Some people love to make predictions and I am definitely one of those people. Last year, I predicted that the San Jose Sharks would meet the Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup Finals, with the Capitals emerging victorious. Somehow I was wrong. Weird, huh? So here’s what I’m thinking happens in the 2011-2012 NHL Season.

With only 2 days to go till the puck drop on opening night in Vancouver, the Penguins are starting to solidify their starting lineup to go against the defending Western Conference Champions. A lineup that will definitely not include superstar center Sidney Crosby.

Once again, I could not have been much more thrilled to be watching some Penguins hockey. A little bit of an interesting day with the first round of cuts being made:

Penguins won 3-2 over the Red Wings
Penguins goals by Chris Kunitz, Evgeni Malkin, and Matt Niskanen
Red Wings goals by Kronwall and Hudler

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed 35 year-old Richard Park to a two-way one-year contract worth $500,000 at the NHL Level.

Entering the last week of a summer that has felt like the Penguins haven’t played a game in ages, this off-season, although minor in major moves for the summer, has left me wondering what the future holds for our Pittsburgh Penguins.

Here is a list of players who have at one time been part of the Pittsburgh Penguins organizations in some way or another. I doubt that this list is 100% complete or updated, as some of the information is a little sparse involving some teams, so feel free to comment and let me know if I missed anyone and I’ll definitely update.

“I’ve broken 19 bones, 23 scars on my face, broken these pinkies at least 4 times each, ran into a goalie for this one, I’ve broken my nose more times than I can ever remember, I cracked my cheekbone, I don’t know where that one’s from, I can’t remember, I got a skate that sliced right by my jugular. People always ask me when I’m going to retire, I’ll tell you when I’ll retire…the day they pry the stick from my dead hands.”