Recently I wrote about Sergei Zubov and Bryan Smolinski, two players who appeared in only one season, albeit laudable, with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1995-96. It got me thinking about others who did the same, and it reminded me of two prominent NHLers who also were one-time Penguins whose time in Pittsburgh is not often
Ziggy Palffy
As their 50th anniversary season celebration continues, the New York Islanders are recalling all the amazing moments that have happened since their inaugural season in 1972. With four Stanley Cup championships and dozens of stars to have worn the blue and orange, there is no shortage of wonderful memories. But how about the not-so-wonderful ones? Don’t we
report this ad With the Stanley Cup years of the 1980s fading into the past, New York Islanders fans during the 1990s didn’t have much to cheer about following their team’s 1993 playoff run. The Islanders became irrelevant and their building and roster began to crumble due to a severe budget cut and gross mismanagement.