Mike Comrie Inks One Year Pact With Penguins…

Posted on September 3, 2010 (1 hour ago) by bmetzer
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The Penguins made a low risk, high reward move this morning in inking forward Mike Comrie to a one year deal worth a reported $500,000.

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UPDATE: Staal’s Recovery From Foot Surgery Stalls…

Posted on September 2, 2010 by bmetzer
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There has been speculation running rampant regarding a possible setback in the the healing process of Jordan Staal’s surgically repaired foot and that speculation was confirmed by the team this afternoon.

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Which Evgeni Malkin Will Show Up In 10-11

Posted on September 1, 2010 by bmetzer
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Amber Alexander takes a look at Evgeni Malkin and tries to figure out which Geno will show up in 2010-11.

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Thanks, Terry!

Posted on September 1, 2010 by OneSmugPug
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This might possibly be one of the worst off seasons that I can remember. It’s a rare occasion that I find Twitter remarkably annoying and so wonderful at the same time. I have decided to write about a fond hockey memory. Enjoy.

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FTP Facebook

Posted on August 29, 2010 by OneSmugPug
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As some can see, we got off into the Facebook page extravaganza this past week and the support has been tremendous (as Brian would say).   Why a Facebook page to go with “From the Point”  main site?  Well, it’s simple really. I spend countless hours digging for hockey images and videos  and we thought [...]

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A Dynasty League Draft – One Year Later…

Posted on August 26, 2010 by bmetzer
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Though fantasy football drafts will be taking place over the next couple of weeks it is never too soon to start thinking about your fantasy hockey pools and leagues.

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Thoughts on Billy G…

Posted on August 26, 2010 by bmetzer
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The story is not an unfamiliar one here in Pittsburgh: town meets aging veteran player, aging veteran player makes an impact, becomes a part of team lore, and then the team has to make the tough decision to let said aging veteran walk away.

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A Gift from my Father…FTP Style

Posted on August 26, 2010 by bmetzer
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Well, we are nearing the end of August and camps are still roughly a month away. I figured that this period of down time was a great opportunity to break out one of my most personal blogs…

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Penguins to play on Versus 11 Times…

Posted on August 25, 2010 by bmetzer
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The Versus NHL broadcast schedule was released today and your Pittsburgh Penguins will play on the network 11 times.

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Just in case you forgot

Posted on August 23, 2010 by OneSmugPug
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Ok, OK, OK…it’s Summer, off season and some of us have just taken in the time to recuperate for the upcoming Penguins/Hockey season. So this weekend Ray Shero has signed Arron Asham to a 1 year / $700k deal.  Personally, I find it a fabulous signing but that’s just what I find entertaining in hockey. [...]

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