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“The Penguins Need A Win” NYI@PIT 02/20/23

Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio get together and talk Penguins Hockey on the day Tristan Jarry returns to the crease at PPG Paints Arena. You could say the Pens ‘need’ to win in regulation tonight. It’s a four point game, so to speak, with the Islanders looking to spoil PIT’s bid to hold onto the top WC spot in the Eastern Conference. We ponder a world without us, singer-songwriters as we both are, and Jordan draws a line in the sand re: holding out hope for the Penguins to reach a 17th consecutive post season.

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Enjoy tonight's Penguins home game versus the Islanders … AND of COURSE:

LETS GO PENS!!

JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“You’re Gonna See It Again Soon” NJD@PIT 02/18/23

As will become immediately clear when you hit play on this episode, (Jeff and Jordan) are not happy-camper Penguins fans today. In fact, we’re both feeling pretty down in the dumps after the Pens lost, 5-4 in regulation time, to the Islanders, PIT’s arch nemesis of recent playoff defeats. Things don’t get any easier today, as the Penguins head into the back half of a back-to-back, albeit on home ice. For the puck shall drop on this season’s Black History Month Game, EARLY: 5:37pm EST to be exact, as the red-hot New Jersey Devils look to twist the scalding knife in the Pens’ open wound.

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Enjoy tonight's Penguins home game versus the Devil … AND of COURSE:

LETS GO PENS!!

JEFF TAYLOR + JORDAN DEFIGIO

“Jesse Marshall Drops In: Trade Deadline Talk” PIT@NYI 02/17/23

On today’s episode, hosts Jeff Taylor and Jordan DeFigio welcome freelance analyst with McKeen’s Hockey and The Athletic, Jesse Marshall! It’s not exaggeration to say that Jesse dropped some BOMBS in our chat, including some juicy trade deadline thoughts/predictions AND his two cents on how the top two lines could be reshuffled, should the Penguins manage to bring in a *certain* San Jose Shark. Trigger Warning: There may or may not be man-eating domestic cats featured in today’s episode.

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Enjoy tonight's Penguins road game versus the Isles … AND of COURSE:

LETS GO PENS!!

“Hands Tied Behind Their Back” PIT@SJS 02/14/23

Rob Rossi, a senior writer with The Athletic, joins Jeff and Jordan for a frank discussion regarding the Penguins’ current …situation. It’s perhaps a more precarious position than this Pittsburgh team has found itself in, since the inception of the Crosby Era. Get real with us - Enjoy the episode!

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Enjoy tonight's Penguins road game versus the Sharks … AND of COURSE:

LETS GO PENS!!

JEFF TAYLOR

“A Conversation With Harold Ochs” PIT@LAK 02/11/23

Harold Ochs is a retired pro hockey player with the Johnstown Chiefs, and former head coach of the men’s hockey team at University of Pittsburgh. I’ve been privileged to train with him on the ice, as I learn the fundamentals of hockey and skating. Today’s episode features a full sit-down conversation, in which Harold shares the story of how he got into hockey as a young kid, and of course  how he made his way through the ranks and into his role as a defenseman for the Chiefs.

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Enjoy tonight's Penguins road game versus the Kings … AND of COURSE:

LETS GO PENS!!

JEFF TAYLOR

“DeFigio + Taylor: Midnight Espresso Run” PIT@ANA 02/10/23

The Pens are on the Left Coast, folks. That means coffee, after coffee, after coffee, after coffee, after coffee, after coffee, after coffee, after coffee, after coffee. Oh, too many coffees, you say? Then perhaps you haven’t had enough coffee. Jordan and Jeff talk trade possibilities. They talk Allegheny County windstorms. And of course, they seriously discuss the position the Penguins are in re: preparing themselves for a tough stretch run, which, it feels as tonight’s puck drop approaches, begins here and now, at the Honda Center.

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Enjoy tonight's Penguins road game versus Quack. Quack. Qyack … AND of COURSE:

LETS GO PENS!!

JEFF TAYLOR

“Welcoming New Co-Host: Jordan DeFigio! Special Guest: Josh Yohe” COL@PIT 02/07/23

It’s an E-Rod night in Pittsburgh, and to celebrate it, we’ve got BIG NEWS: Please welcome our new co-host, Jordan DeFigio!! We’re both pleased to welcome to today’s episode, Senior Writer from The Athletic, our good friend, Josh Yohe.

Josh on Twitter: @JoshYohe_PGH ... 

Jeff on Twitter: @penspod_JT ... 

Jordan on Twitter: @fidgenewton

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Enjoy tonight's Penguins home game versus the Avalanche … AND of COURSE:

LETS GO PENS!!
 

JEFF TAYLOR

“Win And You’re In (The Playoff Picture)” SJS@PIT 01/28/23

Dustin Tokarski is a new dad; like, REALLY new. My guess is he hasn’t slept in over 24 hours. Casey DeSmith starts in net tonight, and my guess is that means Casey DeSmith isn’t getting pulled even if he gives up a handful of goals in the first period. I thought Casey played damn well against the Capitals two nights ago, but coming as that performance was on the heels of a fairly dreadful outing against Florida on Tuesday, CDS has yet to establish himself as solid-of-late. Sending good vibes out to DeSmith, may the force be with him. For if it is not, the Penguins will likely go to sleep on the outside of the playoff picture. Buffalo, who are only 1pt back of Pittsburgh, themselves play Minnesota tonight, and I've got a feeling Buffalo will take that one. Let us pray.

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Enjoy tonight's Penguins home game versus the Sharks … AND of COURSE:

LETS GO PENS!!

JEFF TAYLOR

“Gap Control (In The Standings)” PIT@WSH 01/26/22
 

It’s that time again: Sid versus Ovi, eighty-seven versus eight, Penguins versus the Capitals. It’s ALWAYS exciting, isn’t it? And these two teams seem to perennially compete for a playoff spot, destined to at least ‘brush past’ one another en route to a playoff run. In the case of PIT against WSH, the ‘brush-by’ in question is typically of the less-gentle variety, and tempers tend to flare. It’s DeSmith in net tonight and, at least of late, that hasn’t meant wonderful things for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Number one from Rochester, NH looks to steady his side-to-side rocking ship, to stop pucks, to Get A Win. Casey needs a clean W for himself and for his Penguins who, whether due to injury bugs, bad bounces, or off-ice misfortune, have for some time looked a long way off from the back-to-back champs they once were. Rather, the Pens have fairly remade themselves as the club who takes their sweet time establishing a collective identity - until pretty darned deep into each NHL campaign.

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Enjoy tonight's Penguins road game versus the Capitals … AND of COURSE:

LETS GO PENS!!

JEFF TAYLOR

“Tanger’s Return (Again)?” FLA@PIT 01-24-23

We may see the return of the return of the return tonight in Pittsburgh. Kris Letang’s personal and physical travails are the stuff of legend, especially this season. He’s really gotten the business end of whatever cosmic decision-making process occurs, out there in the aether of space and time. Injury. Recurring stroke. Another injury. Death of his father. And yet, like one of those water-weighted boxing-dummies that ALWAYS springs backup, ready for more, Letting is once again good to go, cleared for game action by the Pittsburgh Penguins’ coaching staff. It should be a thrilling thing to witness tonight, as 58 (probably?) lines up for the National Anthem at PPG Paints Arena for a tilt against Aleksander Barkov and the Florida Panthers.

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Enjoy tonight's Penguins home game versus the Florida Panthers … AND of COURSE

LETS GO PENS!!

JEFF TAYLOR