Say Your Prayers

Hail Mario, full of goals, 

The Pens fans are with Thee,

Please bless us now with good bounces and goals,

And lead the Penguins to victory.

The Commonwealth Cold War: Pens vs. Flyers

Come April there are playoff series, and then there are wars. These wars take fans to the deepest pits of hate known to mankind. When the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers square off in the Eastern Conference Quarter Finals, both camps will have this level of hate. These series will make you question your purpose in life and possibly make you despise even the closest people in your life. During the next two weeks expect to become filled with hate, expect to become very unpleasant, and expect the unexpected. This series has it all. It's between arguably the most heated rivalry going in the NHL, it has high caliber star-talent, and it has a story line that began on July 1, 2011. Both teams have a legitimate shot to represent the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Finals, must survive this first round battle in order to do so.

Welcome to the Commonwealth Cold War

Game 1: At Pittsburgh April 11 7:30PM EDT-ROOT Sports, NBCSN

Game 2: At Pittsburgh April 13 7:30PM EDT-ROOT Sports, NBCSN

Game 3: At Philadelphia April 15 3:00PM EDT-NBC

Game 4: At Philadelphia Apri 18 7:30PM EDT-ROOT Sports, NBCSN

Game 5: At Pittsburgh April 20 7:30PM EDT-ROOT Sports, NBCSN

*Game 6: At Philadelphia TBD

*Game 7: At Pittsburgh TBD

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Preview: Florida Panthers vs. New Jersey Devils

The Florida Panthers enter the postseason as the winners of the Southeast Division and the New Jersey Devils are the sixth seed. Could the rats make a return?

#3 Florida Panthers vs. #6 New Jersey Devils

Game 1: At Florida April 13 7:00PM EDT-NHLN

Game 2: At Florida April 15 7:30PN EDT-NBCSN

Game 3: At New Jersey April 17 7:00PM EDT-NHLN

Game 4: At New Jersey April 19 7:00PM EDT-NHLN

*Game 5: At Florida April 21 6:30PM EDT-NHLN

*Game 6: At NJD-TBD

*Game 7: At Florida-TBD

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Preview: Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals

The Defending Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins will open their title defense against the Washington Capitals. In a regular year, this matchup would excite many, but this year, the Capitals were lucky to just make the playoffs.  

#2 Boston Bruins vs. #7 Washington Capitals

Game 1: At Boston April 12 7:30PM EDT-NBCSN

Game 2: At Boston April 14 3:00PM EDT-NBC

Game 3: At Washington April 16 7:30PM EDT-NBCSN

Game 4: At Washington April 19th 7:30PM EDT-NBCSN

*Game 5: At Boston April 21 3:00PM EDT-NBC

*Game 6: At Washington TBD

*Game 7: At Boston TBD

Toughen Up: The Playoffs are Coming

Here we are with two games left it the regular season and in a week or less a war will break out between two hated hockey games and there won't be anything pretty taken from it. Baring a collapse by the Flyers combined with the Devils winning both of their games, the Pens will meet the Flyers in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Quite frankly some of us fans aren't ready, aren't prepared and we've gotten a bit soft.