Fantasy Update
Jul 26, 2014
Rotoworld
Penguins coach Mike Johnston is traveling to Russia this weekend to visit star center Evgeni Malkin.
Rotoworld Jul 26, 2014
New Pens coach in Russia to see Evgeni Malkin - Evgeni Malkin (C) Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins coach Mike Johnston is traveling to Russia this weekend to visit star center Evgeni Malkin.
Blueshirt Banter Jul 25, 2014
If You're The New York Rangers You Need Rick Nash
The Rangers need Rick Nash. This isn't a debate. Let's get this out of the way at the top: Rick Nash is an elite hockey player. If you're about to rush into the comments section to disagree with me, save it. I'm not in the mood for a debate about this because there really isn't a debate to be had. Since 2008 Nash has a scored 0.43 goals per game. That's 10th best in the NHL over that span. At the top of the list are names like Alexander Ovechkin (0.60), Steven Stamkos (0.57) and Sidney Crosby (0.52). Other notable names are Evgeni Malkin (0.45), Phil Kessel (0.44) and Marian Gaborik...
Rotoworld Jul 7, 2014
Downie vows to protect Crosby, Malkin - Steve Downie (W) Pittsburgh Penguins
Steve Downie feels that part of his job with the Pittsburgh Penguins will be protecting Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
PensBurgh Jul 7, 2014
Did Malkin Defer to Neal?
We'll dig into the numbers to see if Malkin was deferring to Neal while he was with the Penguins. With James Neal gone, some people have argued that Evgeni Malkin will play better hockey since he won't defer to Neal as often. I'm curious how much (if at all) Malkin actually deferred to James Neal while he was here. We can figure this out by comparing Malkin's stats from 2007-2011 (before he played with Neal) to his stats from 2012-2014 (when he had Neal as his partner). I pulled the aggregate data from the Hockey Analysis database. I'm looking only at 5v5 play; Malkin deferring to Neal...
