Now the NHL trade chatter is getting a bit more interesting. Welcome back to the chat, Anaheim Ducks, who are listening to offers for goalie John Gibson and talented forward Trevor Zegras. The Stanley Cup Final is ready to begin, and the WWE is putting up a championship belt. The Utah Yeti, er, hockey team is down to six possible nicknames for their inaugural season. And a reader asked perhaps the best question we’ve ever received for the Pittsburgh Penguins Q&A.
The Penguins Q&A was a wide-ranging slobberknocker, though the trade proposals made my heart hurt a bit. Penguins fans have reached a new station: Trade our good players for their bad players because maybe their bad players can be good again, and our good players stink.
I find myself arguing that several Penguins are much better than their perception here. It’s usually—almost universally—the other way around!
Despite the mostly good weather, I’ve been work-bound all week trying to figure out what comes next for the Penguins, but I did have a chance to do some binge-watching. I rolled through “Pearson,” the Suits spin-off. It was a definite snoozer, lacking the charm, fun, and even drama of Suits. Wednesday and Thursday, I rolled through the three-episode series called The Continental on Peacock–the prequel to the John Wick movie franchise.
It wasn’t a 10/10, but it was a good ride. Mel Gibson is the villain, and I thought they greatly underused him. Of course, you don’t watch anything in the John Wick series for dialogue, eh?
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Pittsburgh Hockey Now: What will define a successful Penguins off-season? I gave a definitive answer, and I think it may be more in line with what many of you think. But some of the trade proposals were, umm, yeah. I packed in as many questions as I could, so it’s a good read. From Penguins trades to off-season changes and even tactical changes, the Penguins Q&A.
Pittsburgh Baseball Now: It was a bad night at the park for the Buccos, but you can always get the latest on who’s making a charge and who is on the way with the Pirates prospects update.
At the yard, the Pirates rallied, but a controversial call broke the wrong way. Falter faltered, and the LA Dodgers are a pretty good team. Or, at least, they’re an expensive team. Here’s the Pittsburgh Pirates recap.
Danny Demilio and John Perrotto have done an amazing job covering that team. Danny doesn’t get nearly the recognition he should.
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