Fly Penguins Fly Podcast

“Jimmy Dragged Gabby Through The Mud” PIT@NJD 01/22/23

Your Pens are on the road to take on the Devils at THE ROCK. Honestly, as a New Jersey native, I must say that the Prudential Center is a KILLER venue for NHL hockey. It’s also a TOUGH place to watch your team get beat. That said, the last Penguins road game I witnessed, as a resident of the Garden State was a W over the Devils. Let’s hope that Tristan Jarry, newly reinserted into PIT’s lineup and fresh off a clean, impressive, 44-save victory at home against Ottawa on Friday, can resume his All Star-caliber play. Moreover, the Penguins will need to ‘have-their-backstop’s-back,’ doing everything they can to contain the speedy Jersey squad. I start the episode with some tape from former Vancouver Canucks head coach, Bruce Boudreau. IMO, “Gabby” was fairly disrespected by GM Jim Rutherford, with the story of his impending firing leaking as early as November. What an awkward position to be in, no? And then to be unceremoniously dismissed as soon as the front office could get its chess pieces in place. Suppose that’s just the way the The Show works. Best wishes to Brucey and his family, he’s by all accounts a good person and a passionate hockey guy.

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

LETS GO PENS!!

JEFF TAYLOR

“Return Of The Barley Farmer” OTT@PIT 01/20/23

It’s the back half of a home-and-home, with the Senators coming off their OT win at home in Ottawa, having defeating the visiting Penguins, backstopped by backup goalie Casey DeSmith and riddled with injuries as they were. The Joseph siblings, P.O. and his brother Mathieu, will enjoy their first-ever head-to-head matchup as NHL’ers. Their family will be in attendance, and that sub-plot should make for good sporting theater.
 

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

LETS GO PENS!!

JEFF TAYLOR

“Put On The Damned Jersey” PIT@OTT 01/18/23

Tristan Jarry took shots at team practice this morning in Ottawa, which is a big deal. Mathieu Joseph is a healthy scratch for the Sens on the day he and his brother, P.O., would’ve faced off against one another for the first time in their respective NHL careers. I give my two cents on the Ivan Provorov / Pride Night situation, from last night in Philadelphia.

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

LETS GO PENS!!

“Mighty Tankers of Anaheim” ANA@PIT 01/16/23

The Ducks are tanking for Bedard, the Penguins need points, and Jonathan Gruden gets his first ever NHL call-up.

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

LETS GO PENS!!

JEFF TAYLOR

“Paternity Test” PIT@CAR 01/14/23

Last night at PPG Paints Arena, Jason Zucker decided he’d had enough. So, Zuck picked a fight with a much bigger guy and he did just fine. The Pittsburgh crowd went wild, but the Penguins kinda just went, “Wha?” … And so, the Pens got their butts handed to them by the Jets, and the Black-and-Yellow faithful were sent home just a little more bruised than they already were, after what’s been a pretty lousy first half of the 2022-23 season for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania’s NHL Franchise. Casey DeSmith goes between the pipes against the mighty Carolina Hurricanes tonight. Just maybe, this depleted, demoralized Pittsburgh team will play their hearts out for him tonight and earn themselves a much-needed character victory against one of the best teams in the world’s best league.

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

LETS GO PENS!!

JEFF TAYLOR

“Dust-in Case” WPG@PIT 01/13/23

The Pens welcome the Winnipeg Jets for a home tilt on Pittsburgh ice, hoping to make it a ‘streak,’ after besting the Yotes and ‘Nucks over the past week. I stayed up late last night, watching the January 12, 1985 matchup of EDM@PIT, live from Civic Arena. It was Mario’s first time going up against Gretzky’s Oilers, and let me tell you: Apart from Lemieux scoring on his first shift, putting the Penguins up 1-0, the game used to be a HECK of a lot crazier back then. Obscene, uncalled violations of practically every sequence. So as much as we (I’m no exception) complain about, “Ref, how can you NOT call that,” trust me: The game we watch today is a WHOLE hell-of-a-lot more civilized than what was happening in the mid-eighties. Mark Friedman is back up with the NHL club, Pittsburgh Penguin Taylor Fedun will be wearing a suit and enjoying the game from the Mike Lange Media Level, and Andrew McCutchen is/was/is a Pirate. I also share an excerpt of a certain former-Penguin's memoire, one which I'm currently devouring... (Hint: It's Bryan Trottier's new book, 'All Roads Home')

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

LETS GO PENS!!

JEFF TAYLOR

“There (Whale) Blows!” VAN@PIT 01/10/23

A feel-good win in the desert, a heartfelt (unscheduled) trip to Montreal, and a WBS goalie call-up: You could say the Penguins’ latest road trip was a humdinger. Welp, they’re home, are the Pens, and tonight they get a visit from the Skating Orcas of British Columbia Province. Allegheny County’s own, J.T. Miller is set to play hockey on a fresh sheet at PPG Paints Arena tonight, with the Penguins - still short Kris Letang, Tristan Jarry, Ryan Poehling, Josh Archibald, and Jeff Petry, looking to keep things in the win column.

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

LETS GO PENS!!

JEFF TAYLOR

“Rossi, DeFigio, And Me” PIT@ARI 01/08/23”

It’s a hockey night in Arizona, folks. Your Penguins will play to less than 8K fans tonight as they dress and tape their sticks in the makeshift visitors locker room at Mullet Arena. The Coyotes like playing in their new-old, NCAA hockey rink, though, so the Pengweenos better come out flying, flightless as they’ve been of late. I’m joined today by Penguins beat writer, The Athletic’s own Rob Rossi (@real_rossi on Twitter) as well as by born-and-raised Yinzer, die hard Pens fan and host of the Helmet Hair podcast, Jordan DeFigio (@fidgenewton on Twitter) … We three discuss: The state of the Pens …Hallmark Movies …and the end of the NFL regular season.

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

LETS GO PENS!!

JEFF TAYLOR

“Classic Winter Backslide” PIT@VGK 01/05/23

Your Penguins are in Las Vegas to take on the best in the west, the Golden Knights. Last time these two teams met up, the Pens got the better of the Knights, in a thrilling come-from-behind victory on home ice. Can PIT rally behind interim starting goalie Casey DeSmith and stop their backslide of 5-straight losses? Jake Guentzel is feeling the weight of his recent shortcomings - I talk a little about Josh Yohe’s piece (The Athletic) on just that matter.

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

LETS GO PENS!

JEFF TAYLOR

“2023 Winter Classic” PIT@BUF 01/02/23

It’s time for the 2023 Winter Classic! The Penguins are at Fenway Park in Boston, MA to take on the juggernaut Boston Bruins in their first regular season matchup of the 2023 Calendar year. Enjoy the new intro in today’s episode, featuring a great drum kit performance by my dear friend and Grammy-nominated composer-bandleader, Mark Guiliana.

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Enjoy tonight's Penguins road game versus the Boston Bruins … AND of COURSE:
LETS GO PENS!!

JEFF TAYLOR