Forget flying, the flightless birds are having troubles waddling of late.
Not surprisingly, either, as Maxime Talbot, Sergei Gonchar, Evgeni Malkin and Tyler Kennedy are all sidelined.
Very likely to join the list is defenseman Kris Letang, who is scheduled to be evaluated today by team doctors in Pittsburgh after hurting either an elbow or shoulder against the San Jose Sharks.
But as the injuries continue to mount for the Pittsburgh Penguins, the pressing question is not “How will they get through this?” or “Who’s gonna fill the voids?”
It’s “Why aren’t certain players being brought in to fill said voids?”
The answer, [...]

Ask any hockey expert what makes the Pittsburgh Penguins a dangerous time and you’ll elicit a universal response: depth.
With the second month of the season in full swing, that depth is sinking.
In the offseason, it was announced that Maxime Talbot would be sidelined for the first few months of the season.
Since then, Talbot has confirmed he won’t be ready until around mid-December.
No injury news is good news, but with respect to Talbot’s injury, the sentiment was that it would be manageable.
However, all of a sudden, as the Penguins prepare to take on the San Jose Sharks, they are without defenseman [...]

There are many words available to describe the play of the Pittsburgh Penguins after one month.
Marvelous, unbelievable, clutch, composed, etc.
That will often be the case when a team cruises to an 11-3-0 record in October and sits atop the league in the standings.
But Penguins fans should curb their enthusiasm.
If memory has failed you, last year’s Mighty ‘Guins jumped out to the best start in franchise history.
Remember that first rematch game against the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena? The game where the Penguins came back from what seemed like a three touchdown deficit before winning, 7-6, in overtime?
Or how [...]