Penguins postgame analysis

Empty thoughts on the Penguins’ 5-4 shootout loss to the Wild. The story of this game should have been Kasperi Kapanen. It was a marvelous story. But there was a twist of an ending that M. Night Shyamalan would have thought was too bizarre. The Penguins gave up two goals...

Empty thoughts on the Penguins’ 3-2 overtime win against the Flyers: On the surface, it looked like a really good effort for Kris Letang on Thursday. The veteran defenseman logged a season-high 28 minutes, 55 seconds of ice time on 30 shifts, four shots on nine attempts and, by the...

Empty thoughts on the Penguins’ 4-0 loss to the Flames: It’s become fashionable to joke that the Penguins have been dressing a lineup worthy of the American Hockey League (AHL) this season. After all, there are a handful of players on the Penguins’ roster who have more career games in...

Empty thoughts from the Penguins’ 5-1 loss to the Lightning: Penguins coach Mike Sullivan isn’t generally a quippy person. And he usually won’t offer any badinage after a loss. But he made an exception in the aftermath of his team’s first regulation loss of the season on Tuesday. When asked...

Empty thoughts on the Penguins’ 7-1 win against the Maple Leafs: With seemingly any center of note sidelined due to various medical concerns, the Penguins elevated rookie Drew O’Connor to the second line on Saturday and he responded with two goals. On each occasion, he used his robust 6-foot-3, 200-pound...

Empty thoughts on the Penguins’ recently concluded streak of 633 consecutive games with a sellout and their 2-1 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars: It might be hyperbole to say Tuesday brought the end of an era. Because as long as Sidney Crosby is an active member of the roster,...

Some empty thoughts from the Penguins’ 6-2 win against the Lightning: The Penguins didn’t make any major offseason acquisitions. In all reality, there were relatively few comings of note and mostly significant goings this past summer. Cody Ceci, Brandon Tanev and Jared McCann were major components of a team good...