ty conklin Stories - Winging It In Motown
The Solution
I have always been a fan of Ty Conklin. The good news for a fan like me is that if the Penguins can manage to lose their next game, I guarantee* that Ty Conklin (career statistics) will get to play in game 4. I'm not saying Fleury is to blame (although that Stuart goal in Gm. 2 shouldn't have gone...
Goaltending Tandems Worse Than Conkkanen
I am a really, really big Ty Conklin fan. Always have been. Always will be. If I were a better person, it would be my greatest character flaw. I'm also a big fan of Finns. Thus, when Kevin Lowe dared to dream of the tandem of Ty Conklin and Jussi Markkanen, I was a big supporter.I had numbers, too....
MacT and the Goalies
The other day, David Staples had a post up on his weblog based on the NHL advertising theme "Is This the Year?". One of the things that he wrote I took as a bit of a personal challenge:"Is this the year one of the prominent Oilers bloggers says even one word of criticism about MacT?"That question...
Wings struggling on defense
The Wings may be 7-2-2, but their struggles on defense have some worried. Before the season, Wings fans biggest concern was goaltending with the Chris Osgood and Ty Conklin duo. Even so, it was a matter of wondering if they could perform decent against 20-25 shots per game. Unfortunately, the...
Pens Take a Day Off, Conks Gets Some Hardware
Following yesterday's loss to the Panthers, the Pens were probably better off just avoiding the ice altogether. Jordan Staal, a little dinged up from the Tampa game on Tuesday can rest his ribs, Sid can rest his ankle and the rest of the team can sit around and figure out what went wrong against...
Battle Between the Pipes - Pittsburgh's Goalie Controversy Continues
VS The Battle Between the Pipes - the goalie controversy in Pittsburgh continues.And yet - it's good controversy; if such a thing can exist.Many teams are faced with picking a starter who poses as "the lesser of two evils." That may have been the case earlier in the season when Marc-Andre Fleury...
Conklin Saves the Day Over Islanders, Penguins Win 4-2
Conklin stopped 50 of 52 shots faced to help the outshot Pens to a 4-2 victory On March 30, 1976, Ty Conklin emerged from his mother's womb at the unhealthy weight of 25 lbs, 10 ounces. What amazed the doctors so much wasn't this baby elephant-like weight, but instead the ever pondering question...
Penguins Suffer Defensive Collapse - Fall to Senators in OT 4-3
The Penguins couldn't hold onto their three goal lead... Heading into Saturday's game in Pittsburgh, the Penguins were hoping to pose as top contenders in the Eastern Conference with a win over the Ottawa Senators. The Senators, leaders in the conference since the first month of the season, have...
Pittsburgh Penguins Post a Three Goal Rally in the Third - Beat Florida Panthers 3-2
Ryan Malone takes the game into his own hands to rally the Pens past the Panthers 3-2 The Penguins have been there before and they've done it again. Similar to the four goal, third period rally against the Hurricanes on February 2nd, the Penguins came back from behind to secure another upset...
THN Predictions
There's always this adolescent sort of giddiness channeling through my nervous system when I see the newest edition of The Hockey News resting idly in my mailbox. Whether it's the pristine pages of an otherwise hot off the press issue, or the otherwise soggy and matted edition that awaits when...
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