DK's Daily Shot of Penguins

By Dejan Kovacevic, Bleav

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 Dec 30, 2022

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Award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic, a lifelong veteran of the Pittsburgh sports scene, delivers a 'Daily Shot' show each weekday morning, covering the Penguins and NHL! It's available bright and early, and timed to match your commute, never longer than 20 minutes!

Episode Date
Hat trick bodes really well right about now for Justin Brazeau
Dec 29, 2025
The Penguins' slide began with a self-inflicted wound
Dec 24, 2025
Did Kevin Hayes' gorgeous shootout goal save the Penguins?
Dec 23, 2025
What makes Sidney Crosby incredible also makes him incomparable
Dec 22, 2025
Is this team now really as broken as it appears to be?
Dec 19, 2025
What's the reset button in this scenario? Oh, it's simple
Dec 18, 2025
Maybe everyone, inside and outside, could use a couple deep breaths
Dec 17, 2025
Can Stuart Skinner be the savior that's clearly needed?
Dec 16, 2025
Again? AGAIN? How does this keep happening?
Dec 15, 2025
Whither Kris Letang? Or should that be withering?
Dec 12, 2025
No time to 'wallow,' even after soul-crushing loss
Dec 11, 2025
This one's on Dan Muse, the 0.1 that got away
Dec 10, 2025
This five-game homestand's stuffed with speed
Dec 09, 2025
To come away with five of six points on THAT trip? That's a WOW!
Dec 08, 2025
Wins are wonderful, but this can't be the formula forever
Dec 05, 2025
All that’s needed is Garden-variety hockey
Dec 04, 2025
Trade Tristan Jarry away? Wow, why?
Dec 03, 2025
Now THAT'S the way this team should look!
Dec 02, 2025
This team's getting closer to the coveted roster
Dec 01, 2025
The big goaltender shuffle’s on again
Nov 26, 2025
Here's hoping Tristan Broz brings a jolt of energy
Nov 25, 2025
Primary issue right now is poor scoring support
Nov 24, 2025
Are they flying high? Or is this all phony?
Nov 21, 2025
The Harrison Brunicke 'plan' means really one thing
Nov 20, 2025
Tristan Jarry's been the most glaring missing link of late
Nov 19, 2025
Now that Sweden's done, here comes the big grind
Nov 18, 2025
Ultimate souvenir from Sweden? Three of four points
Nov 17, 2025
Evgeni Malkin says the quiet part out loud
Nov 14, 2025
Ville Koivunen seems to be getting closer and closer
Nov 13, 2025
How Swede it'd be to take all four points overseas
Nov 12, 2025
What makes Erik Karlsson great, as he's been so far?
Nov 11, 2025
How can this team be last in the NHL in power-play chances?
Nov 10, 2025
The not-so-secret sauce for avoiding these strange collapses
Nov 07, 2025
Ben Kindel to the top line? Uh, yes, please
Nov 06, 2025
A toast to the phony self-styled scouts who panned Ben Kindel
Nov 05, 2025
Uh, what was that? And who stole the real version of this team?
Nov 04, 2025
Oh, these Penguins are invested, all right
Nov 03, 2025
Respect for being atop the NHL? Nah, but that’ll come
Nov 01, 2025
No. 1 in the NHL and not done, to see this unfold
Oct 31, 2025
Data that backs what's being witnessed
Oct 30, 2025
Don't even think about sending the teenagers back
Oct 29, 2025
How Evgeni Malkin's leading the NHL in scoring as a 'skeleton'
Oct 28, 2025
The adversity hits twice as hard with Rickard Rakell out two months
Oct 27, 2025
It's a 6-2 start after beating the champs, and it's the how
Oct 24, 2025
Why can't Dan Muse, Kyle Dubas say the team's started well?
Oct 23, 2025
Oh, come on, 5-2? And we're supposed to buy this?
Oct 22, 2025
The goaltending unfolds and, so far, it's been pretty good.
Oct 21, 2025
That California trip only added to a strong starting 'foundation'
Oct 20, 2025
A big rebound through Southern California
Oct 17, 2025
Changes I'd make to this lineup, like, right now
Oct 16, 2025
An NHL coach, even a rookie, can't run from the referees
Oct 15, 2025
Time to tick another quack at staying tighter all over the ice
Oct 14, 2025
Sustain the roster churn ... and the competition
Oct 13, 2025
Having fun yet? Because the Core guys sure are
Oct 10, 2025
A sequel for the home opener? Sure, but stay (really) humble
Oct 09, 2025
What a night for the franchise here in New York!
Oct 08, 2025
Why can't a season like this become legit fun?
Oct 07, 2025
Will management enter this season with the right roster?
Oct 06, 2025
What Sidney Crosby's seeing so far ... and, apparently, liking
Oct 03, 2025
Ville Koivunen reminds in Buffalo that he can Finnish, too
Oct 02, 2025
Could Harrison Brunicke, Owen Pickering stick as an all-prospect pair?
Oct 01, 2025
Ben Kindel shows in Detroit why he can be ... an actual skilled prospect!
Sep 30, 2025
Marc-Andre Fleury's remarkable, riveting grip on Pittsburgh
Sep 29, 2025
My (very early) reviews on Dan Muse
Sep 26, 2025
Arturs Silovs doesn't exactly dominate preseason debut
Sep 25, 2025
My talk with Rickard Rakell reveals what's really changed
Sep 24, 2025
An encouraging preseason opener in Montreal
Sep 23, 2025
Sidney Crosby cites cap space? That's a little unusual
Sep 22, 2025
Dan Muse's big bang at the opening of camp
Sep 19, 2025
The Kyle Dubas outlook will keep a two-track focus
Sep 18, 2025
These prospects are growing up, but how fast?
Sep 17, 2025
Dear rest of North America: You don't know Sidney Crosby
Sep 16, 2025
Tristan Broz, actual hope on the immediate horizon
Sep 15, 2025
The pressure for Ville Koivunen to be real ... is real
Sep 12, 2025
Beginning today, the prospects hit the proving ice
Sep 11, 2025
The Sidney Crosby narrative that just won't die
Sep 10, 2025
Why Sidney Crosby got so much luckier than Connor McDavid
Sep 09, 2025
Oh, well, it was fun thinking of Mario Lemieux as owner again
Sep 08, 2025
Let's invest this Friday in three fun Finns
Sep 05, 2025
Use that cap space now ... to facilitate an Erik Karlsson trade, maybe
Sep 04, 2025
The bona fide best solution for Harrison Brunicke
Sep 03, 2025
It's an actual hockey month in Pittsburgh, at long last!
Sep 02, 2025
What's legitimately 'motivating' Sidney Crosby?
Aug 29, 2025
How aggressive might/should Dan Muse’s approach be?
Aug 28, 2025
The team's revived Hall of Fame will be an honor unto itself
Aug 27, 2025
What if there's a hot start to the season?
Aug 26, 2025
So the goaltending's an open competition? For sure?
Aug 25, 2025
Fenway's murky sale status doesn't help Penguins
Aug 22, 2025
Could Penguins' Core trio retire together?
Aug 21, 2025
Good for Penguins' Bryan Rust getting a Team USA moment!
Aug 20, 2025
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: So Fenway really wants out, huh?
Aug 19, 2025
A month to go before Penguins' camp and ... is this it?
Aug 18, 2025
When Sidney Crosby passes Mario Lemieux in points
Aug 15, 2025
Can Kris Letang still be a No. 1 for Penguins?
Aug 14, 2025
Why haven't Penguins traded Noel Acciari yet?
Aug 13, 2025
Will Penguins make room for Boko Imama?
Aug 12, 2025
Pittsburgh's hockey business belies outdated impressions
Aug 11, 2025
How might Penguins' power play keep gunning?
Aug 08, 2025
The Penguins rebuilding? Already happened, in a way
Aug 07, 2025
Penguins need more lefty defensemen!
Aug 06, 2025
My singular focus for the Penguins' coming season
Aug 05, 2025
The Penguins' perpetual Sid-Mario connection
Aug 04, 2025
Penguins still have a family foundation in place
Aug 01, 2025
Penguins' Evgeni Malkin turns 39 today ... and now what?
Jul 31, 2025
Penguins still need help at high-danger position
Jul 30, 2025
Penguins' approach up front should center on a top nine
Jul 29, 2025
Are Penguins doomed to the NHL's mushy middle?
Jul 28, 2025
The Penguins need to keep adding
Jul 25, 2025
Can Connor Clifton make Penguins more physical?
Jul 24, 2025
There's only one Eddie Johnston atop Penguins' family
Jul 23, 2025
The Penguins' risk with rentals like Anthony Mantha
Jul 22, 2025
Mario Lemieux's bid to buy back the Penguins?
Jul 21, 2025
A whole new core's being constructed?
Jul 18, 2025
All those back-to-backs on Penguins' schedule ... yikes!
Jul 17, 2025
Could Penguins have an unlocked Tristan Jarry?
Jul 16, 2025
Erik Karlsson's a goner from the Penguins, right?
Jul 15, 2025
Arturs Silovs’ acquisition brings battle to Penguins’ goaltending
Jul 14, 2025
Real talk on the Penguins tanking
Jul 11, 2025
Anyone remember the Penguins' Tommy Novak?
Jul 10, 2025
Let’s get real about Penguins for 2025-26
Jul 09, 2025
Are Penguins reading into Ben Kindel's skating?
Jul 08, 2025
The Penguins should get behind Harrison Brunicke now
Jul 07, 2025
The Penguins will be Team Beauvillier again
Jul 03, 2025
Penguins' predictably meh opening to free agency
Jul 02, 2025
Penguins' Kyle Dubas right on Bryan Rust
Jul 01, 2025
Why'd Penguins pile up 13 picks in this NHL Draft?
Jun 30, 2025
Penguins pick up three first-round forwards in NHL Draft
Jun 28, 2025
Penguins must pursue high-end skill tonight
Jun 27, 2025
Totally tired of (much of) Penguins fan base's misery!
Jun 26, 2025
Penguins have two-for-one in NHL Draft first round!
Jun 25, 2025
Why Filip Hallander's return to Penguins will matter
Jun 24, 2025
(Sigh) The Sidney Crosby nonsense again
Jun 23, 2025
Should Penguins go all young? Wow no!
Jun 20, 2025
Nick Bonino's effect on Penguins could be real
Jun 19, 2025
The incredible, inimitable Panthers
Jun 18, 2025
A few Panthers I'd like to plunder for Penguins
Jun 17, 2025
The Connor McDavid angle really rises up now
Jun 16, 2025
A surreal Stanley Cup Final so far
Jun 13, 2025
Musings on Dan Muse at Penguins' introduction
Jun 12, 2025
Will Penguins' new coach come with new views?
Jun 11, 2025
Penguins also need the Eetu Luostarinen types
Jun 10, 2025
Should Penguins trade Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell?
Jun 09, 2025
Penguins' new coach must mix young and old
Jun 06, 2025
Way-early thoughts on Penguins hiring Dan Muse
Jun 05, 2025
D.J. Smith's a real option to coach Penguins ... but why?
Jun 04, 2025
What can Penguins do with cap space and a ton of youth?
Jun 03, 2025
In love with Mitch Love for head coach?
Jun 02, 2025
Connor McDavid's turn? Sure feeling that way
May 30, 2025
Are these Stanley Cup playoffs growing the game?
May 29, 2025
Even generational stars don't guarantee a Stanley Cup
May 28, 2025
Could Penguins follow the Sunrise blueprint?
May 27, 2025
Who's real No. 1 prospect for Penguins?
May 23, 2025
Penguins need to up their traffic game
May 22, 2025
The Penguins' defensive exit strategy
May 21, 2025
Do Penguins' fans apply too much pressure? Not enough?
May 20, 2025
Say no to the toxic Toronto twins
May 19, 2025
Will Penguins’ prospects have mandated roles?
May 16, 2025
Which teams around Penguins are on the way up/down?
May 15, 2025
The Pirates just keep wasting starting pitching
May 14, 2025
How should Penguins address Tristan Jarry, Ryan Graves contracts?
May 13, 2025
NHL should ban all kicks from being goals
May 12, 2025
Mike Sullivan keeps it simple in New York
May 09, 2025
Imagine the Penguins' upcoming goodbyes
May 08, 2025
What's too soon for these Penguins?
May 07, 2025
How Penguins can keep Sidney Crosby happy
May 06, 2025
A wonderful weekend for the NHL
May 05, 2025
Mike Sullivan's about to prove Penguins right
May 02, 2025
How'll Penguins' players react to a new coach?
May 01, 2025
Who'll be the Penguins' next coach?
Apr 30, 2025
Was Penguins' firing a case of Kyle Dubas vs. Mike Sullivan?
Apr 29, 2025
Seeing Penguins' AHL team swept out sure isn't ideal
Apr 28, 2025
What should Penguins do with Matt Grzelcyk?
Apr 25, 2025
No minor letdown for Penguins in Wilkes-Barre
Apr 24, 2025
Should Penguins take Erik Karlsson's lament seriously?
Apr 23, 2025
Kyle Dubas' double-dip promises more bumps for Penguins
Apr 22, 2025
Why Calder Cup matters to Penguins this spring
Apr 21, 2025
Let's talk about real hope for Penguins
Apr 18, 2025
Wishing Penguins' Kris Letang well
Apr 17, 2025
Sidney Crosby's reality view
Apr 16, 2025
The Penguins' Vasily Ponomarev curve
Apr 15, 2025
Penguins have a 'different' Tristan Jarry
Apr 14, 2025
Penguins' David Quinn unsung for power-play work
Apr 11, 2025
The great Ray Shero, a championship architect
Apr 10, 2025
The Penguins' Kevin Hayes non-surprise
Apr 09, 2025
Sidney Crosby on a new Mount Rushmore?
Apr 08, 2025
Penguins are out of playoffs, but not for long
Apr 07, 2025
What a night for the Penguins in St. Louis
Apr 04, 2025
For Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin, a wonderful era rewarded
Apr 03, 2025
One more year for Penguins' Evgeni Malkin?
Apr 02, 2025
Is Penguins' Tristan Jarry back?
Apr 01, 2025
The Penguins' kids are for real
Mar 31, 2025
Oh, Kris Letang, that's just not OK
Mar 28, 2025
Sidney Crosby's eyes are on the prize
Mar 27, 2025
Penguins must keep Boko Imama
Mar 26, 2025
Tristan Jarry's best hockey for Penguins
Mar 25, 2025
Trying to see the Penguins' big conversion
Mar 24, 2025
What if Penguins had contended?
Mar 21, 2025
What's Phil Tomasino's worth to Penguins?
Mar 20, 2025
Oh, well, the Penguins had fun for a while, right?
Mar 19, 2025
Erik Karlsson's future with Penguins
Mar 18, 2025
Let's talk about Penguins' ... goaltending!
Mar 17, 2025
Penguins need to just win ... with benefits
Mar 14, 2025
The Sidney Crosby statue
Mar 13, 2025
Tristan Jarry does it again for Penguins
Mar 12, 2025
What's Sidney Crosby thinking about Penguins?
Mar 11, 2025
Not surprised by Penguins' Tristan Jarry
Mar 10, 2025
It's trade deadline day for the Penguins!
Mar 07, 2025
Are Penguins' trades just starting?
Mar 06, 2025
How far should Penguins go at deadline?
Mar 05, 2025
Penguins better have a Wilkes-Barre wave
Mar 04, 2025
The Penguins' ungodly goaltending
Mar 03, 2025
Never inflate when us angry Serbs, like Alex Nedeljkovic, lose it
Feb 28, 2025
What’s the point for Penguins?
Feb 27, 2025
Is this wheels-off for Penguins?
Feb 26, 2025
Who'd be the Penguins' plunger?
Feb 25, 2025
Don’t be taking this out on Joel Blomqvist
Feb 24, 2025
All Sidney Crosby does is win, win, win
Feb 21, 2025
An appreciation of the legendary Mike Lange
Feb 20, 2025
The Penguins' message remains unchanged
Feb 19, 2025
Back to (NHL) work today for Penguins
Feb 18, 2025
Why big/bad still matters in NHL
Feb 17, 2025
Mike Sullivan’s ‘American swagger’ challenge heeded
Feb 14, 2025
Sidney Crosby, Mario Lemieux, magic in Montreal!
Feb 13, 2025
Meet Rickard Rakell, first-line former snub!
Feb 12, 2025
Sidney Crosby gets to be the 'serial winner' again
Feb 11, 2025
OK, what now for six-points-out Penguins?
Feb 10, 2025
Penguins better take a bite of Big Apple here tonight!
Feb 07, 2025
The Penguins’ under-appreciated top line
Feb 06, 2025
That one hurt for the Penguins
Feb 05, 2025
Penguins need to sustain the swarm
Feb 04, 2025
Penguins are livin' on the edge!
Feb 03, 2025
Why Penguins riding Alex Nedeljkovic again
Jan 31, 2025
Penguins 'not out of it,' they insist
Jan 30, 2025
Why Sidney Crosby always does right by Penguins
Jan 29, 2025
And that's it, kids, for these Penguins
Jan 28, 2025
Math's becoming Penguins' worst enemy
Jan 27, 2025
Penguins have to start stringing some Ws
Jan 24, 2025
The Penguins' real cutoff for contention
Jan 23, 2025
Give credit to Erik Karlsson for Penguins' survival
Jan 22, 2025
What a showing for Penguins in L.A.!
Jan 21, 2025
The semi-myth of Ron Hextall's hamstrings
Jan 20, 2025
Penguins must let Blomqvist bloom
Jan 17, 2025
Penguins' Kyle Dubas does it right
Jan 16, 2025
On Sidney Crosby's patience with Penguins
Jan 15, 2025
Penguins can't stifle goaltending prospects
Jan 14, 2025
What’s next step for Penguins?
Jan 13, 2025
Believe yet that Penguins can compete?
Jan 10, 2025
Crosby vs. McDavid just a drama-free deal
Jan 09, 2025
More self-inflicted wounds for Penguins
Jan 08, 2025
Penguins must keep eye on the ball
Jan 07, 2025
Whatever, Penguins just need to keep it up
Jan 06, 2025
Penguins' Rickard Rakell does work
Jan 03, 2025
Penguins increasingly feel like good group
Jan 02, 2025
Penguins blessed to find Michael Bunting
Dec 31, 2024
Now that's how Penguins need to play
Dec 30, 2024
What's meant by Penguins playing the right way?
Dec 27, 2024
Hey, give it up for these Penguins
Dec 24, 2024
Do Penguins fans still hate the Flyers?
Dec 23, 2024
Penguins need to ditch their 'B and C game'
Dec 20, 2024
Penguins could use a Sidney Crosby surge
Dec 19, 2024
Sidney Crosby slumps, Penguins surge?
Dec 18, 2024
If only Penguins had started this way
Dec 17, 2024
Can Penguins be just a tiny bit physical?
Dec 16, 2024
Oh, the Penguins still have talent
Dec 13, 2024
Why are Penguins still occasionally lacking energy?
Dec 12, 2024
Always the same guys/mistakes for Penguins
Dec 11, 2024
Have Penguins truly turned a corner?
Dec 10, 2024
Are the Penguins getting there?
Dec 09, 2024
OK, now Penguins need to do the rest
Dec 06, 2024
What's the Penguins' ideal lineup?
Dec 05, 2024
Penguins' best yet out of four-game surge!
Dec 04, 2024
Penguins always best served by humility
Dec 03, 2024
What have these guys done with the Penguins?
Dec 02, 2024
So Penguins are conducting a trying camp
Nov 27, 2024
Penguins' trade could become the trend
Nov 26, 2024
Should Penguins fire Mike Sullivan?
Nov 25, 2024
Why Penguins keep suiting up Matt Grzelcyk
Nov 22, 2024
Kyle Dubas puts forth a plan for Penguins
Nov 21, 2024
For Penguins, it's 'the same crap'
Nov 20, 2024
Here comes the Penguins' cliff, right?
Nov 19, 2024
This part's pointless for Penguins
Nov 18, 2024
Penguins' last gasps coming vs. Blue Jackets, Sharks
Nov 15, 2024
Not nearly enough of an effort by Penguins
Nov 14, 2024
Penguins trade Lars Eller for picks? What now?
Nov 13, 2024
Should Penguins trade everyone but Sidney Crosby?
Nov 12, 2024
What's wrong with Penguins' Erik Karlsson?
Nov 08, 2024
Penguins can't be busting up Sidney Crosby's new line
Nov 07, 2024
All of Penguins' collapses come with one commonality
Nov 06, 2024
The Penguins' new top line's been a 'Monster' success
Nov 05, 2024
Penguins' net belongs to Alex Nedeljkovic
Nov 04, 2024
For Penguins, it's a start ... maybe?
Nov 01, 2024
Is it really that bad for Penguins right now?
Oct 31, 2024
How to fix Penguins' disastrous defending?
Oct 30, 2024
Penguins' Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin together?
Oct 29, 2024
It's the defensemen who are crushing the Penguins
Oct 28, 2024
What's up with Penguins' Tristan Jarry?
Oct 25, 2024
Let's really talk about Penguins' system
Oct 24, 2024
Penguins must stop playing bad defensemen
Oct 23, 2024
The Penguins are right to push Michael Bunting
Oct 22, 2024
The Penguins' scarier truth
Oct 21, 2024
Penguins finding strength in numbers
Oct 18, 2024
A magical night for the Penguins!
Oct 17, 2024
The Penguins' legitimately great Evgeni Malkin
Oct 16, 2024
For Penguins, it's a start
Oct 15, 2024
No changing course for Penguins allowed!
Oct 14, 2024
Joel Blomqvist (more than) does the job for Penguins
Oct 11, 2024
Penguins' awful loss was still 1 of 82, right?
Oct 10, 2024
'A great day for hockey' and the Penguins
Oct 09, 2024
Penguins' Kyle Dubas lets it fly
Oct 08, 2024
Importance of Rickard Rakell to Penguins
Oct 07, 2024
Jesse Puljujarvi's made it ... and not just Penguins' roster
Oct 04, 2024
Why Harrison Brunicke's the Penguins' rookie rage
Oct 03, 2024
Penguins looking for goals in low places
Oct 02, 2024
Penguins' goaltending in bloom?
Oct 01, 2024
Sidney Crosby's relationship with Canada/Penguins
Sep 30, 2024
Penguins start great with fixing power play
Sep 27, 2024
Penguins’ Jack St. Ivany standing tall
Sep 26, 2024
Getting to know Penguins' Rutger McGroarty
Sep 25, 2024
Will a simple, 'quick-strike' approach fix Penguins' power play?
Sep 24, 2024
Jesse Puljujarvi's for real for Penguins
Sep 23, 2024
A rebound for Penguins' Ryan Graves?
Sep 20, 2024
When the Penguins' Lars Eller speaks ...
Sep 19, 2024
Bring that energy to Penguins' training camp!
Sep 18, 2024
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgher
Sep 17, 2024
The Penguins' (new) boys of winter!
Sep 16, 2024
Penguins finally have actual prospects to watch!
Sep 13, 2024
The Penguins' Sidney Crosby (always) gets it
Sep 12, 2024
One week to go before it gets real for Penguins!
Sep 11, 2024
Not to say I told ya so ... never doubt Sidney Crosby
Sep 10, 2024
What's one more move Penguins might make?
Sep 09, 2024
Congrats to ex-Penguins Kevin Stevens, Matt Cullen!
Sep 06, 2024
Why should anyone here ever doubt Penguins' Sidney Crosby?
Sep 05, 2024
How the Penguins can fix Ryan Graves
Sep 04, 2024
Hey, let's see a real goaltending battle in Penguins' camp
Sep 03, 2024
Bless the hockey family, especially now
Sep 02, 2024
An uplifting week for everyone in Penguins' orbit
Aug 30, 2024
Rutger McGroarty’s so needed by Penguins
Aug 29, 2024
Let the Penguins (really) compete in camp
Aug 28, 2024
These Penguins might have an actual burst to the net
Aug 27, 2024
More on Penguins acquiring Rutger McGroarty
Aug 26, 2024
Penguins’ Dubas nails it again with trade
Aug 23, 2024
Perception of payroll imbalance
Aug 22, 2024
Three games Penguins should watch on endless loop
Aug 21, 2024
What's ceiling for Penguins' Drew O'Connor?
Aug 20, 2024
Who’ll be odd men out among Penguins’ forwards?
Aug 19, 2024
NHL player safety a priority with Ryan Getzlaf?
Aug 16, 2024
Who’s the Penguins’ starting goaltender?
Aug 15, 2024
Upon reflection, Penguins’ plan might work
Aug 14, 2024
I might be stretching Penguins' Jack St. Ivany
Aug 13, 2024
Why's everyone seem so glum about Penguins?
Aug 12, 2024
Blake Lizotte might be Penguins' new Jason Zucker
Aug 09, 2024
Maybe Penguins just need to fix power play
Aug 08, 2024
The great Sidney Crosby, still great at 37
Aug 07, 2024
Why Penguins could use a mission statement
Aug 06, 2024
Do Penguins have a young option in Vasily Ponomarez?
Aug 05, 2024
Remember Anthony Beauvillier's part of Penguins now?
Aug 02, 2024
Do Penguins need to fix Erik Karlsson?
Aug 01, 2024
Penguins at the next Olympics
Jul 31, 2024
Who'd come off Penguins' power play?
Jul 30, 2024
So, the Penguins misjudged Alex Nylander?
Jul 29, 2024
A new-age Evgeni Malkin for Penguins?
Jul 26, 2024
Are Penguins really overpaying Tristan Jarry?
Jul 25, 2024
Which Kevin Hayes will show for Penguins?
Jul 24, 2024
What's fair for Penguins to pay Sidney Crosby?
Jul 23, 2024
What was Penguins' final-month surge worth?
Jul 22, 2024
Revisiting the Penguins trading Jake Guentzel
Jul 19, 2024
Rickard Rakell remains Penguins' king of variables
Jul 18, 2024
Sidney Crosby's 10 PPGs can't lead Penguins' lineup
Jul 17, 2024
Everyone forgetting Penguins' Jesse Puljujarvi?
Jul 16, 2024
The Penguins' Sergei Murashov variable keeps growing
Jul 15, 2024
How to handle Penguins’ imminent superstar gap?
Jul 12, 2024
It's a stronger group, but Penguins' prospects don't align
Jul 11, 2024
Will Penguins' Owen Pickering be worth the wait?
Jul 10, 2024
The Sidney Crosby stance that'll never change
Jul 09, 2024
No, Brayden Yager won't make Penguins' cut
Jul 08, 2024
Could Penguins still have a top-six winger target?
Jul 05, 2024
All these centers ... what's Penguins' plan?
Jul 04, 2024
How to grade Penguins' overflow of D-men?
Jul 03, 2024
Penguins' Kyle Dubas backs up his words
Jul 02, 2024
What's Kyle Dubas doing with Penguins?
Jul 01, 2024
Does Penguins' Mike Sullivan have a power-play fix?
Jun 28, 2024
Penguins need to draft some skill in the Sphere
Jun 27, 2024
Pick one player for a win-it-all game
Jun 26, 2024
The Panthers show why they're the deserving champs
Jun 25, 2024
Could Panthers be authoring NHL's ugliest collapse?
Jun 24, 2024
With Penguins re-signing Alex Nedeljkovic, what of Tristan Jarry?
Jun 21, 2024
Should Penguins sign Marcus Pettersson long-term?
Jun 20, 2024
Cool it with the Mario Lemieux comparisons
Jun 19, 2024
If there's a lesson to be learned from Florida ...
Jun 18, 2024
Kyle Dubas' long play with Penguins shouldn't be swayed
Jun 10, 2024
Sorry, but Florida in, uh, three over Edmonton
Jun 07, 2024
Easy on the Connor-McDavid-as-GOAT nonsense
Jun 06, 2024
Bring up kids for the Penguins' bottom six!
Jun 05, 2024
What in the NHL tastes sweeter than New York tears?
Jun 04, 2024
May the best (all-around) team win the Stanley Cup
Jun 03, 2024
Are super-high draft picks a must for Penguins?
May 31, 2024
The Penguins' missing trigger (that current playoff teams have)
May 30, 2024
Bring on Penguins' youth, potential, a future with hope!
May 29, 2024
Why shouldn't Penguins zag while others in NHL zig?
May 28, 2024
Why Penguins' Mike Sullivan will be perfect Olympic choice
May 27, 2024
Why Penguins might move Evgeni Malkin to wing
May 24, 2024
The stirring resurrection of Sergei Bobrovsky
May 23, 2024
Digging for clues among Penguins' random signings
May 22, 2024
As these Stanley Cup playoffs show, it's all about depth
May 21, 2024
Can Penguins keep Drew O'Connor as first-liner?
May 20, 2024
Hurricanes keep finding out goaltending's not optional
May 17, 2024
The Penguins' surgeries underscore hidden challenges
May 16, 2024
Mario Lemieux's 'garage league' remark forever rises above
May 15, 2024
Which playoff team would spark the most jealousy?
May 14, 2024
Would Penguins' Tristan Jarry be best of West?
May 13, 2024
Dynamic between Penguins' Kyle Dubas, Mike Sullivan
May 10, 2024
Let's spend Kyle Dubas' money to build up Penguins!
May 09, 2024
What's the NHL mean by INTENT to injure?
May 08, 2024
Which of Penguins' young D-men are for real?
May 07, 2024
Real reason Penguins fired Todd Reirden?
May 06, 2024
On the Penguins' power-play coaching
May 03, 2024
The Penguins' business is fine, even amid apparent cost-cutting
May 02, 2024
Penguins' new battle cry: Go Canes go!
May 01, 2024
Would Penguins have been swept, too?
Apr 30, 2024
What do Penguins' AHL coach firings mean?
Apr 29, 2024
It's beyond bizarre to not have Sidney Crosby in the playoffs
Apr 26, 2024
Minor test won't solve Penguins' goaltending puzzle
Apr 25, 2024
It's been a week, and Todd Reirden's still with Penguins
Apr 24, 2024
Penguins' Kyle Dubas enters summer trapped on goaltending
Apr 23, 2024
Do Penguins lack a burst from the back?
Apr 22, 2024
The Sidney Crosby contract, the Penguins' ultimate no-brainer
Apr 19, 2024
About the Penguins' hard finish, in their own words
Apr 18, 2024
The Penguins' end came a long while ago
Apr 17, 2024
Not too little for Penguins ... but too late?
Apr 16, 2024
Which goaltender for Penguins, Alex Nedeljkovic or the other guy?
Apr 15, 2024
What a blast for Erik Karlsson and the Penguins!
Apr 12, 2024
The Penguins' not-at-all secret weapon tonight
Apr 11, 2024
More's needed from the Penguins' kids
Apr 10, 2024
The Penguins will make the playoffs ... they just have to
Apr 09, 2024
These Penguins just need to defend, defend, defend
Apr 08, 2024
Wow! Which is to say ... WOW to what these Penguins are doing!
Apr 05, 2024
This is fun, right? Penguins vs. Capitals at this time?
Apr 04, 2024
Wow ... these Penguins ... just speechless right now
Apr 03, 2024
Explaining the Penguins' five missing points
Apr 02, 2024
Why can't Penguins, Mike Sullivan quit Jeff Carter?
Apr 01, 2024
Now Penguins need to get Alex Nedeljkovic signed
Mar 29, 2024
Not to be that guy, but do Penguins have something brewing in goal?
Mar 28, 2024
The Penguins need to just play the kids
Mar 27, 2024
The Penguins' leadership should look a lot like Lars Eller
Mar 26, 2024
Mike Sullivan says Penguins 'competed hard' upon blowing four-goal lead?
Mar 25, 2024
Not to soon to weigh Penguins' goaltending future
Mar 22, 2024
Kyle Dubas' very bad first year as Penguins' GM
Mar 21, 2024
Ryan Graves' contract might be Penguins' worst ever
Mar 20, 2024
Penguins feeling playoff-style pressure's a good thing
Mar 19, 2024
Signs of life for the Penguins? Small ones?
Mar 18, 2024
What's five freaking points for Penguins to overcome?
Mar 15, 2024
How did Erik Karlsson’s production get cut in half upon joining Penguins?
Mar 14, 2024
Anyone not seeing how close the Penguins are to the playoffs?
Mar 13, 2024
Why do the Penguins always exempt Mike Sullivan from accountability?
Mar 12, 2024
Call it a complete collapse for Penguins, top to bottom
Mar 11, 2024
The Penguins' trade of Jake Guentzel reeks ... almost as much as defending it
Mar 08, 2024
Waiting, waiting on whatever's next involving Penguins and Jake Guentzel
Mar 07, 2024
The Penguins might trade Jake Guentzel as a low-value rental? That'd be idiocy!
Mar 06, 2024
How much should Penguins seek for -- or pay to -- Jake Guentzel?
Mar 05, 2024
Is this really, really the end for the Penguins' Evgeni Malkin?
Mar 04, 2024
Evgeni Malkin's lost step isn't exactly helping the Penguins right now
Mar 01, 2024
A rebuild of this roster wouldn't be nearly as painful as people portray
Feb 29, 2024
So, seriously, is anyone getting behind these Penguins' push yet?
Feb 28, 2024
No Jake Guentzel, no Bryan Rust ... are the Penguins forced (again) to defend?
Feb 27, 2024
The real focus
Feb 26, 2024
Peeling back Puustinen
Feb 23, 2024
Sure sounds dire
Feb 22, 2024
Stop undervaluing Puustinen!
Feb 21, 2024
What are they doing?
Feb 20, 2024
Way to pull the plug
Feb 19, 2024
‘Petey’ the great
Feb 16, 2024
Biggest loss yet?
Feb 15, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Geno's (late) lament
Feb 14, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Must-win games? Again?
Feb 13, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Where should offense start?
Feb 12, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: The burden of being Sid
Feb 09, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Remember the goal
Feb 08, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: A powerful value
Feb 07, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: A high-flying role model
Feb 06, 2024
DK’s Daily Shot of Penguins: Remember Reilly Smith?
Feb 05, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Left-side defense
Feb 01, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: A pseudo-rebuild?
Jan 31, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: That power play
Jan 30, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Is this 'the group?'
Jan 29, 2024
DK’s Daily Shot of Penguins: Push the plunger?
Jan 26, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: What can Kyle Dubas do?
Jan 25, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Time for a change?
Jan 24, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Wow ... just wow
Jan 23, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Dead weight, anyone?
Jan 22, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: When Lars Eller speaks ...
Jan 18, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Honoring Mario Lemieux
Jan 17, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Just defend!
Jan 16, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Who wouldn't follow Sidney Crosby?
Jan 12, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: The next Matt Murray?
Jan 11, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: What's wrong with Erik Karlsson?
Jan 10, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: A fine business trip
Jan 09, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Score the hockey puck!
Jan 08, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Lars Eller's very real
Jan 05, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: The blueprint's real
Jan 04, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Ready to bury Ryan Graves?
Jan 03, 2024
DK’s Daily Shot of Penguins: Legit elite goaltending … wow
Jan 02, 2024
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Letang's place in the elite
Dec 29, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Get that leapfrog going
Dec 27, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Grind, grind, grind
Dec 26, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: A new No. 1 in net?
Dec 22, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: What's suddenly working?
Dec 21, 2023
DK’s Daily Shot of Penguins: Swell to three lines?
Dec 20, 2023
DK’s Daily Shot of Penguins: The Rakell factor
Dec 18, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Sid for Hart?
Dec 15, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Elite goaltending?
Dec 14, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: What changed for Carter?
Dec 13, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Dreaded vote of confidence?
Dec 12, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Too much change?
Dec 11, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Mind the gap
Dec 08, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: What about Sullivan?
Dec 07, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: OK, who'll go to the net?
Dec 06, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Nedeljkovic's wow factor
Dec 05, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Tinkering won't do it
Dec 04, 2023
DK's Daily shot of Penguins: Hockey history!
Dec 01, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Eller on power play? Sure!
Nov 30, 2023
DK’s Daily Shot of Penguins: Why so few power plays?
Nov 29, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: This Letang/Karlsson synergy
Nov 28, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: The missing piece
Nov 27, 2023
DK's Daily Shot: Thankful for you
Nov 23, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Our city's next-gen fans
Nov 22, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: OK, this was cool, but ...
Nov 20, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: When the mold crumbles
Nov 17, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Jarry's surge real?
Nov 16, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Sidney Crosby at 36
Nov 15, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Don't stop defending
Nov 14, 2023
DK’s Daily Shot of Penguins: Graves’ quiet rise
Nov 13, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: The Rust rebound
Nov 10, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Expected improvement
Nov 09, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Let's see momentum
Nov 07, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Beauty of balance
Nov 06, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: The Carter scratch!
Nov 03, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Patience with Graves
Nov 02, 2023
DK’s Daily Shot of Penguins: Utter exasperation
Nov 01, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Boxes left to check?
Oct 31, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: When does this get ugly?
Oct 30, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Success starts in back
Oct 27, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Bust out Rakell
Oct 26, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: This ain't it
Oct 25, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Sullivan's messaging
Oct 24, 2023
DK’s Daily Shot of Penguins: All jelly, no jam
Oct 23, 2023
DK’s Daily Shot of Penguins: Bottom-six goals?
Oct 20, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Carter was deployed when?
Oct 19, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Power play revving up?
Oct 18, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Howdy partners?
Oct 17, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: What's gotten into Geno?
Oct 16, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: O'Connor's X-factor
Oct 13, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: It's OK to use Karlsson
Oct 12, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Oh, it's just Game 1
Oct 11, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: It's a hockey night!
Oct 10, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Not right without 66
Oct 09, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Patience with power play
Oct 06, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: What's with Harkins?
Oct 05, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Let's talk forecheck
Oct 04, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: All about Sid
Oct 03, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: The Year of Rakell
Oct 02, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Jarry's health No. 1
Sep 29, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Karlsson on the umbrella?
Sep 28, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Grade A for Big Z
Sep 27, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Subtle signs of youth
Sep 26, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Yager's already at home
Sep 25, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Where'll Karlsson fit?
Sep 22, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: It's camp day!
Sep 21, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Authentic competition?
Sep 20, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: A civic bond like no other
Sep 19, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Seeking youth?
Sep 18, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Poulin's shot
Sep 15, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Reilly Smith, for real
Sep 14, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: The reality of Karlsson
Sep 13, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Smarten up!
Sep 12, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Bring on Zohorna vs. Carter!
Sep 08, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Dubas' defiance
Sep 07, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Breakthrough goaltender?
Sep 06, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Pay up for Jake?
Sep 05, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: New owners had best tread lightly
Sep 04, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Most under-appreciated player!
Sep 01, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Three young disruptors?
Aug 31, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Change in strategy?
Aug 30, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: A bright business future
Aug 29, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Is Rakell getting better?
Aug 28, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Pair the Swedes
Aug 25, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Olympics? Yes and please!
Aug 24, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: The vital strong start
Aug 22, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Most under-appreciated signing
Aug 21, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Sully's defining year
Aug 18, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Who/what went out
Aug 16, 2023
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: Why not Tatar?
Aug 15, 2023