Locked On Penguins - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Penguins

How's everyone doing after that crazy game? Hunter starts the episode off by getting into the core players and how they were the main reason why the Penguins were able to bring this home. He especially shouts out Kris Letang for his heroics and how his dad was definitely with him while he was on the ice for this game. He analyzes how he played offensively and how the Penguins badly missed him over this last month. He then gets into how Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby had VINTAGE performances in this one and how the power play in particular really needed that spark that Malkin was able to provide it. He also laughs at how Ryan Lomberg poked the bear (Crosby) and why it's never wise to do that. After that, he does address Casey DeSmith's performance and how it was the worst one of the year. He analyzes what he saw from PPG Paints Arena and if this is going to be the norm going forward or if this was just an outlier. He also does make the point that he can't get too many starts in a row because he's just not built for that. Finally, Hunter praises the 4th line for having one of their best games of the season as Drew O'Connor and Danton Heinen were all over the ice. All that, plus much more, on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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Sunday's loss might not show it but the Pittsburgh Penguins might be starting to turn a corner. Hunter begins with that for Monday's show as the Penguins dominated the New Jersey Devils on Sunday afternoon. He looks at how this was a pure puck luck loss by the Penguins as they just couldn't put the puck in the back of the net. He also shouts out the defensive effort as they held one of the more prolific teams in the league to just one goal in 60 minutes of action before the OT shenanigans happened. Speaking of that, Hunter slams the Penguins for dropping that game in OT and analyzes what has gone on in all of these OT games. Is this deployment? Are they trying to do too much? Why aren't they patient enough? He then goes into how this was a classic game where the Penguins badly needed a goal from their bottom six but to course, they could not get one. He dives into some stats over the last 7-8 games and how it still hasn't done nearly enough. Hunter then looks at some individual player performances and how the team has gotten a massive lift from Tristan Jarry and Jeff Petry since they returned on Friday, plus how they're starting to bank more points in the standings. Speaking of that, he ends the show with a Pens-Cats preview for Tuesday night as the Penguins have a massive game at home against a team behind them in the standings.

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It wasn't the Penguins' night on Wednesday night, though they did get a point. Hunter is joined by Alex Metzger of the Last Word On Senator's podcast to recap this thriller as the officiating really dictated this game. They start the show with some ticky-tacky calls on both sides of things and how it's super rare when you see a team get 9 opportunities on the power play. Alex breaks down how the Senators could dictate terms on the man advantage against one of the best PKs in the league and how the Sens have had one of the best power plays in the league all year. After that, they look at how goaltending also played a big factor as Cam Talbot was a bit shaky while Casey DeSmith could've had that last one on Brady Tkachuk. Alex goes into which goals from Talbot were a bit shakier than others and how it's unlikely he gets the start for Friday's game. Hunter also again addresses the lack of depth on the Penguins as Jeff Carter probably had his worst game of the season. Heck, he even whiffed on a shorthanded two-on-one odd-man rush in this game. He also praises Jason Zucker and Evgeni Malkin for strong efforts before ending the show with a quick look ahead to Friday's rematch. What do the Penguins have to do to win it? What do the Senators have to do to sweep the home and home? All that, plus much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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It's another Pittsburgh Penguins game night as they're set to take on the Ottawa Senators! Hunter starts the show by going over some practice notes and if any of the injured players could be making their returns for this one. He then looks at why this is such a massive game for the Penguins as he explains just how crucial their "games in hand" are for the standings in the Metropolitan Division. After that, he does a full preview of the game against the Senators and how their top six is one of the more underrated ones in the league. He also looks at how the Penguins' depth (which isn't even that good) should be able to overcome the Senators' since their depth is a bit worse. He also explains what improvements he wants to see from the team in this game before giving his keys for them to come out on top. All of that, plus much more on this Wednesday edition of the Locked On Penguins podcast.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins got a massive win on Monday night, but did it come at a cost? Hunter starts the show off by looking at how the Penguins should feel pretty fortunate to win that game against the Ducks, even though they outplayed them for the majority of the game. He looks at how Bryan Rust and Jake Geuntzel may have just saved Ron Hextall's job...at least for now and how things would've been looking really bleak had they lost this one. He then looks at how badly the Penguins needed this win since they have a pretty easy schedule for most of this week. It's time for them to bank some points in the standings since the Metro is a lot more competitive this season. After that, he analyzes Guentzel's goal and why John Gibson had no chance on it since he thought Jake was going to do one thing before the opposite happened. Hunter also looks at what needs to change on the PP (as he does every episode) and why it should be even more concerning that nothing could happen against the freaking Ducks of all teams. He then shouts out Jason Zucker for continuing to be the team's most consistent winger and how the player continues to feed off his energy before praising Bryan Rust for finally getting a big-time goal as he's had a rough season. All of that, plus much more, on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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It's time for the Pittsburgh Penguins to get back on the winning track and what better way to do that than to play the Anaheim Ducks? Hunter is joined by Jason Hernandez of Locked On Ducks for a special crossover edition of the Locked On Penguins podcast to preview this matchup. They start with the Ducks and how things have been awful for them this season. Jason gets into the biggest failure of this season and why a coaching change needs to be made directly after the season ends. He also looks at which players could be traded by the deadline and what returns they could likely command. He also looks at what the lines will look like before switching things over to a Penguins perspective. Hunter looks at what went wrong in the Hurricanes game on Saturday night and what needs to change on the power play for it to be better. He also analyzes why Ron Hextall failed at his job during the offseason and why it's well past time for him to make a move to help the team. After that, they give keys for both teams to win before making their predictions. All that, plus some fun tidbits, in this new episode of Locked On Penguins.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins came into this game without three of their top four defensemen and it went the way a lot of people expected: With a loss. The Penguins showed some promise in the first period, but then got blown out of the water in the final 40 minutes of regulation. Hunter didn't like the competitive level of most of the players on the team and even praised a fight in the third period,d which is something he almost never does. Hunter looks at how the top six struggled to generate any offense in this one, which leaves it to the bottom six...and you all saw how that went. Yes, Drew O'Connor scored, but it seems like nobody else in the bottom six wants to lately. Hunter again rips that unit as it continues to be not good enough. He also looks at the regression from Brock McGinn as he was never going to shoot 18% for the entire season. He then goes after some people who went at Mike Sullivan for this loss...as if he can push a magic button with being out three d-men, plus his starting goaltender. He points the finger at Hextall as it's past time for him to go out and do something to help this team. Finally, he gets everyone prepped for the Hurricanes on Saturday night as that promises to be a very, very tough game for the Penguins to win.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins have another back-to-back situation this weekend as they're set to play the Winnipeg Jets and the Carolina Hurricanes. Hunter starts the show by reviewing some practice notes from Thursday and giving yinz some small scoops on a couple of the injury situations. After that, he previews Friday's game against the Jets and what's made them so successful this season when not many saw it coming. He analyzes the roster while still not believing in them and goes into what they do well and how the Penguins can counter it, just like they did back in November. After that, Hunter gives his take on the goalie situation and why Dustin Tokarski should start on Friday since he had the hot hand in the Vancouver game. He then pivots to Casey DeSmith and why he would get the chance to get his game back together on Saturday, even though the Penguins would be a bit gassed. Finally, Hunter does a small preview for that game against the Hurricanes and looks at how the Penguins can finally get a result against them. All that, plus much more, on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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That was a wild one, yeah? Hunter is back with a fresh episode of the Locked On Penguins podcast as the Penguins came back to defeat the Vancouver Canucks in Tuesday night, 5-4. Hunter starts the show off with how the Penguins never seemed to be out of it even when they went down by three. He looks at how the team just needed average goaltending or this probably would've been a blowout. He likes how the team trusted the process and continued to pepper Spencer Martin with shots before they were able to tie the game before the end of the intermission and then go up by two heading into the third. He also praises the Top 6 as the big guns came alive to jumpstart this comeback. After all, the Penguins NEED their top players to win them games, especially with their depth problems and injuries. After that, he praises Brian Dumoulin (yes, you read that right), for his performance as he was the best defenseman on the ice. He goes into what he did well and if that can carry over into Friday's game against the Jets. He also shouts out Ty Smith for perhaps his best game as a Penguin yet. He analyzes what changes he saw in Smith's game tonight and why his time up here continues to be more fruitful for the team. Hunter also shouts out the power play for getting back on track but also points out how the Penguins need to do a lot more of 1 main thing for the PP to stay hot going forward. All that, plus much more, on this episode of Locked On Penguins!

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The Pittsburgh Penguins snapped out of their funk in a big way on Sunday night with a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Hunter starts this episode by making sure a win is indeed allowed before touching on how seeing Jake Guentzel get back to his usual self was the biggest reason for the win. He looks at where the two goals were scored and how Guentzel finally decided to simplify things in his game to get back on the score sheet. After that, Hunter praises Casey DeSmith and how he gave the Penguins his best start of the season. He looks at why the Penguins need this level from him until Tristan Jarry is ready to come back since they need to keep pace with the rest of the teams in the division. He also analyzes Jason Zucker's goal and how he could finally pull off that beautiful move before roasting the power play for another awful performance. What needs to change on that unit? Is Todd Reirden not doing enough in terms of coaching? Is it the players not executing? Hunter then wraps up the show with a full preview of Tuesday's game against the Vancouver Canucks.

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