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Thank you MAF – remembering the Flower as he moves on to Las Vegas
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Thank you MAF – remembering the Flower as he moves on to Las Vegas

Has it really been 14 years since the Penguins drafted Marc-Andre Fleury? It doesn’t seem like it, but at the same time it seems like so much longer. That’s because so much has happened since then. Personally, I…

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Uncanny how Penguins see history repeat itself in Niskanen’s ‘hockey play’
May 2, 2017
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Uncanny how Penguins see history repeat itself in Niskanen’s ‘hockey play’

1:53 update — Sidney Crosby has been diagnosed with a concussion and will miss at least one game. Mike Sullivan — “He will go through the protocols that we always put our guys through when they’ve been diagnosed with…

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Was the NHL’s Top 100 simply a popularity contest? Evgeni Malkin’s omission makes it look that way
January 29, 2017
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Was the NHL’s Top 100 simply a popularity contest? Evgeni Malkin’s omission makes it look that way

Nothing polarizes groups of people like a “best of” list. Anytime an individual or group comes together to decide the top, the best, or most outstanding of something, there are going to be omissions that lead to great…

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Conor Sheary continues to prove doubters wrong
January 24, 2017
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Conor Sheary continues to prove doubters wrong

On Sept. 4, 2016, I took a long, hard look at Penguins forward Conor Sheary. I pointed to his production alongside Sidney Crosby during the Stanley Cup Playoffs as a sign that he could potentially thrive in that…

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Comcast rolls out Xfinity X1 Sports App
June 7, 2016
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Comcast rolls out Xfinity X1 Sports App

By Dan Scifo From the Point contributor Pierre McGuire didn’t even have to interview for the job. The “Inside-the-Glass” analyst for the NHL on NBC was initially approached prior to the 2004-05 NHL lockout by NBC executive producer…

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Sabres’ Nelson first from Johnstown Tomahawks to reach NHL
March 30, 2016
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Sabres’ Nelson first from Johnstown Tomahawks to reach NHL

By Dan Scifo From the Point Contributor PITTSBURGH – It hasn’t taken long for former Johnstown Tomahawks’ standout defenseman Casey Nelson to adjust to the National Hockey League. Nelson signed an entry level contract as a free agent…

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