Pascal Dupuis

In nature everything runs in cycles. Seasons change from winter to spring to summer to fall, and back again. The same holds true in sports. Championship teams are cultivated and nurtured through a combination of drafts, trades and free-agent signings...

The objective in any survival situation is to adapt, adjust, and overcome. With their playoff lives on the line the victory-starved Penguins achieved all three of those goals during Game 4 on Wednesday night. Three days after the Flyers delivered a...

Prior to the “Battle of Pennsylvania,” Flyers forward Scott Hartnell boldly proclaimed, “It’s going to be a bloodbath.” The Philly villain’s prediction came true—in spades—on Sunday afternoon during a raucous Game 3 at the Wells Fargo...

One of these days the Penguins are going to figure out how to play 60 minutes of solid hockey against the archrival Flyers. Steel City fans better pray that day comes soon—say, in time for Friday night’s Game 2 at CONSOL Energy Center. If not, it...

While the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrated their first period victory down in the South Side, their stunt doubles let Game 1 slip away in the remaining two periods and change. That may actually be better than getting a win they didn't deserve. For th...

For a game that was meaningless in terms of its impact on the standings, Saturday afternoon’s contest between the Penguins and Flyers sure caused a stir. In the wake of last weekend’s brawl-marred Philly victory, neither team was letting its guar...

Who: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers Where: Consol Energy Center When: 7:00 PM EST Channels:  NBCSN, TSN2, ROOT Sports I bet when the schedule makers planned this one they didn’t think it would be basically meaningless. The Pens beat...

Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (48-25-6) vs. Boston Bruins (47-28-4) Where: TD Garden When: 7:30 PM EST Channel: NBCSN, TSN2, ROOT Sports Just three to go. Schedule-makers sure did the Penguins no favors this year, especially when you consider the Islander...

Mar 30, 2012; Buffalo, NY, USA; Buffalo Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek (26) scores on Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Brent Johnson (1) during the second period at the First Niagara Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Hoffman-US PRESSWIRE While Mike Milbury is...

Fresh off a pair of dismal losses to the New York Islanders, the Penguins traveled to Buffalo to take on the Sabres at First Niagara Center on Friday night. Arguably the league’s hottest team, Lindy Ruff’s crew hardly fit the bill of a patsy. Ind...

As our Penguins prepare to battle archenemy (and likely first-round playoff opponent) Philadelphia on Sunday, I thought it might be a good time to reflect on the Flyers’ signing of free agent Jaromir Jagr last summer. Kind of a hockey version of Ba...

Fresh off a pair of dismal losses to the New York Islanders, the Penguins traveled to Buffalo to take on the Sabres at First Niagara Center on Friday night. Arguably the league’s hottest team, Lindy Ruff’s crew hardly fit the bill of a patsy. Ind...