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Penguins Season Grades: Management

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Thursday June 25, 2009

Today we bring you the final installment of our postseason evaluation of the Penguins as we look at the management side of things.

Penguins Season Grades: Goalies

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Tuesday June 23, 2009

Last week, we began our post-season evaluation of the Penguins with the forwards and defensemen. Today, it is the goalies’ turn under the microscope.

Penguins Season Grades: Defensemen

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Thursday June 18, 2009

Yesterday, we looked at the forwards. Today, we bring you the second installment of the season-ending grades by examining the defensemen.

Penguins Season Grades: Forwards

After that exhilarating ride through the playoffs that culminated with the Cup returning to its rightful place, it’s time to take a step back and evaluate the Penguins. What follows are their end-of-season grades. The methodology is a bit different compared to previous years. This time, we use their salary as a baseline against which to grade them. Did they earn what they made? As always, it is subjective, and feel free to argue the grades in the comments section.

Pens/Wings Game 7 Grades

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Saturday June 13, 2009

A

Pens/Wings Game 6 Grades

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Wednesday June 10, 2009

It’s down to one game
Yep, winner take all
It’s Fleury versus Osbad,
Who will hoist the Cup?

Pens/Wings Game 4 Grades

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Friday June 5, 2009

It’s a series now
It’s a best of three
Fleury, Malkin, Crosby, Staal
Lead way in Pens’ win

Pens/Wings Game 3 Grades

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Wednesday June 3, 2009

Pens are still alive
Thanks to hockey gods
Geno and Max lead the way
But must win Thursday

Pens/Wings Game 2 Grades

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Monday June 1, 2009

Hockey gods hate Pens
Once they gave us Sid
Now it’s nothing but heartbreak
It was a fun ride

Pens/Wings Game 1 Grades

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Sunday May 31, 2009

New year, same result
Pens better, still lose
No goaltending means no win
Might be over quick

Pens/Hurricanes Game 4 Grades

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Wednesday May 27, 2009

New night, new hero
This time, Marc-Andre
His goaltending sends Canes home
Pens head for Finals

Pens/Hurricanes Game 2 Grades

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Friday May 22, 2009

‘Twas The Geno Show
Oh, Sid? Scored first again
So much for second game Canes
As Pens take Game two

Pens/Hurricanes Game 1 Grades

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Tuesday May 19, 2009

Forgotten ones rise
Boucher, Satan key
Like Phoenix, from the ashes
Oh, Fleury helped too

Pens/Caps Game 7 Grades

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Thursday May 14, 2009

Crosby dominates
Alex disappears
History repeats itself
Pens top Capitals

Pens/Caps, By The Numbers

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Tuesday May 12, 2009

Here’s the tale of the tape as we head into Game 7.

Pens/Caps Game 6 Grades

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Tuesday May 12, 2009

Pens gag it away
Lack killer instinct
The season, down to one game
It’s winner take all

Pens/Caps Game 5 Grades

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Sunday May 10, 2009

No Sarge, no problem
Penguins step it up
Capitals, choking again?
We’ll see on Monday

Pens/Caps Game 4 Grades

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Saturday May 9, 2009

Ovechkin, dirty
Sergei Gonchar gone
Knee on knee, intentional
Suspension-worthy

Pens/Caps Game 3 Grades

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Thursday May 7, 2009

Penguins dominate
Need OT to win
Now they’re back in the series
Welcome back Geno

Pens/Caps Game 2 Grades

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Tuesday May 5, 2009

Ovechkin scored three
So, too, did Crosby
In secondary scoring,
Steckel one, Pens none

Pens/Caps Game 1 Grades

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Sunday May 3, 2009

Fleury gets outplayed
Varlamov steals show
Power play keeps sputtering
As Caps take Game One

Pens/Flyers Game 6 Grades

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Sunday April 26, 2009

Penguins turn it on
Flyers make tee times
Carcillo won the battle
But Max won the war

Pens/Flyers Game 5 Grades

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Friday April 24, 2009

Penguins spit the bit
Gag away huge chance
And now, it’s back to Philly
And back to the Burgh

Pens/Flyers Game 4 Grades

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Wednesday April 22, 2009

Marc-Andre Fleury
Marc-Andre Fleury
Penguins’ goalie steals the show
Marc-Andre Fleury

Pens/Flyers Game 3 Grades

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Monday April 20, 2009

Penguins don’t show up
Lazy play costs them
Could easily lose this series
Tuesday will decide

Pens/Flyers Game 2 Grades

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Saturday April 18, 2009

Guerin, looking good
Biron’s luck runs out
Penguins take commanding lead
So go home Flyers

Pens/Flyers Game 1 Grades

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Thursday April 16, 2009

Pens, off and running
Flyers goon it up
Pens play like this, they won’t lose
So, go home Flyers

Pens Vs Devils Grades

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Thursday April 2, 2009

Chant: Uncle Daddy!
Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap
Or maybe Maaaaaaaaaarty, Maaaaaaaaaarty
Or Go home Devils!

Pens Vs Rangers Grades

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Sunday March 29, 2009

Down go the Rangers
No blue uniforms
Means afternoon win for Pens
As Sid leads the way

Pens Vs Flames Grades

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Thursday March 26, 2009

They beat a top team
In a bounce-back game
Two points closer to playoffs
Flower steals the show

Pens Vs Flyers Grades

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Monday March 23, 2009

You can’t win ‘em all
Just one of those days
Biron played like Vezina
Won’t happen again

Pens Vs Kings Grades

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Saturday March 21, 2009

Workmanlike effort
As Pens dissect Kings
They did what they had to do
As Sid, Geno starred

Pens Vs Thrashers Grades

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Wednesday March 18, 2009

Geno is ba-ack
What a performance
The flu gone, Geno erupts
And the Yeo play too

The Pens at the 70-Game Mark

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Tuesday March 17, 2009

This is a bit late, as the Pens played their 70th game on Saturday. They have quite obviously experienced a major turnaround over the last 20 games (I was not able to do a 60-game comparison).