Now that our Pittsburgh Penguins are in the Stanley Cup Finals, let the analysis begin. Assuming the Penguins are going to face Detroit (that series is currently 3-1 in favor of the Red Wings) there are several advantages that the Pens have this year over last year. Below are a few: more »

What is better than watching your favorite hockey team destroy a great opponent in a game seven? Watching your favorite hockey team destroy a great opponent in a game seven right behind a perfect mullet wearing a old school Rick Tocchet sweater. That made it a hockey game, that made it great! more »

This is it. The biggest game of the playoffs. Now, I could sit here in my Lazy Boy and whine and complain about game six, just as the Capitals do about every loss, but the truth of the matter is that we lost. No matter how many dives I saw by opposing players, weird penalties taken on both sides, or non calls that weren't made, we still lost the game and a chance to close it out. However, now we are at the part of this series that everyone has been praying for. A game seven for the rights to go to the conference finals. It will be a game that will be talked about in Penguins history as one of the best in one of the best series. I want to say I know who will win. I know in my heart who will win, but my heart apparently doesn't score the goals for my favorite team. more »

The miraculous has officially occurred! I am not saying I didn't have faith, but reality speaks for itself. If is very difficult to win three in a row in the playoffs against a team like the Washington Capitals. It even looked as if the Caps were on their game tonight as well. I love the fact that we played through it. Some of our secondary guys have finally taken the hint and got on the scoreboard. It also looks like Alex Ovechkin is back to using his illegal stick. Who really knows. He probably wouldn't be penalized for that either! more »

That, my friends, was our Penguins out there. I will say that Simeon Varlomov tried and failed tonight. What I mean by this is that he tried his best to steal this game, but was unable to do it. In Game 4 of the Conference Quarterfinals against the Philadelphia Flyers, Mar-Andre Fleury stole the game by making 45 saves in a 3-1 win. That is exactly what Varlomov was attempting tonight. The Penguins knew this. It seemed that no matter the shot, a save was in order. It was going to take a lot of effort and a bit of luck to get a few past him, we finally did. more »

So I gathered up my thoughts and saw many things that happened in game one, some of which won't be fixed by the Caps. In other words we need to learn to take advantage of them before game two hits and we make the same mistakes again. more »

So, I was looking at the line arrangements and some possible matchup in the series that starts Saturday at 1 PM on NBC, unfortunately. The reason I say unfortunately is because it is on NBC. Now, I don't mind their coverage, but I don't like the fact that they won't let us watch the games on the outside screen. I believe it would be different if the team truly made money off of it, but they don't. It is free for the fans, and I think it is a great idea. Anywho, back to the lineups... more »

Well, we are now all getting ready for a big playoff matchup between our Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals. It was a surprising matchup because in order for this to happens, the Hurricanes had to win and the Capitals had to win their game sevens. The part I was surprised about wasn't as much the Caps, but the Canes. They were down 3-2 with 90 seconds left. They scored two quick goals to win the series and forcing the matchup. I am sure Gary Bettman is ecstatic, he has been hoping for this for years now! more »

Well, there we have it, we are going to Washington. The NHL finally gets its dream matchup. I am looking forward to seeing all the articles from the commentators gushing over this one. They are going to be comparing all kinds of statistics and other interesting things. I am going to give you a quick recap of my article I wrote a good one on March 15th about Malkin versus Ovechkin...more of a why Geno is statistically better in every way. more »