Sunday January 3, 2010
I couldn’t resist coming home for the holidays to catch up on all the humbuggers of hockey one more time. The Olympics, the Winter Classic, Satan, a new Penguin killer, and much more…inside.
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Tuesday December 8, 2009
The team has rebounded after a dreadful 2-7-1 start and we’re now flirting with a .500 record.
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Sunday November 8, 2009
When I last left you, I was in the midst of Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) training camp. Well, camp is over, and we have three games under our belt. So, this entry will cover the time between then and now.
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Wednesday October 7, 2009
Wheeling Nailer Cliff Loya introduces hockey fans to the life of a minor leaguer in Faceoff Factor’s newest blog.
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Wednesday October 7, 2009
The season hasn’t even started yet, and won’t officially start for another week, but we’re already hearing noise from the RMU Colonials.
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Sunday May 17, 2009
Guest writer Dave DiSanti takes a look back at the Pens’ five other trips to the Conference Finals.
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Wednesday October 29, 2008
In case it hasn’t been obvious before now, I have no idea what I’m doing.
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Wednesday October 15, 2008
Right off the bat, Ben Schmidt got some feedback to the first part of this series, which pointed out a mistake he made in dropping Dustin Byfuglien. So, let’s look at some new lessons he has since learned.
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Wednesday October 1, 2008
Join me throughout the season as I share my thinking behind my team moves, and feel free to laugh at my mistakes as I make them!
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Monday September 15, 2008
Earl Mann is an elusive legend who scoffs at the internet. As a result, Stuart Ross has been channeled so that one of his characters can address three concerns with the Pittsburgh Penguins in part nine of our series.
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Saturday September 13, 2008
Now that you’ve had a day to digest the first three stories in our preseason package, it’s time to delve back into it with a two-man panel featuring Tony Ferrante and Sean Leahy discussing the Penguins’ situation at center.
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Thursday February 28, 2008
Frank Murgia of Movetheneedle.net muses about how his Xbox has changed his mind about the Hossa trade. Check it out!
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Friday November 9, 2007
I can’t speak for all Penguin fans, but I think that it is fair to say that most of them learned to hate Eric Lindros. I know that I did. The original “Next One” brought out an ire I didn’t even realize could exist in me. Was it because he chose not to play for the team that drafted him, the Quebec Nordiques? Maybe it was the crazy trade packages that the he generated prior to playing a single NHL game? Or was it that he wasn’t a Penguin and instead thrived in games against them?
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Tuesday November 6, 2007
Yesterday we saw a report about possible dissention in the locker-room. Since then, a lot of people have been calling for a replacement of Michel Therrien. Here’s why that’s a bad idea.
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Tuesday November 6, 2007
Pictures from both teams….
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Sunday November 4, 2007
Pictures from the Devils/Leafs game on 11-02-07….
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Friday November 2, 2007
The Pittsburgh Penguins have quickly become one of the classiest organizations in the National Hockey League and they have done something else to prove it. They have chosen to enshrine one of the best Penguins of all time in the team’s Hall of Fame.
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Sunday October 28, 2007
The New Jersey Devils have a new home that could be a model for future arenas in the NHL. I’ll deliver my firsthand observations as well as a slide show inside…
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Thursday October 11, 2007
Given Marc-Andre Fleury’s shaky start, Faceoff Factor contributing writer Chris Boersma takes a look at the young goaltender’s statistics to see how far along he is in his development.
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Thursday September 13, 2007
Special guest writers Derek and Adam from ThePensblog.com take a humorous look at the under-appreciated players on the Penguins roster in part eight of Faceoff Factor’s training camp package.
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Thursday September 13, 2007
Earl Mann, known for his work as narrator of “One From the Heart” and “Against The Odds,” has returned — kind of. Our friend Pat of DoubtAboutIt.com has graced us with this parody of “the Mann” in the final part of Faceoff Factor’s nine-story package.
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Thursday August 16, 2007
Penguins first round draft pick, Angelo Esposito, will be joining team Canada for the eight game Super Series against Russia that will take place between August 27th and September 9th.
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Friday August 10, 2007
Six years ago the Pittsburgh Penguins pulled off one of the biggest trades in team history. Some would call it the worst. But could it be the event that brings Lord Stanley back to Pittsburgh?
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