tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244259362012-02-16T08:44:54.581-05:00Pittsburgh Penguins Information, Opinions, and other stuff.Penguins Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12475524655871184984noreply@blogger.comBlogger1111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24425936.post-40906255064228020732007-02-20T00:33:00.000-05:002007-02-20T00:36:10.244-05:00

The streak had to come to an end at some point and it did at the hands of the Islanders with 26 secs left of all times. This was the reason I wasn't writing anything was because of the hockey tradition of strange superstitions. I will update all the game that I have miss eventually...

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If people don't think that Crosby likes to show why he is the best to everyone just watch Crosby's first game in front on Gretzky. Crosby had 3 assists and one highlight reel goal that certainly will rank right up their with the best of them and for some reason they all seem to happen in Phoenix. Oh yeah and the Penguins also got goals from Ruutu and Petrovicky to turn what was looking like a

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What is the one thing that you don't want to do against the Stars? Answer, end regulation and overtime tied with them and face them in a shootout. What did the Penguins do? Answer, end regulation and overtime tied with them and face them in a shootout. However for some reason the Penguins were able right their shootout ship and beat the team that is practically unbeatable in the shootout.

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What a time for the All-Star break to show up just as the Penguins were click on all cylinders after an 8 - 2 mulching of the Maple Leafs they now have a 6 day layoff until they travel to Dallas to play the Stars. They also used this game to jump in to 8th place in the Conference (with current tie breakers) and found they now have a legitimate 2nd line with the play of Staal, Malkin, and Ouellet

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What is it with the Penguins and shootouts? The Penguins dropped to 2 - 12 in shootout since the NHL started using them to decide game that are tied after Overtime. I was and still am a big backer of the shootouts even though the Penguins suck at them. This one however was the Penguins fault for letting it get to the shootout. The Pens blew leads of 2 - 0 and 4 - 3 to let the Bruins get away

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This was not as of an impressive game as the score makes it out to be. The Pens were pretty complacent for most of the first two periods after really taking it to the Islanders for the first part of the game. They did however show up in time to finish off the Islanders and take a big two points from them and leave them just 3 points behind the Rangers and Lightning for 7th place with 3 games in

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Malkin, Staal, and Whitney are heading to the YoungStars game during the All-Star festivities. While this was kind of expected and good news for Staal and Whitney, Malkin has hopes and a good chance of being in the big game. Malkin will at least get to show people where he stands against Kopitar in the Calder race.

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It was a more spirited effort by the Flyers but it was the same as the other 5 in the standings. The Pens did dominate the shots on goal and went periods of time where they would keep the puck in the offensive zone while changing lines. They did however relax long enough to let the Flyers think they had a chance, but they didn't as Staal was able to right the ship and give the Penguins a much

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Finally a Hockey story on the front page of ESPN.com. It is a pretty good article so read up.If you missed it click here

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My hope is that when Playoff time rolls around that we are not looking back on these games against the Lightning and Panthers and saying this is what kept us out of the Playoffs. They should have 4 points against the lowly Panthers and they have none so far. Tonight's game was worse then last night. Malkin did get his 20th goal. There really isn't much more to say other then another

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No this isn't the same as the last post, notice the no SO in the title. The game was also different then the last one as it was the Pens that showed up early but just got beat by a better goaltender on this night. The Pens had their chances and were not able to cash in. The Lightning also got some help from Refs that didn't know the hitting the hands of a puck carrier constitutes hooking which

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What else is there to start with but if you didn't see Crosby's goal check ESPN or TSN because if you missed it shame on you for six weeks.The Penguins played pretty well in this one but no where near the level that they played at during the 3 game winning streak. They did show enough to get the game into a shootout but for a team with that much talent they can't beat goalies one on one for some

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The biggest news of this game was that they Penguins were able to score their first empty net goal since the 03-04 year. No really it was the fact that the Pens were able to turn in their 3 straight solid game and this time they did it against the best team in hockey. The Pens were not able to shutdown this team like they did the Hurricanes but really not many teams are able to compete let

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This was probably the best game that the Pens have played all year long. The work ethic was there, they were beat the Canes to the pucks all night, they got a much needed Power Play goal, and they did not allow a Power Play goal. When the Canes did end up getting a Power Play or a scoring chance, Fleury was up to the task by just being in the right position. Fleury didn't have to make any

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Finally the Pens were able to put together a full game. In what has been a habit of the Pens of late was not the case tonight as the Pens kept the pressure on the Maple Leaf's for all three periods. The Pens forced the Leafs into 10 penalties and were able to convert on 3 of them to give them the difference in the game. The game also showed why the Pens drafted Fleury and gave up on Aubin.

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The Penguins seemed to have shaken off the rust of a 4 day break but it happened in the 3rd period after they were already down 2 - 1. The Penguins now have lost 5 in a row after what looked like a turning point for the young team when they won 5 in a row. They are still in the hunt for the playoffs with still 46 more games to play but they can't be getting to far behind. They did play a

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Not a whole lot to say about this one with out really bashing the Devils for being everything that is wrong with hockey. Brodeur was good but as is usual it was a team shutout and he made the one save he had to. They did hit a couple of goal post and missed the net a few times. Time to get back to NHL hockey by taken on the Thrashers tomorrow...

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Well the good news about this game is that you could watch the Pens fight their way out of the funk that they were in the last couple games. The only bad part was that they waited until they were down 2 - 0 to do it. They were able to get a point thanks to Crosby putting a puck in with the shaft of his stick with 15.9 secs left in the third period. The rally helmets couldn't help them this

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Well looks like the Silver Bullet to end all of the Pens problems has missed the target. Now comes the long political grandstanding, fighting for a good deal and daily are they or aren't they leaving talk. This make me think of just one quote...When are people going to learn? ... Democracy doesn't work!-- Homer J. Simpson, free-thinking anarchist, "Much Apu About Nothing"Special thanks to The

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Pathetic. Uninspired. Wasted opportunity.

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This probably the easiest vote that the NHL had to make after Crosby put up 10 points in two games and 13 points in 4 game this week in which the Pens went 3-1.

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The Pens as it turns out only had a 1/3 of a tank left after the 4th game in 6 days. The Pens play a good first period in which they held a 17 - 3 shot advantage and a 2 - 1 advantage on the scoreboard. The Pens tried and tired quickly in the second when they started taking penalties and giving up Power Play goals. Montreal scored 4 of their 6 goals on the Power Play or with an extra man

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In what was kind of a shock with everything that is going on with the Pens, Jim Balsillie has informed the Penguins he is no longer going to buy the Pens. The comes at a very odd time with the award of the license so close, just 4 days away. This could mean many many things for the Penguins. One of the reasons that seems to be coming out is that the NHL wanted Balsillie to keep the Penguins in

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This was a big win for the Pens on a couple different levels. They were able to continue there goal score prowess, they moved into 6th place in the conference and 3rd in the division, they were able to win their 11th of 17 game so far against the division, and gave themselves so much more confidence. Crosby was able to continue his torrid scoring streak which now is at 10 in 2 games and

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The Penguins are back at home taking on their neighbors from the east the Flyers...1st PeriodPenguins 3, Flyers 2What started out as looking it was going to be another white wash of the Flyers turned into something of a game. The Pens took an early 2 - 0 lead on a goal by Chris Thorburn when he wristed a puck over Niittymaki. Crosby was then able to extend the lead by getting his 5th goal in

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This seemed to work last time so I am going to do it again...1st PeriodCapitals 2, Pens 0Well for everything that the Pens did correctly in the last few games, there was no mistake about this one. It could very easily be much worse then the 2 - 0 score. The Capitals scored 50 seconds apart, one on the Power Play and the second on a rebound on a Ovechkin fanned shot. The Pens finally started to

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For some reason I feeling doing this as the game goes along, well at least at the end of every period...1st PeriodPenguins 1, Thrashers 1Well this seems like most of the Pens games already. The Pens dominated the first period with a 16 - 4 shot lead over the highly skilled Thrashers. The Pens had 3 Power Plays in the period and scored on the first. Crosby skated in from the half wall and

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The Pens got back to playing solid hockey for about the first 49 mins of the Rangers game. They were leading 2 - 0 and dominating the Rangers in all phases until Therrien decided to play it safe on a power play. Instead on turning it up in hopes of putting the game away, he decided to put out the 3rd Power Play unit and thus gave up a shorthanded goal. The energized Rangers then scored a Power

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The next two week are pretty big for the Penguins. In two weeks the Penguins and Pittsburgh will know if the Isle of Capri will have won the gaming license. This will remove all doubt that the Pens are leaving and they will be here for the next 20 years. Stories coming out lately about the gaming license has been that IOC is the front runner. I have my doubt due to the fact that Forrest City

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Ugh. This one hurt.If I hear one more time "(Insert Name) shoots and he misses the net" or "(Insert Name) shoots but it is blocked and doesn't make it to the net", my TV is not going to make it to the next game. The story is the same in this game as it has been with the Pens for the last, oh, 12 of 16 games. They are playing well, getting chances, moving the puck, but they are not finishing

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Andre Roy is now a Tampa Bay Lightning. He was claimed on re-entry waivers on Sat which means that the Pens have $500k counting against the cap for them for the rest of the year but are now no longer responsible for the $1 million he was due next year. LeClair was assigned to the Baby Pens only to be put back on re-entry waivers to see if some other team will take him for 1/2 price by noon

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The only thing the Pens were lacking in this game was luck. The Pens played a really strong offensive game but could not get anything to go their way. The missed 3 open nets, hit 3 posts, and missed the net on a few other chances. The Islanders on the other hand didn't have the same problems as pretty much all their chances hit the back of the net. Even with all the bad luck the Pens were

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There was not really much to write about in this game as it all went down hill for the Pens after they got the first goal of the game early on a shot by Christensen that fooled Brodeur. After that goal all the bounces went the Devils way, mostly because the Pens announcers were determined to do nothing but give the Devils the luck. Announcing 101 should teach all announcers that if you say that

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The Pens placed LeClair on waivers today. I am hoping someone takes him because while it would relieve the Pens from paying his $1.5 million salary it would also allow him to play. Last year when he complained that he wasn't traded I could have cared less what happen to him on the ice but he came back and played well and didn't complain. This year he has kept up the same work ethic and help

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The latest results in the All-Star balloting shows that the number 1 and 2 vote getters in the Eastern Conference are Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin for the forwards. The top vote getter in the Eastern Conference for goaltenders is Marc-Andre Fleury.Keep voting for the Pens players here.

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When Crosby is in the lineup good things usually happen. I could but this at the beginning of every post and it would be correct just about every time. Crosby returned from a sore groin to assist on Armstrong's first two goals of the season. It was such a great site to see Armstrong finally get that monkey of his back. Armstrong had to do a double take to make sure that it actually made it in

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Good News today was the Crosby announced himself fit to play which mean he is very close to 100%. This coupled with the news that Yashin is out for 2-4 weeks mean that the game with the Islander will be much different then the last one in which the Pens lost 3-1.

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The Penguins have really looked like a different team without Crosby. They just don't have the scoring touch without him. Malkin has done a wonderful job in Crosby's absence but the other players just seem lost without him. This game however was the Pens for most of the game. They took a 1 - 0 lead on a goal by Malkin on a just expired 5 on 3 by take a puck on the goal line and lifting it

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The basic stories out of this game were the Pen in ability to score a Power Play goal again, Crosby sat out his second consecutive game, and the very bad Refereeing this game got. First things first, if the Pens want to win another game this year they need to convert when they are given Power Play after Power Play especially if 2 of them are 5 on 3s. While some of this had to do with Crosby not

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The Pens got their first taste of the shootout this season and were lucky to get it to that point. Playing their first game this year without Sidney Crosby, their Power Play really suffered which cost them an easier game and a point. The Power Play was 1 for 9 on the night and the only one they got was the one to tie the game at 3 with 30 secs left. The other reason they were lucky to get a

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Sidney Crosby was ruled out of the game tonight with the Boston Bruins. This hurts the team in the short term but it is probably better that he doesn't play with a lot of the games coming up against the Atlantic Division. He will need to be healthy against the Atlantic because those game are much more important.

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Another game against the Flyers and another win. The Pens jumped out to a 3 - 0 lead after 1 and then were able to match the Flyers every time they tried to get back in the game. Crosby was able to put one home, 49 seconds after the Flyers got their first goal of the game on the Power Play, on some nice pass from Whitney. Gonchar then got his first goal in 11 games on the Power Play 2:28 after

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Well one thing that can be said about the young Penguins is they are a quick study. One night after allowing the Power Play to cost them a game, they used the Power Play to get them a much needed win. The Pens were an ok 2 for 11 on the Power Play and were able to convert on two 5 on 3s the Rangers gave for the difference in the game. The Penalty Kill was also able to keep the Rangers off the

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The name of the game in the NHL today is special teams. The game can be won or lost on merely the Power Play or the Penalty Kill and this was so evident against the Sabers. The Sabers were able to go 2 for 4 while the Penguins were 0 for 6 and that was the difference in the game. The Pens also allow themselves to get behind by not showing up for the first period. They were however only down 1

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US courts ruled yesterday that the Russian Hockey Federation was unable to stop Malkin and the other Russian players, who gave their 2 week notice, from playing in the NHL. This means that Malkin will be here for the whole year and that this legal problem will most likely be done with. The fact that the motion was flatly rejected means that Russia really has no chance of winning a court

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Crosby. Staal. Malkin.When those three names are the goal scorers for your team something good is going to come from it. The Pens were able break their losing streak against the rivals from across the state. The Pens were also able to get back to what was working for them earlier in the season. They played well defensively and made the Flyers pay when they made mistakes. They were getting

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The Penguins slump as stretched to 5 games with another loss this time to the Hurricanes. It what was being billed as Orpik's first game in Carolina since he hit Erik Cole into the boards was largely uneventful of that front but don't tell the refs that. The Refs must have been fearing the worst and been waiting to blow the whistle during warm-ups. The Refs were able to get their whistle's

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The score pretty much says it all in this one. It seemed like the Pens believed that the Senators were done with the 5 game losing streak that they were on but realized to late that they still have a ton of skill left. It was however the same story as the last couple of games with the Pens but a different outcome this time.The Pens are continuing to have problems with teams that use all 5

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Well this game was quite similar to the Ducks game in that the Pens really only played about 4:10 of the second period and were able to get a point. The lost their second straight OT game after winning the first two. The story of the game was Ekman's natural hat-trick in a quick 4 minutes and 10 seconds. His last goal game the Pens the 3 - 2 with 13 seconds left in the second period. The Pens

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All three of the Penguins overtime games have been decided by a Power Play goal with the Penguins getting the first 2 but the Ducks got the last one. The Pens finished the 4 game, longest of the year, road trip 2-1-1 for 5 points. This should be considered a success this early in the season as the Pens were never really out of any game. Something else to be happy about in this road trip was

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This was as hard hitting a game as there is in hockey. It pretty much all started when Cheechoo boarded Eaton only 1:03 in to the game. Cheechoo was ejected from the game for the hit and the tempers that flared from that never seemed to die down. The Pens were never able to get their first two line on track as both goals came from their third line. While normally it would be good news that

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Just when you think that one person can not make that much of a difference in a team game you just need to watch the Pens before Malkin and then after Malkin this year. The Pens were 2 - 2 without Malkin while he was recovering from a dislocated shoulder. Since he returned the Pens are an impressive 5 - 1 with the only loss coming in his first game.Malkin left little time to worry about whether

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Jordan Staal has past the first deadline in his rookie season with the Pens. It was announced today that he will remain on the Penguins roster for his 10th game on Wed. The next decision comes at the 40 game make when his 7 year clock for unrestricted free agency will start but that is a few months down the road and will be easier for the Pens depending on the season and his play.Kristopher

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After watching the Penguins run there winning streak to four games with a pounding of the Flyers. I few things popped into my head.On the day the Pens lost the Draft Lottery for Ovechkin I was pretty bummed. After watching the Pens be the worst team for the previous 2 years in hopes of drafting him, they lost again. Now looking at it, they actually won by losing. The Pens because of that

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The Penguins proved tonight that they don't discriminate between goalies. They put up 4 goals on both Esche and Niittymaki to give the Pens there biggest offensive showing of the young season. Crosby propelled the Penguins offense by recording this first of many Hat-Tricks in the NHL and Malkin was able to keep his goal scoring streak going. Recchi and Moore were also able to get their

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The coming of age Penguins may just have taken that big step forward. The First place Pittsburgh Penguins (hey, it has been a long time) were able to beat arguably one of the best goaltenders of all time for 4 goals on a night when the nation was watching. The Pens got a balanced effort from their top 2 lines and some key saves from hopefully the next great goaltender. Malkin was also able to

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Noah Welch has been recalled from the Baby Pens. While this was going to happen at some point this year, it is a little strange that they would recall Welch after Malone went down. This most likely means that Letang is going to be sent back to his Junior team in the coming days. Sending Letang down will leave the Pens without a single Right handed Defenseman in the system. The question is how

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It was confirmed today that Malone will be out 4 - 6 weeks with a broken right forearm. It was broken in the 2nd period of the Blue Jackets game during a fight. It could be seen when Malone was going into the Penalty Box, he said to Crosby while looking at his arm that it was broken.I don't think that this is going to make an impact on the Staal decision because it is unlikely that he will fill

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Jordan Staal may or may not be a Penguin in a couple weeks but he seems to be making as much of an impact as he can before he goes. Staal has scored 3 goals, all of them shorthanded, with 2 of them coming in this one. He came close to getting the hat-trick by just missing on an empty net chance also shorthanded. He got the first one following up a Recchi shot and got the second one of a

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This was a game that should not have been as close as the score says. The Pens gave up 3 goals in a matter of 3 mins to turn a 2 - 0 domination into a 3-2 deficit. However Crosby and Malkin were able to get together to tie it up at 3 which allowed Gonchar to finally find the back of the net on the Power play to give the Pens a OT win.Gonchar was able to remove himself from the list of "Pens who

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Lets see what is there to say about last nights game?Oh yeah...Evgeni Malkin scored a goal in his first NHL game. He also showed why once he gets his timing back he is going to be a force. He regularly put on some highlight reel stick handling just to lose it or have no one around to help him out. He also deftly deflected a point shot he setup only to have it go off the goal post. Lastly, he

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TSN is reporting on their homepage (gotta love TSN for Hockey) that Therrien said during practice today that Malkin will return for the game on Wed vs the Devils. This could come at a better time. Hopefully this will give the Pens the much needed 2nd line scoring that they have missed in the first 4 games after getting nothing from Malone, LeClair, and a group of other that were on the line

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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a great article on the new Penguins owner Jim Balsillie. While he answered all the questions they way you would expect it seems that there is quite a bit of truth to his answers. He seems very sincere and forward in his answer the night he was introduced as the new owner on opening night. While there is still a lot to figure out in funding the new arena (Slot

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There is not really much to say about this game as it seems the Pens do not now how to show up for that second game of the week. The play with passion and grit against the Flyers and Rangers but do not show up until late against the Red Wings and Hurricanes.The only thing in this game other the Letang's second goal off of a Canes Defenseman was Armstrong's hit on Letowski. Colby's hit knock him

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A story from the AP today says that Malkin practiced in some limited contact drills today and Therrien said today that he is looking for Malkin to be ready sometime next week. Here is to hoping that the Pens are taking everything slowly with him so that he isn't out for the year with the next big hit.

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If ever there was a night that gave Penguins fans a glimpse of the future it was this game. The Penguins became the first team in 24 years to have 3 teenagers score in a single game. Staal and Letang both recorded their first NHL goals help spark the Penguins to a 6-5 win. This came on the heels of the other teenager Crosby scoring a PP goal off the a Rangers D with 3 ticks left on the clock

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Since there is a few days in between games this week and most of October for that matter, feel free to send any questions to Penguins Blog and I will be happy to answer them anytime. Any type of question is fine with me be it Fantasy Hockey questions or just about the team in general. If I start to get a lot of them I could do a weekly Q&A and post them.

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Well the Pens good start comes crashing down...No it wasn't as bad as the score or the stats say but the Pens did come out pretty lackluster to start the game and couldn't hit the net with a puck to save there lives. They did however play some good D and the PK was still effective against a good Red Wings Power Play.Fleury played another good game but the Red Wings were able to get the first

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I think the score says it all.No really it was a great start for the Pens and by no means was it as perfect as the scores says. Fleury was finally the goalie that everyone thought he could be and wanted him to be. He made 40 saves for his 3rd career shutout. The Penalty Killing unit was unreal holding the Flyer to an 0 for 10 on the Power Play as well as 0 for 2 with a 2 man advantage. While

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The Pens announced today that they have made there final cuts for the beginning of the season. There were couple of surprises in the roster most notably was that Staal and Letang both made the roster at 18 and 19 respectively. Also it was a surprise that the Pens kept all three goaltenders to start the season. Not making the opening day roster were Welch and Talbot.The Pens keeping Staal and

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The Pens had a so-so weekend in the terms of the preseason. The went 1-2 by beating the Flyers, for the second time this week, 2-1 yesterday and losing to the Sabers and Caps in OT. In all good things can be said about the Power Play and Even strength however the PK is still a problem which needs to be worked on. The fact that this problem is showing up in the preseason is a good thing because

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The latest on the injury front is that Malkin has a dislocated shoulder and Recchi has a broken cheek bone. There is no word on how long Malkin will be out of action but chances are slim that he will be ready for the opener that is two weeks away. Recchi however could play if this was the regular season but since it is not he will probably be out of action for a few preseason games.

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Well in what has been a pretty uneventful preseason so far turned bad for the Pens when LeClair lost his footing and crashed into a skating Malkin behind the net. Malkin went face first into the ice. He had a cut on his face but the worry was that he was keeping his left shoulder quite low when leaving the ice. He went to the hospital as the rink they were playing at didn't have any equipment

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The Penguins 5 month migration is almost over.The Pens start their Preseason tomorrow against the Ottawa Senators. Crosby and Fluery will be playing but Malkin will not. Pens fans will be able to see the future the next night as both Crosby and Malkin will be in the lineup together against the Flyers.From all the reading and viewing of the Pens I have done I must say I am pretty excited to

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The Penguins have announced that they have signed Malkin to the Rookie maximum deal and he will report with the other Penguin rookies on Thurs. Sept 7th.Will the set of the Russians to finally start the legal battle they have promised or have they given up since they know it will probably futile?Guess we will have to wait to see...

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TSN is reporting and so is ESPN that Malkin is in Los Angles and working out with some Kings players. The whole story of why Malkin left when he did is pretty interesting now that details are leaking out.Click here to read

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The big question is now...Where is Evgeni Malkin?The answer might not be known for awhile but growing speculation is that he is either in Canada, where his agents have a secondary office and he was believed to have a Canadian visa, or New York, where he reportedly flew. Either way everyone is certian that he fled so that he can join the Pens this year.When I first heard of the news that he had

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Now it looks as if he might still play for the Pens. It is not uncommon for information out of the Russian Leagues not be final and change on a daily basis but word from Malkin's new agents is at he still wants to play in the NHL this year and that they have not been told anything different.Hopefully this will come to an end soon so that the Pens know whether or not they need to find another

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Looks like Russia not signing the transfer agreement got them one more year out of Evgeni Malkin. Malkin signed a one year agreement to play for his Russian team. The only good news out of this will be that next year there will be no questions about his Russian contract as he will be a free agent and will not require the Pens to pay anything to get his services.Click here for more info.

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The Pens have made a few roster moves in the past month...Shero first signing for the Pens was Jarkko Ruutu. This will bring some grit to the 3rd or 4th line if he can stay out of the box himself.The Pens then trade a couple of draft picks for Dominic Moore and Libor Pivko from the Predators. Then they got Nils Ekman and Patrick Ehelechner from the Sharks. These trades upped the talent level

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The title says it all. How can you fire the Voice of the Penguins??? Does FSN not want people to watch the games? I for one will be listening to them on the radio if they do not reverse course and hire him back. There is not a better Play by Play guy in the business. The Penguins goals just do sound the same on National TV without Mike Lange using his patented goal calls.Lange is still

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Reports out of Russia yesterday were that the Pens have signed No 2 pick Evgeni Malkin but as it turns out they were a bit premature. While it is no real worry that the Pens will sign Malkin now that Russia is apart of the Transfer agreement and that Malkin contract for the first 3 years of his career is set in stone. The only thing holding up the signing is the NHL and Russia finishing the

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Reports are that the Pens have hired the Nashville Predators assistant GM Ray Shero to be the GM to replace Craig Patrick. I figured they were after the GM of a small market team that is able to get the player to play together rather then bring in star power to sell tickets and not make the playoffs. This is a true testament to the way the NHL is played today. The new GM is however going to

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In a story on ESPN today it looks like Malkin's Russian club is going to play hardball with the Pens.ESPN May 1, 2006But Magnitogorsk general director Gennady Velichkin threatened to go to court if Pittsburgh does not buy out Malkin's contract."We're not asking for [$900,000] compensation from Penguins. Such a sum is a handout and we're not interested in handouts," Velichkin told the Russian

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There was some good news yesterday with Russian HockeyPittsburgh Post-Gazette April 26, 2006The Penguins' prospects for getting highly regarded prospect Evgeni Malkin here for the 2006-07 season likely got a major boost yesterday, when Hall of Fame goalie Vladislav Tretiak was elected head of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation. Tretiak is far more receptive to the idea of Russia participating in

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I know this is pretty old news at this point but I read something interesting this morning from one of my favorite NHL writers and network personality in general, John Buccigross. My hope has always been that the Pens would find a way to get Kessel as soon as the season turned. With the Pens late surge and the loss of the lottery I was kind of glad to see Kessel slip a little bit so that he

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Patrick was told that he would not be back next year as the GM of the Penguins. I have been back and forth on if this is a good decision and I have pretty much decided that it is for the best. I think Patrick did a ton for the Penguins and would like him to stay with them somewhere else but this is a new NHL and one that seems that he doesn't understand yet. Granted a lot of these problems are

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With everything that happened in the last game there really was not much to look forward to in this game. The Pens couldn't finish in last place and Crosby already had 100 points. The only thing Crosby could do is pass Dale Hawerchuk as the youngest as the top point getter as an 18 year-old.Crosby made a valiant effort but was only able to pick up a goal and an assist. The goal was his 39th of

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This game was pretty much over early. The Islanders were only in it late in the 1st and early in the second until Satan was stopped on a Penalty Shot. Satan who in the last few games has done nothing but cherry pick by refusing to play any defense and just waiting for someone to pass it to him at the blueline. Oh yeah and it was the game that one of the Pens many rookies was able to get his

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Sorry for missing the end of the Season for the Pens as a few major news events took place but I was in Boston on business. I was able to catch the Pens season finale in person before I left and will have more up as the day goes on.

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There was a good article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Malkin and the Russian negotiation for a transfer agreement. It has some good news and some possible bad news but from the looks of it things are going in the right direction.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 17, 2006The Russians balked at participating in the transfer agreement because they believe the fee is too low.There had been reason

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I was wondering how the NHL standing would be different if the NHL didn't implement the Shootout so I decided to check it out. Now I am very Pro-Shootout for many reasons and this is not meant to argue one way or the other but as something interesting to see. Now of course this also assumes that teams would still play the game the same and not play for the Shootout (ie Dallas).Eastern

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I would like to find some other way to describe this game but it is the same script from all the other games this season. Also the extra act was added on since it was the Islanders, which means a Shootout loss. One thing that this Shootout loss did for them was move them into a tie with the Blues for the worst record in the NHL and cost them at least a No. 2 draft pick. Which might turn out

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Watching this game I really couldn't figure out if it was the Penguins playing really well or that the Rangers really didn't care. The Pens didn't back into this win as they really controlled the game from the middle of the first after Jagr scored until the midway through the 3rd. At that point in the game it was 4-1 in favor of the Penguins. So I think that the Pens won that game a lot more

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Well this game was "Nationally" covered so of course I could not view it from here just outside of Pittsburgh (thanks OLN). You can check out a previous post about my love of the NHL on OLN.The Pens stuck to there season long game plan, go down 3 - 0, rally with some inspired play to tie, and then give up the game winning goal on the PP and come up short. Not really a whole lot more to say

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This was a great game if you like defense and good goaltending. The games only goal coming early in the second a spining backhander from Lecavalier. Fleury really had no shot at when it went high over the glove hand. Burke was able to stop the Pens on all 25 shots. The Pens had a few good scoring chances but were unable to put a goal on the board.Crosby was injured in the 2nd period with what

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This was the Pens game from begining to end. The Pens were able to snap the 12 game losing streak to the Panthers and in doing so allowed the Panthers to join the Pens on the golf course at season end. They were also able to chase Luongo from the game after the 2nd period and break his own 12 game win streak against them.The Pens started the game with their first of 2 shorthanded goals in the

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The AP is reporting that another person has come forward with the hopes of moving the Penguins out of Pittsburgh. Even through he said he would like to buy the team even if it has to stay in Pittsburgh, I find it hard to believe. I also find it hard to believe that the Penguins would be a better sell in Hartford then they would be in Pittsburgh even with a new arena.ESPN April 7, 2006A

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I know that this does not fall under the Penguins but I would like to give the Dixon Family my most heartfelt sympathy. It is such a tragedy for someone who still had so much to give and so many people to touch.For more information on this, the following tell alot about her...Dixon's special tenure recalledCruelest of fatesKatz: Jamie Dixon loses more than a sibling

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Well this game was the complete opposite of the game on Sunday. The only thing that was the same was that the Pens scored first but after that it was all Devils. Pens still kept pretty consistent in that they fought hard to the end. However their season long problem cost them this game, the Penalty Kill. The Devils were 3-7 on the Power Play including 1 with a 2-man advantage.Crosby started

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