Five awkward truths about Pittsburgh Penguins struggles (Video) The Pittsburgh Penguins are in a moment of turmoil. They’ve changed coaches. Their offensive stars are sputtering. Their blue line is a mess. And there’s palpable concern that the moment to win a championship for this group may have passed. In the latest edition of The Wysh List, Yahoo Sports Puck Daddy blog editor Greg … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Francois Beauchemin, offensive juggernaut No. 1 Star: Francois Beauchemin, Colorado Avalanche  Francois Beauchemin, offensive juggernaut. The defenseman provided all the offense that Semyon Varlamov (33 saves) would need in the Avs’ 2-1 win over the New York Islanders. Beauchemin’s third-period goal at 16:12, his fifth of the season, was the game-winner.  No. 2 Star: Chad … [Read more...]

Alex Burrows sorry for taunting Patrick O’Sullivan about abusive father Patrick O’Sullivan has opened up about the depths of abuse he suffered from his father as a young player, with harrowing tales of physical and mental anguish in a new book that was excerpted on The Players Tribune.  “From the moment I got my first pair of hockey skates at five years old, I got the living [crap] kicked … [Read more...]

2016 IIHF HOF class; Frolik out indefinitely; ugly Christmas hockey sweaters (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected].  Bako and the Heat take to the ice this Friday at the … [Read more...]

Jarret Stoll seeks second shot at redemption with Wild Facing the New York Rangers on Thursday night won’t be too difficult or strange for Jarret Stoll, despite having been dropped by the Rangers and picked up by the Minnesota Wild this week.  The forward said his big emotional game won’t come until Jan. 21 when he plays at the Los Angeles Kings. It’ll be Stoll’s first game in LA, where he … [Read more...]

Islanders fans vs. Brooklyn arena security getting ugly On Tuesday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, two fans allegedly tried to move closer to the ice in order to photograph the Jumbotron above the New York Islanders’ rink. On the screen: a tribute to one of the fan’s late father, a message the family paid to be displayed.  The fans went to an area designated for fans with special … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Rask, Holtby stand tall in victories No. 1 Star: Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins Rask recorded his fourth shutout of the year and 30th of his career with a 34-save night during a 3-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Max Talbot, Jimmy Hayes and Ryan Spooner provided the goals as Boston won for the fourth time in six games. No. 2 Star: Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals The … [Read more...]

Picks: Bruins to capitalize vs. depleted Pens Welcome to NHL Picks where CBSSports.com hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz offer their predictions for all of the day's games. Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN In just his second game behind the Pittsburgh Penguins bench, new head coach Mike Sullivan will get a crack at the first team that gave him a shot as a head coach … [Read more...]

P.K. Subban Show? EPIX Road To Winter Classic returns reinvigorated NEW YORK – When the NHL shifted its Winter Classic reality television series from HBO to EPIX, it lost a few things. Like going from the network with the buzzworthy shows to one fans had trouble locating. Like the commanding narration of 24/7 voice actor Liev Schreiber. Like the soundtrack, which blended with the images to … [Read more...]

Ryan Johansen benched by John Tortorella in Blue Jackets’ loss Ryan Johnasen is the Columbus Blue Jackets’ franchise player, or as close to one as they have. And for the second time since John Tortorella was hired to salvage an increasingly unsalvageable season, he was benched in the third period on Tuesday night. RyJo didn’t see a shift in the third during the Jackets’ 5-1 loss to the … [Read more...]