Last night, literally as the Idiot Hour concluded news broke that the Penguins traded for Minnesota Forward Jason Zucker. My instant reaction is below. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8aQ-sYhPNX/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link So couple corrections. Kessel put the ax to the trade originally. Also, Calen Addison is a second-rounder from 2018 who is still in juniors. The pick is conditional. But myContinueContinue reading “Penguins Trade for Zucker”
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Crosby and Malkin shine in Sid’s Return
Last night the best player in the world returned to the lineup of the NHL’s hottest team and the results were stupendous. The Penguins dominated every aspect of the game, squashing the Minnesota Wild, 7 – 3. The offensive masterpiece was led by Captain Sidney Crosby, and the man made of fire, Evgeni Malkin. GenoContinueContinue reading “Crosby and Malkin shine in Sid’s Return”
Thank you, Brad Marchand.
Good evening all. I can honestly say I never would have expected I’d have the desire to type up an article from my bed at 10:46pm…but alas here we are. Why am I typing this? Brad Marchand. What did Brad Marchand do? Well…see for yourself. https://twitter.com/nbcsphilly/status/1216917923236843521?s=21 Ha….haha….HAHAHAHAHAHA. I love it. This is like peak karmaContinueContinue reading “Thank you, Brad Marchand.”
HOT TAKE: Tkachuk deserved what Kassian dished out.
After having a wonderful debate within the TFTB team, I’m writing a rebuttal to what Elsass put out. If you want to see what he said, then drop by his article and give it a read. https://twitter.com/ThoughtsFTB/status/1216836065148968960?s=20 My take on the situation is vastly different. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not going to sit hereContinueContinue reading “HOT TAKE: Tkachuk deserved what Kassian dished out.”
Kassian vs Tkachuk
Over the weekend Zack Kassian and Matthew Tkachuk had a kerfluffle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owDK0bqIFP4 A lot of people are calling for Tkachuk to be in as much trouble as Kasisan for this event. Saying he stated it, the hit was dirty, Tkachuk is a goon. Which is all bullshit! The reason the hit looks so bad isContinueContinue reading “Kassian vs Tkachuk”
Sidney Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and some magic.
Honestly, coming into this season, I was worried that we were approaching the phase where our stars are getting older and our Cup chances are dropping. Especially with the Penguins being as injury prone as they are. Well, the injury prone issue is alive and well this season, having at one point lost our leaderContinueContinue reading “Sidney Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and some magic.”
NHL All Star Jersey Review
Wholly Shit, just when I thought they were starting to get it right the NHL has produced another crap-tastic jersey. Continuing along with the trend of embracing the host city in the jersey design the NHL decided to put the logo of every team on a music scale. Which for those of you who don’tContinueContinue reading “NHL All Star Jersey Review”
RUMOR MILL: Penguins trading Murray?!
OH EM GEE. THE PENGUINS ARE TRADING MURRAY?! WE SHOULD HAVE KEPT FLEURY!!! RAGEEEEEEE. On the real though, according to NHL Trade Rumors, the Penguins are in fact in talks to trade Matt Murray. Let’s take a look at the current rumored trade: The Penguins will trade Matt Murray and future considerations to the LosContinueContinue reading “RUMOR MILL: Penguins trading Murray?!”
Best of the Decade: Honorable Mentions
The 2010’s in the sports world was an absolute roller coaster. So much happened that it’s difficult to really narrow down which moments were exactly the best. The decade was felt with shock, awe, triumph, disappointment, passion, and every other emotion you can think of. I’ve been working on this for quite some time butContinueContinue reading “Best of the Decade: Honorable Mentions”
Nashville Predators New Coach
So in a move, which we all knew was coming, the Nashville Predators fired Peter Laviolette. Then replaced him with a move no one saw coming, by hiring John Hynes. https://twitter.com/PredsNHL/status/1214577470307012608 Can someone explain to me what in the hell John Hynes has done to deserve the reigns of a cup contender? You don’t haveContinueContinue reading “Nashville Predators New Coach”
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