Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins finished 6th in the league and were stopped in the second round by the New York Rangers. The team started with a new coach Mike Johnston, and a new general manager Jim Rutherford, who replaced the previous coach and manager.

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Rumors have been going around that Jordan Staal might get traded soon. I think trading Staal would be a mistake for the Penguins. Staal is a young and talented hockey player. He is the best penalty ki

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The Penguins did what everyone said they couldn't do. They beat the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena in game seven of the finals. Marc Andre Fleury played the game of his life. What a great save he made o

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I went over to Patti and Jeff's last night to watch Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, with the Detroit Red Wings up 2 games to 1 in the series.  We all know that when a home team is down 2-1, Game 4 is a must-win.  This was no exception.  Detroit came out strong in the first period, dominating play for nearly the entire 20 minutes.  The lone Penguins goal came on a power play, but early on it seemed like the Wings were going to do what they always do, which is control the puck, maintain the offensive zone, send forwards down low, take big shots from the point, and pounce on rebounds for goals.  The first two games were clinical in their approach.  Once the Wings get a lead, it's all about clogging the neutral zone and slowing down the opposing team's forwards.  This is nothing new.  It's not exciting, but it works. 

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guins to a first place record in the AHL, Former Head Coach Michel Therrien (FHCMT) was running the Pittsburgh Penguins into the ground for far too long. The savior of this season may be Blysma, but the primary assist goes to Ray Shero. In Shero We Trust is the motto amongst Penguin fans and we trust for good reason.

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Michel Therrien shouldn't of been fired, but since you can't fire the whole team I guess he was going to be the fall guy. Therrien came just two games short of becoming a Stanley Cup champion coach la

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Yes, eleven shoys on goal is an absolutely pathetic total for any team, let alone a team that was in the Finals last year and is, despite their play lately, still one of the tp teams in the league. And yes, the Penguins should beat the Phoenix Coyotes because they are a better team. Of course it's also true that the Pens should have more points than they do (12) and are getting a bot behind the division leading Rangers who now have a nine point lead over the Pens. So, if all of these statement are true, shouldn't we be panicking? Believe it or not the answer to that question is a resounding NO. Here's why:

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