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Game #44 – Hawks vs. Penguins Preview/BEEEAARRRRSSSSS: This Is How You Do It

Sam Fels January 6, 2019 0

 vs.  RECORDS: Hawks 15-21-7   Penguins 23-12-6 PUCK DROP: 7pm TV: NBCSN MUNCHIN’ ON A JOE, DICK, AND STANLEY: Pensburgh While it’s easy to look at the Kings and Hawks, two recent main forces in the NHL, falling on hard times, throw your hands up and say, “Well, that’s

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Game #44 – Hawks vs. Penguins Spotlight: Jake Guentzel, A Friend In Need?

Sam Fels January 6, 2019 0

Last week, the Penguins signed Jake Guentzel to a five-year extension starting next season, totaling $30M. Pretty simple stuff as he was coming out of his entry-level deal. He put up 22 goals last year, on pace for over 30 this year, and players that put up those kind of numbers in their first few […]

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Game #44 – Hawks vs. Penguins Q&A: The Kessel Run In 12 Parsecs

Sam Fels January 6, 2019 0

The Kessel Run writes for Pensburgh.com. You can follow him on Twitter @Gbehanna. When we last saw the Penguins, they were struggling and just outside the playoff spots. They have ripped off 9 of 10 since. What’s been the difference? I think the biggest difference to the Penguins’ change of play since the Dec. 12 […]

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Game #44 – Hawks vs. Penguins Douchebag Du Jour: Casey DeSmith Is A Trashbag You’ll Never Hear About

Sam Fels January 6, 2019 0

So here’s a scenario for you, and one that you might want to prepare for. Matt Murray can’t ever dislodge Casey DeSmith from the starter’s role in the Penguins crease. Because of the mediocre nature of the Metro, and the star power of the Penguins, they could get to a conference final without a huge […]

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Game #44 – Hawks vs. Penguins: I Make A Lot Of Graphs

Sam Fels January 6, 2019 0

  Game #44 Preview Suite Preview Spotlight Q&A Douchebag Du Jour I Make A Lot Of Graphs Lineups & How Teams Were Built

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Game #44 – Hawks vs. Penguins: Lineups & How Teams Were Built

Sam Fels January 6, 2019 0

Notes: Caligula makes his debut tonight, which for some reason necessitated the demotion of Dylan Sikura, who despite not scoring had been productive. It also give Top Cat even less to work with, as Perlini just doesn’t have the creativity that Sikura at least flashed…Ward starts tonight, with Delia going tomorrow at home vs. Calgary…Jokiharju should […]

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Game #33 – Penguins vs. Hawks Spotlight: Jim Rutherford And The Unbearable Lightness Of Being

Sam Fels December 12, 2018 0

Perhaps before tonight’s game, or maybe after, or even during given anyone’s urge to actually watch the Hawks these days, Stan Bowman and Jim Rutherford will kick back with a beer and laugh about how similar their situations are. And maybe Stan can prepare Rutherford for what he’s probably in for in a year or […]

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Game #33 – Penguins vs. Hawks Q&A: Mike Darnay of Pensburgh.com

Sam Fels December 12, 2018 0

Mike Darnay (@MikeDarnay) has been our Penguins friend for a while now. So that’s where we go whenever the black and gold show up. His work can be found at Pensburgh.  Hey look, you guys aren’t very good a couple years after your third Cup either. Is this just the way things go? Partly, I […]

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Game #33 – Penguins vs. Hawks Douchebag Du Jour: Why You No Vote For Jack Johnson He The…Oh Wait, It’s Because He Sucks

Sam Fels December 12, 2018 0

It’s not Jack Johnson‘s fault, exactly. No one would turn down a multi-year contract offered to them. So it’s really on GM Jim Rutherford, who not only signed Johnson but clearly targeted him as he was signed like three minutes into free agency. Still, it was Johnson who was bitching his way out of the […]

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Game #33 – Penguins vs. Hawks: I Make A Lot Of Graphs

Sam Fels December 12, 2018 0

  Game #33 Preview Suite Preview Spotlight Q&A Douchebag Du Jour I Make A Lot Of Graphs Lineups & How Teams Were Built