RALLY, NC – This was the goalkeeper who pushed Henrik Lundqvist off the bench for four straight games in the middle of the 2016-17 season, when nothing like this had happened before. It was the goalkeeper who introduced himself to Rangerstown on the first day of training camp in 2015 by assuring everyone that he … Read more
During May and possibly even June, we will be looking at potential candidates for the position of Head of Training at Flyers. “We’re going to sit down and try to build that perfect candidate profile and really keep all the options open, and maybe look at it from a slightly broader perspective,” Publications’ general manager, … Read more
The son of a former National Hockey League player with a pedigree for being a first-round pick and a flashy game to match, Kasperi Kapanen’s profile falls somewhere on the spectrum where extroverts meet screamers. But not in 2021-22 for the Pittsburgh Penguins. “I kind of let them down this year, and they didn’t produce … Read more
It was time – much later, really – for the Penguins of Pittsburgh to acknowledge what had become apparent to many a few years ago. This team is not a viable Stanley Cup competitor. Not even close. Hasn’t been since 2018. Maybe 2019, if one wants to be charitable. Oh, he’s probably had a little … Read more
Since Sidney Crosby, the center of the Pittsburgh Penguins star, is so consistent with his realist approach to dealing with the media, he rarely leaves any quote surprising. Honestly, the words he said on Tuesday might not be great either, but during the interviews on the day the penguins broke up, the captain said something … Read more
