Pittsburgh Penguins

Pens of the Past - Ron Francis

Source: PensBurgh

Acquired in a late-season trade between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Hartford Whalers in 1991, Ron Francis joined ranks with the likes of Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr and Kevin Stevens to bring home Pittsburgh's first Stanley Cup ...

Published Sun, Aug 24, found via Google Blogs

Jaromir Jagr predicts 70 goals for Ovechkin this season

Source: Yahoo! Canada Sports

There's that episode where Alex takes Jags door-to-door around D.C., trying to convince bitter Washington Capitals fans that Jaromir's really "cool beans." There's the one where they road trip up to Pittsburgh Penguins camp and play pranks on Evgeni Malkin. ("Knock knock." "Who's there?"...

Published Mon, Jul 28, found via NHL Experts Blog - NHL - Yahoo! Sports

Pittsburgh Penguins: Sweet Home, Mellon Arena

Source: Bleacher Report

While the Mellon Arena is the oldest and smallest arena in the modern day NHL, it has been called home by such hockey legends as Jean Pronovost, Rick Kehoe, Syl Apps, Ron Francis, Paul Coffey, Kevin Stevens, Rob Brown, Jaromir Jagr, Mario Lemieux, "Badger" Bob Johnson, Eddie Johnston, an...

Published Mon, Jul 14, found via Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins

Jagr signing makes you scratch your head a tad bit

Source: nhl-penguins(mvn.com)

It was churning because of the rampant rumors that the Penguins’ former captain Jaromir Jagr had discussions with Pens’ GM Ray Shero about the possibility of returning to the site of his biggest success in his soon-to-be Hall of Fame career.

Published Mon, Jul 7, found via The Confluence of the Three Rivers

The aftermath of the Marian Hossa deal, and Jagr revisionism

Source: Yahoo! Sports

Justin Maffei, Faceoff Factor: Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins should have a bitter taste in their mouth after Hossa rejected their offers for Detroit. Marian Hossa essentially told them that he thought they did not have a chance to win a rematch with the Stanley Cup Champions."

Published Thu, Jul 3, found via NHL Experts Blog - NHL - Yahoo! Sports

The aftermath of the Marian Hossa deal, and Jagr revisionism

Source: Yahoo! Canada Sports

Justin Maffei, Faceoff Factor: Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins should have a bitter taste in their mouth after Hossa rejected their offers for Detroit. Marian Hossa essentially told them that he thought they did not have a chance to win a rematch with the Stanley Cup Champions."

Published Thu, Jul 3, found via NHL Experts Blog - NHL - Yahoo! Sports

Can anyone in the Marian Hossa derby actually afford him?

Source: Yahoo! Canada Sports

What about the Penguins and Hossa? They're still in the hunt. But should they drop out, Post-Gazette columnist Bob Smizik believes Jagr would be an awful replacement. We disagree, as we're rather eager to see what a Jagr/Michel Therrien feud looks like. 

Published Wed, Jul 2, found via NHL Experts Blog - NHL - Yahoo! Sports

Brooks Orpik: Pittsburgh's very own version of Scott Stevens

Source: Yahoo! Sports

The Orpik-Gonchar pairing frustrated top forwards such as Dany Heatley of Ottawa, Jaromir Jagr of the New York Rangers and Daniel Briere of Philadelphia in helping the Penguins to reach the Stanley Cup final. SheeSHU over on the Pittsburgh Penguins blog writes about what Stevens meant t...

Published Thu, Jun 26, found via NHL Experts Blog - NHL - Yahoo! Sports