Folks, it's about to get real ugly in here. I would have said it's about to stink in here, but the Pens did enough stinking for everyone. Season recap, grades, and looking ahead coming this week. You've been warned.
Tiptoe, softly.
Wow. It's been a wild 20-or-so days since I last posted. Outside of a truly embarrassing loss to the Sabres, the Pens have been playing pretty solid hockey. James Neal has been signed to a long-term deal at a reasonable cap hit, especially in years 4-6 (operating under the assumption of small increases in cap... Continue Reading →
Imitation of Life
Uncle Walt checking back in. It's been a long while since I last wrote. In that time, the Pens managed to get their act together and play up to their potential. Reeled off a giant winning streak, lost one, and came back to defeat the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins. Evgeni Malkin is completely on... Continue Reading →
Message Received
By now nearly everyone has read the article from Dejan Kovacevic. If you haven't, here's the short version: Sid loves Pittsburgh and wants to play but is not cleared. That wasn't what people, including the folks at Hockey Night in Canada, were talking about. They were, instead, talking about the other odds and ends in... Continue Reading →
The Penguins Are A Bad Team
Here's usually where the wheels come off and people start spewing things like "BAD FAN!" at me. I'm just going to say it. The Pittsburgh Penguins are a bad team. I discussed, at length, the problem the team is facing with injuries right now. I had posed the question to Twitter (from my personal account)... Continue Reading →
The Penguins Problem: Injuries
What in the name of sweet baby Jesus is wrong with the Penguins? I'm not saying it to be a troll or being ironically detached from things. I'm saying it because I legitimately don't know what is wrong with this team, nor do I know if there is any way to "fix" what ails them.... Continue Reading →
New Year, New World
I won't bore you with the traditional year-end wrap up like most other blogs/magazines/programs will. Not because I want to be edgy or different, but because I don't feel I'll have much else to add outside of what the others all listed. Instead, I will take a few minutes just to talk to all of... Continue Reading →
Home for the Holidays
Folks, Ol' Uncle Walt wanted to check in with everyone and wish a Merry Christmas or happy-whatever-you-celebrate (twice as happy if you just celebrate drinking a lot of whiskey). Pittsburgh...I was gone just long enough to feel nostalgic and I've been back just long enough to want to get back to NC. Go... Continue Reading →
All Things In Time
Wow. That month went by fast. Since the last update, and that was late October, business has picked up around these parts. The good news: I have really settled into my job and there's much less insanity surrounding the day-to-day life. I'm still perpetually behind the 8-ball, but that happens. Contrary to popular belief, teaching... Continue Reading →
Griggsy? Griggsy!
Folks, Walt here. Just wanted to drop a quick update on Griggsy. After a bit of slamming my head into a wall I finally got things figured out and got Griggsy on the roll. He will be doing his own posts from here on out. If you want to keep in touch with him outside... Continue Reading →
Avoid the Clap 