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The Puck Stops Here: Top Five Goalies in Penguins’ History

Posted: 6th April 2010 by Corry Fatigante in NHL
Most sports fans have heard the statement, " Hitting a fastball is the hardest task to do in sport". I tend to disagree with that sentiment. I believe the hardest task to do in sports is being an NHL goalie. Hitting a ball is extremely hard but so is stopping a 100 mile per hour slapshot. With that said, the Pittsburgh Penguins have had a number of good to great goalies ...

Alexei Ponikarovsky Inspiring Penguins: The Pony Has Left The Stable

Posted: 10th March 2010 by Corry Fatigante in NHL
The magic man Ray Shero amazed us all once again by scouting and acquiring a player the Penguins were in desperate need of: a scoring, top-six forward. This deal came in the form of Luca Caputi and Martin Skoula for Alexei Ponikarovsky. Pony made his Pens debut on Saturday in an energetic win over the Dallas Stars. The raw stats don't speak to the impact of the power forward. It was ...

Trade Deadline Report: Jordan Leopold Acquired By Pens

Posted: 1st March 2010 by Corry Fatigante in NHL
With the emotions from the gold medal game still pumping through the blood, Ray Shero begins the trade deadline fun with the acquisition of Jordan Leopold of the Florida Panthers, as reported by NHL.com. Leopold, the 29-year-old defenseman, was a second-round pick in 1999 by the Anaheim Ducks. This would appear to be Shero's way of adding bulk and size to the blue line by acquiring the 6'0", 200 lbs defenseman. ...

Pittsburgh Penguins Trade Deadline Special: Thinking Outside the Box

Posted: 26th February 2010 by Corry Fatigante in NHL
With the quartfinals of Olympic hockey being played today, the gold medal game is soon to follow. With the trade deadline looming, Ray Shero will be expected to "catch lightning in a bottle" again as he has the previous two years. The first of these impact trades being the acquisition of Marian Hossa from Atlanta two years ago, then the acquisition of Bill Guerin for a third round pick. Will ...

For the Right Price, Damon to South Siders Best Deal Possible

Posted: 19th February 2010 by Corry Fatigante in MLB
Knowing GM Ken Williams as most fans do by now, he doesn't always make it easy to be a White Sox fan, but he does make it interesting. Another one of these moments could be happening as we speak. Within the past two days, MLB.com has reported that the White Sox could be the leaders for acquiring the services of Johnny Damon. The leadoff hitter/left fielder was reportedly asking for $10+ ...