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Trading Nyjer Morgan a Risk Pittsburgh Pirates Had to Take

You'll have to excuse Pittsburgh Pirates fans for not knowing quite how to react to a front office with a plan. Tuesday's trade that sent the speedy and affable outfielder Nyjer Morgan and left-handed ...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 5 months ago 378 reads 2 comments
Pirates Striving to Climb Pittsburgh Sports Hierarchy

It's difficult to imagine now, but there once was a time the Pirates stood indisputably atop the city of Pittsburgh's sporting hierarchy...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 7 months ago 128 reads 4 comments
Pittsburgh Penguins' Slow Week Yields Promising Results

The National Hockey League regular season has reached its scoreboard-watching phase, a span during which every coach, player, and fan knows the significance of each game to the developing playoff race...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 8 months ago 170 reads 4 comments
Penguins Finally Return to Earth in Loss to Flyers

The Pittsburgh Penguins were perturbed following their 3-1 defeat to the cross-state Philadelphia Flyers Sunday afternoon, and they had legitimate reasons for refusing to take the loss in stride...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 8 months ago 123 reads 3 comments
8-0-2 Run Has Pittsburgh Penguins Challenging For Home Ice in First Round

A lot can change in a month. Whether it's considered one unbroken unit or reduced to four weeks, 28 days, 672 hours, 40,320 minutes or 2,419,200 seconds, the fact remains that a month is a reasonable ...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 8 months ago 487 reads 8 comments
Penguins-Blue Jackets: "I-70 Series" Limited By Current NHL Geography

Pittsburgh and Columbus are less than 200 miles apart, but in the mind of the National Hockey League, they might as well be on opposite ends of the North American continent...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 8 months ago 195 reads 12 comments
Pittsburgh Penguins' Winning Streak Adds to Eastern Conference Gridlock

As of the morning of March 10, seven points separate seven teams tussling for the bottom five Eastern Conference playoff berths. From the Philadelphia Flyers, in the No...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 8 months ago 231 reads 1 comments
Drive for Five: Pittsburgh Penguins Have Chance for Perfect Road Trip

Last Wednesday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins barely squeezed by the National Hockey League's worst team, the New York Islanders, by the score of 1-0...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 8 months ago 109 reads 2 comments
Onward and Upward: Pittsburgh Penguins Make Changes, Climb Standings

I don't have access to Ray Shero's iPod, but if the Pittsburgh Penguins general manager didn't own Sheryl Crow's 1997 hit "A Change Would Do You Good" two weeks ago, he probably does now...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 9 months ago 276 reads 0 comments
Ray Shero Not Done Yet: Penguins GM Likely Has More up His Sleeve

Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ray Shero dealt one of his team's more marketable players Thursday afternoon, flipping fourth-year defenseman Ryan Whitney to Anaheim for 29-year-old winger Chris Kunitz and tantalizing junior prospect Eric Tangradi...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 9 months ago 277 reads 7 comments
Simmering Sid: Crosby Re-Ignites During Emotional Weekend

When I wrote last week about Sidney Crosby's atypically uneven season thus far, I had more than his scoring yield on my mind...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 9 months ago 323 reads 15 comments
Crosby vs. Ovechkin: Why Stagnant Sid Has Been Surpassed by Effervescent Alex

In the wake of Alex Ovechkin’s breathtaking goal Wednesday night against the Canadiens, and following an article by the great Michael Farber for this week’s Sports Illustrated that ...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 9 months ago 567 reads 8 comments
Islanders 3, Penguins 2 (SO): New Head Coach Dan Bylsma Liveblog

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Written by Matt Gajtka about 9 months ago 82 reads 1 comments
Marc-Andre Fleury Coming On Strong For Penguins

One of the first articles I wrote for Bleacher Report in December highlighted the importance of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to the Pittsburgh Penguins' ultimate fortunes...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 9 months ago 76 reads 6 comments
Red Wings 3, Penguins 0: NHL on NBC Liveblog

The Red Wings invade Mellon Arena for the first time since Game Six of the Stanley Cup Final. Why not liveblog it, right here on Bleacher Report? 12:29 p.m...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 9 months ago 105 reads 3 comments
The Joy of "Geno": Evgeni Malkin Making Strong Case for NHL MVP

There are many aspects of the 2008-'09 season that have gone wrong for the Pittsburgh Penguins. With 29 games to play, the defending Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference champions are 25-23-5 ...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 9 months ago 287 reads 11 comments
Super Bowl XLIII: A Steelers Fan Comes Back Around

While hockey is my sport of choice and the Pittsburgh Penguins will likely be my favorite sports team forever, many of my most poignant memories as a Steel City sports fan come courtesy of the Steelers...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 10 months ago 129 reads 3 comments
National Hatred League: Animosity at All-Time High in NHL

Let me make sure I understand you, Chris Osgood. You claim that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, and by extension the entire league has it in for your Detroit Red Wings because stars Pavel Datsyuk ...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 10 months ago 1,306 reads 15 comments
Hockey's International Flavor Bodes Well for Future of the Sport

As I watched a trio of Russian dynamos excite and entertain, a towering Slovak flex his shooting muscle (and, by extension, his stick), a young man from Ontario unleash his lightning-quick stride, and a journeyman goaltender from Flint, Mich...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 10 months ago 592 reads 7 comments
Five Reasons To Love The NHL's All-Star Weekend

Whether triggered by the phenomenal success of the two-year-old Winter Classic, the controversy over the NHL allowing voting via text message or general media bitterness, the common hockey fan ...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 10 months ago 102 reads 3 comments
Sidney Crosby Puts NHL's Interests First By Attending All-Star Game

Be sure Pittsburgh Penguins center, superstar and captain Sidney Crosby has plenty of selfish reasons to be in Montreal this weekend for the National Hockey League's All-Star Game festivities...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 10 months ago 234 reads 8 comments
One Week, One Step Forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins

As the Pittsburgh Penguins flew into Philadelphia a week ago for a tilt against the Atlantic-leading Flyers, the entire season seemed to be at stake, at least as much as it can be in the second week of January...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 10 months ago 81 reads 2 comments
Alex the Grating: Ovechkin Needs To Act Like the Superstar He Is

Alex Ovechkin crafted a dominant performance in a pivotal game last night at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, helping his Washington Capitals to a slump-breaking 6-3 decision over the Penguins...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 10 months ago 3,517 reads 73 comments
Embracing the Trap: Penguins Clog Neutral Zone, Stymie Flyers

The Pittsburgh Penguins have a reputation for offense, and it's hard to argue why. When the alumni Rolodex includes such prolific point-producers as Jean Pronovost, Pierre Larouche, Mark Recchi, ...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 10 months ago 183 reads 2 comments
Why Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin Should Be Linemates (For Now)

As the national economy began to trend significantly downward in the fall, much was made about how many people would be reducing excessive spending and learning to live more frugally...

Written by Matt Gajtka about 10 months ago 200 reads 2 comments

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Matt Gajtka Article Archive

Trading Nyjer Morgan a Risk Pittsburgh Pirates Had to Take

Pirates Striving to Climb Pittsburgh Sports Hierarchy

Pittsburgh Penguins' Slow Week Yields Promising Results

Penguins Finally Return to Earth in Loss to Flyers

8-0-2 Run Has Pittsburgh Penguins Challenging For Home Ice in First Round

Penguins-Blue Jackets: "I-70 Series" Limited By Current NHL Geography

Pittsburgh Penguins' Winning Streak Adds to Eastern Conference Gridlock

Drive for Five: Pittsburgh Penguins Have Chance for Perfect Road Trip

Onward and Upward: Pittsburgh Penguins Make Changes, Climb Standings

Ray Shero Not Done Yet: Penguins GM Likely Has More up His Sleeve

Simmering Sid: Crosby Re-Ignites During Emotional Weekend

Crosby vs. Ovechkin: Why Stagnant Sid Has Been Surpassed by Effervescent Alex

Islanders 3, Penguins 2 (SO): New Head Coach Dan Bylsma Liveblog

Marc-Andre Fleury Coming On Strong For Penguins

Red Wings 3, Penguins 0: NHL on NBC Liveblog

The Joy of "Geno": Evgeni Malkin Making Strong Case for NHL MVP

Super Bowl XLIII: A Steelers Fan Comes Back Around

National Hatred League: Animosity at All-Time High in NHL

Hockey's International Flavor Bodes Well for Future of the Sport

Five Reasons To Love The NHL's All-Star Weekend

Sidney Crosby Puts NHL's Interests First By Attending All-Star Game

One Week, One Step Forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins

Alex the Grating: Ovechkin Needs To Act Like the Superstar He Is

Embracing the Trap: Penguins Clog Neutral Zone, Stymie Flyers

Why Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin Should Be Linemates (For Now)

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