It has been a very long time since the Pittsburgh Penguins last missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The only time Sidney Crosby didn’t continue play in April was in his rookie season, when the Penguins were entering the Ray Shero … Continue reading It’s Not About the Cup. It’s Now About the Streak
The NHL season is long, so jumping to conclusions about a team the first five to ten game in is never the best way to evaluate a team. For the Pittsburgh Penguins, a 4-0-1 start in which they scored six … Continue reading A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Edmonton…
Last week, the National Hockey League and Adidas released its second edition of the Reverse Retro collection. It’s a chance to highlight aspects of team’s older uniforms and logos, creating a unique jersey that will be worn for a couple … Continue reading The NHL Reverse Retro 2.0 Awards
Nobody can make heads or tails of a team five games in, but the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0-1 start is a welcoming sign of what might be in-store this season, especially with how they have done it. In all four wins, … Continue reading October Hockey Doesn’t Matter, But the Penguins Look Good Out of the Gate
It’s October, which means the leaves are changing, the weather is getting colder, and hockey season is just around the corner. The National Hockey League’s 2022-23 season looks to be a real return to normalcy since the pandemic, with virus … Continue reading The NHL Needs to Fix Parts of Its “Global Series”
Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals was the final broadcast of TNT’s first season covering the National Hockey League, but I’m sure hockey fans in the U.S. wish the series went on just a bit longer. Rules Analyst Don … Continue reading “NHL on TNT” is What the League Needed
The 2021-22 Penguins may be the last time Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, the three-remaining players from the 2009 Stanley Cup team, who also won titles together in 2016 and 2017, play on the same roster, leaving some … Continue reading Penguins “Last Dance”? Then Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow
Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has led to a large condemnation of his war crimes and Russia is paying the price with economic sanctions, travel restrictions and this week, the sports world began punishing the country. The National Hockey … Continue reading NHL Condemns Russia While Having to Protect Its Russian-Born Players
Reading reactions and seeing the television ratings, there’s no question that Major League Baseball’s plan to channel the legacy and emotion of the 1989 film “Field of Dreams” paid off. Much like Ray Kinsella plowing through his corn to build … Continue reading MLB Could Take A Page From the NHL
With college athletes now allowed to make money off their name, image and likeness (N.I.L.), more money is flowing in. For college football, money matters more than anything. Oh, wait. You thought I was going to say tradition? You’re adorable! … Continue reading Mix & Match Monday: If Amateurism is Dead, Might as Well Put Tradition Out of Its Misery
SEAN GALLAGHER HAS THOUGHTS 