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Leadership, candour, outspokenness: Happy Birthd”A”y, Brooks Orpik
With the departure via free agency of Sergei Gonchar, the Pittsburgh Penguins lost more than their top defenceman and power play pilot, they lost one of their alternate captains. Gonchar and Evgeni Malkin were the two alternates to captain Sidney Crosby for the Penguins in recent years. Naturally, when the classy Russian blueliner left the Steel [...]
Bittersweet: Passing the Cup to a new but worthy champion
One week has elapsed since the end of the 2009-10 NHL season. Watching last Wednesday evening’s proceedings at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, I was reminded once again that one of sport’s most magical, frozen moments is when the captain of the newly crowned champions raises the Stanley Cup over his head. As 22-year old Jonathan Toews lifted [...]
Without a second to spare … ‘Canes edge Pens in OT
After an up and down five-game road trip, the Penguins took a brief rest stop this afternoon at Mellon Arena to host Carolina before heading back out on the road for two games next week. The Penguins looked sluggish early, then traded quick rushes up and down the ice throughout most of the game with [...]