Locked On Penguins - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Penguins

Well, it was poetic! Sidney Crosby scored his 500th career NHL goal on Tuesday night and of course, it was against the Philadelphia Flyers. That's where Hunter starts today's show as he walks everyone through the goal and how it was so vintage. It came from his spot, in his house, against the team he's hated for almost two decades. Hunter also explains why it couldn't have been scripted better while also going into how much he continues to mean to this organization. How many goals does Sid have left? Hunter also weighs that question before getting to Kris Letang's OT winner. He explains how it was a great hockey IQ play that a lot of other players wouldn't have done in that situation and how he was the best player on the ice. He then goes into Casey DeSmith's continued struggles and why the team HAS to go get a goalie, plus how the comeback was fully started. All that, plus much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins win again! They took down the New Jersey Devils on Sunday afternoon with a 4-2 win in a game where the Penguins were the better team. Hunter begins the show with a shoutout to Mike Matheson as he continues to play his tail off. How is he continuing to have the best season of his career? Should he get more minutes? He also goes into some of the underlying numbers before switching over to Bryan Rust. Hunter explains how this is a player who the Penguins may not be able to let walk. How can the team create enough cap space to sign him? Will the contract likely age well? After that, Hunter touches on Brian Boyle and how he's continuing to prove him and everyone else wrong. Should he be in the playoff starting lineup? How has he been able to do this on a consistent basis? Finally, Hunter previews Tuesday's matchup against the Flyers as it seems like it's going to be fate for Sidney Crosby.

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Happy Friday! Evgeni Malkin is back again for the Penguins based on line rushes and that's where Hunter starts today's show. He goes into who was sent down and who is likely to come out of the lineup for him on Sunday. He then does a full preview of the Devils game on Sunday as their team is a bit banged up, especially in goal. He dives into their underlying numbers and how they look to be a bit better than some of the results they've gotten, plus knows how tough they usually play the Penguins. After that, Hunter gets into potential playoff opponents and who the best possible matchups are. Should the team rather face the Rangers or Capitals? Who would be the worst possible matchup? All that, plus a dive into Hockey at this year's Olympics, in this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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The Penguins win again! Hunter recaps the 2-0 shutout win over the Ottawa Senators and he makes sure to shout out Matt Murray during the opening of the show. Hunter praises him for being the main reason this game was close, while also appreciating what he's done for this franchise in their history. He then breaks down the Jeff Carter game-winner and how that came to be, plus touches on Casey DeSmith. He had a second straight stellar start for the Penguins, this one resulting in a shut-out. How is he climbing out of this hole? Could the Penguins stand pat goalie-wise if he keeps this up? He also brings up John Marino and how this was his best game in some time, while also breaking down how this was a defensive clinic. All that, plus much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins!

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Happy Wednesday! It was another busy day for the Pittsburgh Penguins as Hunter first gives his immediate thoughts on the Brad Marchand suspension. He touches on how it's not as long as it should be and then pivots to how the NHL should have sent a message. Hunter also goes into the idea that the Penguins should've responded, but how it goes against what Mike Sullivan wants. The Penguins were undisciplined during the Byslma days and everyone wanted them to clean up their act, now that they don't retaliate, do people want them to? Hunter feels weird about that idea before previewing Thursday's matchup against Ottawa. All that, plus much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins!

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It looked dire after one period but the Pittsburgh Penguins were able to claw back and take down the Boston Bruins, 4-2. Hunter first goes into the biggest storyline of this game in Brad Marchand. How does the league need to respond? Is he approaching Tom Wilson territory? Why does he keep doing these things? He then touches on Tristan Jarry's stellar start and how he willed the team to victory. He breaks down a couple of his massive saves late in the third period while also continuing to marvel at the changes in style. After that, Hunter breaks down the 3 Penguins' goals before the empty-netter and what went into them being scored, especially Crosby's 499th. All that, plus much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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The All-Star Break is over which means the Pittsburgh Penguins are back. Hunter starts the show off with the unfortunate news about Evgeni Malkin as he's now in COVID protocol. How long will he likely be out? Who will take his place in the lineup? He then ponders the thought of rookie Valtteri Puustinen a legit shot in the lineup. Hunter explains how it can't hurt due to how the team knows what it has in Dominik Simon, plus Zohorna hasn't impressed THAT much this season. He breaks down Puustinen's game a bit before doing a full preview against the Bruins. Is this team being overlooked? Before last year, when was the last time the team won in Boston? How can the Penguins break them down? All that, plus much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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The All-Star weekend is here and that means Jake Guentzel and Tristan Jarry got to participate in the Skills Competition. Hunter gets into Guentzel doing the accuracy shooting and how close he was to winning it. Would he have beaten Aho if he had made that last one on the first try? He also touches on how the world got to see just good Guentzel is at those close-range shots and how far he's come. He also talks about Tristan Jarry and how he didn't come close to winning the saves competition before giving his thoughts on the event as a whole. Should a couple of the new events come back? Was one of them rigged? He then speaks about Gary Bettman's press conference and why his answer on the Blackhawks was so troubling, plus gives some BOLD predictions for the second half of the season.

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There are five days left on the Penguins break but first, Jesse Marshall of The Athletic joins the show to touch on everything about the team from the first half. They first talk about the special teams, and how the power play is looking especially deadly since the start of the New Year. They also discuss the penalty kill and while that unit has been strong, it has faltered a bit as of late. After that, the two get into the recent slump and if that could carry over past the All-Star break, plus do a deep dive into John Marino's season. Is it all bad with him? What has he been excelling at? The two then get into Jake Guentzel's outstanding season, plus go into Bryan Rust and how this is getting pretty difficult for the Penguins. All that, plus much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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It's now a 4th straight loss for the Penguins but a rest couldn't have come at a better time. Hunter starts off this episode with what went wrong for the Penguins. Kasperi Kapanen continues his poor play as Hunter breaks down that final sequence in overtime. How should've Kapanen played that better? What should happen next with him? He also touches on the poor defensive play in front of the net while also saying how the Penguins deserved a better fate with how they played. How has the power play been able to click? Hunter does a deep dive on what makes that unit go, plus how they're taking advantage of all these penalty-killing units. Other topics discussed: Was that Caps disallowed goal goaltender interference? How could Crosby have played Orlov's OT goal better? How can the team keep Bryan Rust long-term? All that, plus much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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