Before I get fully underway, I first want to apologize upfront for the title being slightly misleading. I want it to be clear, from this moment forward, that I am a big supporter of the "do whatever you have to in order to land Parise" line of thinking. Keep that in mind as I walk... 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 →
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 →
The Eastern Conference…According to Griggsy
Griggsy is back with a vengeance and laying the law down once more with his Eastern Conference, as well as Stanley Cup, preview. I don't think I can say anything more than what I said before. The man is a beast. A complete and total beast. -- On today’s slate, I’ll tell you how the... Continue Reading →
Pens Preview: Sidney Crosby
It's been a while since one of these got churned out. What can I say? Life happened and these take time. It doesn't excuse it, but it does provide at least a little perspective. Given the layoff and the change in life style and progress that's been made, I thought it only fitting to take... Continue Reading →
9/17: Griggsy’s Gripes
Griggsy is back on his game and not a day too soon. It only seems fitting that I finally start getting my feet under me and Chris gets his next round of Gripes up the same day that the Penguins opened up training camp. I am trying to get all of the papers graded tonight... Continue Reading →
9/3: Griggsy’s Gripes
Griggsy is filling the void while I am crotch deep in packing and boxes and insanity. Ol' Walt is heading off on Wednesday and it's likely I will not be around until the following weekend at the earliest, but first - Griggsy. Also, thank baby Jesus for football. Here we go. ----------- I’m... Continue Reading →
Pens Preview: Marc-Andre Fleury
I have been known to be something of a "Fleury hater" for many years. I don't like the term "hater" because that implies a complete and total illogical dislike of a player for reasons that cannot be logic'd or discussed. When I would discuss Fleury's previous disappointments I would do so with facts and figures... Continue Reading →
Avoid the Clap 