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Pittsburgh Penguins have been the darlings of the National Hockey League since 2005, when Sidney Crosby joined the league as a young 18-year-old phenom.
With the addition of Evgeni Malkin the following season, the Penguins became the league's showcase team. The Pens have made the playoffs every year since '06, have appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals twice, won one in '09, and have appeared twice in the NHL's Winter Classic in just five years, matching the Philadelphia Flyers' number.
Sadly, they have become known by many fans, critics and writers not as the league's showcase team, but rather as the biggest babies in the league. In particular, Sidney Crosby.
Case in point, Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals between the ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins
With the addition of Evgeni Malkin the following season, the Penguins became the league's showcase team. The Pens have made the playoffs every year since '06, have appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals twice, won one in '09, and have appeared twice in the NHL's Winter Classic in just five years, matching the Philadelphia Flyers' number.
Sadly, they have become known by many fans, critics and writers not as the league's showcase team, but rather as the biggest babies in the league. In particular, Sidney Crosby.
Case in point, Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals between the ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins