What?  The Penguins have done a complete 360.   The Penguins went from an amazing 15 game winning streak to getting blown out not once, but twice.  The sad part is that this happened on back-to-back nights.

TUE, APR 2: SABRES 4          PENGUINS 1

WED, APR 3: RANGERS 6       PENGUINS 1

The second half of the Penguins home-and-home series against the Rangers will resume on Friday, April 5.  My suggestion is for the Penguins to stop worrying about Morrow, Murray, and Iginla, and start focusing on the goal tending and scoring.  We have given up an average of 5 goals in the last two games, while only scoring a dismal one goal in each contest.  We need to get it together and fast because momentum means everything.  Who cares if we have all these superstars on the ice if we cannot score and lose in the playoffs.   Heck, the Yankees have the highest payroll in Major League Baseball, and they cannot buy a win; therefore, superstars alone do not guarantee victories.

The Penguins need to settle down and get back to basic fundamentals.  For starters, we can stop giving the puck away in the oppositions lead.  This only leads to breakaway scoring chances.  Since the Rangers kicked their tail tonight, the Penguins smell blood at Consol Energy.

The Penguins have had much success with playing against Floridians.  See below:

February 22: Florida Panthers (W 3-1)

February 24: Tampa Bay Lightning (W 5-3)

Interestingly enough, both of these victories had Marc-Andre Fleury in goal.  However, tonight’s match-up with start Tomas Vokun in goal against Jose Theodore (e.g. pronounced tay-a-door).  The Panthers are coming off a 4-1 loss against the Boston Bruins, while the Penguins are coming off of a 5-3 win against the Tampa bay Lighting.  The Panthers are 2-6 when facing teams twice within the same season.  The Penguins are 7-4 when facing teams twice in the same season.

Florida Panthers (5-9-4)

• Goals Scored Per Game: 2.3 (25^th ranked in NHL)
• Goals Against Average: 3.6 (30^th ranked in NHL)
• Power Play Success Percentage: 16.2 % (24^th ranked in NHL)
• Power Play Kill Percentage: 73.21 % (29^th ranked)

Pittsburgh Penguins (13-6-0)

• Goals Scored Per Game: 3.3 (3^rd ranked in NHL)
• Goals Against Average: 2.6 (15^th ranked in NHL)
• Power Play Success Percentage: 27.5 % (2^nd ranked in NHL)
• Power Play Kill Percentage: 82.6 % (13^th ranked)

Theodore is a better goal tender than Scott Clemmensen; therefore, I predict a close decision: Penguins 3 Panthers 2.  For all you sports gamblers out there, take the Penguins and under 5.5 goals.

According to Webster’s dictionary, black, as a race, is defined as “relating to individuals with African ancestry.”   In addition, we must add that these individuals must have two black parents.  If one parent is not black, then the politically correct term is “bi-racial.” For example, since I was born in the United States with two black parents, I am classified as an African-American or Afro-American.   In the same sense, an individual with two black parents born in Canada would be called an African-Canadian or Afro-Canadian.   The Afro term is not used as much anymore because Afro was term dealing with the 70s hairdo called the Afro.

Being an African-American hockey fan is akin to being an African-American Republican.  Basically, there aren’t very many of us, and this bothers me.  Why is this?  Well, for starters, hockey is a very expensive sport which is more prevalent in wealthy, Caucasian or white areas.  In many African-American communities, there aren’t any hockey rinks within hours.  You cannot expect children to gain interest in a sport without the right resources.   I would argue that there is the same issue with tennis and the same issue with golf.

Due to this dilemma, I am on a quest to expose African-American communities to the NHL.  One way to do this is to endorse African-Canadian superstars such as Right Winger, Wayne Simmonds, from the Philadelphia Flyers.  Let’s face it, I am from Pittsburgh, so I have been bred to hate the Philadelphia Flyers.  However, I have to get credit where credit is due.   Simmonds deserves credit for yesterdays 6-5 win in regulation over the Pittsburgh Penguins.  Simmonds scored two goals, one assist, and had an epic battle with Tanner Glass (Click the link below to view entire fight).

Wayne Simmonds vs Tanner Glass

So how many black players are in the NHL and where are they originally from?  This is not an easy question, but my answer excludes the following races: Bi-Racial, Jamaican, Nigerian, and Barbadian.

1.  Wayne Simmonds (Philadelphia Flyers; born in Canada)
2. Devante Smith-Pelly (Anaheim Ducks; born in Canada)
3. Kenndal McCardle (Winnipeg Jets, born in Canada)
4. Evander Kane (Winnipeg Jets, born in Canada)
5. Trevor Daley (Dallas Stars; born in Canada)
6. Mark Fraser (Toronto Maple Leafs; born in Canada)
7. Derek Joslin (Vancouver Canucks; born in Canada)
8. Ray Emery (Chicago Blackhawks; born in Canada)
9. Ryan Reeves (St. Louis Blues; born in Canada)

So, there it is.  The answer is nine, active black players, none of which are American born.  Most research sites will argue that there are a total of 26 active, black players; however, I would argue that we should only counted players that fit the above definition of black, not mixed races.  In most other demographic reports, mixed races are counted separately.  For example, players like: Jerome Ignilia, Greg Mauldin, and Robbie Earl were not counted in my research because they do not fit the definition of “black.”

Here is some more history for you.  Signed in 1958, Willie O’Ree was first black player in the NHL.  The first black player inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame was Grant Fuhr.  Yes, both O’Ree and Fuhr were both Canadian born players too.  Go figure.  So my quest continues, not only to make hockey more prevalent in America, but to make hockey more prevalent to African-Americans.

What comes to your mind when you hear the title, home and home? Well, select teams in the NHL will participate in a home and home series at least twice in this short 48 game schedule.  While I haven’t quite figured out the system of selection, my research discovered that the Tampa Bay Lighting were left out of this selection.

This format does not necessarily mean playing back-to-back nights; however, it does mean playing the same team back-to-back.  For the Penguins, their first home and home series is against the New Jersey Devils.  The Penguins defeated the Devils 5-1 back on February 2.  The final score shocked many people since the Devils boast 2.1 goals against average, while the Penguins boast 2.4 goals against average.  The overall home and home schedule is below:

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Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils (Saturday, February 9@ 1:00 PM)

New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins (Sunday, February 10 @ 7:30 PM)

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Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers (Wednesday, April 3 @ 7:00 PM)

New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins (Friday, April 5 @7:00 PM)

Offering this schedule is an exciting way to get new hockey fans interested and boost ratings.  This is a great tactic that the NHL is using a long with offering special packages and other avenues.  I am excited about it.  How about you?

I shot this video at today's parade. Canon HG 20, 17mbps, 1920x1080 Programmed Aperture. Exported as Quicktime Movie - h.264 codec. Created on Mac Pro (2x2.8 eight-core) Final Cut Pro 6.0.5. OSX 10.5.7

At times its hard to believe that Sidney Crosby is only 22 years old. Its an off-day for the Pittsburgh Penguin Captain, but there he is fielding questions from the media. While many want to know about his recent scoring touch, we wanted to get a glimpse of what its like to be the young superstar with a Stanley cup ring. Here is a bit of Sidney on being "Sid the Kid".

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The Washington Redskins invited former Philadelphia Eagles RB Brian Westbrook to camp this week for a visit. If Daniel Snyder signs any more past-their-prime veterans he'll be able to approach AARP about naming-rights sponsorship to the team's D.C. stadium . . .

What's the reward for the winner of the Boston Bruins-Philadelphia Flyers series? A showdown against the sizzling Montreal Canadiens. First, the Habs shocked the NHL by eliminating the top-seeded Washington Capitals. Last night, they sent Penguins fans home in disbelief, eliminating the defending Stanley Cup champions in seven games . . .

I don't understand how Manny Pacquiao can serve as a congressman while continuing to box. Is he going to "Tweet" his legislative votes from training camp? Honestly, I think he is doing a disservice to his constituents by continuing to box. How can he stay abreast of the nation's issues while preparing for major bouts that will absorb all of his attention? . . .

The Phillies are denying accusations that bullpen coach Mick Billmeyer used binoculars in the bullpen at Coors Field to steal signs during a game earlier in the week. If that was Billmeyer's intention, he should have first phoned Bill Belichick for logistical recommendations . . .

Judging by the ridiculous "The Sky is Falling" coverage surrounding Lebron James' poor performance in Game 5 against the Celtics, one would think James is a shot player ready for retirement . . .

All the Tampa Bay Rays do is continue to win . . .24-10 and counting . . .

The Pittsburgh Pirates run differential now stands poised to break the -100 mark (-97). If those run differential numbers were degrees in Celsius, they'd be approaching cryogenic temperatures . . .

Some of John Maine's home run surrendering misfortune must have rubbed off on K-Rod yesterday as the Mets closer served up a tie-breaking, two-run, ninth inning homer to Roger Bernadina. It was Bernadina's second of the game and it delivered the rubber match of the Washington-New York three-game series to the Nationals . . .

The Yankees averted their fourth straight loss thanks to a strong performance by Phil Hughes in Game 2 of the team's doubleheader against the Tigers. Hughes pitched seven shutout innings while striking out eight and only walking one batter. He also held Detroit to only five hits. The game was much closer than the score indicates (8-0) because up until the ninth inning the Yankees only led 2-0 . . . New York was shutout in the first game of the doubleheader and wasted a strong outing by "The Yankee pitcher whose name shall not be spoken" . . .

Congrats to Tim Wakefield on tallying his 2,000th career strikeout . . .

The Milwaukee Brewers are the poster boys of "Feast or Famine" offense. In the past nine games the Brewers are 5-4. In three of those five wins they scored a minimum of 11 runs. In one game they even scored 17 runs. In their four losses during this stretch they failed to score more than three runs. In three of those games they only scored two runs. (Yesterday they lost to the Braves 9-2) . . .

Sorry, but I don't care how attractive a package the Giants and Jets offer the NFL to host the Super Bowl in 2014, why would the league want to waste its annual corporate bacchanalia in a city known for rough winter weather? . . .

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