Locked On Penguins - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Penguins

It's another massive game for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night as they're set to take on the New York Rangers. Hunter is joined by Jon Chik of Locked On Rangers to preview this huge game as things are starting to get tight at the top of the division. They start the show focusing on how the Penguins have turned things around as of late and what they're doing differently compared to the start of the season. They also get into Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin and how the decisions to bring them back are really paying off thus far. They then get into the Rangers' slow start and what was really plaguing that before looking at who the unsung heroes of each team have been this season. After that, they get into some keys for both teams to come out on top before making some predictions. All that, plus much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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The winning streak is over for the Pittsburgh Penguins but this is a loss that not many should be upset about. Hunter is joined by Kat Hunter of Hurricanes Twitter to break this one down and they first start with how great this game was. They look at how it had a playoff-like feel to it, and how we need a seven-game series between the two. They also get into goaltending and how Casey DeSmith let the Penguins down with a couple of stinkers. Hunter even questions why HCMS started DeSmith since the team wasn't on a B2B. They then look at how special teams played a role as the Penguins' PP was shut down (for the most part and how the Hurricanes' PK was able to get it done. They also look at how Crosby was a bit off, how Kapanen had another stellar game, Brock's goal in his return, plus how Jordan Staal made everyone in Pittsburgh miss him...yet again.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to win and it's all they know how to do! Hunter recaps the Penguins' 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers from Thursday night and starts the show by gushing over how the special teams units were. He looks at how they carried the rest of the team to this victory and how both have done a complete 180 since the season started. He then asks fans to maybe give some more credit to Todd Reirden and Mike Vellucci since they oversee the units that have really helped the Penguins win more games. AFter that, Hunter analyzes Tristan Jarry's performance and looks at a couple of instances where he really kept them in the game. He then goes over some of his recent numbers and wonders whether he'll start to get some Vezina love if he can keep it up heading into the new year. Of course, this game wouldn't be complete without some proper Kris Letang love as he enjoyed another stellar outing. Hunter breaks down how he was able to pot his second of the season at a time when they badly needed a goal. He also discusses Evgeni Malkin's injury and why it doesn't look to be serious before ending the show with a discussion about how every fan should be enjoying this, even though it's just the regular season.

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It's a crossover Wednesday for the Locked On Penguins podcast. Hunter is joined by Armando Velez of Locked On Panthers to preview Thursday night's tilt between the two teams. The two start with the Pittsburgh Penguins and how they are on a mission right now. Armando gets Hunter to discuss what's gone into the winning streak and what had to turn around during the losing streak. He looks at how the penalty kill and goaltending have done a complete 180 while the team has continued to score at the same rate. He also looks at how Sidney Crosby has had one of the best starts of his career to a season, plus how POJ's development has really shown thus far. After that, the two get into Florida's slow start and what's really been plaguing it. Are they just not consistent enough? What's been going on in net with Sergei Bobrovsky? Armando then looks at Matthew Tkachuk and how he's played since he got traded over the offseason. Have the Panthers gotten the better of the deal? What about defensively? Have there been issues there? Finally, the two give their keys for each team to come out on top before giving their predictions on how it will go. All that, plus much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins' injury curse had to live on. Yeah, you guys knew it wasn't going away anytime soon. Hunter starts this show by going into the unfortunate news about Jeff Petry as he is set to miss close to a month with that hand injury. He looks at how the Penguins will reconfigure their defensive pairs during that time and how much more weight is about to be on the shoulders of Kris Letang. He then analyzes the Penguins' callups and why the two that came up made the most sense. He goes into Drew O'Connor's recent hot stretch down in WBS and why Mark Friedman will be more of a warm body because the Penguins still have 6 healthy defensemen right now. Yes, he does get to the Ty Smith stuff and why it wouldn't make much sense to bring him up...at least for right now. after that, he looks at POJ's game as a whole and how he continues to show that he's going to be a long-term top 4 defenseman in this league. Hunter dives into the numbers (which are career-highs) that show just how good he's been at both ends of the rink. He then begs the question of whether POJ should get more minutes while Petry is out. Should he come up to the top pairing? Should he be the full-time QB of the second PP? Finally, Hunter looks ahead to the Panthers and what's making them struggle this season before teasing a full preview episode on Wednesday with Armando Velez.

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Evgeni Malkin brought the house down for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday! Hunter starts the show by diving into that goal and what went into it coming together. He breaks down how the Penguins came into the zone with authority and how Bryan Rust was able to do his patented rush to the net before Malkin cleaned up the garbage. It was Malkin's first goal in 10 games and it got the Penguins winning streak up to six. Hunter looks at how it was one of the only offensive rushes in the third period since both teams were playing lockdown defense. He goes into how this was a low-event game from the start since Dallas was content on its top line creating all of the offense while using the other three to stifle Pittsburgh defensively. After that. Hunter breaks down another outstanding performance from POJ as he continues to prove even more people wrong and how it might be only a matter of time before he gets put on the top pairing. He also analyzes Kris Letang's performance as he continues to get better and better, plus shouts out Tristan Jarry as he's looking more and more like the goalie we saw last season. All that, plus your listener takeaways on this episode of the Locked On Penguins podcast.

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It was looking dicey at the end but thanks to Jeff Skinner's stupidity, the Penguins were able to win it in overtime thanks to a power play goal from Jeff Carter. Funny enough, that's where Hunter starts Friday's episode as he looks into what set Skinner off in the final minute of regulation. He goes into how Jake Guentzel made a normal play by going to the net and how Skinner took it way too far with that crosscheck. Will that lead to a big suspension? Does that kind of play need to leave hockey forever? Hunter answers those questions before complimenting the Penguins for not retaliating and sticking to Sullivan's philosophy of "just play" heading into overtime. After that, Hunter analyzes how the Penguins were able to tie the game early on in the third period thanks to Sidney Crosby's great play along the boards. He also praises Brock McGinn for continuing to stay hot and Tristan Jarry for keeping the team in it despite them not playing well for the first 40 or so minutes. He also analyzes what the PP is continuing to do well and how the PK was able to keep the Sabres off the scoresheet...for the most part. Finally, Hunter looks at some issues that the Penguins will need to clean up heading into Saturday's game and why the Dumoulin-Rutta pairing might need to be split up for good. All that, plus much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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Even though Hunter is a little sick, the content never sleeps. Hunter starts Thursday's episode with a full preview of the home-and-home against the Buffalo Sabres and why these matchups are always tricky. He looks at how Tage Thompson has been this season and why he is priority number one for the Penguins if they want to win one, if not both games on the back-to-back. He also looks at some of the other offensive weapons that they have and discusses what the Penguins need to do differently to make sure they don't sleepwalk in the third period again like they did the last time the two teams played. After that, he goes into some practice notes as Kris Letang was welcomed back. When is he going to come back? He then discusses the Penguins' lineup and how there could be a change among the forwards since Josh Archibald wasn't at practice. Also: Which goalie will start in which game? All that, plus much more on this episode of the Locked On Penguins podcast.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to stay hot! They took down the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night, 4-1 and they have won eight of their last ten games now. Hunter starts out the show by discussing Sidney Crosby and how he continues to play at an elite level. He goes into what he's projected to hit points and goals-wise and tells everyone why it's time for him to start getting some MVP buzz and more national media attention since he's doing all of this at age 35. After that, he discusses the power play and what it's been doing right over the last week. He looks into the mistakes that have been corrected and why it's really come down to a couple of simple things that they could've been doing all along, but were choosing not to. After that, he analyzes the play of Tristan Jarry and looks at how Bryan Rust might be going on a heater now that he's back to playing strong two-way hockey. Finally, Hunter discusses how this team has another gear to get to even though they continue to rattle off win after win. All that, plus much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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Well, Saturday night was fun, right? Hunter starts out Monday's episode by going over the biggest storyline of the Penguins' 6-2 win over the St. Louis Blues and of course, it was Jordan Binnington making an idiot out of himself. He goes into why this isn't close to the first time that this has happened and why this could lead to a lot of players losing respect for him. He looks at how even Craig Berube told him to stop doing this garbage following the game and how the Penguins' strategy of getting into his kitchen worked to perfection. He then discusses how the Penguins again looked like the much faster team against a heavier team in the Blues and how that favors them with some of the other opponents they have yet to play against this season. After that, Hunter dives into what's driving Kasperi Kapanen's hot streak and how this one could be different if he keeps these habits up. He then continues his strong praise for PO Joseph and how he continues to impress in all three zones before previewing Tuesday night's matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets. All that, plus much more on this Monday edition of the Locked On Penguins podcast.

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