Life Lessons

It is with much regret that I give my dear readers some bad news, unfortunately at one of the most exciting times of the year -- the trade dealine, where the Penguins have already bolstered their forward ranks by reaquiring AK-27 (or 72), RW Alexei Kovalev for a draft pick, and finally pulled the trigger on the fantastic and long-rumored potential deal discussed here for the first time more than a year ago to acquire Dallas' LW James Neal (and blueliner Matt Niskanen) for defenseman Alex Goligoski.

I have to go on hiatus for a while.

I'm not sure if my leave of absence will be temporary or permanent at this point, but I can tell you that it's absolutely necessary.  For as meaningful as this blog has been to me, and for as much as I've always prided myself on being a regular writer for everyone who visits this site, I've gained a different, more informed perspective recently that certain things are more important in life.  Sometimes, priorities get shifted around.  This is one of those times in my world.

With luck, I'll be able to pick this back up someday, but if not, I won't have any regrets.  It's been a great, almost 3 year ride here, my friends.  The Boys of Winter have certainly given me a lot to talk about -- and all of us a great deal of excitement -- during that time.  Penguin fans are among the luckiest in the game, because their franchise is one of the crown jewels in the league.  The best part is that there's no sign of that ending anytime soon. 

Simply, it's been an privilege to write about and cover the Penguins, and to share my thoughts and feelings with all of you.  Hopefully you've enjoyed following me, and I thank all of you for doing so.

With that, I'll wrap up with the mantra I often closed with here, and encourage everyone to always scream it proudly:

L E T ' S   G O   P E N S ! ! !