Kyle Dubas

What an absolutely perfect video from the Penguins PR staff last night. Moments after the Penguins defeated the New Jersey Devils by a score of 5-2 the Penguins put out this video: All year the team has been asked about the script that was seemingly pre-written about them. Every period of sustained success early in...

On Monday and Tuesday, the Penguins in the thick of a playoff run had two huge games against teams in the thick of the race with them. The Penguins rifled in a total of 13 goals and largely dominated both the Islanders and Red Wings. Dubas had his hands all over the blueprint of those...

Evgeni Malkin is back, but his team never wavered without him. His addition only helped ignite an already potent offense. During Geno’s five game suspension the Penguins went 2-1-2. Goals weren’t hard to come by during that stretch either. Three of those games were during the team’s most brutal road-trip. Before the season, people looked...

Angry Geno is typically the best version of Geno. Think the slapshot breakaway goal against the Flyers all those years ago. Dubas might have been trying to unlock this version of Geno when he stalled, maybe balked, contract extension talks. What Dubas may have forgot to factor in is that Angry Geno is also prone...

The last 24 hours have produced quite the bit of content for the Pittsburgh Penguins. To begin with, GM Kyle Dubas did it again. Early in the afternoon yesterday Dubas sent Brett Kulak for Sam Girard and 2028 2nd round pick. This deal extends the return for Tristan Jarry to the following: Sam Girard Stuart...

Before I start talking about anything else, let me just say that yesterday was one of the greatest days of hockey (from a results standpoint) that I can ever remember. You had Canada down late, won in overtime. Finland scored twice in the final five minutes to send the game in overtime where they ultimately...

The non-Olympians return to practice today. While the trade freeze is still in effect, that doesn’t mean deadline plans are not being put into place. The Penguins, and the rest of the NHL, will only have a few days after the freeze is lifted to construct their teams for the rest of the season. The...

Thursday night was the final game before the Olympic break in the NHL. The Penguins had one game remaining on their schedule against the red-hot Buffalo Sabres. Blake Lizotte’s wife went into labor forcing him to miss the game. Then Noel Acciari got sick forcing him out of the lineup. This was no big deal...

A day after the worst performance of the season, the Penguins traveled to Long Island to play one of their biggest games yet. The effort level was significantly better. The overall performance was significantly better than the night before too. Hell, the Penguins thoroughly outplayed the Islanders last night. Yet the Penguins ended up losing...

The NHL is 37 days away from the official trade deadline. However, there are only seven days until the Olympic roster freeze, which may also act as a secondary trade deadline. The Penguins have shifted perspective on their team. Before the season, the Penguins were thought to be the only true seller in the league....

The Penguins played their worst game of the four-game road trip. Fortunately, they were playing the worst team in the NHL, the Vancouver Canucks, and were able to hold them off to win 3-2. First, shoutout Stuuuuuuuuuu Skinner. What a freaking great performance. The Penguins were not great in this game. Stu stood on is...

I am in a dangerous situation. I have spoken about the Pens being back. However, I think they are more than back… they can go on a run. No one, except Colorado, scares me. I think all of America, and Canada, would have predicated a 6-2 win last night in Oilers vs. Penguins. Those that...

The Penguins are currently 2-0 on their western Canada trip, beating the dilapidated Calgary Flames last night 4-1. This team is special because of Kyle Dubas. Doesn’t matter who’s in the lineup, they find a way. Kris Letang caught the injury bug and missed last night’s action, so too did Erik Karlsson. The team’s top...

A tale as old as time, Sidney Crosby and his team shit-stomp the lowly Philadelphia Flyers. Crosby was unsurprisingly the game’s first star, finishing with a goal and an assist in what was a huge four-point divisional game. It was so blatantly obvious that the Penguins would destroy the across state little brother. The Flyers...

In the words on Aaron Rodgers, relax. After a six-game winning streak, the Penguins dropped two straight only scoring one total goal over the weekend. I am not even a little bit worried about the two-game slide. Sure, it would have been nice to get four points against two teams that likely won’t qualify for...

Everyone thought they were toast, but they are still the bread. Three straight years of missing the playoffs. One win during a ten-game stretch in December. Several of the most unbelievable third period collapses you have ever seen during that stretch. Preseason expectations as low as they were the year before Crosby arrived. A rookie...

During the summer the Penguins were rumored to be the only seller in the entire NHL. The Sharks, Blackhawks, and Predators were all believed to be buyers for various reasons, but the Penguins were believed to be the only team that wanted to strip it all down. Turns out, the Penguins didn’t really strip the...

Much like the players and coaches, I am at a loss for words. We need to talk about the Penguins third period collapses. In the last week, the Penguins have played five games. They held a 3rd period lead in four of those games. They held a multiple goal 3rd period lead in three of...