Locked On Penguins - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Penguins

Well, Hunter is a yinzer now! He comes at yinz with a fresh episode from inside his new place as he recaps the Penguins' thrilling 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. He starts with how this was a win where everyone chipped in, whether it was the top six, bottom six, Tristan Jarry, and all of the defensive core. He looks at how the Penguins were able to boat race the Knights at 5v5 since they're a bit of a heavier team compared to how the Penguins rely on speed and skill. After that, he looks at some individual performances that stood out and how could you not love how POJ is playing right now? Hunter uses the eye test and some numbers to back up how much better offensively he's getting and how he continues to look the part of a reliable top-four defenseman. After that, he praises Kasperi Kapanen for coming back from the dead and giving the team a spark with his goal. How many more games did that buy him in the lineup? Could that be the start of him figuring it out? He also breaks down the Rakell goal and how it was vintage Crosby to set it up behind the net while also praising Tristan Jarry for holding the fort in the third period. Finally, Hunter previews Saturday night's tilt against the St. Louis Blues and why the Penguins can't take them lightly, despite their average record.

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It's a sad start to this episode of the Locked On Penguins podcast as Hunter touches on the Kris Letang news. He had another stroke earlier this week and Hunter first focuses on his everyday life aspect, not the hockey aspect. He goes into why it's important for him to be okay to do the everyday things in his life and to be a great husband, dad, and friend before even thinking about getting back onto the ice. He also looks at how this should serve as a reminder to everyone to always tell your loved ones all the time how much you care about them because you never know when something like this can happen. After that, he does look at how this will affect the Penguins in the short and long term since he's a player that's very hard to replace. Who is going to take his minutes? Is replacing him going to come by committee? After that, he previews the Thursday game against the Vegas Golden Knights as this will be one of the toughest tests of the season to date. He looks at how deep Vegas is at both forward and on the backend and why Bruce Cassidy is doing an outstanding job with them. He also looks at some keys for the Penguins to win this game before ending the show with some practice notes and how it's insane that the power play alignment is going to stay the same.

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That one will sting for a little bit. Hunter is back for another recap episode as the Penguins dropped a 3-2 heartbreaker to the Hurricanes on Tuesday night. He starts out the show by blasting the NHL officials for somehow missing that penalty on Jarvis in overtime and how that's a textbook boarding call. He then goes at the players on the ice for the Penguins for basically quitting on the play and spending too much time whining to the refs. He explains how the team needs to keep playing in that situation, even though it should've been a penalty. After that, he breaks down the 6-on-5 goal and how the Penguins were FINALLY able to score one. He looks at how patient they were with getting that goal to get the point before looking at some of the negatives, which involved how lost Tristan Jarry was on the second goal. He also blasts Bryan Rust for another poor effort as he's currently having a season to forget thus far. What needs to change for him to bounce back? Finally, he roasts the power play and looks at what the Penguins need to do to get this thing going in the right direction. All that, plus much more on this episode of the Locked On Penguins podcast.

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Happy Monday! It's a new week for the Pittsburgh Penguins as their 5-game winning streak got snapped against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Instead of recapping how sad that performance was, Hunter moves forward since the Penguins are doing the same to get you guys ready for Pens-Canes. He welcomes Jared Ellis of Locked on Hurricanes to the show as they preview the first of four matchups between the two teams. They start with the Hurricanes in the first segment as they've been a bit down lately. Hunter ponders why they've lost eight of their last 11 games while also wondering why the Hurricanes are so stingy defensively. Jared also explains why the Hurricanes have their own set of power play opportunities (they're similar to the Penguins) and why some of their depth players have struggled so far. After that, it's Jared's turn to get into the Penguins as he asks what's wrong with the Penguins' PP and what needs to change to get it going. He also ponders how the Penguins continue to stay in contention each year, despite them continuing to get older, plus how they were able to turn their season around over the last few weeks. Finally, the two give their keys to each team coming away with the victory before giving a prediction on how it will play out.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to stay hot! They went into Philadelphia on Friday night and dismantled the Flyers, 4-1 as they've won their fifth in a row. Hunter starts the show by shouting out the 4th line as it was the main reason the Penguins got the result. He looks at how great Teddy Blueger has been since his return and why he is the glue that makes that line stick. He also praises Ryan Poehling as he continues to look more than just a throw-in for the Petry trade & why that trade is looking really good right now since they originally wanted to trade Blueger in the original offer. He then eats crow on Josh Archibald as he can't stop scoring goals for the 4th line. After that, he goes into more individual performances, including the play of Tristan Jarry and how Sidney Crosby continues to own the Flyers franchise. He also questions if this rivalry has fallen off in recent years due to where the teams have been before ending the show with thoughts on the Winter Classic jersey and a small preview of Saturday night's clash against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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You really can't script it any better. Evgeni Malkin, on his night, gets the shootout winner to propel the Penguins to victory and the crowd went absolutely NUTS. Hunter starts off the show with that moment as Malkin deked Dan Vladar out of his sockets for the winner and then threw his stick into the crowd. He looks at how this was just a perfect day and a perfect evening for everyone to celebrate his accomplishments over the first 1,000 games of his NHL career. He goes into the ceremony and how it really moved him, plus how he continues to defy his age with how he looks on the ice. After that, he looks at the game overall as the Penguins played a very sound 45 minutes and did just enough in the shootout to come away with the win. He praises the team's defending as it's been much better over the last couple of weeks and gives examples of how the net-front defense in particular was much better. He also analyzes how the Penguins were able to beat the Flames at their own game since Darryl Sutter LOVES low-event hockey, plus shouts out some players individually for some strong performances. Finally, Hunter gets to some listener takeaways as some of the listeners had a couple of fascinating things to say. All that, plus much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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Happy Tuesday! The Penguins had an off day but they're getting set to take on their next opponent in the Calgary Flames. This is a team that the Penguins have struggled against over the last couple of seasons and what better way to preview the game than by bringing back Jess Belmosto of Locked On Flames? Hunter has Jess talk all about the Flames in the first segment as they've had similar results to the Penguins over the last couple of weeks. She goes into the losing streak that they had followed by their recent strong play as they try and get back to how they were playing earlier in the season. She also tries to explain why Jonathan Huberdeau is on the third line while also telling the listeners why Jacob Markstrom has been a bit off to start the year (he never is against the Penguins, though). The roles then get reversed in the second segment when Jess flips the script and asks about the Penguins. Hunter goes into how much better the team has been at defending and how they're starting to get goal-scoring from all four lines. He also praises Tristan Jarry and wonders if that last start could be the start of a big rebound from him for the rest of the season and how it's past time for Kris Letang to start playing better. Finally, the two end the show with some keys for each team to win before predicting how the game will go.

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Was that a perfect back-to-back or what? The Pittsburgh Penguins have won three in a row and five of seven as they are back in the playoff race. Hunter starts the show off with an ode to Evgeni Malkin and how it's been an absolute pleasure to watch him over the last decade and a half. He goes into what his top five Malkin all-time goals are and how much he's meant to this franchise and their fans and the city as a whole. He looked at how everything on Sunday was perfect, from the pregame warmup routine to his son Nikita reading the lineup, his goal, and then the win. After that, he looks at the Blackhawks game as a whole and how the Penguins were able to come out on top, despite not playing their best. He shouts out Sidney Crosby for another tremendous performance as he has bounced back in a big way these last few games. He also looks at how great Brock McGinn continues to play and why he should remain on the third line going forward, plus gives a stick tap to Ryan Poehling as his play has also improved the last few games as well. Finally, he recaps the win over the Winnipeg Jets and how the Penguins played one of their best defensive games of the season. Could that start get Jarry back on track? How does Jason Zucker continue to do it? When will Kris Letang get his game back? All that, plus much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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It's an off day for the Pittsburgh Penguins, but that won't be the case this weekend. The Pittsburgh Penguins have ANOTHER back-to-back set and again, both games are on the road. Hunter starts the show by previewing the game against the Winnipeg Jets as they're off to one heck of a start this season. He looks at what is fueling the start and how a lot of their production is only coming from a select number of players. He also looks at how Rick Bowness has done wonders for this team since taking over and ponders if this team can potentially make the playoffs after numerous pundits (one of them being Hunter) picked them to miss the playoffs. He gives some keys for the Penguins to win and who to watch out for before previewing Sunday's matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks. He touches on how awful the Blackhawks are this year and how there's really no excuse for the Penguins to lose this game, even though they're on a B2B. he goes over the expected lineup that you'll see, plus goes into a disturbing stat about just how bad the Penguins have been in Chicago over the last several years. Finally, Hunter discusses the power play and why they should still make some adjustments (Personnel-wise and strategy-wise) if they want to get this thing back on track. All that, plus much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins got a much-needed win on Thursday night and Hunter is here to talk about it. In the first segment, he touches on how this was a great team win as everyone from all four lines contributed. He looks at how both Ryan Poehling and Brock McGinn were able to help out the top six to get the team out in front. Is it as easy as Teddy Blueger being back? Or is there more to it? Hunter also discusses how Sidney Crosby got back to being himself in this one as he opened things up with a goal. Is he going to be the one to lead the team out of this mess? After that, Hunter looks at how POJ has really grown over the course of this season and how he made a number of strong defensive plays to break up quality chances. He also praises Kris Letang for perhaps his best game of the season as he continues to have more of a shoot-first mentality. Finally, he goes into some of the ugly parts of the game, notably the goaltending of Tristan Jarry. How important is it that he gets out of this funk? Does Hunter have confidence that he will? All that, plus much more, is on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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