From The Point

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.

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.

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…

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.

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. [...]

Penguins Sign Forward Arron Asham

Posted on August 20, 2010 by bmetzer
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The Penguins have signed forward Arron Asham to a one year, $700,000 per year deal. Ray Shero announced the deal late this afternoon…

Pens News and Notes…

Posted on August 20, 2010 by bmetzer
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Here are a couple press releases that came across my desk over the last two days. Sorry for the delay in getting them out, but as you have all probably seen, I have been concert mode for the better part of 48 hours.

If I was the commissioner for one day…

Posted on August 19, 2010 by bmetzer
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Ryan Porth wonders what he would do if given the chance to be the NHL Commish for one day.

Opening the CONSOL Energy Center with Paul McCartney

Posted on August 19, 2010 by bmetzer
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Paul McCartney, who hadn’t played in Pittsburgh in 20 years, was the act who was selected to open up the CONSOL Energy Center on consecutive evenings.