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Behind Enemy Lines: Thoughts And Observations From Washington, DC
WASHINGTON, DC– Some thirty-two hours after arriving in our nation’s capital, I’ve decided to follow the model of BruinsDaily’s Tim Rosenthal — who is also on the trip, putting up with yours truly for the past day and a half — and create something a little different for you all. In no particular order (for [...]
Kings’ Jack Johnson talks about his post-goal Tebow pose
Goal celebrations may be on the decline in the NFL, yet the LA Kings sure seem to be getting into the act. Fresh on the heels of Drew Doughty and Jarret Stoll doing the ‘love tap’ celebration a few weeks ago in Chicago, defenseman Jack Johnson posed for a quick ‘Tebow’ after he found the [...]
The Arron Asham vs. Jay Beagle fight and its fallout
The Arron Asham vs. Jay Beagle fight from this past Thursday’s game in Pittsburgh overshadowed a lively game won 3-2 in overtime by the visiting Capitals over the Penguins and brought forth another deluge of opinions on fighting and shots to the head in hockey. Shortly before the whistle blew at 5:54 of the third [...]
Historic Pens’ playoff games on April 25 provide inspiration, calm
Even the most die-hard Penguins’ backer must have been frustrated two days ago watching Tampa Bay pile up goal after goal after goal on Pittsburgh ice in the Lightning’s 8-2 romp over the home team. Once again, the theoretical “Bridge Alert” was set to the highest danger level for fear of fans leaping off one [...]
Lemieux also spoke out in 1992. NHL dithered and responded – in 2005.
For writers covering the Pittsburgh Penguins, a week that saw the club play just twice gave ample opportunity to ruminate over the reaction (overwhelmingly negative) from the hockey world in response to team co-owner Mario Lemieux’s statement on the events of February 11. That night, the Islanders took every opportunity to fight the Penguins in a game featuring [...]
More of the Same For Dustin Brown and LA Kings
The LA Kings played another strong game vs the Capitals and left Washington 4-1 winners. Article includes post game notes on Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty and Mike Green – as well as comments from Dustin Brown and Kevin Westgarth.
Crosby to miss All Star Game: Clearing up concussion confusion
In the least surprising news of the week, the Pittsburgh Penguins officially announced that captain Sidney Crosby will not participate in this weekend’s All Star Game activities so that he can continue to rest and recover from the concussion he suffered at the beginning of the month. Crosby spoke candidly and at length this afternoon about [...]
Crosby out with concussion: When did it occur?
The Pittsburgh Penguins dropped a 2-1 decision to the Canadiens in Montreal last evening in a shootout. Benoit Pouliot scored the only goal of the tiebreaking session in the fifth round after he tied the game mid-way through the second period. After the game, an announcement by Pittsburgh head coach Dan Bylsma overshadowed the Pens’ loss. He [...]
Heinz Field resembled “Three Rivers” at Winter Classic 2011
As the time on the game clock decreased and the amount of rainfall increased last evening, the fantasy setting of the 2011 NHL Winter Classic at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh began to wash away and reality started setting in for both clubs involved. The Washington Capitals won 3-1 over the Penguins highlighted by Eric Fehr’s two goals [...]
Rain check: A flood of memories before the Winter Classic
In less than an hour, all the hype, all the peripheral events, all the concerns about Amazonian weather in January will melt away and the focus will be on hockey only and the NHL’s version of the Super Bowl. Finally tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins will host the Washington Capitals at Heinz Field for the Winter Classic. [...]
Doing the magical things that he does
These days, trying not to focus on Sidney Crosby when thinking about the Pittsburgh Penguins is like trying to look up at a clear blue sky without noticing the sun. Or perhaps more apt: trying not to notice Crosby or trying to come up with a better reason to explain the success of the Penguins is like [...]
Crosby looks forward to Winter Classic and looks back at history
Following a team practice this afternoon, Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby shared his thoughts on a variety of pertinent hockey topics. He amusedly compared his relatively tiny current consecutive point-scoring streak to the record 51-game mark put up by Wayne Gretzky, expressed his gratitude at being able to participate in a second Winter Classic and agreed that [...]
Can the Winter Classic top this December Classic?
In a finish that even the HBO documentarians could not possibly have dreamed up, Pittsburgh forward Pascal Dupuis, the fourteenth player to skate onto the ice during the shootout, snapped a high shot over the left shoulder of Capitals’ goaltender Michal Neuvirth to give the Penguins a dramatic 3-2 victory at Washington last evening in the much-anticipated [...]
HBO fires solid opening salvo in “24/7 Penguins/Capitals” series
Analysis from a Pittsburgh perspective of HBO’s opening episode of “24/7: Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic”
Bruins Pregame – 11/5/10 – Boston Bruins vs Washington Capitals
On the heels of their third straight victory—the Boston Bruins take the ice tonight at the Verizon Center to face-off against the Washington Capitals. This is the third time in only ten games that the B’s will take on the Caps, taking the first two contests in a home-and-home, outscoring Washington 7-2. While Bruins goalie [...]
The Boston Bruins Week That Was – 10/18-10/24
This will be the first of many installments in this little experiment I like to call, “The Boston Bruins Week That Was”. After each week of Bruins hockey, I will look back and give my thoughts and opinions on three aspects/events that occurred over the past seven days in the Hub of Hockey. In this [...]
October 21, 2010 – 158 Days Later, The Garden Opens Again – Bruins vs Capitals
One Hundred and Fifty-Eight days – For those of you not counting, that’s how many days have passed since the Boston Bruins last played a meaningful game in the comforting confines of TD Garden. Tonight the club will skate on the home ice in a purposeful game for the first time since their mind-numbing choke [...]
October 19th, 2010 – Boston Bruins vs Washington Capitals: Episode 1
Tonight marks the beginning of a home-and-home series for the Bruins with the ever-impressive Washington Capitals. With two or more games in hand on every team above them in the standings, the Bruins will look to take both games from the Caps this week and that all starts tonight in Washington. The hot-handed Tim Thomas [...]
Remembering September 11
Nine years have passed since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, but the horrible memories of that day remain for any American, especially those who witnessed the unspeakable events up close in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The sight of the World Trade Center towers in ruins, the Pentagon heavily damaged and [...]
The Two Line Pass: Breaking it down with Cam Janssen
This week’s guest on The Two Line Pass is Blues’ tough-guy Cam Janssen.
