NHL – October Was Good For Some, Bad For Others
Every season the names on the leader board change. Players emerge from nowhere to make names for themselves. Others who have been at the top have begun to fade. By the end of the year most of the good...
View ArticleDavid and Goliath: Isles and Pens Prepare for a Showdown
If you ask most hockey fans what the outcome will be of the Pens-Isles playoff series, you’ll get a variety of responses, and most end with the predictions of a very short series ending after 4 or 5...
View ArticleWe Can Tell Which Team Bettman Cheers For…
John Buccigross is famous for saying that he loves all 30 NHL teams equally, and that is understandable from an analyst that covers a lot of NHL teams. The same should be said about most analysts and...
View ArticleFleury on Trial: The Penguins Have Been Exposed
First, let me give you a musical interlude. On the Pink Floyd magnum opus “Pink Floyd: The Wall,” the lead character in the story is put on trial by his subconscious for his imagined sins. His...
View ArticlePens and Sens Have Plenty to Prove in Round Two
The Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins will have two very different mindsets on what transpired in the first round. For the Sens it is entirely positive, they took down the somewhat favoured...
View ArticlePenguins and Bruins: United by Colour and Not Much Else
Black, Gold (or Yellow) and White are the colours both teams in the Eastern Conference finals will dawn. This is where both the friendship and similarities end. When the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston...
View ArticlePerennial Contender: Penguins Needed to Hit Bottom Before Rising Up
This is the fourth article in a series of articles looking at and analyzing the success of the last five teams to raise the Stanley Cup. Be sure to read the first three articles in the series, “Where...
View ArticleWhy the Leafs Should Avoid the Trade Market
If patience is a virtue the Toronto Maple Leafs have never gotten the memo. To be fair it is in most part due to both the organizational and fan pressure to become a winner as quickly as possible. The...
View ArticleReport: Kris Letang to sign extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins
It seems that the Pittsburgh Penguins have locked up another one of their stars, as reports see them agreeing to a long term deal with offensive defenceman Kris Letang. Letang had five goals and 38...
View ArticleThe Eight Defencemen Who Should Represent Canada in Sochi
If there is one position where the Canadian National hockey team is deepest almost every year and in almost every competition it is on the blueline. Other countries, namely Russia, may be known to have...
View ArticleHow much will P.K. Subban get paid?
Entering the 2013-2014 NHL season, the Montreal Canadiens might not be walking into the Bell Centre with the Stanley Cup but one player will be walking in with hardware. That man of course being P.K....
View ArticleThe 2013-14 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Preview: In Sid, We Believe!
Welcome back to Puck Drop: NHL Preview 2013-14, where our hockey department gives you a detailed look at each team from around the NHL leading to the start of his hockey season. Check back often as...
View ArticleKris Letang Suffers Stroke
Horrible news for the Pittsburgh Penguins and their star defenceman Kris Letang today, as the team confirmed that he suffered a stroke last week. Letang has been out of the Penguins lineup with what...
View ArticleTape To Tape Episode 5- Historic Calls, Olympic Breakdown
We at LWOS are always looking for new and innovative ways to bring our fans more coverage of the sports they love. And so today we launch Episode #5 of our hockey podcast, “Tape to Tape” featuring...
View ArticlePenguins Suffer Another Big Loss on Back End
Its been a season where Pittsburgh Penguins defencemen just cant seem to stay healthy. And without Pittsburgh even playing a game in two and a half weeks the Penguins have another injury, this one...
View ArticleKris Letang’s Stroke Shocked Hockey World
During August of 2013, Kris Letang headed to Complex Sportif Bell (Montreal Canadiens training facility) in Brossard a couple of times to continue his ‘off season’ training for the new season. (Being a...
View ArticleKris Letang Cleared to Participate In Full Practices
The Pittsburgh Penguins got some great news on Sunday when doctors cleared defenceman Kris Letang to return to full practices with the team. Letang has been out since suffering a stroke on January...
View ArticlePenguins Defenseman Kris Letang Returns
For a team whose roster has been decimated by injuries all season long, the Pittsburgh Penguins received uplifting news from general manager Ray Shero. Defenseman Kris Letang will return to action...
View ArticlePuck Drop Preview: 2014-15 Pittsburgh Penguins
Welcome to Puck Drop Preview 2014-15, where our hockey department gives you a detailed look at each team from around the NHL leading to the start of this hockey season and offers our insight and...
View ArticleChris Kunitz, Kris Letang injured; Bortuzzo suspended
The Pittsburgh Penguins picked up a 1-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, however it came at a cost as three more of the team’s players will now be unavailable. Following the win, head coach...
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