Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
from The Good, The Bad And The Duthie at the Ottawa Citizen, ...apparently this stuff matters to people, so here’s your unbiased quarter-season Eastern Conference All-Star ballot, based solely on this season’s performance. G-Tim Thomas—He has the best numbers in the NHL and is the most entertaining hockey player since the monkey in the MVP movies. D-Zdeno Chara—Still the single most intimidating presence...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Answering some of the burning questions and making predictions about the upcoming season. Don't be surprised if . . .
Bleatings From a Caps Nut (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
And we march on... Atlantic Division: Pittsburgh Penguin Scum : (47-35; 102 points; 1st Atlantic Division, 2nd Eastern Conference, 4th Overall; Lost in Stanley Cup Finals to Detroit): Clearly they feel that it doesn't matter who they put around their star players, but that theory will not be tested much in overrated Atlantic Division even without Sergei Gonchar and that Scumbag Ryan Whitney New York...
Covers.com (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Team-by-team capsules for the Eastern Conference, listed in 2007-08 season order of finish: ATLANTIC DIVISION PITTSBURGH PENGUINS LAST SEASON: 47-27-8, 102 points. Lost to Detroit 4-2 in Stanley Cup finals. COACH: Michel Therrien, 4th season,...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
As NHL training camps open up this week, we take a look at where each team stands. First up, our take, and questions, on the Eastern Conference.
HockeyAnalysis.com (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
A couple days ago I asked who were the best defensemen in the eastern conference and which teams had the best group of defensemen in the conference. The results are in and it seems Zdeno Chara is the consensus pick for the best defenseman in the eastern conference. After him Sergei Gonchar, Jay [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Auditor General Jack Wagner and Treasurer Robin L. Wiessmann will settle their friendly wager on the outcome of the National Hockey League's Eastern Conference finals at noon Thursday at the Primanti Bros. restaurant at 2 Market Square, in Downtown Pittsburgh. Before the start of the Eastern Conference final, the two had made a bet: If the Penguins...
PAWaterCooler.com (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
The Pittsburgh Penguins demolished the Philadelphia Flyers today with a 6 - 0 shutout to win Game 5 of the best of seven Eastern Conference Finals and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals! More on that later. But now, it's time to celebrate the win! Let's Go Pens!!!
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Flyers forward R.J. Umberger grew up in Pittsburgh. Ironically, the Flyers and Penguins play each other in the Eastern Conference finals. But that's not the end of the story, as Umberger eventually joined the Michigan National League and graduated from Ann Arbor Pioneer.
The Ladies... love the Olympics (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Your eyes aren't deceiving you. It's double the dose of HDH. Why? Well, why not? And as I have nothing else to add here except words for the sake of having words, let's get to the all Pennsylvania final. You know we’re starting with Crosby, right? Yes, I’m that predictable. Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Malone Jordan Staal Kris Letang Brooks Orpik Marc-Andre Fleury Philadelphia [...]
Covers.com (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh Season series: 5-3 Philadelphia Series price: Pittsburgh -200, Philadelphia +180 When you think of great rivalries in the NHL, the Flyers and Penguins don't immediately come to mind for a lot of ol...
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
We’re half-way through, and that means the conference finals. First up, the east... Pittsburgh Penguins (2) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (6) Season series: Nov. 7: Philadelphia 3 – at Pittsburgh 1 Nov. 10: at Philadelphia 5 – Pittsburgh 2 Dec. 11: at Philadelphia 8 – Pittsburgh 2 Jan. 24: at Philadelphia 4 – Pittsburgh 3 Feb. 10: at Pittsburgh 4 – Philadelphia 3 Mar. 16: at Pittsburgh 7 – Philadelphia 1...
Howard County Maryland Blog (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
5/9 Friday - Flyers @ Penguins 5/11 Sunday - Flyers @ Penguins 5/13 Tuesday - Penguins @ Flyers 5/15 Thursday - Penguins @ Flyers (*) 5/18 Sunday - Flyers @ Penguins (*) 5/20 Tuesday - Penguins @ Flyers (*) 5/22 Thursday - Flyers @ Penguins * - if necessary. Times to be posted later.
PAWaterCooler.com (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
It's not set in stone yet, but as long as the Pens don't collapse and lose their next three games, the world of ice hockey will be forced to give huge props to PA for sending both of its NHL teams to the Eastern Conference Finals. Awesome! I’m getting a rush of adrenaline just thinking [...]
Fox News (Free subscription) | 04/26/2008
The Pens rallied from a 3-goal deficit to beat the Rangers in Game 1. And it was because they didn't stop shooting, Inside Hockey says.
