2013
12.18
12.18
class="ui-droppable">The Pittsburgh Penguins are one of the hottest teams in the NHL, having won five straight and 11 of 12. That's not surprising for a team of their caliber and talent.
What's surprising is how they've done it.
The Penguins' blue line has been decimated by injuries, leaving the club with a group of inexperienced and unheralded defensemen who are currently being led by a player who wasn't sure if he was long for the league as little as two years ago.
Matt Niskanen is well aware of the fact that he was nothing more than an afterthought when the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired James Neal from the Dallas Stars for Alex Goligoski in February 2011.
“I was a throw-in guy in that deal,” Niskanen ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins
What's surprising is how they've done it.
The Penguins' blue line has been decimated by injuries, leaving the club with a group of inexperienced and unheralded defensemen who are currently being led by a player who wasn't sure if he was long for the league as little as two years ago.
Matt Niskanen is well aware of the fact that he was nothing more than an afterthought when the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired James Neal from the Dallas Stars for Alex Goligoski in February 2011.
“I was a throw-in guy in that deal,” Niskanen ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins