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Capology and the Pittsburgh Penguins

Posted: 19th May 2010 by Matt Junker in NHL
If the Pens are going to improve next season and not be subject to the same foibles of weak wing play and iffy defense, then Ray Shero will have to work within a few boundaries: the salary cap, and available personnel. Writers keep asserting that it's devilishly difficult to keep Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Jordan Staal together. Here's your chance to see for yourself. First, here are the players set to ...

Pittsburgh Penguins: Who Should Stay and Who Should Go?

Posted: 17th May 2010 by Matt Junker in NHL
There's been a lot of overreaction over the past week—trade Evgeni Malkin, Marc Andre Fleury, let all the free agents walk, etcetera. As usual, the best course is probably somewhere in the middle. Sentiment has led to some iffy choices from last year to this one—like keeping Ruslan Fedetenko. Let's hope that the Pens don't repeat the same mistakes, but they shouldn't over-correct either. ...