that extremely annoying "Give me Back my Filet-o-Fish"...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs Bruins - Matt Cooke Public Enemy no.1 March 18, 2010

  The big question for tonight's game is will the Bruins be seeking revenge on Matt Cooke for the hit he put on Mark Savard? The NHL brought in some veteran refs in Bill McCreary and Stephen Walkom and if you listen to any reports out of Boston, they wil...

• Pittsburgh Penguins farm team moving to Johnstown? March 17, 2010

  *UPDATE from JLPens:   Minor Matters – To follow up on a previous story, the Wheeling Nailers will play 10 regular season and 1 pre season games in Johnstown next season. Appears the Brooks Brothers theory is that 36 home games is too much for a sm...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs NJ Devils - Evgeni Malkin is out March 17, 2010

  The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost to the New Jersey Devils all five times they played them this year. Three out of the five losses came when the Penguins played them on the second night of back to back games and the Devils did not play the night before...

• The REAL story behind Sidney Crosby's lost stick March 12, 2010

  Was the hockey stick Sidney Crosby used to score the "Golden Goal" on the "Black Market"? The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported the other day that in an article "Crosby's missing Olympic gloves and stick located" "The other glove and his stick...

• PenguinPoops: Top Ten reasons Sidney Crosby wasn't on Letterman March 12, 2010

  We asked our PenguinPoop readers to give us the top ten reasons they felt Sidney Crosby didn't go and do David Letterman's Top Ten and here is the answers that we got: #10) He was too busy searching for his hockey equipment. #9) He couldn't get...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs Hurricanes - TK is the odd man out! March 11, 2010

  The Penguins take their 4 game winning streak to Carolina tonight to kick off a five game road trip that has them playing their arch nemesis for the Atlantic Division crown the New Jersey Devils not once but twice on the Devils home ice. The Pens are 1...

• There is a Giant Canadian Microscope Pointed at Sidney Crosby March 9, 2010

  Every single thing that Sidney Crosby has done since scoring what the Canadians have dubbed the "Golden Goal" has been diagnosed, analyzed, investigated, re-diagnosed and interpreted by writers, bloggers, commentators, farmers, the girls that want to ...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs Bruins: Recchi's Last Game in Pittsburgh? March 7, 2010

  The Penguins take on the Boston Bruins at 3PM this afternoon in a black and gold battle that pits the number one Atlantic division Penguins against a Boston team that is struggling to hold onto a playoff spot. The Penguins have won 3 games in a row and...

• Gameday Poop: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Dallas Stars - March 6 March 6, 2010

  I'm very excited about this afternoons game, I haven't been this excited since the fifth grade picnic.  It seems like forever since the Penguins last instilled new talent into the lineup. I'm not talking about call-ups from the Wilkes-Barre Scranton P...

• Ponikarovsky's in. Who is the Odd Penguin Out? March 5, 2010

  Alexei Ponikarovsky had his first practice with the Pens this morning. Any other team in the NHL bringing in one player too many would cause locker room turmoil, players would turn on players, maybe even deterioration of friendships. Not on the Pitt...

• Pittsburgh Penguins Trade Deadline Moves Typical Ray Shero March 3, 2010

  Once again Ray Shero worked his magic and transformed the Pittsburgh Penguins team into a better team. That is not an easy thing to do with the NHL's Salary Cap the Way it is, but somehow he did it again. the best part of all of Ray Shero's moves is th...

• Pens Trade Martin Skoula & Luca Caputi to Toronto for Alexei Ponakarovsky March 2, 2010

  The Penguins picked up a big 6'4" scoring winger from Toronto Alexei Ponakarovsky tonight for their 8th in line defenseman Martin Skoula who did not dress most of the season and 4th round prospect Luca Caputi.  We will have more on this later.

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs Sabres - March 2 - He's Back! March 2, 2010

  Sidney Crosby returns home to the igloo tonight irrefutably the best player in hockey right now. In nine months this 22 year old has won both the Stanley Cup and the Gold medal in style. Captain Crosby led the Penguins in goals last playoff season and ...

• Penguins Trade 2nd Round Draft pick for Jordon Leopold March 1, 2010

  Pending league approval, the Pittsburgh Penguins have picked up 6' 1" Florida Panthers defenseman Jordan Leopold  for a 2nd round draft pick.   Leopold's salary and cap hit is $1.75 million and he will become a unrestricted free agent at the end of ...

• Sad, Happy & Indifferent. USA Loses in Overtime March 1, 2010

  It was a sad day for the USA hockey team and to be honest after such a big loss I've never felt more indifferent. I watched the Gold Medal game with a bunch of hockey buddies and when it ended I was prepared to be exuberant or offset. I was not prepare...

• Gameday Poop - Miracle on Ice Part 3 - USA vs Canada February 28, 2010

  The USA has won the Hockey Gold medal at the Olympics only twice in 90 years. Both times the USA won, the year ended in zero, as a matter of fact they won the last two times the Winter Olympics were held on a year ending with a Zero. Penguins defense...

• Olympic Hockey Thoughts... So Far. Plus Crosby vs. Orpik Round 1 February 22, 2010

  The big win by the U.S.A. hockey team was much more for them than just a moral victory. The victory put them in first place in the standings and their path to the medal games do not go through Canada, Russia or the 2006 Gold medal winning Sweden team p...

• Jonathan Cheechoo is a Very Viable Option for the Penguins February 15, 2010

  A few days ago former 56 goal scorer and Rocket Richard Trophy winner Jonathan Cheechoo was placed on waivers and the Penguins and every other team in the NHL passed on him and his 3 million dollar salary. Cheechoo cleared waivers and joined Ottawa's ...

• Gameday Poop: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Nashville Predators - February 14 February 14, 2010

  Thanks to the Olympics this afternoon's Valentine matinee 1PM game against the Nashville Predators is the last Penguin game until March. That being said the Pens should leave it all on the table as they try to take down a Predator team that is barely h...

• Why Wasn't Ovechkin Suspended? February 12, 2010

  I'm sorry I'm late on this, I've been out of town for a week or so. I started writing the "GameDay Poop" today in between shoveling about 3 foot of snow off my roof. I was trying to catch up on what was going on around the NHL when I kept reading about...

• Shero Don't Be A Hero February 5, 2010

  With all of the trades around the NHL right now, most by two "Old School" GM's Brian Burke & Darryl Sutter, it would be easy for Ray Shero to get caught up in the madness and trade away the Penguins future for another shot at winning the Cup. A lit...

• Goligoski on Olympic Short List February 3, 2010

  Injuries to the US Olympic Hockey Team's defensive squad have left one or two open positions on their roster. Defenseman Paul Martin of the New Jersey Devils withdrew yesterday and Mike Komisarek has been injured and did not play yesterday even though...

• Gameday Poop: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres - February 1 February 1, 2010

  The Pens chased Buffalo Sabre's goaltender and most likely Team USA's Olympic starting goaltender Ryan Miller from the game on December 29th by scoring 3 times on 11 shots just to have ex-Penguin Patrick Lalime come in and shut them out the rest of t...

• Gameday Poop: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings - January 31 January 31, 2010

  Game time is 12:30PM and can be seen in Super HD at the Igloo or on NBC  When the Penguins knocked off the reining Stanley Cup Champs last June, Detroit started to slowly fall apart. It started with Marian Hossa saying he wanted to keep playing in ...

• Gameday Poop: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators - January 28 January 28, 2010

  Game time is 7:00PM and can be seen in Super HD at the Igloo or on FSN  The Pens take on the red hot Ottawa Senators who have won their last seven games in a row tonight. Maybe I should say the streaky Senators. Before they won seven in a row they lo...

• Gameday Poop: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Rangers - January 25 January 25, 2010

  Game time is 7:00PM and can be seen in Super HD at MSG or regular HD on Versus Where is Marion Gaborik, where are the Rangers? The Rangers have been shut out in 4 of their last 7 games and are slowly playing themselves out of playoff contention. The...

• Gameday Poop: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Flyers - 1/24/10 January 24, 2010

  When Pittsburgh played Philadelphia 17 days ago, Philadelphia played a very disciplined game. Only 7 minor penalties were handed out the whole game.  Philly ended up winning 7-4 and it was the first time I remember Pittsburgh playing Philadelphia with...

• Gameday Poop: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Capitals - 1/21/10 January 21, 2010

  How stupid is the NHL? On the ice tonight will be the last 3 Art Ross trophy winners, the Conn Smythe trophy winner, the last 3 Hart Memorial trophy (MVP) winners, the two guys with the highest points per game average for the last 5 years, the Stanley...

• Crosby and Ovechkin are Headed Two Different Directions Together January 20, 2010

  Since the 2005/2006 season when Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin vaulted into the NHL there were two things you could count on more than Marion Gaborik getting injured. Crosby was a passer and was always going to have more assists than goals and Ov...

• Pittsburgh Penguins Game Day Poop - Islanders - 1/19/10 January 19, 2010

  The Pens are back from their road trip worse for wear, but with a little good news, even though John Curry is penciled in as goaltender tonight Marc Andre Fleury did practice some this morning.  Brooks Orpik has been cleared to play and is might be in...

• Pittsburgh Penguins Game Day Poop - 01/16/10 - Vancouver January 16, 2010

  The Penguins play the Vancouver Canucks tonight at 10PM it will be shown in HD on Fox Sports Pittsburgh. Marc Andre Fleury has a fractured finger on his glove hand and with backup Brent Johnson already on IR the Penguins have John Curry the WBS Peng...

• Pittsburgh Penguins Game Day Poop - January 14, 2010 - Edmonton January 14, 2010

  The Penguins play the Edmonton Oilers tonight at 9:30PM it will be shown in HD on Fox Sports Pittsburgh. Wow, the power play last night looked amazing, there was movement, they were blocking the goaltender's view and the best part was that they were...

• Pittsburgh Penguins Game day Poops - January 13, 2010 January 13, 2010

  The Penguins take on the Calgary Flames tonight at 9:30PM it will be shown in HD on Fox Sports Pittsburgh. Minnesota Wild's Cal Clutterbuck is upset with the elbow that Sergei Gonchar delivered to his chops on Monday Night Clutterbutt said about Gonch...

• Lets Not Be Those Kinds of Fans January 8, 2010

  Last night at the Flyers game the boo birds came out at the end of both of the Penguins powerplays. This is the kind of behavior more befitting a Philadelphia fan. I realize that the 5 or so home games right after Christmas that there are way more fans...

• Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin ? January 7, 2010

  The Olympics are going to be here before you know it.  We here at PenguinPoop have a question for you. If Evgeni Malkin's team takes on Sidney Crosby's team, which team will you be rooting for to win the game? There are many things to take into con...

• Dear Mike Yeo January 5, 2010

  Dear Mike Yeo, I don't know if you have noticed but the Pittsburgh Penguin powerplay is officially the worst powerplay in the entire NHL. All of the research that I have done on the subject points to you as being the gentleman in charge of the power...

• It's time to start shoring up the Pittsburgh Penguins Defense December 29, 2009

  At the end of the season the Pittsburgh Penguins will have 5 of the seven defensemen currently on the roster go to free agency unless Ray Shero starts signing them. Along with the biggest salary, Sergei Gonchar is the biggest question mark in the bunch...

• The Steigy & Errey Drinking Game December 22, 2009

  Since the day they removed Mike Lange from the duties of announcing the TV games on FSN a few disgruntled Penguin fans have been up in arms about the hiring of Paul Steigerwald and Bob Errey. "The Official Fire Paul Steigerwald and Bob Errey Movement" ...

• Goligoski Deserves a Spot on USA Olympic Team December 19, 2009

  People are starting to take notice of young Alex Goligoski's Paul Coffee like abilities and why not, this kid is proving to be #1. Goligoski was not one of the twelve 12 defensemen invited to the USA Olympic camp, (Tom Gilbert, Tim Gleason, Ron Hainsey...

• Pittsburgh Penguin Holiday Poops December 17, 2009

  There is a rumor going around the internet from a so called reliable source that Flyers Jeff Carter Slept with Scotty Hartnell's wife and that is the reason that their locker room is split. We are here to set the record straight, it was not Hartnell's ...

• Evgeni Malkin at the Point on Power Play, Finally! December 15, 2009

  The Penguins practiced today with Malkin at the point on the power play.  The Penguins play Philadelphia tonight and the last thing the Penguins need would be the Flyers being able to cheap shot them without any recourse.  The Penguin power play is r...

• When is Fluery Going to Win a Game? December 12, 2009

  Watching the refs lose sight of the puck and negate a goal for the Canadians on Thursday night which would have tied the score up late in the game, I started to wonder when the last time Marc-Andre Fluery won a game for the Penguins.  I'm not talking ...

• Pittsburgh PenguinPoops for December 04 2009 December 4, 2009

  Philadelphia Flyers fired their coach John Stevens.  I guess maybe the GM would like them to have a playoff spot.  As a matter of fact, 3 of the 4 teams the Penguins ousted from the playoffs last year would not be in the playoffs right now if the ...

• The Tanking Fedotenko December 3, 2009

  It was a long November for Ruslan Fedotenko.  In 14 games he amassed 1 goal and a whopping 3 assists.  The amazing part of his ignoble point total in November is he accomplished it while on Sidney Crosby's or Evgeni Malkin's line.  For 3 games he w...

• Pittsburgh PenguinPoops for November 30th 2009 November 30, 2009

  Marc-André Fleury celebrated his 25th birthday on Saturday by getting his 126th NHL win. Everyone who is keeping track (me & Marc-André's mom) is aware that 126 wins is 7 wins more than NHL all time win leader Martin Brodeur had the day he turn...

• I Can Fix The Pittsburgh Penguin Power Play November 24, 2009

  The Penguins overtime win in Florida provided the all of the answers needed to right the sinking powerplay ship that has been taking on water since December 23rd, 2008. Everybody and their mom have the answers to make the powerplay work, most of them ...

• Fear not, the Superstar is back November 19, 2009

  While Dan Bylsma's first big bout with diversity in his long 277 day NHL coaching career is far from over, the return of Maxime 'Superstar' Talbot to the Penguins lineup tonight will hopefully provide the locker room with a little bit of that "Patch Ad...

• 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins Free Agents November 18, 2009

  Here is a current list of Pitttsburgh Penguin players who's contracts are up and become free agents as of 12:01 pm, July 1st 2009. Here is the 2010 list:  2010 Pittsburgh Penguins Free Agents You can click on their name to see their lifetime sta...

• Deep Thoughts by Phil Krundle November 4, 2009

  League Leading Impressive as it may seem, the Penguins have yet to lose a game this season that was not on a back 2 back night. Just as impressive, the Penguins do not have a mark in the tie column. The NHL in it's infinite wisdom use the tie column...

• Goligoski is doing everything Whitney couldn't November 3, 2009

  When Alex Goligoski takes the ice tonight at 10pm you will be seeing the guy that made it easy for the Penguins to trade away Ryan Whitney.  Goligoski in two short seasons has become the breakout playmaker that the Penguins were expecting Ryan Whitney...

• Bylsma Can Finally Shake The Last Monkee Off His Back October 26, 2009

  If there were any die hard Michel Therrien fans out there, I'm sure their opinion swayed the second the clocked stopped in game 7 of the finals. That is of course not including his close family members. There has always been one thing hanging over D...

• Fleury could better Brodeur's pace, in front of Brodeur October 23, 2009

  If your going to compare yourself to a goaltender, you might as well compare yourself to the best in the NHL. As luck would have it, this Saturday when the Penguins play Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils, Marc-André Fleury will have a chance to...

• Gonchar is out for at least a month. Who's Martin Skoula ? October 21, 2009

  If you haven't heard yet, Sergei Gonchar yesterday suffered a broken wrist that will keep him out at least 6-8 weeks and Dan Bylsma announced that recently signed Martin Skoula will be replacing him. Ray Shero signed Skoula to a one year contract on Se...

• Penguins are trying to reverse the "Bad Luck Blues" October 16, 2009

  Saturday October 17th starts the return of the Penguins ugly "Bad Luck" blue jerseys and Penguin management has a plan. The plan is to change the image of the jerseys from bad luck to good luck. How are they going to do that you ask. If you must know, ...

• Banners & Cup Pics October 15, 2009

  The Stanley Cup banners are now all in a row! Here's a conundrum. Do you touch the cup? The Penguin Pooper above opted not to touch the cup as to not ruin his chances of winning it someday, while the Penguin Pooper below opted to not only to touch...

• Great new Pittsburgh Penguin 2009 playoff highlight reel October 10, 2009

  I don't know if Penguin Poop poster STH35's kid "GotMalkin" spent every minute since the Pens won the cup making this video but it sure looks like it. Mike Lange fans will like how his calls have been edited in. Enjoy! Thanks GotMalkin!

• Who fights more like a girl Hartnell or Semin? October 9, 2009

  After Kris Letang dropped Scottie Hartnell to the ice like a rag doll last night Hartnell decided to fight like a girl by biting Letangs hand.  I do not have Hartnell video but below is the video of Semin's fight with Jordan Staal's brother: We ...

• A new Pittsburgh Penguin season and a Festivus of stupid banners October 2, 2009

  Your gonna have to take my word for it that I'm happy as a peach that the new season starts this evening. Last season was one hell of a ride and I look forward to the same this season, which is part of the problem, which is why I'm going to start this ...

• Crosby Can't Shoot September 3, 2009

  Johnny can't read and Sidney can't shoot. This may sound crazy but... The number one goal scorer in the playoffs last year is atrocious at shooting the puck. When you look at the goals he scored, only one goal was from a shot more than five feet away.�...

• Pittsburgh Penguins Free Agency Round Up - 2009 September 2, 2009

  A list of Penguins and ex-Penguin free agency moves: We will be updating this page as the summer goes on.  Click on the players name to view their stats. Pittsburgh defenseman Philippe Boucher has announced his retirement from the NHL after p...

• Detroit, Lidstrom and Draper are sore losers, snub Crosby June 16, 2009

  Call them unsportsmanlike or call them sore losers, whatever you call them, Detroit's lack of class runs from the captain of the team all the way down to the fans*.  Lidstrom waited less than 5 seconds for Crosby and the rest to come over to shake his...

• Stanley Cup Sightings June 13, 2009

      A big thanks to PenguinPooper - PenguinSteve-O who has sent us in our first cup sighting, here is his girlfriend Lisa with Dan Bylsma and the Stanley Cup this morning (June 13th).                     ...

• GameDay Poop: Stanley Cup Game 7 Prediction - The Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Redwings June 12, 2009

  At a few minutes after 8pm tonight, a puck will be dropped inside the Joe Lewis Arena in downtown Detroit and the hopes and aspirations of 40 NHLers and millions of fans will be riding on a 60 minute battle to the end. All bets will be off. Lord Stanl...

• GameDay Poop: Stanley Cup Game 6 Prediction - The Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Redwings June 9, 2009

  To raise Lord Stanley's silver chalice, all the Penguins need to do is win two games in a row. They have won two games in a row 18 times already this season including once already against Detroit a few days ago. They have already played a "must win ...

• Game Day Poop: Stanley Cup Game 5 Preview - The Pittsburgh Penguins Start of an Evolution June 6, 2009

  The Penguins MUST win a game in the Detroit Red Wing's Joe Lewis Arena to win Lord Stanley's Cup, it is that simple. Tonight the energized and confident Penguins are looking to repeat what happened in the Washington Capital series by winning their thir...

• GameDay Poop: Stanley Cup Game 4 Preview - The Red Wings are Starting to Sweat June 4, 2009

  The Pittsburgh Penguins are heading into game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals in the exact way they headed into last years game four, down 2 games to one. The Red Wings won the first two games this year and last year, and this year the Penguins lost game 4...

• Penguins Coach Tells PenguinPoop "Dont Worry... Tonight We're Gonna Do It" June 2, 2009

  Thanks again to Champ Kind for another PenguinPoop exclusive:    PenguinPoop on the Street Reporter Champ Kind   (as long as it's less than a block from his home) Champ Kind ran into Pittburgh Penguin goalie coach Gilles Meloche this mor...

• GameDay Poop: Game 3 Preview - Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings - Stanley Cup Finals June 2, 2009

  Alright, This is a must win, the Pens are down but not out, they have looked decent the first two games, but have nothing to show for it.  I'm not hearing anything positive from the fans, but my plan is to see one of the greatest comebacks in Penguin ...

• Old Farts McCreary and Devorski are taking the NHL and TV ratings down the Tube. June 1, 2009

  The NHL idea of putting it's most tenured referee's instead of it's best referee's in charge of the nationally televised Stanley Cup Finals is making it fall flat on it's face. TV rating are down almost 20% over last year, and one of the first places t...

• Gameday Poop: Game 2 - Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Redwings - Stanley Cup Finals May 31, 2009

  The Penguins started the game out last night very tentative, and by the time they got on a roll, Detroit was already in their trap system because of the two freak goals that they got. Dan Bylsma has done a fantastic coaching job this post season, bu...

• Game Day Poop: Stanley Cup - Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings Preview May 30, 2009

  Last year the star struck Pittsburgh Penguin youngsters didn't fair that well in their first trip to the Stanley Cup finals. We'll guess what. These kids are returning to the finals with an extra year of experience on their resume, the determination ...

• Stanley Cup Finals - Predictions - Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings May 28, 2009

  With the Penguins ready to roll into the Stanley Cup Finals we thought it was time we came together here at PenguinPoop and put down our predictions of  who we think is going to win and maybe just a few reasons why. Stanley Cup Finals Predictions: ...

• NHL investigating Washington Capitals ties to Steroids May 27, 2009

  A couple in Florida was arrested with an anabolic steroids stash worth a street value of $200,000 claimed to have sold them to Washington Capital players. Dick Patrick of the Washington Capitals has confirmed the NHL's investigation "We welcome and wil...

• GameDay Poop: Game 4 - Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes preview May 26, 2009

  The Penguins have taken their game to a level that hasn't been seen in Pittsburgh since the early nineties when Lemieux and company used to torment the opposition. Desire to prove themselves is deep seated in these youths and unfortunately for the Caro...

• For Pittsburgh Penguin fans, it's all about beating Marian Hossa May 25, 2009

  Lets face it, the inevitable is going to happen and the Pittsburgh Penguins are going to be face to face with the Detroit Redwings on June 5 when the puck is dropped inside Joe Lewis Arena for the beginning of the Stanley Cup finals.  The one thing th...

• GameDay Poop: Game 3 - Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes - preview May 23, 2009

  The Penguins are up 2 games to none and are heading into the eye of the hurricane at the RBC Center and unfortunately for the Canes the eye is the calm part of the storm. The Hurricanes are 4-2 on home ice in the playoffs and lost their last game at ho...

• GameDay Poop: Game 2 - Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes May 21, 2009

  Hurricane? Monday night's performance by the Hurricanes would barely rate as a Tropical Storm. The Penguins owned the game from the beginning up until about 3 minutes left when Carolina's cardiac kids whipped up a storm and came close to tying the game...

• GameDay Poop: The Pittsburgh Penguins vs Carolina Hurricanes - Preview May 18, 2009

  The Penguins need to come out firing on all cylinders, the Capitals series was too close for comfort and to beat the Carolina Hurricanes, the Penguins need to take the Canes seriously and not look ahead to a rematch with Detroit.  Carolina has won two...

• NHL Conference Finals - Predictions May 17, 2009

  With the Penguins ready to roll into round three of the playoffs in their third race for 4, we thought it was time we came together here at PenguinPoop and put down our predictions of  who we think is going to win the Eastern and Western Conference's...

• Pittsburgh Penguins: The Birth of a Dynasty May 15, 2009

  You are currently witnessing the birth of a new hockey dynasty in Pittsburgh and if ownership plays it's cards right, it could be one for over a decade. 21 year old Sidney Crosby and 22 year old Evgeni Malkin, two of the last three Art Ross Trophy winn...

• Pictures of Penguins vs Capitals Game 7 - May 13, 2009 May 13, 2009

  Photos for the Penguins - Capitals series are provided to PenguinPoop by: www.offwingphoto.com

• GameDay Poop: The Penguins vs Capitals - Epic Game 7 May 13, 2009

  This is it! At 7pm tonight the Sidney Crosby versus Alexander Ovechkin match up the NHL has been blabbing about for 3 years comes to a head. Toss an Evgeni Malkin and Simyon Varlamov into the mix and you have an combination so explosive that if you h...

• GameDay Poop: Penguins vs Capitals - Game 6 - May 11, 2009 May 11, 2009

  The Penguins have turned desperation into determination and know what it takes to win a game. Laying their bodies in front of 100 mile an hour slap shots, giving 110% effort and getting off the ice and playing a team oriented game. These are are the ch...

• Pictures from Penguin vs Capitals - Game 5 May 10, 2009

  Photos for the Penguins - Capitals series are provided to PenguinPoop by: www.offwingphoto.com

• Game Day Poop: Penguins vs Capitals Game 5 - May 9, 2009 May 9, 2009

  It took a while after the long layoff for the Penguins to get back into the groove, but they are in a groove now. With last nights 5-3 win the Penguins have evened the series at 2-2 but still have to win at least one game in Washington to win the serie...

• Alexander Ovechkin needs to be suspended May 8, 2009

  Call it a cheap shot, call it a dirty hit, what it was, was an intent to injure.  Alexander Ovechkin purposely hit his fellow countryman Sergei Gonchar knee to knee with intent to take Gonchar out of the game.  Ovechkin history of a short temper is...

• 7th Street Grille Absolved May 8, 2009

  Earlier today I questioned what they were doing at the 7th Street Grille turning over "pro Penguin propaganda" to make a few Capital players comfortable while dining there late afternoon yesterday on word from an article in the Washington Post - "Two ...

• Game Day Poop: Penguins vs Capitals Game 4 May 8, 2009

  The Penguins played "desperation" hockey Wednesday and it paid off, the Penguins are in the same boat for today's game, and would be best served playing desparation hockey for the rest of the series. "We have to bring the same effort. We know they expe...

• Game Day Poop: Penguins vs Capitals Game 3 - Princess Alexia Ovechkin. May 6, 2009

  The Penguins are in a hole and need to dig themselves out and a little home ice advantage is going to go a long way.  There are three things that the Penguins need to do to win tonight: Be more aggressive on the power play, shoot more. Having an e...

• Markus Naslund Retiring at 35? May 4, 2009

  According to the New York Post - 35 year old, 1st round Penguin draft pick Markus Naslund is retiring.  The New York Rangers signed Naslund last year to a 2 season $8 Million dollar contract, but his low production of 24 goals and 46 overall points ...

• Game Day Poop: Penguins vs Capitals Game 2 preview May 4, 2009

  The Penguins are back in Washington tonight for game two of round two. Sidney Crosby worked on perfecting his open net shooting. "Usually you're not working on an open net, But I had to." Crosby Said. The Penguins had outworked the Capitals most of the...

• Gameday Poop: Pittsburgh vs Washington Game One - Where is Malkin's Respect? May 2, 2009

  Here it comes, the All-Star match up the NHL wanted, the series that everyone and their mom wanted, two of hottest NHL players going head to head in a twisted offensive spectacle yet to be seen in an NHL series, this is Larry Bird vs Magic Johnson, ...

• 7.1 Reasons Malkin is this years MVP, not Ovechkin April 30, 2009

  On Wednesday the NHL announced the three finalists for the Hart Trophy, which is given to the player who is most value to his team, Evgeni Malkin, Alexander Ovechkin and Pavel Datsyuk. I don't want to offend every Detroit Red Wing fan out there (or may...

• The Alexander Ovechkin Strip Club Receipt is Fake April 29, 2009

  If your a Pittsburgh Penguin fan like me, your email box has been inundated with the Alexander Ovechkin at a strip club picture with receipt and all.  It can also be seen on Tim Benz 105.9 the X's page:  click here:  'Tim Benz Page'.  A picture o...

• Ryan Whitney's got something to prove. April 28, 2009

  Ryan Whitney is heading back to play the Detroit Redwings in the playoffs. With the Anaheim Ducks knocking off the first place San Jose Sharks last night Ryan Whitney has a chance to enact some revenge on a team that ruined his chances to raise the Sta...

• Gameday Poop: Pens vs Flyers - Game 6 - What Happened to all the Penguins Shot Blockers? April 25, 2009

  News flash for the Penguins: You are not going to be handed a win today, you have to earn it. Where were the players blocking shots? Where were the players diving to make plays? Where was the hustle, the grit, and especially where was the desire? To wi...

• The NHL 'Let Them Play' Mentality April 24, 2009

  The most annoying and tiresome phrase used in the NHL is 'Let Them Play'. This phrase is used by ex-players and by washed up ex coach hockey analyzers non stop. I'm not sure exactly how many times Mike Milbury, Barry Melrose and Pierre McGuire used t...

• Gameday Poop: The Pittsburgh Penguins vs The Philadelphia Cryers - Game 5 April 23, 2009

  This is hard hitting NHL hockey, not a Philadelphia ballet class. Look in the dictionary under the word 'Whiner' and you will see the 2008/2009 Philadelphia team photo. These guys are all talk. When they lose they are all meow meow meow Crosby was play...

• Gameday Poop: Pens vs Flyers - Game 4 - Dictating the Play April 21, 2009

  Last game the Penguins got away from dictating the play, their hits were down, their blocked shots were down and they looked to be in a bit of disarray.  Dan Bylsma has had a talk with the players about getting involved in the scrums after plays. The ...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs. Flyers - Game 3 April 19, 2009

  The Penguins only two losses to the Flyers this year have been during the weekend matinees. Thanks to a great scheduler from the NHL, the Penguins will have to play 2 weekend matinees this series, that is if the Flyers can force a game 6. Sundays game ...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs. Flyers - Game 2 April 17, 2009

  Dan Bylsma has always said that the Penguins have two of the worlds best players and that they need to be the ones dictating the pace of the game not the other team. He took that to a whole new level on Wednesday when he scratched the Penguins healthy ...

• Flyers Dan Carcillo Killing Penalties, Seriously? April 16, 2009

  The NHL is holding a hearing with Daniel Carcillo at 3pm this afternoon about the cheap shot he took on the face-off against Max Talbot. The NHL needs to seriously look into some rule changes for the end of both playoff games and regular season games....

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs Flyers - Game On April 15, 2009

  I don't care how long the Boston - Montreal rivalry has been going on, I don't care that Detroit is only 209 driving miles from Columbus. The most intense knock down drag 'em out, fan hate fan, World Series Champion vs. Super Bowl Champion, Rocky Balbo...

• Pittsburgh Penguins & ex-Penguins 2009 player stats April 13, 2009

  Going over the final player stats from the 2009 Penguins and the Penguins that have been traded over the last 2 years, a few things stick out.  Probably the biggest for me is Mark Recchi and Marian Hossa.  Marian Hossa was offered a huge cont...

• Malkin Needs a Winger Sooner Rather than Later April 12, 2009

  Now that Evgeni Malkin has won the scoring title, barring Pavel Datsyuk getting 16 points today or Daniel Brier registering 82.  Ray Shero needs to get off his keister and start the search for a quality scoring winger. For the last two years the Pe...

• Gameday Poop: Pens vs. Habs - Malkin Will Exist! April 11, 2009

  Seriously, there is only two things to care about in this game. Evgeni Malkin winning the Art Ross Trophy and that no one gets injured.   Maybe Malkin will truly exist as of tonight: "Does Malkin Exist?" Malkin leads Ovechkin by 4 points goin...

• Gameday Poop: Pens vs. Hurricanes - Bring back the Whale! April 4, 2009

  Oh Carolina, Carolina.  Where the hockey players wear NASCAR helmets and the NASCAR drivers wear Hurricane helmets. What can you say except these guys are on fire, and if you know anything about Hurricanes, its tough to start a fire in one.  Ho...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs. Devils - Bye Bye Sutter? April 1, 2009

  The NJ Devils are mired in a 5 game losing streak, "But now it's time. I mean, the foot is down. Enough is enough." said Brent Sutter.   That foot is down and is shaking in it's boot.  In 2007 the Devil's GM Lou Lamoriello fired coach Claude Julien ...

• Empty Net Goals: Malkin, Ovechkin & Crosby March 31, 2009

  After watching Malkin & Crosby miss getting an empty net goal on probably about 5 attempts the other night at the Calgary game,   I started to wonder how many empty net points the players in the race for the Art Ross scoring leader trophy had ...

• The NHL Should Lower the Salary Cap to 20 Million March 28, 2009

  I know what your thinking, this Krundle guy is a complete idiot. Believe me, I have heard it before, but there is a method to my madness. The NHL has been groundbreaking on many things. In 1918, thanks to Lester Patrick, the NHL had instituted a pla...

• Gameday Poop: Penguins vs. Rangers - Battle of the New Coaches March 28, 2009

  On February 15th,? Dan Bylsma was hired as coach of the Penguins right after a devastating loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, eight days later John Tortorella was hired to coach the NY Rangers right after a devastating loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.? B...

• Janne Pesonen or Miroslav Satan, It's Your Call... Up March 26, 2009

  Hopefully Dan Bylsma doesn't have to make this decision in the playoffs, but players do get injured, probably more in the playoffs than any other time. The Penguins will most likely have to call someone up from the WBS Penguins, who it'll be is the big...

• Gameday Poop: Malkin, NHL's disciplined #2 Star March 25, 2009

  The trade deadline revamped Calgary Flames play the trade deadline revamped Pittsburgh Penguins tonight at 7:30pm at the Civic Mellon Arena for their first and only regular season game.??We here at PenguinPoop are hoping we play them again this year. ...

• Don't expect much from Billy Guerin March 23, 2009

  If you don't get your hopes up about Billy Guerin, you will like him much better. I was a little surprised when looking at Billy Guerin's career stats while researching numbers to do a 10 game report on how he is doing so far with the Penguins. What st...

• Stop Wearing the Pansy Ass Powder Puff Blue Jerseys! March 22, 2009

  Seriously how many games do we have to lose until they stop wearing these cursed ugly pansy powder puff stupid ass uniforms? They have only won 3 out of 10 games this year. How much proof do you need, we were on a streak of not losing in regulation in...

• Gameday Poop: Where is Bring Back Mike Lange.com? March 22, 2009

  If the playoffs started today, we would be playing Philadelphia.? We are playing Philadelphia today at 12:30 PM.? It is not the playoffs. Hockey Night in Canada reported that there was a phone disciplinary hearing between Colin Cambell & Evgeni ...

• Gameday Poop: Malkin is Batman? March 20, 2009

  Tonight is the second game in a row that we will be hosting a team at home who is playing their second game in two nights.?? Brodeur set the record the other night for most wins ever by a goaltender, 552.? I bet your wondering how Fluery is doing co...

• Tavaras breaks ex-Penguins OHL Record or did he? March 19, 2009

  John Tavaras, is the Mario Lemieux or Sidney Crosby of this years draft.  This guy has every team who is no longer in playoff contention trying to pull an "Eddie Johnston" to try and get more lottery balls. How good is he? He just broke the long stand...

• Rating the Kunitz trade 10 games in March 18, 2009

  10 Penguin games ago the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Ryan Whitney to the Anaheim Ducks for Chris Kunitz and Eric Tangradi.?? Since making the trade the Penguins have not lost a game in regulation and are 8-0-2.??The Anaheim Ducks who are a little slow,?...

• Gameday Poop: If Sykora scores in a forest... March 16, 2009

  If Petr Sykora scores the game winning goal in a forest, would anyone hear it?? Among the fanfare of Chris Kunitz's imaginary hatrick and Crosby's 3 assists on Sunday, Sykora scored his team leading 9th game winning goal.? How good is 9 game winning go...

• Best NHL Unrestricted Free Agent Available in 2009 March 14, 2009

  Two Pittsburgh Penguins, born 3 years and 1200 miles apart, have an a very mirrored past and a very distant future.  Aleksey Morozov & Milan Kraft are two Birds of a Feather. Aleksey Morozov was drafted by the Penguins 24th overall in 1995, 3 y...

• Will Dan Bylsma Learn From his Biggest Mistake? March 12, 2009

  Three games into his NHL coaching career Dan Bylsma?made what would be the biggest coaching?mistake of his new career.? Bylsma had just started his?system of aggressive?play when all of the sudden the weekend of February 21st and 22nd came up on the sc...

• Gameday Poop: Satan's Going Down! March 12, 2009

  Miroslav Satan has agreed to play for the WBS Penguins and will be practicing with them today. The Penguins currently cannot put Satan on re-entry waivers without going over the salary cap and would be responsible for 1/2 or $1.75 million of his salary...

• The Penguin Power Play is Worse Under Bylsma March 11, 2009

  In the ancient times the Persian Kings would lop the head off of the bearer of bad news. I'm hoping to be spared that fate... ? I realize that the Penguins have won 7 games in a row.? I realize that having the team dictate the play has had incredible...

• Gameday Poop: Fleury #2 and happy about it March 10, 2009

  Congratulations to Mark-Andre Fleury for being honored with the NHL's #2 star last week.? Hopefully he continues his great work in net tonight. Jason Spezza got caught with an illegal stick last night and when called into question he broke it and ...

• Jaromir Jagr a Penguin next year anyone? March 7, 2009

  Jaromir Jagr's agent Jaroslav Zidek was just quoted as saying the Jaromir Jagr will be free as a bird come summer. The struggling KHL has made mandatory across the board cuts of 30% to the salaries of all KHL players. The Avangard Omsk (Jagr's team)...

• Gary Roberts is Retiring March 6, 2009

  42 year old ex-Penguin Gary Roberts will be retiring after 20 hard working years in the NHL.? Roberts was waived by Tampa and was not picked up by any of the other 29 teams.??He has decided not to report to their minor league system.? I heard Gary...

• Crosby back, Gonchar Out, Goligoski in tonight March 5, 2009

  ?I guess we will find out the first game:? WHO IS #13? Goligoski has been called up to replace Gonchar who left for Pittsburgh after practice to be with his wife who is expecting their second baby.? The morning practice had Crosby centering both Ku...

• Rating the Penguins trade deadline moves March 4, 2009

  Last year we saw Ray Shero land Marian Hossa last minute on the trade deadline.? The Penguins were for the most part the biggest movers.?? This year you really have to count Chris Kunitz?in the trade deadline deals even though it was a few days earlier...

• Pittsburgh Penguin 2009 Trade Deadline Ticker March 4, 2009

  Click on the Players Name for their NHL.com Stats: Trades: Pittsburgh Penguins?aquire Billy Guerin from the Islanders for a conditional 3rd to 5th round draft pick (click here for more info) Pittsburgh Penguins claimed?right winger?Craig Adams of...

• Pittsburgh Penguins aquire Billy Guerin March 4, 2009

  Pittsburgh Penguins?aquire 38 year old 6 foot 2 inch tall 220 pound right shooting winger Billy Guerin from the Islanders for a conditional draft pick. ???? Guerins Stats: ?

• Penguins Claim Craig Adams off waivers March 4, 2009

  Pittsburgh Penguins Claim?31 year old 195 pound 6 foot tall right winger?Craig Adams off waivers from Chicago.? Stats:

• Pittsburgh Penguins aquire Defenseman Andy Wozniewski March 4, 2009

  Pittsburgh Penguins aquire 28 year old 6 foot 5 inch tall 225 pound left handed defenseman Andy Wozniewski from St. Louis for?Defenseman Danny Richmond. Stats:

• Weird night last night March 4, 2009

  I cannot remember ever seeing a guy placed on waivers then play for the team that put him on waivers the same night.? Satan must be picked up by noon today or he will be sent down to Wilkes-Barre.? I also don't remember seeing so many players sat th...

• Nik Antropov scratched tonight for Toronto March 3, 2009

  Toronto GM Brian Burke sat Nik Antropov?in?a definite move to make sure he doesn't get hurt?so that he can move him before the deadline tomorrow.? 6'6" 230 pound left wing Antropov has 21 goals this season 26 last and is definitely being looked at by R...

• PenguinPoop Poll March 3, 2009

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• Could it? March 3, 2009

  Is it possible that Shero is lining something up that would bring a guy like Gaborik or Cheechoo without dealing Staal? Maybe he could get something like that for draft picks and prospects..............I wonder.

• Cheechoo looking more like the trade March 3, 2009

  San Jose has just recalled forwards Brad Staubitz and Lukas Kaspar up from Worcester up from their AHL affiliate + signed another forward to an entry level contract.? This gives San Jose more forwards on their main roster than they would actually need....

• Miroslav Satan put on Waivers March 3, 2009

  Miroslav Satan?33 years old with 3.5 million against the salary cap was just put on waivers.? This means two things, one the Penguins were unable to find anyone interested in Satan and two the Penguins are getting rid of his salary against the cap.? Th...

• Penguins Bill Thomas placed on waivers March 2, 2009

  Fox Chapel native Bill Thomas?has been placed on waivers by the Penguins.? If he clears, he will be re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.? He has?recently been a healthy scratch for the Penguins. In other news the Islanders have scratch...

• Pittsburgh Penguins - Gaborik trade talk heats up March 2, 2009

  Marian Gaborik has been put through the?tests this weekend to show off his ability to return to the lineup in time for the playoffs.???"He has passed the test mechanically, all that's left is basically a training camp," Tom Lynn, Minnesota's Assistant ...

• Mixed Signals March 2, 2009

  Miroslav Satan?& Jordan Staal have both been mentioned in many of the Pittsburgh Penguin trade rumors over the last week or so.? Both of them have been having sub par seasons according to their expectations and both have been blamed some what for t...

• Upcoming trade deadline part deux March 1, 2009

  With Whitney gone before the deadline the Penguin most rumored player in all of the trade rumors is gone. The questions are: Will the Penguins make another trade? Will it be a big one? Are the Penguins looking for anything in particular? Is Kunitz the ...

• I call no take backs... February 26, 2009

  Ryan Whitneys first game with Anaheim found him & his new team losing 6-0 to the Bruins.? Or is there take backs?? Janne Pesonen?was?sent back?to the baby Penguins, one day after he was brought up.? He never saw any ice time.? Maybe a last minut...

• The more I see about Kunitz February 26, 2009

  This guy looks awsome... great trade Shero!? He could be a great fit on Crosby's line.? It looks like he always sticks up for his teamates! He looks like the scrapper that?Cooke never ended up being...

• Stats on the new Penguin trade... February 26, 2009

  Click on their names for more infomation: Chris Kunitz?- is currently earning 3.5 million he is signed through 2011/2012 season with his salary?incrementing up to 4 million a year. He?was Assistant Captain and has won a Stanley cup with the Ducks.? ...

• Ugly Pansy Blue Jersey Update February 26, 2009

  The Penguins are now?only 65 games under 500 while wearing the ugly pansy powder blues:? I'm thinkng we only wear them when we play last place teams.? They seemed to lull the Isanders to sleep yesterday.? Heck they lulled the crowd asleep, that was the...

• Crosby/Whitney out tonight - Letang/Pesonen in February 25, 2009

  Crosby is out with a sore groin, Whitney is attending to personal matters in Boston. Pesonen was called up to replace Crosby,?Letang who has been a healthy scratch the last few games is replacing Whitney. Is this a precursor to a Whitney trade? Fami...

• Pittsburgh Penguins & the NHL Trade Deadline 2009 February 25, 2009

  With the?3PM March 4th trading deadline looming, we thought we would make an interactive easy to follow list of the most notable players mentioned in trade rumors by respected journalists (sorry Madden) and a list of the Pittsburgh Penguins most likely...

• Crosby questionable with sore groin February 24, 2009

  Sidney Crosby left practice early today with a sore groin.?? Leaving him as questionable for the Islander game Wednesday night. This is a direct result of the aggressive style coaching that Bylsma has brought to the Penguins.? Crosby and Malkin were bo...

• Does Malkin Exist? February 24, 2009

  Over the weekend I started to ponder the actual existence of Evgeni Malkin. In my mind he is the top scorer on the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is the top scorer in the NHL. He has been the top scorer in the NHL most of the season. In Philadelphia the...

• Toronto knocks out second coach in 8 days! February 23, 2009

  Glenn Sather fired New York Ranger coach Tom Renney after last nights overtime loss to Toronto. It is the second time in eight days that a coach was fired after losing to the Leafs. That doesn't say much for the leagues opinion of Toronto. Tom Renne...

• Get Whitney off the Power Play February 23, 2009

  The Pittsburgh Penguin power play went 1 for 8 on Sunday.?? A staggering 12.5% not good by any standards especially when you throw in the fact we had a 5 on?3 also.? The one goal we scored was on a 5 on 4 when Ryan Whitney was not on the ice, but the s...

• Letang a healthy scratch again today February 22, 2009

  Talk about an up-down season!? For the third game in a row under new coach Dan Bylsma, Kris Letang will be sitting above the ice watching the game.? With this, our top two scoring defensemen this year are healthy scratches.? Letang was having a?decent ...

• Aggressiveness = tired February 20, 2009

  Wow, was that a fun game to watch last night, end to end hustling, looked like a whole new Penguin team.? Bylsma had the team running on all cylanders, except for maybe Fluery who in my opinion left in a couple he shouldn't have, that's not to say he d...

• Hockey Dan! February 18, 2009

  More and more information is coming out about coach "Hockey Dan". Like the four books that he has written with his dad Jay Bylsma.   You can read about and purchase teh books on Amazon.com  Click Below. So You Want to Play in the NHL : A ...

• A little more insight and a congratulations February 16, 2009

  Paul Steigerwald made reference to Mike Yeo during the game and said his coaching position on the team has been changed from being in charge of the powerplay to being in charge of defense.? Let's hope this is true.? Ryan Whitney got a power play goa...

• Dear Ray Shero.... February 16, 2009

  "You moved the tombstones, but you left the bodies.." - Coach (Craig T. Nelson) You got rid of the coach, yes indeed you did, but you've left the actual problems.? I've taken it upon myself to list the problems for you, so that if in the future in...

• Therrien sent packing!! February 15, 2009

  Ray Shero fired Michael Therrien and replaced him with interim coach Dan Bylsma who was currently coaching the baby Penguins. Unfortunatly Yeo & Meloche are staying on.? Director of player development Tom Fitzgerald will also be joining the coachin...

• A whole lot of game day maybe's February 14, 2009

  Sidney Crosby sat out Thursdays practice with "flu like symptoms". Ruslan Fedotenko practiced and is a good bet to replace Minard, or Crosby if?he is still ill.? Gonchar made the trip and is expected to play, look for him most likely to replace Gill or...

• Just in case you were wondering.... February 13, 2009

  That guy we gave away for free last year because he was over the hill.? He would be our #4 scorer right now. Also in case you were wondering... That? guy we sent down to the baby Penguins because he was our top defenseman,? he has 2 assists in ...

• Yeo, What's Goin' On? February 12, 2009

  The Penguin power play is still functioning at well below capacity.? As of today it is floundering at 16.3% or 23rd in the league.? This is a power play that contains the top 2 leading scorers in the league.? Yeo,? Mike Yeo what's happening? ?35 yea...

• It's fun with stats time: February 11, 2009

  There are three forwards in the top 66 players in the NHL with the highest average ice time per game.? The rest are all on defense. Ovechkin #44?? 23:05 min per game Malkin????? #52?? 22:39 min per game Crosby???? #58?? 22:16 min per game Tonig...

• Gonchar gets thumbs up to play February 11, 2009

  Sergei Gonchar got his doctors clearance to start playing again.? Now he just needs to give himself clearance to play.?? Though Gonchar has been practicing hard,??he has yet to play this season and will take a while to get into groove.? My guess is you...

• Erik Cole could be a good fit for the Penguins February 10, 2009

  Fact:  Last year, there were Marian Hossa rumors out the kazoo. Fact:  Not once were the Penguins mentioned, until boom, the trade was announced and we found Hossa on the door step with his luggage. Fact:  Edmonton just lost defenseman, Lubomi...

• Ugly Pansy Blue Jersey Update February 9, 2009

  The Penguins are now?66 games under 500 while wearing the ugly pansy powder blues: They have now won?2 out of?7?this year?(3 of 8 if you include the Winter Classic) as a third Jersey?and overall they are: 95-162-58.? Hopefully they bag these for t...

• Goligoski needs sent down... January 29, 2009

  With Brooks Orpik ready to return to the Penguin lineup any day now, the Penguins will have 8 defencemen ready to play.? Throw in the fact that Therrien has played Goligoski only 5 games this month, and you have a recipe for ruining one of what many NH...

• Crosby, Dupuis, Talbot, Scuderi back - Cooke out January 27, 2009

  Wednesday night will see the return of Sidney Crosby, Pascal Dupuis, Maxime Talbot, and Rob Scuderi. All practiced today and are ready to go. Matt Cooke has been suspended for two games for a blow to the head of Scott Walker in last Tuesdays game ...

• Malkin has great between the legs goal January 26, 2009

• Malkin wins accuracy skill competition January 25, 2009

  After claiming that his accurcy skills were not that good Evgeni Malkin went out and hit four out of four targets, really?five out of five because the judges thought he missed one, then he went out and hit his first three in the playoff between him and...

• Sidney Crosby to miss All-Star game again January 22, 2009

  Crosby's doctor recommended resting?the knee he injured in the Washington game for a week.?? Martin St. Louis is taking his place.?? Crosby should be playing in next Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

• Jaromir Jagr returning to the Penguins? January 21, 2009

  A week ago Jaromir Jagr claimed he would come back and play for the Penguins at the league minimum if Mario asked him to.  "I was thinking about it and if Mario would call me and say, I'd like you to play for our team,  I would think about it a lot,"...

• Fustrated with Whitney and Therrien January 20, 2009

  I cannot remember being as fustrated watching a game as I was with tonights game. If Ray Shero did not ask Therrien to showcase Whitney for a trade over the all star break then I have a huge problem with Therrien. Ryan Whitney has the Penguin powerp...

• Ron Francis back in the 'Burgh tonight January 20, 2009

  Ron Francis will be on the ice tonight for the Carolina Hurricanes.? At least he will be for his walk?back & forth?to the bench where he will be assisting Paul Maurice in the coaching of the Hurricanes.? On December?3rd Ron Francis joined the coach...

• This doesn't happen that often January 19, 2009

  How often would you say the?NHL's top two scorers have been in the penalty box together. I remember when Lemieux would go to the box, he would come out with a vengeance. Imagine putting two Lemieuxs in a box. . . 6  10  28  42  45  48 ...

• Pansy Powder Blues Update January 19, 2009

  Great win on sunday, looks like the trap is working.? Heck it was a great sports day in Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Penguins are now only 65 game under 500 while wearing the ugly powder blues: They have now won 3 out of 7 (including the Winter Clas...

• Crosby out tonight... January 16, 2009

  Sidney Crosby will not play tonight, neither will Talbot, Letang or Scuderi?all out with injuries.? I'm guessing this means Gill and Goligoski are back in!?? Pesonen & Bill Thomas have also been placed on the active roster.

• Tentative lineup for tonights game set... January 16, 2009

  The tentative lineup for tonights game has Crosby playing.? It also has Gill & Goligoski healthy scratches in favor of Eaton & Boucher.? Below is a chart I think Therrien should look at (that is of couse unless he is showcasing some players for...

• Don't fire Therrien just yet... January 15, 2009

  Ray Shero need look no further than Dan Rooney and the Pittsburgh Steelers if he is wondering whether or not to fire Michel Therrien.? The Penguins are 1 point out of a playoff spot, the poor play of late has had many hockey analysts suggesting that Sh...

• If it works.... January 14, 2009

  The Penguins will have the same lines, players and even the goaltender for tonights game will once again be Fluery. [QUIZZIN 1] . . 6  10  28  42  45  48  52  54  66  71  73  74  75  76  77  78  81  84  87  93  97  105 ...

• Great Win, Power Play still not working January 14, 2009

  Don't get your hopes up yet, while last nights win was a pleasant surprise, the powerplay was held scoreless once again. I have come to terms with the fact that Whitney isn't playing that bad even though he is a team worst -8 (on defense) while playing...

• Is Therrien Coming to his Senses? January 13, 2009

  The projected lineup tonight has the Penguins number 1 scoring defenseman Goligoski in it. Not only that, it has him scheduled to be playing defense along side Gill.  He has scratched Eaton & Boucher and brought up Bissonnette to add some toughnes...

• Do you get a free bowl of soup with that jersey? January 13, 2009

  Oh, it looks good on you though. Remember how cool it was three years ago when you would see someone wearing the old throwback powder blue jersey with a players name from the 70?s. I would look at them and think, that?s a hard core Penguin fan. Now eve...