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PensHead Daily Links 12-08-2010

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

Maple Leafs at Penguins – 12-08-10 Source: Empty Netters
PREGAME -Greetings from a cold, gray day in Pittsburgh. … Link

Sean Avery’s All-Star write-in campaign has angered the Swedes (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
With the NHL's new All-Star game format having sucked much of the fun out of the fan voting process by… … Read more here

Prospect Bennett Has Strong Season Start Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins 2010 first-round draft pick Beau Bennett will miss several weeks of action after suffering a knee injury playing for Denver University. Bennett, a 19-year-old freshman winger at Denver, had been a candidate for Team USA’s preliminary roster for the World Junior Championships, to be held in Buffalo, N.Y. Dec. … See more here

Pens Adjust to HBO Crew Documenting Their Moves Source: penguins.nhl.com
PITTSBURGH — HBO’s film crew only was noticeable if you were staring directly at the Pittsburgh Penguins bench Wednesday morning. ; On the ice, the Penguins zipped through a crisp 30-minute workout with no interruptions, no distractions. They retreated to their luxurious dressing room inside CONSOL Energy Center, where a large contingent of media (the Maple Leafs are here) was waiting for them … Read more

Gameday 30 – Maple Leafs Source: The Pensblog
7:00 PM CONSOL Energy Center Tonight's arena pic byAxsDeny. If you've taken any pics of the outside of the CONSOL or any other arena and want to see them used as gameday arena pics, send them to us. … Continue reading here

Puck Headlines: Luongo’s Green Men poem; hilarious hockey ad (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in… … Go here to read the rest

NHL Winter Classic: Should Changes Be Made? Source: Bleacher Report
We’re now in December and the holiday season has just begun. For sports fans this spells a busy part of the year. … See the rest here

Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin out with injured knee Source: Tribune-Review
Penguins star Evgeni Malkin will miss a third straight game with an injured knee. … Follow this link

Pens – Leafs Game Preview & Talking points from Dupuis, Michalek, Conner Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Penguins Game Day When: December 8 2010 | Where: Consol Energy Center POST MORNING SKATE REACTIONS Locker Room Talking Points from Dupuis, Zbynek Michalek, Chris Conner Dupuis on continuity of his line: “It’s one of those things where when you play with two players as a line for a while, you get use to … More

Malkin to miss tonight’s Penguins game Source: Post Gazette
Forward Evgeni Malkin did not participate in the Penguins’ morning skate and will miss his third game in a row, against Toronto tonight at Consol Energy Center, because of a knee injury … Excerpt from

Twenty Years Later – Whalers 3, Penguins 1 – 12-08-10 Source: Empty Netters
“Twenty Years Later” is a segment with a highly unimaginative name which will appear on Empty Netters throughout the 2010-11 season. … The rest is here

Video: Game-Day: Coach Bylsma (12/8/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma before tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. … See this video

Video: Game-Day: Sidney Crosby (12/8/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby before tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. … See video here

Video: Game-Day: Marc-Andre Fleury (12/8/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury before tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. … View video

Video: Game-Day: Kris Letang (12/8/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Kris Letang before tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. … Video here

Video: Game-Day: Brooks Orpik (12/8/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Brooks Orpik before tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. … View video

Video: Bill Guerin Retirement Ceremony (12/06/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Before Monday’s game against the New Jersey Devils, Bill Guerin retired as a Pittsburgh Penguin. … Click here to view video

Video: Bill Guerin on FSN Pittsburgh (12/06/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Bill Guerin came up to the booth with Paul Steigerwald and Bob Errey, during Monday night’s game. … View video

Bylsma Tidbits: Staal not close; Comrie update; Kunitz/Crosby Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Bylsma Presser Notes *Jordan Staal’s return to the game action is still regarded as weeks away. Bylsma said he is not close enough yet to determine a target date. Staal has been working extensively with his skating but he’s just starting getting movement in his fractured hand. … Follow this link

Why the Atlanta Thrashers aren’t relocating to Canada (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
“Our goal is to keep all our franchises where they are. That's always been our goal and that's what… … View post

Pens – Leafs Morning Skate Updates: Malkin to sit out; Looks like Fleury in goal Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Morning Skate Report 10:05 a.m. – The Pittsburgh Penguins enter Wednesday’s action with the best record in the NHL at 19-8-2. … The rest is here

LINK CITY: Letang Through Time, Sid/OV Vanity Fair, Darren Pang Source: The Pensblog
Links that think Geena Davis is ugly as shit. … Read more here

About the Maple Leafs – 12-08-10 Source: Empty Netters
A preview of the Maple Leafs. When and where: 7 p.m., Consol Energy Center. … See more here

Columbus Is Still Burning Source: The Pensblog
Now that the dust has settled, it is apparent that the Pens-fan invasion in Columbus this past weekend is making everyone around the Columbus Blue Jackets franchise stand up and take notice. Interesting read from Puck-Rakers about the Blue Jackets organization apologizing for letting Penguins fans ride on the Zamboni. Puck Daddy posted an article recently talking about the invasion, as well. … See the rest here

TWITTER CONTEST: Leafs 12.8 Source: The Pensblog
Winner gets this wristband they were giving away at Columbus game: After Wednesday, we're done talking about Columbus. Since all the talk has sparked Blue Jackets ads to start popping up on the blog: How to play: 1. … Read the rest here

Gibsonia native Saad joins U.S. Junior National team Source: Tribune-Review
The U.S. Junior National Hockey team will attempt to defend its gold medal next month in Buffalo and could have the help of some local talent. … Continued here

TV rights, headshots topics at NHL meetings Source: Tribune-Review
There were no dramatic conclusions to come out of the two-day meeting this week for the NHL Board of Governors. … Link

Analysis: Penguins, Red Wings share similar expectations Source: Tribune-Review
The Red Wings and Penguins know how to play within the line between confidence and arrogance that is thinner a blue line. … Continued here

Penguins Notebook: ‘Prime’ numbers for Crosby? Source: Post Gazette
Sidney Crosby’s goals (24) and points (48) through 29 games eclipse the season bests of all of his Penguins teammates except Evgeni Malkin, Chris Kunitz, Jordan Staal and Mike Comrie, with Pascal Dupuis having matched that points total once. Crosby is 23 and in his sixth NHL season. … Go here to read the rest

Penguins’ secret to success? Patience Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins are the best and hottest team in the NHL with the best and hottest player. Remember when things weren’t so good … Visit link

cngodles has added a photo to the pool: Photo from Devil’s game, December 06, 2010.

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Crosby’s Salary VS Kovalchuk’s

NCAA: 2011 Pitt recruits in waiting mode to see which assistant coaches will return Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
At least on paper, former Pitt head coach Dave Wannstedt helped deliver one of Pitt’s best recruiting classes but with the sudden coaching change, Pitt projects to lose several of their top recruits if the university doesn’t hire an in-house candidate. … Go here to read the rest

Johns won’t be shuffling off to Buffalo Source: TimesOnline.com
Stephen Johns knew he would be a long shot to make the U.S. National Junior Hockey team this season. His intuition proved correct … See the article here

Empty Netter Assists – 12-08-10 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Everyone else in the world has posted this already, but we’ve had this sitting in our bookmarks for a few days: mcsD3p7bX-c -Evgeni Malkin has a Flip camera. … See more here

Penguins vs. Maple Leafs Game Preview Source: penguins.nhl.com
Author: Michelle Crechiolo … See more here

Pittsburgh Penguins Getting Their Money’s Worth With Kris Letang Source: Bleacher Report
Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Ray Shero is really good at getting quality players for good deals. … See more here

Time for Malkin to “Stand and Deliver” Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
By MARK MADDEN First, for the record: *Evgeni Malkin is really hurt. These arent thinly-disguised healthy scratches … Go here to read the rest

Peter Skudra took the Pens streakin’ Source: The Pensblog
We're still a handful of games away from the Pens seeing the taillights of NHL history, but we can still go back and take a look at the last time the Penguins won 10 games in a row, which was from January 28th to February 15th in 1999. Some things we've learned about this streak: Peter Skudra was a force during the winning streak. Skudra started the first four games of the winning streak and also won the final 3 of the streak. … See more here

Bill Guerin: 5 Greatest Moments as a Pittsburgh Penguin Source: Bleacher Report
18-year NHL veteran Bill Guerin formally announced his retirement from the League prior to a Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils game Monday evening. Guerin felt it was important to make the announcement on the day the two most important teams, to him, faced each other … Continue reading here

Bill Guerin’s Retirement Ceremony In HD

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Hats off to Bill Guerin who officially retired yesterday during Penguins/Devils game in Pittsburgh. He managed to become one of my favorite players in his short career as a Penguin. Thanks for helping Pens win the Stanley Cup and good luck with whatever you end up doing. I captured the ceremony for you in HD. Enojy it below:

Here is my favorite memory of Bill Guerin scoring a goal with 0.4 seconds left to tie the game:

Lets Go Pens!

PensHead Daily Links 12-07-2010

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Crosby’s play continues to impress Yzerman (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PALM BEACH, Fla. – The more Steve Yzerman watches Sidney Crosby play, the more things he finds to like. … Read more

Source: Peterson high on OKlahoma State’s Dana Holgorsen Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Pitt football program has called a 5:30 p.m. … See the rest here

On The Malkin Trade Nonsense Source: The Pensblog
Whenever Sidney Crosby plays well (and that happens a lot) the crazies come out of the woodwork suggesting that the Pens should/will trade Evgeni Malkin. Stoosh made mention of this earlier today . Obviously, it's complete nonsense … Continue reading here

By the Numbers: 10-Game Winning Streak Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins are riding an incredible 10-game winning streak that has launched them into the top spot in the National Hockey League. The 10-consecutive wins ties for the second-best winning streak in franchise history (Jan. 28 to Feb. … Follow this link

Stunning Numbers: Penalties, and the NHL players that take them (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Stunning Numbers is an occasional look at stats and figures from around the NHL. The NHL's current leader in… … Read more here

Pitt fires Dave Wannstedt; Frank Cignetti to be named interim coach Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The University of Pittsburgh today fired head football coach Dave Wannstedt. … See the article here

Letang leads defensemen in all-star voting Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins’ Kris Letang, a write-in candidate, leads all defensemen in the latest NHL All-Star voting figures, and Penguins center and captain Sidney Crosby continues to lead all players in voting. … Read the rest here

Puck Headlines: Kane out 3 weeks; Alex Frolov upset over ice time (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in… … The rest is here

Total Team Effort Powers Pens Streak Source: penguins.nhl.com
With Sidney Crosby continuing to post impressive offensive numbers, there’s a statistic that has slipped through the cracks. During Pittsburgh’s 10-game winning streak, 13 Penguins have scored goals and 19 players have notched a point in what has been a colossal team effort. The offensive contributions from all over the lineup has supplemented the torrid scoring pace of the Penguins captain, especially with the recent absences of injured forwards Evgeni Malkin, Mike Comrie and Jordan Staal … See the article here

DJ Steve Porter remixes HNIC (CBC.ca) Source: Yahoo Sports
YouTube remix sensation DJ Steve Porter is taking his act to Hockey Night in Canada, starting on Saturday with a special opening to the Leafs-Canadiens matchup (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET). … View post

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Tuesdays With Stoosh: 12.7 Source: The Pensblog
Obligatory “ZOMG Crozbee Iz Teh Awesome!” Write-up Confession time. I did not grow up a Pens fan. I started watching hockey aroundthe late 1980s, and my first favorite team was the Vancouver Canucks … Follow this link

Letang Leads All-Star Game D-Men; Sid Still Top Vote-Getter Source: penguins.nhl.com
NHL fans have taken notice of Kris Letang’s sensational start to the season, and have rewarded the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman with a rocket-ride up the All-Star voting standings. Letang, whose 26 points are second among all NHL defensemen, … … Read more here

@pghpenguins: Steelers kicker Shaun Suisham & head coach Dan Bylsma, both BGSU alums, in the #Pens locker room. – http://twitpic.com/3dtkhy

Twenty Years Later: Canucks 2, Penguins 2 – 12-07-10 Source: Empty Netters
“Twenty Years Later” is a segment with a highly unimaginative name which will appear on Empty Netters throughout the 2010-11 season. We will examine the Penguins’ 1990-91 season which led to the first Stanley Cup title in franchise history. … Link

Video: Off-Day: Sidney Crosby (12/07/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby following practice at CONSOL Energy Center. … See video here

Video: Off-Day: Arron Asham (12/7/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Arron Asham following practice at CONSOL Energy Center. … Watch video here

Video: Off-Day: Marc-Andre Fleury (12/7/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury following practice at CONSOL Energy Center. … View video here

Video: Off-Day: Pascal Dupuis (12/7/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pascal Dupuis following practice at CONSOL Energy Center. … Watch here

Video: Off-Day: Dan Bylsma (12/07/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma following practice at CONSOL Energy Center. … Video here

@pghpenguins: Brent Johnson wore a camera on his mask for @HBO 24/7 Penguins/Capitals series filming – http://twitpic.com/3dt0iw

Tuesday Practice Update: Malkin not practicing Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Practice Notes Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin is not practicing with his teammates today. That plays into the thought process from yesterday that the team will hold him out of the lineup until Saturday night against Buffalo. The Penguins host the Toronto Maple Leafs tomorrow night. … Go here to read the rest

Flyers riding rookie goalie toward repeat (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PHILADELPHIA – Inside the Flyers' locker-room, he's simply known as Bob. … More

cngodles has added a photo to the pool: 6 photo panorama. 8MP Canon Powershot S5 IS

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Consol Energy Center

LINK CITY: The Unloading Source: The Pensblog
Pics that fell through the cracks. Reminder: This is the last day to like our TiqIQ page. The Pensblog Tickets Facebook Page We'll be selecting a winner later this week. … See more here

After Pens fan invasion, is Columbus right to change arena policy? (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
The 7-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins hurt for R.J. Umberger and the Columbus Blue Jackets . … Visit link

Penguins Report: 12/7/10 Source: penguins.nhl.com
11:12 AM: Coach Bylsma (left); Brent Johnson (right) Bylsma takes shots before practice with HBO cameras lurking HBO is in the house! 11:08 AM: HBO is filming today for the “24/7 Pens-Caps: Road to the Winter Classic” series. … More

Hedberg on Consol Energy Center – 12-07-10 Source: Empty Netters
Devils goaltender and former Penguin Johan Hedberg paid his first visit to his old team’s new digs last night. … Continue reading here

Empty Netter Assists – 12-07-10 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Dave Molinari’s recap from last night’ game . … Visit link

RECAP: Just The Ten Of Us. PENS WIN. Source: The Pensblog
The Pens have reached the double-digit mark in their winning streak. That's big news. The games at this point of this streak feel like playoff games. And there are so many stats being thrown around right now, but we have to take a moment and look at the most astonishing stat: the Penguins have 40 points; the Devils have 18. Ouch. Any time you win 10 games in a row, it is a big deal. The Pens have a huge cushion in place when and if some three- or four-game losing streak blindsides them out of nowhere. … See more here

Pittsburgh Penguins Squeak Past New Jersey Devils, Boost Winning Streak to 10 Source: Bleacher Report
With the first-place Pittsburgh Penguins on a nine-game winning streak entering Monday night’s home game against the last-place New Jersey Devils , many a bet was likely placed on Pittsburgh to make it 10 in a row. Those gamblers collected, but not before losing a few beads of sweat along with the Penguins … Read this article

Video: Inside Penguins Hockey Ep 8 Source: penguins.nhl.com
An interview with the legendary Mike Lange, the Penguins take part in a youth practice, and more! Presented by Verizon. … View video here

Brief tenure with Penguins left lasting mark on Guerin Source: Tribune-Review
Bill Guerin, now officially retired after 18 NHL seasons, stood behind a podium at Consol Energy Center on Monday and declared he did not “really have a lot to say.” … See more here

Penguins keep on winning with a 2-1 defeat of the New Jersey Devils Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins, it seems, can win games in any fashion, and they proved yesterday that they can beat the New Jersey Devils at their own game. … See the article here

Monday’s Three Stars: Atlanta’s OT thriller; Leafs’ huge rally (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
No. 1 Star: Zach Bogosian, Atlanta Thrashers The Thrashers defenseman scored at 2:11 of overtime to complete an… … See the rest here

Penguins win 10th in row Source: Post Gazette
On some levels, this game was a lot like the Penguins’ victory Saturday night in Columbus. For starters, the crowd was overwhelmingly pro-Penguins. And, uh, well, that’s about it. … More here

Penguins vs. Devils Source: Post Gazette
Penguins win 10th game in a row … Continue reading here

Special end to Guerin’s career Source: Post Gazette
As Penguins teammates, Sidney Crosby and Bill Guerin engaged in all sorts of give and take. It was about passing pucks on the ice, about laughter and life off the ice. … Read this article

NHL Roundup: Thrashers rally to tame Predators Source: Post Gazette
Zach Bogosian scored 2:11 into overtime and Ondrej Pavelec made 27 saves as the Atlanta Thrashers rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the visiting Nashville Predators, 3-2. The Thrashers have won two in a row and eight of nine, including six consecutive victories at home. Nashville ended a three-game winning streak. … Continued here

NHL Week 8 Power Rankings: Detroit Red Wings Still on Top Source: Bleacher Report
Pittsburgh has been on a complete and utter tear but Detroit still are the boss of the league. The Islanders remain in the bottom of the pack, no surprises there. As for everyone else, well, reading it will be a lot easier. So go do that … Read the rest here

Notebook: Perfect 10 Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins did it again. Just when it looked like New Jersey would bedevil the Penguins again by playing their trademark shutdown defense after taking the early lead, the Penguins never gave up and notched a 2-1 victory over the Devils Monday night at CONSOL Energy Center. The game marked the Penguins 10th win in a row and the second win in as many tries against the Devils this season – a team that swept the Penguins in the six-game series last year … See the rest here

Kunitz Capitalizing on Opportunities Source: penguins.nhl.com
When opposing teams players try to contain the red-hot Sidney Crosby, they sometimes pay less attention to his linemate Chris Kunitz. That proved to be a mistake on Monday, as Kunitz was a driving force behind Pittsburgh’s 2-1 win over New Jersey at CONSOL Energy Center. The Penguins forward scored a goal and an assist for his second two-point effort of the season, while wearing an “A” in the absence of forward Evgeni Malkin. … Continue reading here

Post-Game: Pens’ top Devils for 10th straight win Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Post-Game Observations Sidney Crosby collected a first period assist and added his 24th goal of the season in the second period, extending his points streak to 16 games, and the Pittsburgh Penguins have matched their 2nd longest winning streak in team history, defeating the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Monday night at the Consol … Excerpt from

Crosby scores; Pens win 10th straight (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The way Sidney Crosby is producing goals, a two-point game almost is a disappointment. … Read this article

Crosby scores; Pens win 10th straight, 2-1 over NJ (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
The way Sidney Crosby is producing goals, a two-point game almost is a disappointment. … Follow this link

Aftermath: Penguins 2, Devils 1 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Author: Sam Kasan ; ; ; … See the rest here

Penguins take 10th straight with 2-1 win over New Jersey Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins and Sidney Crosby both extended streaks Monday night, when they beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 at Consol Energy Center. … Continue reading here

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Pens win 10th straight Source: The Pensblog
The game was meh. Crosby extends his point streak to 16 games. Craig Adams was everywhere. … Continue reading here

Latest USA Today rankings, and my best Bill Guerin story. Source: Chipped Ice
I’m knee-deep in Winter Classic preview stories, so Josh Yohe is covering the game tonight against New Jersey. … More

Crosby extends points streak to 16 games Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Live Game Updates: Crosby continues to dazzle Sidney Crosby extended his points streak to 16 games, recording an assist in the first period against the New Jersey Devils. Skating down the left side at full speed, Crosby caught a cross-ice Pascal Dupuis pass in his feet and kicked the puck up to his stick … More here

Baltimore’s McClain fined $40K, Ngata fined 15K Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The NFL has fined Baltimore’s Jameel McClain $40,000 for his hit on Pittsburgh’s Heath Miller and Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata has been fined for breaking Ben Roethlisberger’s nose. … Read the rest here

Penguins-Devils In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
0:00: Perfect ten! The Penguins have won their tenth-consecutive game as they top the Devils, 2-1! 0:59: Adams sacrifices his body and dives in front of a puck to make a phenomenal defensive play! 1:08: Hedberg has left the net. The Devils now have the extra attacker on the ice. 1:42: And New Jersey will take a timeout … More here

Puck Previews: Sharks vs. Red Wings; Malkin out for Pens (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general… … Excerpt from

With Stamkos Rising, Sidney Crosby Is Proving He Is the Best Player in the NHL Source: Bleacher Report
Having battled for the unofficial title of the NHL ‘s top player the past five seasons with Washington Capitals ‘ Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby has taken an early claim for that honor this season. With Tampa Bay ‘s Steven Stamkos entering the discussion in his third year, having scored 20 goals in his first 20 games, Crosby has stepped it up and is on pace for the best season of his career. As highly valuable Penguin center Jordan Staal has missed the first two months of the season with two consecutive injuries and Evgeny Malkin is struggling with the worst numbers of his young career, Crosby has kicked in another gear altogether and is nearly single-handedly leading his team to the top of the Eastern Conference … See the rest here

Devils at Penguins – 12-06-10 Source: Empty Netters
PREGAME l1wZ05sD6yw -Greetings from a cold, windy, snowy day in Pittsburgh. … Read more here

Scouting Report: Pens look to avoid let down against woeful Devils Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Penguins Game Day When: December 6 2010 | Where: Consol Energy Center Division matchups are traditionally tough. Mondays meeting with the hapless Devils may not have the makings of a trap game, however. The Devils have likely already put their playoff hopes to bed with a start of 8-16-2 through 26 games. … Continued here

NHL gets the Vanity Unfair treatment in Winter Classic article (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Perhaps we were expecting too much. The NHL had pimped the fact that Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin would be… … See the rest here

Crosby named NHL’s first star for the week Source: Post Gazette
Penguins center and captain Sidney Crosby was named the NHL first star of the week ending Sunday. … Read more here

Ravens Jameel McClain will be fined for hit on Heath Miller Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Jason LaCanfora of the NFLnetwork reports, the NFL has confirmed that Baltimore’s Jameel McClain’s helmet to helmet hit on Heath Miller is under review by the NFL and that McClain will be fined for the hit. Miller suffered a concussion on the hit as he was a defenseless receiver and McClain delivered a blow … Go here to read the rest

Gameday 29 – Devils Source: The Pensblog
7:00 PM CONSOL Energy Center Know The Enemy: Running with the Devils Another home game for the Pens. This one is actually at home. No Malkin today … Follow this link

Puck Headlines: Potential Coyotes owner talks; Niemi faces Detroit (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in… … More here

Penguins’ Malkin to miss 2nd straight game (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin sat out the pre-game skate due to a nagging knee injury and won't play Monday night against New Jersey. … Link

Aaron Smith progressing towards a return by the playoffs; Ben has surgery Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Pittsburgh’s Aaron Smith is scheduled to have an MRI on his partial torn triceps early this week, and barring something unforeseen showing up in the MRI, Smith’s rehab progress is on schedule for a late December return to the field. Smith has intensified his workouts and should “definetely” be back for the playoffs, according … Read more here

Guerin’s "Heart" is in Pittsburgh Source: penguins.nhl.com
Bill Guerin, who officially retired from the NHL Monday afternoon, played his last career game in a Penguins uniform. Even though he attended the Philadelphia Flyers training camp this year, Guerin, 40, was still a Penguin to the very end. “I went to camp in Philly and I tried it,” Guerin said. … More

Penguins Remember Guerin’s Antics Source: penguins.nhl.com
Bill Guerin spent time playing for eight different teams in his 18-year NHL career, but two teams stood out the most to him – his first team (New Jersey) and his last team (Pittsburgh). He won a Stanley Cup with both squads, so it was only fitting that he announced his retirement Monday morning at CONSOL Energy Center before the Penguins-Devils game. “The Devils gave me my start. … Read the rest here

Malkin to miss tonight’s game versus New Jersey Source: Post Gazette
Forward Evgeni Malkin will miss a second game in a row because of a knee injury when the Penguins play the New Jersey Devils tonight at Consol Energy Center. … The rest is here

Guerin: Crosby’s Play is an Assault on the Game Source: penguins.nhl.com
Bill Guerin announced his retirement from the NHL after 18 seasons on Monday afternoon. The veteran of over 1,400 contests (regular season and playoffs) has been around a lot of the NHL’s greatest talents since entering the league in 1992 … Read the rest here

Guerin retires after 18 NHL seasons (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Longtime NHL forward Bill Guerin, unable to land a contract this season, is retiring after scoring 429 goals in 18 seasons with eight clubs. … Continue reading here

The Departed – Bill Guerin – 12-06-10 Source: Empty Netters
(Note: We orginally posted this Sept. … Excerpt from

Crosby Tops NHL’s "Three Stars of the Week" Source: penguins.nhl.com
NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller and Edmonton Oilers left wing Taylor Hall have been named the NHL ‘Three Stars’ for the period ending Dec. 5. … Link

Crosby’s streak earns him first star honours (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is the NHL's first star of the week after extending his points streak to 15 games. … More

Bylsma Tidbits: Malkin, 3rd Line, Devils & Billy Guerin Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Bylsma Presser Notes Head coach Dan Bylsma confirmed that Evgeni Malkin will not play tonight. Malkin is bothered by a nagging knee bruise and Bylsma said today that Malkin needs a brief period of time off. Malkin skated about 60 minutes before the morning skate and skated well. … Read the rest here

5 active 40-year-old NHL players (Associated Content) Source: Yahoo Sports
Being 40 years old in professional sports usually means you are more likely to be inducted into the Hall of Fame than be called upon to play in the All-Star Game. Many players over the years have discovered that with age comes a drop off in play. There are currently five players in the NHL who have reached the 40-year mark, and contrary to what should be expected, those five players are currently five of the more impressive specimens in the league. … Continued here

Quick Hits From Guerin’s Retirement Announcement Source: penguins.nhl.com
Here are some highlighted points from Bill Guerin’s retirement announcement at CONSOL Energy Center Monday afternoon. He was accompanied by his family. He thanked all the organizations that he’s played for, his former teammates and coaches, hometown friends, and of course, his family … The rest is here

Farewell to Bill Guerin, one of the NHL’s most talented goofballs (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Bill Guerin, 40, announced he's retiring as a Pittsburgh Penguins player today, a symbolic gesture that… … Read this article

Malkin day to day – 12-06-10 Source: Empty Netters
(HBO started filming the Penguins for “24/7″ this morning.) Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said Evgeni Malkin will not play tonight against the Devils and proclaimed him as “day-to-day” due to his undislcosed injury. … See more here

Pens – Devils Morning Skate Updates: Evgeni Malkin out; Fleury to start in goal Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Morning Skate Report The Pittsburgh Penguins enter Monday’s action tied for the most points in the NHL with 38 pts. … See the rest here

Former Penguins winger Guerin announces retirement Source: Post Gazette
Former Penguins winger Bill Guerin today announced his retirement as an NHL player. He will be honored before the team’s game tonight against New Jersey at Consol Energy Center. … Read more here

What We Learned: Why NY Islanders are remarkably, historically bad (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and… … Read this article

CONSOL Energy Center Named Best NHL Arena In Sports Business Journal Survey Source: penguins.nhl.com
CONSOL Energy Center has been named the “Best NHL Arena” in the sixth annual Sports Business Journal readers’ survey on the state of the sports industry. The new home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, which opened for the star… … View post

Penguins Report: Game Day vs. New Jersey Source: penguins.nhl.com
10:59 AM: Injured Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur is in the tunnel watching the Pens practice. 10:49 AM: ; Deryk Engelland having a few words with Guerin before he heads onto the ice. ; ; 10:35 AM: Evgeni Malkin is absent from the Pens practice … See more here

Billy G to Retire Source: The Pensblog
From the Penguins website : Billy Guerin today announced his retirement as an NHL player – and, symbolically, he is retiring as a Pittsburgh Penguin. … Excerpt from

Billy Guerin to Retire "As a Pittsburgh Penguin" Source: penguins.nhl.com
Billy Guerin today announced his retirement as an NHL player – and, symbolically, he is retiring as a Pittsburgh Penguin. Guerin, 40, played 18 NHL seasons for eight teams, recording 429 goals and 427 assists for 856 points and winn… … See the rest here

Bill Guerin announces retirement as a Penguin Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Billy Guerin today announced his retirement as an NHL player and, symbolically, he is retiring as a Pittsburgh Penguin. Guerin, 40, played 18 NHL seasons for eight teams, recording 429 goals and 427 assists for 856 points and winning two Stanley Cups. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound right winger played 95 games with the Penguins … Link

Happy Holidays from Sidney Crosby, creepy Upper Deck elves (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Back in 2005, Upper Deck made big news by inking Sidney Crosby exclusively to his first NHL hockey card deal… … Read more here

Guerin to retire with Penguins – 12-06-10 Source: Empty Netters
Former Penguins forward Bill Guerin will officially announce his retirement today at a press conference at Consol Energy Center. … Link

LINK CITY: Rick Nash Sucks, Final Columbus Thoughts, WC Rendering, Malkin Trick, AO Falls Source: The Pensblog
Links that are still looking for Rick Nash to show up. What a job by every Pens fan in Columbus on Saturday night. Pens fans may have set back Columbus hockey at least 4 years. But that probably happened when they named Rick Nash their captain. Nash had a chance to shut Pittsburgh fans up with a big-time performance, but instead he came out, boarded Brooks Orpik, then stood in the corner and cried all night. Some final thoughts on our Columbus trip Really nice setup in Columbus called the Arena District. If Pittsburgh had something like this it would clean up … Go here to read the rest

About the Devils – 12-06-10 Source: Empty Netters
A preview of the Devils. When and where: 7 p.m., Consol Energy Center … Visit link

Empty Netter Assists – 12-06-10 Source: Empty Netters
(Note: This is another bare-bones Empty Netter Assists. We’ll get back on course tomorrow.) Penguins -The NHL released an artist’s rendering of what the Winter Classic at Heinz Field will look at. … Excerpt from

Tiny Conner huge hit Source: Post Gazette
Chris Conner of the Penguins stands 5 feet 8 and weighs 180 pounds. Coincidentally enough, so does Dustin Byfuglien’s right leg. … Excerpt from

Flyers dump Islanders again Source: Tribune-Review
Danny Briere scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:44 left yesterday, as Philadelphia beat New York once again. … More here

HBO’s 24/7 focus arrives for run-up to Winter Classic Source: Tribune-Review
The presence of HBO cameras at the annual holiday party is as sure of a sign as any that “24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic” will be unlike anything the hockey world has seen when it debuts Dec. 15. … View post

NHL Roundup: Kelly’s hat trick beats Rangers, 3-1 Source: Post Gazette
Chris Kelly scored all three Ottawa goals Sunday night as the visiting Senators slipped past the New York Rangers, 3-1. Kelly snapped a 1-1 tie off a feed from Jarkko Ruutu in front of the right post. … Excerpt from

Penguins Notebook: Martin’s old teammates having Devil of a time Source: Post Gazette
Paul Martin spent his first six years as a pro with New Jersey. He knows the organization, the expectations, the legacy of success. … See more here

Video: Post-Game: Marc-Andre Fleury (12/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury talks to reporters following tonight’s game against the New Jersey Devils. … See this video

Video: Post-Game: Dan Bylsma (12/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Coach Bylsma talks to reporters following tonight’s game against the New Jersey Devils. … See video here

Video: Game-Day: Sidney Crosby (12/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby before tonight’s game against the New Jersey Devils. … Click here to view video

Video: Game-Day: Marc-Andre Fleury (12/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury before tonight’s game against the New Jersey Devils. … Watch here

Video: Game-Day: Chris Kunitz (12/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Chris Kunitz before tonight’s game against the New Jersey Devils. … Watch here

Video: Game-Day: Max Talbot (12/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Max Talbot before tonight’s game against the New Jersey Devils. … View video here

Video: Game-Day: Coach Bylsma (12/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma before tonight’s game against the New Jersey Devils. … View video

Rendered Winter Classic Image Preview Source: penguins.nhl.com
Below is an architectural rendering of what Heinz Field may look like for the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. ; RELATED ARTICLE: Pens To Build Second Outdoor Rink For Winter Classic; Public Skating and Youth Hockey To Be Featured Events > > RELATED VIDEO: HBO 24/7 Penguins/Capitals Series Preview > > … Continue reading here

Video: Shearer’s Crunches of the Game (12/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Shearer’s Foods presents the biggest crunches from around the NHL! Played December 6 against the Devils … Watch here

Video: 2011 NHL Winter Classic ad leaves much to be desired (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
We're 26 days away from the 2011 NHL Winter Classic between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals… … Link

VIDEO: Nature Boy and Macho Man Source: The Pensblog
It was an away game. Pens fans outnumbering Columbus fans nearly 2-1. So we, Derek and Adam, decided to dress up as Ric Flair and Macho Man Randy Savage, respectively … Read this article

Penguins vs. Devils Game Preview Source: penguins.nhl.com
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NHL Week in Review: Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins Are Red Hot Source: Bleacher Report
Another great week of hockey is in the books. As we enter December, the men have begun to separate themselves from the boys in the NHL. The Pittsburgh Penguins proved they are one of the elite teams in the Eastern Conference and have now rattled off nine straight. … Follow this link

Video: Bill Guerin Tribute (12/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Bill Guerin retired today as a Pittsburgh Penguin and was honored before the Penguins vs Devils game … View video here

Video: Nemacolin Big 5 (12/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Nemacolin Big 5 feature shown in game on Dec 2, 2010 vs the New Jersey Devils featuring Bill Guerin … View video here

Video: Penguins vs Devils (12/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins vs Devils feature shown in game on December 6, 2010 … See video here

Video: Post-Game: Sidney Crosby (12/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby talks to reporters following tonight’s game against the New Jersey Devils. … View video

Video: Post-Game: Chris Kunitz (12/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Chris Kunitz talks to reporters following tonight’s game against the New Jersey Devils. … Watch here

Video: Bill Guerin Retirement (12/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Bill Guerin retired today as a Pittsburgh Penguin. Watch the full press conference here on PensTv. … Click here to view video

Video: 24/7 Pens/Caps: Art of the Hit Source: penguins.nhl.com
Hitting is a major part of the game and can set the tone, swing momentum, and thrill the fans. Premieres Wed., Dec … See video here

Video: 24/7 Pens/Caps: The Rivalry Source: penguins.nhl.com
Its one of the hottest rivalries in sports starring two of hockeys biggest stars, Sidney Crosby & Alex Ovechkin. … See this video

Video: 24/7 Pens/Caps: Scars and Sacrifice Source: penguins.nhl.com
Broken bones and missing teeth are not excuses for missing a shift. Premieres Wed., Dec. … Click here to view video

PensHead Daily Links 11-19-2010

Friday, November 19th, 2010

@pghpenguins: #Pens President/CEO David Morehouse & @Alyssa_Milano cut the ribbon at new @TouchbyAM store: – http://twitpic.com/38axea

@pghpenguins: Mark Johnson, who visited practice today, poses in front of his father's famous quote – http://twitpic.com/38ae0y

Bill Guerin Will Retire and Return To Grateful Pittsburgh Penguins Franchise Source: Bleacher Report
Bill Guerin , an 18-year veteran of the NHL who just celebrated his 40th birthday, is set to announce his retirement after the Thanksgiving Holidays and join the Pittsburgh Penguins ‘ hockey operations staff in January, according to a tweet from Inside Pittsburgh Sports. … See more here

Gameday 21 – Hurricanes Source: The Pensblog
7:00 PM CONSOL Energy Center The Hurricanes are 9-9-0 on the season and in ninth place in the East. They beat Ottawa 7-1 on Wednesday. … Continued here

Marian Hossa and the Pittsburgh Penguins: A What-If Story Source: Bleacher Report
It can be debated that the struggles this season of perennial-contender New Jersey Devils, may be, or may not be, a result of their insistence on retaining star winger Ilya Kovalchuk this summer. What cannot be debated is that his contract saga cost them dearly, and it has wreaked havoc upon their cap situation … Read this article

Sit down with Mike Comrie who has a “positive mindset” through frustrating times Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
1-on-1 with Mike Comrie Forward Mike Comrie will be scratched tonight for the fifth time in the last six games. Off to a slow start this season, Comrie has fallen out of the top-12 and his spot on the depth chart has taken a hit of late, as the coaching staff has gone … Follow this link

Gold Medal Olympian and Former Penguin Johnson Visits Team’s Morning Skate Source: penguins.nhl.com
Not only were there a few 2010 Olympic heroes on the ice at Friday’s morning skate, but there was also a 1980 Olympic hero in the stands of CONSOL Energy Center. Former Penguin and 1980 United States Olympic gold medalist Mark Johnson brought his No … Read more here

Hurricanes to start Peters – 11-19-10 Source: Empty Netters
The Carolina Hurricanes will play back up Justin Peters (above) in net tonight instead of starter Cam Ward (PG+). Peters is 0-2-0 with a 4.76 goals against average and .841 save percentage. Peters has appeared in two games against the Penguins … Read more here

Post-Morning Skate: Bylsma: “We talk about tilting the ice 70/30″ Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Post-Morning Skate Update The talk in Penguins circles is that the Penguins are starting to find their game. Tonight the Penguins host the Carolina Hurricanes (9-9-0, 18pts) in a goaltending matchup between Marc Andre Fleury (4-6-1-, 2.88 GAA, .883 sv%) and Canes backup Justin Peters (0-2-0, 4.76 GAA, .841 sv%) Both teams are coming … Link

Video: Game-Day: Paul Martin (11/19/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Paul Martin before tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. … See video here

Video: Game-Day: Coach Bylsma (11/19/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma before tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. … View video here

Video: Game-Day: Sidney Crosby (11/19/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby before tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. … See this video

Video: Game-Day: Marc-Andre Fleury (11/19/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury before tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. … To see video click here

Video: Game-Day: Mark Letestu (11/19/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Mark Letestu before tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. … See video here

Jersey Fouls: Patrick Kane Cab Company and ads on hockey jerseys (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Jersey Fouls is our ongoing exploration of the rules and etiquette for proper hockey jersey creation and… … The rest is here

Penguins Prepare to Deck the Halls at Annual Toy Collections Source: penguins.nhl.com
It’s that time of year again, when the Pittsburgh Penguins organization and their fans team up with U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots representatives to bring joy and good cheer to many local children during the holiday season at the annual Toy Collections at CONSOL Energy Center … Read the rest here

Canes @ Pens Morning Skate Updates: No changes expected to lineup Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Morning Skate Report Pittsburgh Penguins center Jordan Staal did some light skating this morning about an hour before the Penguins took the ice this morning. Staal went through individual drills with strength and conditioning coach Mike Kadar. I was running a little late this morning and didn’t get to catch Staal’s brief skate but … More

Will Steven Stamkos be the NHL’s next 50-in-50 player? (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
“Sometimes, things are better left un-talked about. There's no reason to set any bars. … Go here to read the rest

Staal skates before AM practice. Source: Chipped Ice
A quick update about an hour before the Penguins hit the ice for an AM practice prior to their game tonight at CEC against Carolina: = C JORDAN STAAL skated briefly this morning, wrapping his session at 9:31 a.m. He was on the ice with strength and conditioning coach MIKE KADAR, and Staal was wearing a … Read the rest here

Penguins Report: Game Day vs. Carolina Source: penguins.nhl.com
10:52 AM: 10:35 AM: No changes to the Pens’ lines at Friday’s morning skate: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis Cooke-Malkin-Asham Conner-Letestu-Kennedy Rupp-Talbot-Adams Comrie-Godard 10:29 AM: The team is on ice and getting ready to start the skate. 10:26 AM: Former Penguin and 1980 U.S. Olympic gold-medal winner Mark Johnson is at the morning skate … The rest is here

About the Hurricanes – 11-19-10 Source: Empty Netters
A preview of the Hurricanes. When and where: 7 p.m., Consol Energy Center … Go here to read the rest

Best seats in the house? Source: The Pensblog
Puck Daddy had a post recently about these VIP seats showing up in arenas around the NHL. Boom: Blonde (noun) citeehhh. People who buy these seats do get valet parking in the players’ lot, they get some dinner, and they attend the Minnesota coach’s post-game press conference. Nashville, Tampa Bay, Columbus are doing this, as well. The common thread with those arenas is that they know NBC doesn’t come around often, so they don’t have to leave room for Pierre McGuire … Go here to read the rest

Penguins’ penalty killing takes major step forward Source: Tribune-Review
Entering Thursday’s games, the Penguins ranked third with a penalty killing percentage of 88.2. … See the rest here

Penguins’ Talbot healthy, productive again Source: Tribune-Review
In a season clouded by so many negatives, the guy who is always smiling has emerged as quite a positive story. … Read more here

Podcast 11:19 Source: The Pensblog
Over an hour long. No idea what we were thinking. Lots of guests on this one as we play Pensblog Roulette : Tony from The Confluence , BTrain from Cblog, Meg from Pens Nation , Chris DeVivo from the Penguins and BackTeching , Seth from Empty Netters and more. … Excerpt from

Penguins Notebook: Fleury’s slump might be ending Source: Post Gazette
Marc-Andre Fleury understands that it’s a process. That just as a slump does not consist of one or two bad games, getting out of one requires more than a couple of strong starts. “There’s not one day when you wake up and you’re all good,” he said … Visit link

Penguins: Bylsma has high hopes for Michalek Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins have a pretty good idea of what Zbynek Michalek can do and what he can mean to this team. If not, they wouldn’t have given him a five-year contract worth $20 million to lure him here from Phoenix back in July. … Continue reading here

Empty Netter Assists – 11-19-10 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Is it fair to say Paul Martin ( above ) and Zbynek Michalek have been disappointing (PG+)? … Link


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PensHead Daily Links 10-18-2010

Monday, October 18th, 2010

Gonchar adjusting to new role – Montreal Gazette Source: Google News Search
Sportsnet.ca (press release) Gonchar adjusting to new role Montreal Gazette … playing the left point with the Ottawa Senators as opposed to the right point when he was with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the previous five seasons. .. … More here

Gameday 7 – Senators Source: The Pensblog
7:00 PM CONSOL Energy Center Know the Enemy: Five For Smiting Sergei Gonchar returns to Pittsburgh. That’s one of our favorite interviews from the Cup win. … Excerpt from

Senators at Penguins – 10-18-10 Source: Empty Netters
PREGAME l1wZ05sD6yw -You are reading live from a dreary, overcast day in Pittsburgh. It’s in the upper 50s and there have been a few rain drops to fall from the sky. … See the article here

NHL Betting Preview – Avalanche at Rangers, Senators at Penguins – BetUs.com Source: Google News Search
NHL Betting Preview – Avalanche at Rangers, Senators at Penguins BetUs.com If the Rangers hope to keep up with the pacesetters in the Atlantic Division New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers this is a … and more … More here
ScareHouse, Halloween Costumes Idea Source: The Pensblog
You’ve probably seen the ScareHouse ads on the blog over the last month. … Continued here

Give Sergei Gonchar a Hand Tonight When the Penguins Host the Senators Source: Bleacher Report
It is easy to remember the bad times. Not just in hockey, but in any aspect of life … See the rest here

A Change In Cblog Terminology Source: The Pensblog
Even though a brand new, state of the art comment section is on the horizon, we still like to mess around with the current one. For the past year we had a filter applied that if a person mispelled Jordan Staal’s last name the following would appear; [****] joke city. That filter is now gone. … See the article here

Reunion Tour Continues As Gonchar Returns For First Visit As A Senator Source: penguins.nhl.com
The reunion tour continued on Monday as yet another former Penguin visited CONSOL Energy Center for the first time. This time it was Ottawa defenseman Sergei Gonchar, who signed a three-year contract with the Senators on July 1, paying a visit to the Penguins’ beautiful new home. Like Colby Armstrong, Bill Guerin and Mark Eaton before him, Gonchar was blown away by the sheer beauty of the arena … Read more

Philadelphia Flyers Have a Weekend to Forget – Bleacher Report Source: Google News Search
Yahoo! Sports Philadelphia Flyers Have a Weekend to Forget Bleacher Report As you all may or may not know, our beloved Flyers were indeed demolished by the oh-so-hated Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Watching Sidney Crosby score … … Visit link

Pittsburgh Penguins-Ottawa Senators Preview: The Return of Sergei Gonchar – Bleacher Report Source: Google News Search
Sportsnet.ca (press release) Pittsburgh Penguins -Ottawa Senators Preview: The Return of Sergei Gonchar Bleacher Report Tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins will take on the Ottawa Senators at the Consol Energy Center, and it should be a game both teams are looking forward to … Pittsburgh Penguins Vs. Ottawa Senators 10/18/10: Rob’s Free NHL Hockey Pick Sports Chat Place Senators battle Penguins in Gonchar’s return to Pittsburgh TSN Game 7: Senators Vs … Read the rest here

Pittsburgh Penguins-Ottawa Senators Preview: The Return of Sergei Gonchar Source: Bleacher Report
Tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins will take on the Ottawa Senators at the Consol Energy Center, and it should be a game both teams are looking forward to playing. Last season, the Penguins and Senators squared off in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals … Read more here

Marc-Andre Fleury: Struggling and Down, But Not Out – Bleacher Report Source: Google News Search
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Marc-Andre Fleury: Struggling and Down, But Not Out Bleacher Report The 2010-1011 Pittsburgh Penguins season is 6 games old and through those 6 games there is no doubt Brent Johnson is playing better in goal than the highly … Penguins give Brent Johnson consecutive starts in goal SportingNews.com Penguins ‘ Johnson stands behind Fleury Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The Senators This Week Ottawa Citizen Pittsburgh Post Gazette all 11 news articles … More here

Marc-Andre Fleury: Struggling and Down, But Not Out Source: Bleacher Report
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ season is six games old, and there is no doubt Brent Johnson is playing better in goal than the highly-touted Marc-Andre Fleury . Johnson has won all three of his starts, giving up fewer than two goals per game. Fleury, the former NHL No. 1 overall draft pick, has struggled mightily in his three starts this season, losing all three games and posting a GAA well above three. With that said, Fleury still has to be the No. … More here

Johnson expected to start – 10-18-10 Source: Empty Netters
Dan Bylsma officially said it would be a game-time decision, but it’s pretty clear he intends to start Brent Johnson (above) in net for the third consecutive game tonight. In addition to being the first goaltender off the ice for the Penguins’ practice this morning, Johnson followed through on a routine of not speaking to the media the morning he is expected to play. And the team has three wins with him in … … Read the rest here


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Video: Game-Day: Dan Bylsma (10/18/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media following the morning skate. … Watch here

Sidney Crosby: Why New York Rangers(and Other) Fans Need to Shut Up. Source: Bleacher Report
As a hockey fan, I try not to have any bias. I try to look at the game from an objective point of view, criticizing things that need to be criticized and giving credit where credit is due … The rest is here

Video: Game-Day: Sidney Crosby (10/18/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby talks to the media following the morning skate. … View video

Video: Game-Day: Mark Letestu (10/18/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Mark Letestu talks to the media following the morning skate. … View video here

Video: Game-Day: Kris Letang (10/18/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Kris Letang talks to the media following the morning skate. … View video here

LINK CITY: Gonch Comes Home, Bizarre Calendar Photos Source: The Pensblog
AND NOW FANNNSSSSS LINK CITYYYYY Not a call to arms, just a statment. We’re giving Sergei Gonchar a standing O tonight. If the Penguins aren’t too busy planning their next advertising gig, we hope they will do something up … Read this article

Penguins battle Senators in Gonchar’s return to Pittsburgh – TSN Source: Google News Search
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Penguins battle Senators in Gonchar’s return to Pittsburgh TSN (Sports Network) – Having finally earned a win in the most recent game at their new arena, the Pittsburgh Penguins will try to post a third straight victory … Game 7: Senators Vs … More here

Bylsma: “We’ll go game time” on starting goaltender Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Bylsma Tidbits For the third straight game, head coach Dan Bylsma failed to commit to goaltender Marc Andre Fleury. Bylsma wouldn’t go into length regarding his goaltending situation but said he will make a game time decision on tonight’s starter. “We’ll go game time, ” Bylsma said when asked about whose starting in net. … Follow this link

Penguins Game Day: Morning Skate Update & Pens-Sens Preview Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Penguins Game Day Ottawa Senators (1-3-1) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (3-3-0) When: October 18, 2010 | Where: Consol Energy Center The Pens look to build on back-to-back wins as they host playoff rival Ottawa Monday night in Pittsburgh. … The rest is here

@pghpenguins: Injured players Staal, Asham, Orpik & Michalek skated at @CONSOLEnergyCtr earlier this morning – http://twitpic.com/2yqiud

Talbot’s Visit to Hillman Cancer Center Puts Smiles On Patients’ Faces Source: penguins.nhl.com
It’s no secret that Penguins center Maxime Talbot is among the best personalities on the roster. His playful demeanor and natural exuberance helps to keep teammates sane throughout the rigorous journey an 82-game regular season provides. … Read this article

Penguins Report: Game Day vs. Ottawa Source: penguins.nhl.com
Staal, Asham, Orpik and Michalek skate. Details at 9:04 AM entry  11:05 AM: Head coach Dan Bylsma said that the starting goalie against the Senators will be a game-time decision. … Read more here

Video: Max Talbot Visits Hillman Cancer Center Source: penguins.nhl.com
Max Talbot stopped by to visit patients at the U.P.M.C. Cancer Centers Hillman Cancer Center last week. … See this video

Goligoski gives Pens first win at Consol – Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Source: Google News Search
Kansas City Star Goligoski gives Pens first win at Consol Wilkes Barre Times-Leader AP PITTSBURGH Alex Goligoski’s power-play goal at 1:51 of overtime gave the Pittsburgh Penguins their first win at Consol Energy Center, 3-2 over the New … Consolation prize Observer-Reporter Washington Observer Reporter 2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Series Pittsburgh Penguins bounce back to win 3 … bettor.com (blog) Second point elusive, but Isles showing resilience Examiner.com Newsday (subscription) – TSN – CANOE all 286 news articles … More here

Maple Leafs-Penguins Game Review – USA Today Source: Google News Search
Reuters Maple Leafs- Penguins Game Review USA Today Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) – Clarke MacArthur scored twice as the Toronto Maple Leafs kept the Pittsburgh Penguins winless in their new home with a 4-3 … … Read more here

Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby and Company Riding Two-Game Winning Streak – Bleacher Report Source: Google News Search
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pittsburgh Penguins : Sidney Crosby and Company Riding Two-Game Winning Streak Bleacher Report Heading into tonight’s showdown with the Ottawa Senators, Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are riding a two-game winning streak. … See the rest here

About the Senators – 10-18-10 Source: Empty Netters
A preview of the Senators. When and where: 7 p.m., Consol Energy Center. … Read more here

Senators vs Penguins NHL Handicapping – Offshore Insiders Source: Google News Search
NHL.com Senators vs Penguins NHL Handicapping Offshore Insiders The Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Consol Energy Centre. .. … Excerpt from

Empty Netter Assists – 10-18-10 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Tim Wallace had two goals and led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-3 win against the Charlotte Checkers . Dustin Jeffrey added three assists while teammate Brett Sterling had a goal and an assist. … Read this article

Penguins’ Johnson stands behind Fleury Source: Tribune-Review
The puck must look like a beach ball to Penguins goalie Brent Johnson. … Link

Gonchar: ‘It won’t be easy’ facing Malkin Source: Tribune-Review
The biggest adjustment between friends will come tonight, when Evgeni Malkin’s Penguins play Sergei Gonchar’s Ottawa Senators. … Link

This Week In Penguins History: Jan Hrdina – SB Nation Pittsburgh Source: Google News Search
This Week In Penguins History: Jan Hrdina SB Nation Pittsburgh Oct 18, 2010 – Between Mario Retirement ’97 and Mario Return ’00, the Pittsburgh Penguins were clearly Jaromir Jagr’s team. … and more … Go here to read the rest

Gonchar returns as ex-Penguin Source: Post Gazette
There is every chance some of the Penguins will be tapping their sticks on the Consol Energy Center ice tonight and calling for the puck from Sergei Gonchar. Just like old times, only not quite. In this case, the home club would be trying to tempt its former member to turn the puck over. … Follow this link

Penguins Notebook: Kunitz fits on top power play Source: Post Gazette
Penguins coach Dan Bylsma isn’t ready to declare the competition closed. He won’t proclaim that Chris Kunitz has won the battle for a place on the No … See more here

NHL Roundup: Rangers miss 3 top forwards Source: Post Gazette
There is no moaning in hockey. … Excerpt from

Robert Morris Comes From Behind To Defeat Air Force In College Hockey Showcase – NHL.com Source: Google News Search
NHL.com Robert Morris Comes From Behind To Defeat Air Force In College Hockey Showcase NHL.com One of the marketing slogans the Pittsburgh Penguins are using to commemorate the inaugural season at CONSOL Energy Center is History … … More

Robert Morris Comes From Behind To Defeat Air Force In College Hockey Showcase Source: penguins.nhl.com
One of the marketing slogans the Pittsburgh Penguins are using to commemorate the inaugural season at CONSOL Energy Center is “History Will Be Made Here.” History was made inside the Penguins sparkling new building on Sunday night as the Robert Morris University men’s hockey team achieved the first 4-0 start in school history by coming from behind to defeat Air Force, 3-2, in the fifth annual College Hockey Showcase. Robert Morris overcame an early 2-0 first period deficit by tallying late in the opening frame on a Trevor Lewis goal to get themselves back in the game … Link

Penguins vs. Senators Game Preview Source: penguins.nhl.com
Author: Jason Seidling … Continue reading here

PensHead Daily Links 10-14-2010

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Goligoski Shines In Expanded Role Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Takeaway: Alex Goligoski had parlayed his strong preseason play into the regular season. Goligoski is tied for the team lead with four points (2G-2A). As a result of his improved all-around play, Goligoski is seeing more ice time in all situations … Follow this link

NHL: Will Bylsma divert from goaltending plan? Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Bylsma won’t commit to goaltending rotation past Friday The plan coming into the regular season was for Marc Andre Fleury to play 8 of the first 11 games, according to head coach Dan Bylsma a few weeks ago. Is that plan now in jeopardy … See the rest here

Toronto Maple Leafs Beat Pittsburgh Penguins: Quieting Critics With Wins – Bleacher Report Source: Google News Search
CBC.ca Toronto Maple Leafs Beat Pittsburgh Penguins : Quieting Critics With Wins Bleacher Report Last night the Maple Leafs outclassed the Pittsburgh Penguins , outlasting the Pens by a final score of 4-3, which gave the Maple Leafs a 3-0 record on the … Maple Leafs- Penguins Game Review USA Today NHL's Maple Leafs keep Penguins winless in new arena Reuters Penguins remain winless in new home Washington Observer Reporter Toronto Sun – Gack Sports – Sports Live Streams all 559 news articles … Read this article

Robert Morris University Prepares to Host 5th Annual College Hockey Showcase Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Robert Morris University men’s hockey team is pretty good at rising to the occasion against top competition. Last season, playing the final college hockey game ever at Mellon Arena, RMU shocked the college hockey world by knocking off the No.-1 ranked team in the country, Miami (Ohio), 3-1, on Jan. 8 … See more here

Looking Ahead: 2011 NHL Entry Draft Source: The Pensblog
Elias Sports Bureau says that 99.7% of NHL teams that have started the season 1-3 have missed the playoffs and given their fans little or no reason to follow the club after the 1-3 start. These are staggering numbers. … Read more

Penguins’ D Michalek sidelined to 2-4 weeks – Vancouver Sun Source: Google News Search
TSN Penguins ' D Michalek sidelined to 2-4 weeks Vancouver Sun Pittsburgh, PA – Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma announced defenceman Zbynek Michalek will miss two-to-four weeks with an upper-body injury. … Continue reading here

Locker Room Talking Points: Engelland making his mark on the team Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Deryk Engelland on fighting Colton Orr Deryk Engelland’s fight with Colton Orr last night is not only the talk of the town but the talk of the NHL (Video can be seen here). Engelland pummelled Colton Orr with a hard right that sent Orr to the ground and out of the game. Engelland called it a “lucky … Read the rest here

Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sparkling New Ice – BusinessWeek Source: Google News Search
Pittsburgh Penguins ' Sparkling New Ice BusinessWeek “Destiny has a new home” is the marketing slogan the Pittsburgh Penguins have chosen for their sparkling new arena, … Islanders- Penguins Preview CBSSports.com New York Islanders vs Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Live Streaming Bet UK Betting Day off for Isles, tomorrow vs … More here


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Penguins find no consolation in new Consol Energy Center – SportingNews.com Source: Google News Search
TSN Penguins find no consolation in new Consol Energy Center SportingNews.com Nice place, that Consol Energy Center so why can't the Pittsburgh Penguins seem to find a way to win there? With Wednesday's 4-3 loss to Toronto, … Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal skating on Consol Energy Center ice Gather.com Penguins ' Staal skating again for 1st time since last season The Canadian Press Jordan Staal returns to the ice bettor.com (blog) NHL.com – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Pittsburgh Post Gazette all 49 news articles … See more here

Flyers Bump Up Start Time To Avoid Conflict With Phillies – SB Nation Philly Source: Google News Search
TSN Flyers Bump Up Start Time To Avoid Conflict With Phillies SB Nation Philly The Flyers have moved up the start time of their game against the Pittsburgh Penguins this weekend to avoid a … … Link

Penguins Winger Deryk Engelland Destroys Toronto’s Colton Orr In Fight (VIDEO) – Huffington Post Source: Google News Search
Penguins Winger Deryk Engelland Destroys Toronto's Colton Orr In Fight (VIDEO) Huffington Post The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Wednesday night, but Toronto right winger Colton Orr wasn't there to help out. … … The rest is here

Hockey players must take concussions more seriously – Montreal Gazette Source: Google News Search
Hockey players must take concussions more seriously Montreal Gazette … by medical staff after being injured in the third period against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Mellon Arena on March 7, 2010 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. … Continued here

Video: Off-Day: Sidney Crosby (10/14/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby talks to the media after practice. … Click here to view video

Video: Off-Day: Alex Goligoski (10/14/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Alex Goligoski talks to the media after practice. … To see video click here

Video: Off-Day: Ben Lovejoy (10/14/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Ben Lovejoy talks to the media after practice. … Click here to view video

Video: Off-Day: Dan Bylsma (10/14/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media after practice. … To see video click here

LINK CITY: Injury Updates, Blue Jerseys, Goaltending, More Source: The Pensblog
Lots of news coming from the Pens today . First, on the injury front: Zbynek Michalekis out 2 to 4 weeks with an upper-body injury ForwardArron Asham(upper body) skated for the first time Thursday; as didJordan Staal Brooks Orpikis still day-to-day with a groin strain The Pens also announced that they will wear the blue jerseys against the Islanders on Friday. An attempt to reverse a curse with a curse? Interesting. … See more here

Johnson to start in goal for Penguins Friday, maybe Saturday too Source: Post Gazette
Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said backup goaltender Brent Johnson will start Friday night at home against the New York Islanders, but he would not commit to going back to No. 1 goalie Marc-Andre Fleury for Saturday’s game at Philadelphia. … Read the rest here

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Penguins Michalek out for two weeks Source: Post Gazette
Penguins defenseman Zbynek Michalek is expected to miss the next two weeks, coach Dan Bylsma said. Michalek got what is believed to be a right shoulder injury Monday. … View post

Pens Update: Michalek out for at least 2-4 weeks; Johnson to start in goal Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Latest Buzz *Head coach Dan Bylsma didn’t want to pinpoint an exact timetable for defenseman Zbynek Michalek but Bylsma said today that Michalek will be sidelined for the next 2-4 weeks. … See more here

Michalek out two to four weeks – 10-14-10 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins defenseman Zbynek Michalek (right) will be sidelined two to four weeks due to what the team is officially labeling as an “upper body” injury. Michalek appeared to injury his right shoulder Monday in New Jersey when he was hit into the boards by Devils forward Rod Pelley. Michalek, one of the biggest free agent signings this past offseason, has appeared in three gam … … Excerpt from

Thursday Practice Report: Crosby misses practice; No Orpik, Michalek Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Crosby misses practice The Pittsburgh Penguins returned to the ice this morning for Thursday’s practice and were missing several regulars. Sidney Crosby, Max Talbot, Brooks Orpik, Zbynek Michalek all did not practice. … Read more

Pens to Wear Blue Third Jerseys Friday vs. Islanders Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins will wear their blue third jerseys for Friday’s game against the New York Islanders at CONSOL Energy Center – the first of 10 times this season that they will wear the blue third jersey/uniform. The Pen… … See the rest here

Penguins Report: Practice 10/14/10 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Michalek, Orpik and Asham injury updates at 1:09 PM entry… 1:28 PM: Coach Bylsma also said that goaltender Brent Johnson will get the start in net for Pittsburgh Friday night against the Islanders. 1:27 PM: Coachspeak with Dan Bylsma.. … Visit link

The curious case of T.J. Brodie – 10-14-10 Source: Empty Netters
When the call showed up on our cell phone with a strange area code, we full expected the worst. We had been led to believe by the complaints of some Penguins fans that the man we were about to chat with was an arrogant, egotistical punk. … View post

Video: Rock and Wrap it Up! Food Donation Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins and ARAMARK are packing up all prepared but unsold concession food at CONSOL Energy Center, donating it to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. … See this video

Penguins star center Crosby not at practice Source: Tribune-Review
It is unclear why Sidney Crosby isn’t practicing, though there is some speculation that the hip injury that troubled him in training camp isn’t 100 percent. Crosby scored his first goal of the season last night in a 4-3 loss against Toronto. … See the rest here

Post-Toronto Observations: Penguins drop third game in a row at home Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins woes at home continued Wednesday night, losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 at the Consol Energy Center. Clarke MacArthur scored twice and Toronto’s Jonas Gustavsson turned aside 22 shots in his first start of the season to lead Toronto to a 4-3 victory. … Visit link


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Empty Netter Assists – 10-14-10 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Dave Molinari’s recap from last night’s game . The 2010-11 Penguins have joined their 1983-84, 2001-02 and 2005-06 brethen as the only teams in franchise history to lose their first three home games. -The … Visit link

Pittsburgh Penguins Preview Source: Bleacher Report
After months of waiting, the Toronto Maple Leafs are playing an NHL team tonight. For some reason, Gary Bettman screwed up again and the two AHL teams we beat count as part of the standings. Please, if you are a Leafs fan do not point out this mistake … See more here

Pens’ leftovers given to grateful food bank Source: Tribune-Review
Local food shelters this week received plates of trout mousse, olive tapenade and chicken wrapped in prosciutto, along with more standard fare such as hot dogs, chicken fingers and pizza, donated by the Pittsburgh Penguins. … More here

Blackhawks player suspended for hit Source: Tribune-Review
Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson has been suspended for two games for delivering an illegal hit from behind on the Buffalo Sabres’ Jason Pominville. … Read the rest here

Flyers amp up physicality Source: Tribune-Review
Flyers senior vice president Bob Clarke went on XM radio earlier this week and extolled the franchise’s physical image. … More

Injuries to Orpik, Michalek weaken Penguins’ defense Source: Tribune-Review
Up by a goal late in a game and needing to kill the final 30 seconds of an opponent’s power play, Penguins coach Dan Bylsma would not hesitate to send out a foursome that included center Jordan Staal and defensemen Brooks Orpik and Zbynek Michalek. … Visit link

Penguins fall to 0-3 at Consol Energy Center Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins lost 4-3 at home to Toronto their third loss in four games to open a season that began with great promise. … Visit link

RECAP: The Monster’s Ball. PENS LOSE Source: The Pensblog
It is October. Things are sloppier than the Duke Fuck list girl’s vagina right now. … Follow this link

Penguins Notebook: Defense shorthanded minus Orpik, Michalek Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins played without two key defensemen Wednesday night against Toronto, and the only thing certain about their status is that Brooks Orpik ought to be back in the lineup soon. Orpik has a recurrence of a groin strain and is day to day, coach Dan Bylsma said. He missed his second game in a row. … See the rest here

Penguins’ Staal skates — finally Source: Post Gazette
There was no orthopedic walking boot on Jordan Staal’s right foot and he had a smile stretched across his face Wednesday as he talked about getting back on the ice. … More

Penguins fall to Maple Leafs, still winless at home Source: Post Gazette
Someday, the Penguins are going to find a way to win a game at Consol Energy Center. … Read this article

Postgame thoughts from Pens loss to TOR at CEC. Source: Chipped Ice
Greetings, Chipped Ice fans. It was yet another somber postgame scene at Consol Energy Center, where your Penguins are now 0-3 … Read the rest here

Penguins still winless in new home, lose 4-3 to Toronto Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins fell to 0-3 at Consol Energy Center and 1-3 overall with a 4-3 loss tonight to the Toronto Maple Leafs. … Visit link

Guerin Impressed by CONSOL Energy Center and Standing Ovation Source: penguins.nhl.com
A special guest was in attendance at CONSOL Energy Center on Wednesday night as fan favorite and 2009 Penguins Stanley Cup hero Bill Guerin returned to Pittsburgh to watch the Penguins and Maple Leafs. Guerin, who spent 95 regular-season games with the Penguins from March, 2009 through the end of last season, was impressed by his first visit to the Penguins’ sparkling new building. “This place is unbelievable,” Guerin said. … View post

Penguins-Maple Leafs In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
0:00: Time runs out and the Toronto Maple Leafs hold on for a 4-3 victory at CONSOL Energy Center to improve to 3-0. Chris Kunitz, Maxime Talbot and Sidney Crosby scored the Pittsburgh goals. The Penguins will be back in action on Friday when they drop the puck at 7 p.m … Read the rest here

Time change for Saturday Penguins game in Philadelphia Source: Post Gazette
The starting time of the Penguins’ game in Philadelphia Saturday has been moved up an hour, from 7:08 p.m. to 6:08 p.m. … Excerpt from

Game Time Change Saturday Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers have changed the start time for their Saturday, Oct. 16 game at Wells Fargo Center to 6 p.m. … Continued here

Aftermath: Leafs 4, Penguins 3 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Author: Sam Kasan ; ; ; … See more here

Video: Shearer’s Crunches of the Game (10/13/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Shearer’s Foods presents the biggest crunches from around the NHL! Played October 13 against the Toronto Maple Leafs … Watch here

Video: Thank You Bill Guerin! (10/13/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pens said ‘Thank You’ to former Penguins player Bill Guerin during Wednesday’s game vs the Toronto Maple Leafs … Watch here

Video: Nemacolin Big 5 (10/13/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Nemacolin Big 5 feature shown in game on Oct 13, 2010 vs the Toronto Maple Leafs … Video here

Video: Building of a Champion (10/13/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Building of a Champion presented by Iron Workers Local Union No. 3 shown in game on Oct. 13 vs Toronto Maple Leafs … View video

Video: American Eagle Student Rush (10/13/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Students wait outside for tickets to tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs and receive food and T-shirts courtesy of Pizza Hut and American Eagle. … See video here

Video: Post-Game: Dan Bylsma (10/13/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Coach Bylsma talks to reporters following tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. … See video here

Video: Post-Game: Sidney Crosby (10/13/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby talks to reporters following tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. … Watch here

Video: Post-Game: Alex Goligoski (10/13/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Alex Goligoski talks to reporters following tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. … Click here to view video

Video: Post-Game: Marc-Andre Fleury (10/13/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury talks to reporters following tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. … See this video

Video: Post-Game: Paul Martin (10/13/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Paul Martin talks to reporters following tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. … View video here

PensHead Daily Links 10-06-2010

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Tangradi demoted to Wheeling Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Penguins made one of the strangest roster announcements I’ve seen in a while, announcing the team has assigned Eric Tangradi to Wheeling and have recalled goaltender Patrick Killeen to get their roster to 23. … Read more

Penguins Set Regular-Season Roster Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins made the following moves to set their 23-man regular-season roster, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. The Penguins assigned left wing Eric Tangradi to Wheeling of the ECHL… … Read this article

Facing Arch-Rival Flyers Adds To Opening Night Excitement Source: penguins.nhl.com
Finally, after years of hype and buildup, CONSOL Energy Center will officially make its regular-season debut on Thursday night when the Penguins begin the 2010-11 campaign by hosting the Philadelphia Flyers at 7 p.m. … Continued here

Canadian Rock Band Hedley Stops By For A Visit Source: penguins.nhl.com
Canadian rock band Hedley will perform at NHL Face-Off 2010 in Toronto Thursday night, but first, the band made a stop in Pittsburgh on Wednesday to meet some of their favorite hockey players. All four members of the Vancouver-based band are huge hockey fans, so the Penguins treated them to a tour of CONSOL Energy Center and a visit inside the locker room before they headed to the Strip District to perform at the Altar Bar. “It’s amazing,” bass player Tommy Mac said … Read the rest here

Penguins demote promising defenseman Source: Post Gazette
With the deadline approaching for the Penguins to finalize their roster for Thursday’s season opener, the club today said it was sending promising defenseman Simon Despres back to his junior team, Saint John. … Go here to read the rest

Penguins shift Despres back to junior team Source: Tribune-Review
Penguins defenseman Simon Despres has been returned to his junior team and will not play for the Penguins this year. Ben Lovejoy and Deryk Engelland appear to have made the team, along with Eric Tangradi. … Read more here

Bylsma Tidbits: Staal, Orpik named assistant captains; Asham Update Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Notes from Dan Bylsma Today *Jordan Staal and Brooks Orpik have been named assistant captains, Dan Bylsma announced at the start of his media conference. The two will be sharing it at home and on the road. … Read this article

Penguins Announce 2010-11 Team Captains Source: penguins.nhl.com
After consulting with general manager Ray Shero and his coaching staff, head coach Dan Bylsma announced following practice on Wednesday that defenseman Brooks Orpik and center Jordan Staal will join captain Sidney Crosby and alternate captain Evgeni Malkin as alternate captains for the 2010-11 season. Although this is the first time both players have been named alternate captains on a full-time basis, it’s not the first time either has sported an ‘A’ on his jersey. Orpik, 30, has worn a letter on several occasions the past two seasons when injuries sidelined Malkin and then alternates Sergei Gonchar and Bill Guerin … Continue reading here

Tangradi told he is on the team; Despres going back to juniors Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Tangradi locks up roster spot Eric Tangradi told me after practice that he was informed this morning that he has made the team. Tangradi was extremely excited and told me about 12 family members are coming to the game. … Link

Penguins return Despres; Roster depends on Asham; Orpik, Staal to alternate third “A” … Source: Empty Netters
The Penguins returned defenseman Simon Despres (above) to his junior team, the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL, for the 2010-11 season. … Follow this link

Video: Head Coach Dan Bylsma (10/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma following morning practice at CONSOL. … To see video click here

Video: Off-Day: Sidney Crosby (10/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby following today’s morning skate at CONSOL. … Click here to view video

Video: Off-Day: Ben Lovejoy (10/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Ben Lovejoy following morning practice at CONSOL. … Watch video here

Video: Off-Day: Marc-Andre Fleury (10/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury following morning practice at CONSOL. … Watch here

Video: Off-Day: Eric Tangradi (10/6/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Eric Tangradi following morning practice at CONSOL. … See this video
Penguins’ 167th Straight Sellout Crowd To Fill CONSOL Energy Center For Opener Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 167th straight sellout crowd will pack CONSOL Energy Center Thursday night when the Pens host the Philadelphia Flyers at 7 p.m. … Link

Wednesday Practice Report: Despres, Tangradi still around Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins have just hit the ice and top prospect Simon Despres is still around, contrary to reports that sufaced Tuesday night that the Penguins top prospect was sent back to juniors. … The rest is here

2010-2011 Season Preview Source: The Pensblog
“In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time.” – some guy. Speaking only for ourselves, this pic above does not bother us … View post

Penguins on NHL Network – 10-06-10 Source: Empty Netters
We’re a few days late with this, but the NHL Network announced its United States broadcasting schedule . The Penguins will have 12 of their games on the schedule: Oct. 16 – at Flyers Oct 29 – vs … More here

October 7 is a “Great Day for Hockey” Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins are asking area schools to join the team in celebrating “A Great Day for Hockey” on Thursday, October 7 when they host the Philadelphia Flyers. The game will mark the official beginning of a new era of Pen… … Read more

Penguins Report: Roster Deadline Day Source: penguins.nhl.com
10:41 AM: The Penguins have announced that they will be opening the new arena in style with a ceremonial red carpet entrance and big screen outside the American Eagle Gate. 8:45 AM: Wednesday marks the final day of the Penguins 2010 training camp … See more here

Penguins Trim Training Camp Roster By 2 Players Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins have trimmed their training camp roster by two players, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Forward Ryan Craig and defenseman Andrew Hutchinson were placed on waivers. Both … … Read more here

Five questions facing the Penguins Source: Post Gazette
PG NHL beat writer Dave Molinari looks at the issues facing the hockey club heading into the 2010-11 season: … Visit link

NHL 2010-11 Preview: Orpik heart of Penguins defense Source: Post Gazette
Brooks Orpik is a serious man. And honest as a reality show judge … Go here to read the rest

Penguins’ Asham day-to-day with shoulder injury Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins are listing right wing Arron Asham as day-to-day with a shoulder injury, leaving his availability for the season opener Thursday against Philadelphia in question. … Excerpt from

Red carpet rolled out for Penguins Source: Tribune-Review
Penguins players will walk over a red carpet when they arrive Thursday for the first regular-season game at Consol Energy Center. … Read more

Lemieux captured in mosaic at Consol Energy Center Source: Tribune-Review
The first mosaic, unveiled Tuesday inside the Trib Total Media gate at Consol Energy Center, is a collection of more than 10,000 photos from cancer survivors and fans of Lemieux and the Penguins. … See the rest here

Orpik ready to get physical Source: Tribune-Review
Expecting 30-year-old defenseman Brooks Orpik to become a big softy in the second half of his career wouldn’t be wise. … See the article here

Time – 10-06-10 Source: Empty Netters
It didn’t matter if you were a fan sitting in F-31 or a luxury suite. Or if you were a broadcaster attending morning skates or a goaltender who just gave up a bad goal to Jay Pandolfo. Every one of us had a routine at the Civic/Mellon Arena. … Continue reading here

For the Penguins: A new home for a new Ice Age Source: Post Gazette
The lightning and sideways rain of a late summer thunderstorm hardly mattered after the Penguins won the inaugural pre-season hockey game at Consol Energy Center. … More here

A look at the Penguins entering the NHL’s 2010-11 season Source: Post Gazette
Post-Gazette NHL beat writer Dave Molinari breaks down the team, position by position: … Read the rest here

Dave Molinari’s NHL capsule previews Source: Post Gazette
The PG’s NHL beat writer breaks down the 2010-2011 season, team by team, with players to watch, thumbnail analysis and predictions for each divison’s order of finish: … Read the rest here

Penguins’ Fleury looking to rebound Source: Post Gazette
Spin it just the right way, and 2009-10 can be made to look like a remarkable season for Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury. … The rest is here

Penguins Notebook: Bylsma sees improvement Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins were, by most measures, a pretty fair team last season. They had 101 points, earned the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff field and were on the short list of teams regarded as serious Stanley Cup contenders. … Continued here

Sports venue name games yield big dividends for corporations Source: Post Gazette
Nick DeIuliis says he does not know much about hockey. But few fans are more important to the Pittsburgh Penguins than he. As chief operating officer at Consol Energy, DeIuliis represents the Penguins’ largest sponsor, the lifeblood of any NHL team. … See more here

Penguins study the lay of the new rink at Consol Energy Center Source: Post Gazette
It didn’t take Penguins coach Dan Bylsma long to realize that not everything about the luxurious Consol Energy Center suited him. … Read this article

Gene Collier: Sidney Crosby, The Natural Source: Post Gazette
Looking still again at that YouTube clip, the one where Sidney Crosby’s face lights up so thoroughly it can’t hide even the trace evidence of glee, I had to wonder what else he could do. … See the article here

Empty Netter Assists – 10-06-10 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -” He’s not afraid to tell the guys when he thinks we’re playing bad .” – Alex Goligoski on Brooks Orpik (above). -” The Olympics, I thought, messed him up more than anything else .” – Penguins goaltending coach Gilles Meloche on Marc- … … More here

2010-11 NHL Season Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins Source: Bleacher Report
Key Additions: D Paul Martin, D Zbynek Michalek, D Corey Potter, RW Arron Asham, D Andrew Hutchinson, C Mike Comrie. Key Subtractions: RW Bill Guerin, LW Ruslan Fedotenko, D Sergei Gonchar, LW Alex Ponikarovsky, D Jordan Leopold, D Mark Eaton … See the article here

NIGHTLINE LINK CITY: Craig and Hutch Sent Down, Mario Vid, Vintage Benstonium Source: The Pensblog
Links that don’t need a red carpet. Barring something unforeseen, the Pens roster seems set for now. Maybe? … Read more


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Video: 2010 Face-off Chamber Luncheon Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins attend the 2010 Face-off Chamber Luncheon held at the Lexus Club. … To see video click here

PensHead Daily Links 10-04-2010

Monday, October 4th, 2010

Homo the Goat: “I’m not gay.” Source: The Pensblog
“It’s something I’ve been dealing with my entire life,” said Homo. “You think college was easy with a name like Homo and having a best friend that was an octopus? Jesus.” Mr. the Goat took multiple trips to the local library this past summer to research his family lineage and to uncover the origins of his unique name. What he discovered helped give him some peace of mind. “Apparently, there was a typo at the farm’s notary when I was born. My name was supposed to Bob. Honest mistake. … Read this article

LINK CITY: Cuts, Suspensions and Obnoxious Jerks Source: The Pensblog
Links that will keep you entertained on Monday night. Dustin Jeffrey has been cut from the Pens . Orpik and Crosby came back to practice today . … Continue reading here

Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Squad Captures Championship Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Team, a local travel squad comprised of the top amateur players from Pittsburgh at the 1996 birth year, recently opened up its season by capturing the title in the first of five ’96 Super Series held throughout the season. ; The tournament was hosted by the Tampa Bay Lightning, Sept. … Read more

Martin Adjusts To Penguins Up-Tempo System Source: penguins.nhl.com
Changing teams is never a seamless transition for players when they do it for the first time like Paul Martin did this summer. But the 29-year-old Minneapolis, Minn … Link

Lovejoy locking down No. 6 spot? Kennedy says competition is pushing him to get better Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Sounds heard around the locker room I caught up with Ben Lovejoy, Mark Letestu, Tyler Kennedy and Eric Godard after practice. Here’s the latest: Ben Lovejoy remains the front runner for the No. 6 spot after today’s practice … Follow this link

Post-Practice Notes: Kunitz filling leadership void left by Bill Guerin Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Healthy for the first time in months, 1st line winger Chris Kunitz is quietly having a strong training camp and pre-season. In four pre-season games, Kunitz tallied 2 goals and 3 assists. Coming off a two-point game on Sunday night, Kunitz told me today that he’s feeling good about his game and the direction … Read the rest here

Crosby, Orpik better Source: Tribune-Review
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and defenseman Brooks Orpik both returned to practice Monday and Consol Energy Center and pronounced themselves ready to play in Thursday’s regular season opener against the Philadelphia Flyers. … The rest is here

Bill Guerin Cut By The Flyers Source: The Pensblog
Well, we won’t have to worry about cheering against him anymore. … Visit link


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Crosby, Orpik Practice; Expect to Play in Thursday’s Opener Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and defenseman Brooks Orpik, both of whom have missed some practices and preseason games with injuries, were back at practice Monday at CONSOL Energy Center, and both expect to be in the lineup when Pittsburgh opens the regular season Thursday against Philadelphia in the first official game in the new arena. “I feel better; those couple of days (off) were good,” said Crosby, who has been dealing with a hip injury. “I was glad to go through a full practice … Link

Penguins demote Jeffrey – 10-04-10 Source: Empty Netters
The Penguins have demoted forward Dustin Jeffrey (right) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL. … The rest is here

Bing’s New Commerical Source: The Pensblog
pissssed Thanks to Stephen P. for sending this in: Do it go pens … View post

Off-Day: Sidney Crosby (10/4/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby talks to the media following Monday’s practice. … See this video

Off-Day: Mike Comrie (10/4/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Mike Comrie talks to the media following Monday’s practice. … See this video

Off-Day: Brooks Orpik (10/4/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Brooks Orpik talks to the media following Monday’s practice. … Click here to view video

Off-Day: Zbynek Michalek (10/4/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Zbynek Michalek talks to the media following Monday’s practice. … View video

Off-Day: Coach Bylsma (10/4/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media following Tuesday’s practice. … Video here
Crosby, Orpik return to practice Source: Post Gazette
Penguins center Sidney Crosby and defenseman Brooks Orpik are practicing at Consol Energy Center today. … The rest is here

Monday Practice Report: Crosby returns to practice; Asham out Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Quick Hits Pittsburgh Penguins star center Sidney Crosby returned to practice this morning. Crosby is skating extremely well after sitting out the past two days with a hip flexor. … Link

Jeffrey assigned to Wilkes Barre/Scranton Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins have made one roster move this morning, assigning forward Dustin Jeffrey to Wilkes Barre/Scranton. … View post

Penguins Assign F Jeffrey to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins have assigned forward Dustin Jeffrey to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. The transaction leaves 29 players on the Penguins’ roster: 17 forwards; 10 defensemen; and two goaltenders. … Visit link

@pghpenguins: The @CONSOLEnergyCtr ice getting ready for the Oct 7 season-openeragainst Flyers. – http://twitpic.com/2umirt

Penguins Report: Practice 10/4/10 Source: penguins.nhl.com
11:47 AM: Practice pics Sidney Crosby (left); Mark Letestu (right) Brooks Orpik (left); Pascal Dupuis (right) Video coordinator Jim Britt (left); Simon Despres (right) Michalek (left); Kris Letang (right) 11:34 AM: The Penguins are on the ice at CONSOL Energy Center for practice. The only players not at practice are goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and forwards Arron Asham and Ryan Craig (though Craig did skate: see 9:30 AM). Video coordinator Jim Britt is filled in for Fleury in net. … The rest is here


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Baby Penguins Banter: 2010 Preseason Wrap-Up Edition Source: Bleacher Report
Welcome to “Hocktober”! In this edition of Baby Penguins Banter, we will look at how the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins fared in their four-game exhibition schedule. We will also look forward to opening night on Saturday, Oct. 9. … Follow this link

BT’s 10 Bold (Or Not so Bold) 2010-11 NHL Predictions: The Pittsburgh Penguins Source: Bleacher Report
The Pittsburgh Penguins are perennial contenders in the NHL, and namely it’s because of their two superstars. … Read more

Is Eric Tangradi Ready To Play for the Pittsburgh Penguins? Source: Bleacher Report
When Penguins GM Ray Shero traded Ryan Whitney to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forwards Chris Kunitz and prospect Eric Tangradi in February of 2009, a lot of NHL analysts claimed that Shero made off like a bandit. A top-six forward and a highly rated forward prospect in exchange for a top-four defensemen, sounds familiar doesn’t it? That was what Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke was rumored to be looking to get in exchange for Tomas Kaberle this past summer. Chris Kunitz proved that maybe an even swap could have been a sufficient enough deal. Look at how he contributed to the Penguins’ Stanley Cup Championship in 2009. Once Kunitz was traded to Pittsburgh, he managed to accumulate 18 points (7-11-18) in 20 games in the regular season. He then posted 14 points (1-13-14) in 24 playoff games before lifting the Stanley Cup. … Read more here

Questions Will Become Answers: Sidney Crosby Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Sidney Crosby will try and answer some of questions the team has for this upcoming season. … View video here

Homo the Goat previews the Eastern Conference Source: The Pensblog
Whether you followed the World Cup or not, you probably heard of Paul the Octopus. … View post

DEMOTE DESPRES Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
By Mark Madden The most intriguing battle for a position on the Penguins roster is for the final defensive spot the No. 6 defenseman … Continue reading here

Penguins preseason statistics – 10-04-10 Source: Empty Netters
We’re going to go out on a limb and openly suggest Evgeni Malkin (above) might be a player you should consider for his fantasy league. It’s just a hunch. Here are the Penguins’ preseason statistics … Read this article

Pens working out final issues with forwards, defensemen Source: Tribune-Review
Despite a competitive training camp, the Penguins brain trust still has a few issues to resolve before the team opens NHL play on Thursday. … Link

Comrie scores twice in Pens’ final exhibition game Source: Tribune-Review
Mike Comrie made it a nice finish to an exhibition season he started with some pop, scoring two goals yesterday afternoon as the Pens topped the Red Wings. … Read more

Empty Netter Assists – 10-04-10 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Shelly Anderson’s recap from last night’s game . The Penguins finished the preseason 5-1-0 … See the rest here

Next Time It Counts. PENS WIN. [ Highlights Included ] Source: The Pensblog
Preseason is over, jack. … Follow this link

Roster moves loom as Penguins close out the pre-season Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins closed out their pre-season with a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night at Joe Louis Arena. Mike Comrie scored twice and Evgeni Malkin had a goal and three assists in the win. … See the article here


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Penguins: Versatile veteran hopes to stick Source: Post Gazette
DETROIT — Andrew Hutchinson was in a different situation from the thousands of other people at Joe Louis Arena Sunday who grew up following the Red Wings. Hutchinson not only was rooting for the visiting team, he also was hoping to be on its roster for the start of the regular season. … Read more

Penguins Notebook: Final cuts the last step Source: Post Gazette
DETROIT — The exhibition games are over. The last big bit of business for the Penguins this preseason is to finalize their roster … See more here


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Comrie’s Strong Preseason Continues With Two Goals Versus Wings Source: penguins.nhl.com
DETROIT – The 2010-11 regular season is still four days away, but Penguins newcomer Mike Comrie continues to look like he’s in midseason form. … Go here to read the rest

Malkin Leads Penguins Past Red Wings Source: penguins.nhl.com
DETROIT – The Penguins closed the books on a solid preseason campaign Sunday night by beating one of their archrivals, the Detroit Red Wings, 5-2, at Joe Louis Arena. Evgeni Malkin led the way for the Penguins, scoring a goal in the third period and adding three helpers for a four-point night … More here


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Penguins drop Detroit, 5-2, in final preseason game Source: Post Gazette
DETROIT — The Penguins downed the Detroit Red Wings, 5-2, in their preseason finale tonight at Joe Louis Arena. … See more here

Penguins-Wings In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
0:00: Bring on the regular season! Pittsburgh defeats the Detroit Red Wings, 5-2, at Joe Louis Arena, to conclude the 2010 exhibition season. The Penguins will be back in action on Thursday night, Oct. 7, when they officially open CONSOL Energy Center by hosting the rival Philadelphia Flyers at 7 p.m. … Read the rest here

Preseason Gameday 6 – Red Wings Source: The Pensblog
5:00 PM Joe Louis Arena Know the Enemy: Nightmare On Helm Street Who schedules a hockey game for 5pm? The Pens wrap up the preseason in Joe Louis Arena … Go here to read the rest

Penguins at Red Wings – 10-03-10 Source: Empty Netters
PREGAME -This is a semi-live blog of tonight’s game direct from our living room couch. Enjoy … More here

Comparing Shero’s New And Old So Far This Pre-season.

Monday, September 27th, 2010

With most of the team played 3 or 4 games this preseason i’d like to take a brief look at the new players Shero signed this year and players he let go. First lets take a look at the Pens new players.

Zbynek Michalek

Zbynek Michalek – First game 1 assist, 6 blocked shots, and 3 shots on goal with a total of 22:48 time on ice. 2nd game did not play. 3rd game no goal no assist, 4 shots on goal and 5 blocked shots with 21:34 TOI.
Totals: 0 goals, 1 assist, 7 shots, 11 blocked shots in 2 games. Read more here.

Mike Comrie

Mike Comrie – 1 goal and 7 shots on goal with a total a total of 17:48 time on ice. 2nd game 1 goal and 8 shots on goal, 16:15 TOI. 3rd game did not play.
Totals: 2 goals, 0 assists, 15 shots on goals in 2 games.

Arron Asham

Arron Asham – 1st game didnt play. 2nd game 1 goal and 2 shots on goal, 12:29 TOI. 3rd game 1 goal 1 assist 2 shots on goal and 12:50 TOI.
Totals: 2 goals, 1 assist, 4 shots on goal in 2 games.

Paul Martin – 1st game did not play. Second game no goals no assists, 1 shot on goal and 1 blocked shot with total time of 21:30 on ice. 3rd game did not play.
Totals: 1 shot on goal 1 blocked shot.

Next lets take a look at a few players Pens lost this season. The most prominent figure believe it or not turns out to be Ruslan Fedotenko who is fighting for a roster spot with New York Rangers.

Ruslan Fedotenko

NY Rangers – Ruslan Fedotenko first game tied for higest 6 shots on goal. Second game Fedotenko scored game tying goal which eventually lead Rangers to win in OT. He also registered 2 assist, one of which was a complete thing of beatuy, and 2 shots on goal. 3rd game he did not play and Rangers lost.
Totals: 1 goal, 2 assists, 8 shots on goal in 2 games.

Alexei Ponikarovsky

LA Kings – Alexei Ponikarovsky – first game he had 1 assist. Second game scored the only unassisted goal for LA. 3rd game he did not play and Kings lost.
Totals: 1 goal, 1 assist in 2 games.

Bill Guerin

Phil Flyers – Bill Guerin – Survived the first roster cuts and still fighting for his spot. Flyers first game didnt play. 2nd game Bill Guering scored one unassisted goal in the 2nd period and one goal in the shootout. Interestingly enough Luca Caputi had two assists on both Leafs goals and a shootout goal as well.  3rd game Guerin did not play. In the forth game Bill Guerin did nothing other than put 2 shots on goals in his 14:34 time on ice.
Totals: 1 goal in 2 games.

Sergei Gonchar

Ottawa Senators – Sergei Gonchar – So far Gonchar played in only 1 game out of 4 this pre-season. During his one game Gonchar registered 1 assist in his 24:25 total time on ice.
Totals: 1 assist in 1 game.

Leaving you with something sweet to suck on till tomorrows game against Chicago Blackhawks at 7:00 pm. Can the current Stanley Cup champions put an end to Pens 3-0 streak this pre-season or will they get beat up by no other than our own sex hair Kris Letang … and maybe Geno! ROFL!!!

Kris Letang

LETS GO PENS!!!

Pre-Season Game Day 2 And More…

Friday, September 24th, 2010

Penguins forwards Chris Kunitz and Eric Godard stopped by WDVE’s third annual “DVE Rocks For Children’s” Radiothon on Thursday afternoon at Children’s Hospital in Lawrenceville. Kunitz and Godard spent time mingling with some of the patients and even took a few calls. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=538460 (Has Video!)

Click here for more information on how to donate to the “DVE Rocks For Children’s” Radiothon.

The first episode [HBO Show 24/7] will air Dec. 15. Get ready to get a real peak into the Penguins’ world. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=538483

Pre-season game day 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets. Crosby back on ice practicing but most likely will miss today’s game. Columbus’ ass is going to be a lot of cookie dough tonight … check out projected lines based on morning practice.

Forwards
Cooke-Talbot-Asham
Kunitz-Letestu-Comrie
N.Johnson-Jffrey-Conner
Godard-Adams-Rupp

Defensemen
Lovejoy-Martin
Goligoski-Despres
Engelland-Wagner

Robert Bortuzzo might see some ice time as well.

Goaltenders
Brent “Massive” Johnson
John Curry

Speaking of Massive Johnson who is playing today. Check out his new awesome Led Zeppelin themed hockey mask. Featuring Led Zeppelin Mothership from the cover of the first Led Zeppelin album! WICKED! Thanks to Seth from EN for posting these beauties.

Speaking of EN, Seth posted pretty awesome article on the “departed” Bill Guerin. http://blogs.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/sports/empty-netters/21827-the-departed-bill-guerin-09-24-10

Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation new Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pensfoundation

Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation’s Tickets For Kids program (above)

WBS Pens First Skate at Coal Street Album [facebook]

@pghpenguins Check out this brand new mural outside #Pens locker room – more info in today’s Penguins Report http://twitpic.com/2rhy0c

@pghpenguins Arron Asham & Deryk Engelland take a moment to play some bubble hockey http://twitpic.com/2r8392

Some mixed reviews of CEC over at LetsGoPens.com forums after the first game. http://www.letsgopens.com/scripts/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=48487&start=0

NHL Catalog came today … guess what?! No news on getting jersey with the new Consol Energy patch. BOOOOooo! However, it did have some other interesting pictures …

Someone is being overly optimistic this season …

Apparently Justin Bieber is Blackhawks fan …

Good thing KHL has no fights i mean you guys might all remember Vityaz Chekhov vs Avangard Omsk post i did a while back that involved Jagr and some relentless fights of the two KHL teams. Well apparently they are back at it again!  http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/409761 (Russian) – scroll down for the videos tho.

Tec over at psamp.com and I went to Rangers VS Devils game to support Ruslan Fedotenko and some other shit … epic night! http://psamp.com/2010-articles/september/gmiupsm-foleys-go-guins-penguins-shirt.html Btw thanks to our support Ruslan tied the game for most shots … 6! Wooooo!

LETS GO PENS!!!

Its A Great Day For Hockey!

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

… when the players leave the locker room and head to the runway to pick up their sticks, the last thing they will see before taking the ice is ‘Badger’ Bob Johnson’s popular message: “It’s A Great Day For Hockey!” http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=538220

Today is a great day for hockey indeed! First pre-season game is tonight! Not only its a first game of the season its a first game at the new arena! Some big names are playing including Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Marc-Andre Fleury,Brooks Orpik, Eric Tangradi, Zbynek Michalek and Kris Letang. Projected lines for tonight based on morning practice are:

Sterling-Crosby-Dupuis
Tangradi-Comrie-Malkin
Wallace-Letestu-Kennedy
Craig-Vitale-Boulerice

Orpik-Michalek
Letang-Strait
Potter-Hutchinson

Brett Sterling, the hero of Monday’s scrimmage with two goals, will get a shot playing alongside Sidney Crosby. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=538278

Seth from EN has a great article/interview about Zbynek Michalek. Worth the read especially considering he is Czech.

… Michalek, who keeps alive a streak of 20 consecutive seasons of the Penguins employing Czech players … The Pittsburgh Penguins are one of the most popular teams in the Czech Republic. Especially because of (Jaromir) Jagr, (Martin) Straka and those guys.

Rob Rossi posted this pic of MAF helmet and provided update on Mario Lemieux’s statue.

… statue of Lemieux that I’m told will be unveiled Dec. 27 — the 10-year anniversary of his historic comeback from retirement. I’m told the pose used for that statue is one from the 1990-91 season, but that it is not the one from him splitting the defense in Game 2 of the Cup Final that year — arguably the most famous of Lemieux’s many highlight goals.

Evgeni Malkin, who was working the left point along side with Letang on PP practice this morning, provided some words of wisdom for tonights game …

“It’s Detroit,” Malkin said. “I don’t know who’s going to play for Detroit Wednesday, which good players, but we just need to win the first game in front of the fans for the fans. It’s an awesome building, [seating] 18,000. I hope the fans enjoy the game. We work together.” Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10265/1089337-61.stm#ixzz10HRwmuLN

Funny fact that Center forward Evgeni Malkin was moved to a wing this season. One of his “good” friends Ovechkin was moved to a center, left wing Ilya Kovalchuk will now be playing on the right. http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/409389 (Russian)

BillyG pic from The Pens Blog … game over … http://thepensblog.com/pensblog-news/jobber-posts/link-city-9-22.html

This is probably the last time i will blog about Bill Guerin … RIP.

LETS GO PENS!!!

Sidney Crosby Factor

Friday, April 30th, 2010

I know i haven’t been made any posts this week. I have been stuck working in Toronto, Canadia. No thats not a typo. So vent time first. Not meant to attack anyone in particular, unfortunately, cuz attacking particular people is way too much fun.

I had one of those light bumb over your head moments as i was stuck in a huge line at the Pearson International Airport. Canadians are just a bunch of slackers. Believe me i have been coming here for about 3 years and i have worked for multiple huge corporations. Everywhere i went i saw the same reoccurring theme. Canadians hate to work. I cant speak for French part of Canadia or even west coast or even anywhere but Toronto area. However, Canadians that live in Toronto are freaking bums when it comes to doing work. No wonder out of all the airport i have visited over my professional career i hate Pearson International Airport the most. The dreadful YYZ. People that work at this airport are bums. I think the only reason Canadia is somewhat afloat is because they have copied pretty much everything from USA. Such as our homework and such.

The only good thing that came out of this trip to Toronto, besides the strip club i visited, is that i learned a new joke which i will share with you here.

A guy married girl named Wendy. He loved her so much he decided to get a tattoo of her name on his penis. On his trip to Jamaica while peeing in a public restroom he got a major shrinkage so the only visible letters on his penis were “Wy”. The guy glanced at the Jamaican guy peeing right next to him and noticed that his penis had a major shrinkage as well had tattoo that said “Wy” also. The guy exclaimed, “Oh wow are you married to a girl named Wendy as well?” Jamaican  guy answered, “No mine says: Welcome To Jamaica! Have a good day!”

Ok, so if Canadians are such slackers when it comes to working how the hell were the Habs able to beat Capitals? There is a theory called, Slam Dunk theory. Imagine yourself at a restaurant and the cute waitress girl (or boy whatever floats your boat) is giving you terrible service. She constantly ignores you, gets your order wrong and then when its time to pay the check she comes over and starts talking to you. She gets into a conversation with you trying to convey genuine interest. What is she trying to do? Slam Dunk right before you have to pay to maximize her tips. Could it be that Habs were slacking the whole season, somehow made the playoffs and then once in the playoffs just Slam Dunked on Capitals. Its possible, however instead of focusing on how i will focus on what. What can we learn from Habs vs Caps series?

  1. Regular season stats don’t mean crap in the playoffs.
  2. Playing awesome D > having awesome O in the playoffs.
  3. Goaltenders on the roll can win series … even if you are down 3-1.
  4. Everyone needs to block shots.
  5. Ovie is overrated and not a clutch player in the playoffs.
  6. I miss Hal Gill.

So now that we covered that how do Pens stop Habs that are on the roll right now? Simple, you introduce the Sidney Crosby factor to the equation.

You get Dan Bylsma some burritos.

You get Geno’s parents into the arena.

You let Maxime Talby do his magic on ice.

You let Billy G do his magic in the locker room.

You let Flower rub on as many goal posts and crossbars as he wants.

You let Brooks Orpik give out as much free candy as you can and keep Jordan Staal on ice during PK.

You keep that playoff beard growing and just keep believing.

I am going to make a bold statement based on absolutely nothing and say that there is one more thing you need and its a broom because the Pens are sweeping Habs.

First game tonight at 7:00pm. My plane lands at 6:00pm. I am grabbing a cab and heading straight to Foleys. Thats how you define dedication.

LETS GO PENS!

Pens Win Using Sens Home Ice Disadvantage

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Looks like Matt Cooke had plenty of oatmeal raisin cookies before the game last night.

I can’t comment for the whole game as i started watching from the 3rd period on. Pens were down 3-1. MouthFullOfTang mentioned that its probably the worst score to be winning by. The gap is big enough for the winning team to relax but at the same time gap is small enough for the losing team to start playing and scoring one goal gives huge momentum shift. It looked like momentum shift happened right after Poni put one top shelf but the goal was waived off because Geno was pushed into Leclaire. Bullshit call because we all know that Geno wouldn’t even hurt a fly.

In my opinion that was the pivotal point in the game … momentum shift … and after that well the game was mine!

Billy G followed by Cookie Monster … headed to OT. Good Pascal vs Evil Pascal and Sens headed to the Golf City. Pens win using Sens home ice disadvantage.

Dad was happy!

What is home ice disadvantage you ask me? Its a concept i came up with after pondering about how many teams use white out technique during playoff games. Lets think about this logically. You are playing on home ice typically using dark color jersey … your opponent is using white jersey. Now if your whole arena is white then your opponents white jersey will blend in with the background color. Your peripheral vision will not be able to easily pick out opponent players. Simple as that! So instead of the white out home arenas have to do black out if they truly want to help their team.

Tickets for the next two home games go on sale Monday at noon.

> If WASHINGTON and BUFFALO win their series:
Penguins play Buffalo Sabres (home-ice advantage – Buffalo).

> If WASHINGTON and BOSTON win their series:
Penguins play Boston Bruins (home-ice advantage – Pittsburgh).

> If MONTREAL and BUFFALO win their series:
Penguins play Philadelphia Flyers (home-ice advantage – Pittsburgh).

> If MONTREAL and BOSTON win their series:
Penguins play Montreal Canadiens (home-ice advantage – Pittsburgh).

LETS GO PENS!!!

Pens Take Series Lead and Kris Letang’s Tattoo

Monday, April 19th, 2010

You better believe it … Pens game 5 playoff tickets went on sale TODAY! If you can’t afford tickets be sure to stop by Dick’s and grab a free playoff yard sign.

I am desperately trying to get one for Foley’s (Thanks to Lisa R who volunteered to send me one! What a lady!) especially since Pens flag that usually flies above the entrance fell off. Not being superstitious about it or anything but that kind of crap is simply unacceptable especially during playoffs. Tuesday i am bringing my own Pens flag and putting it up above Foley’s if all else fails.

Foley’s was rocking last night. There were about 30 people. Right before the game i got a twit from @ZPAwoman who told me her friend Steve is in town from Pittsburgh and was planning on visiting Foleys. After extensive search for Steve at Foleys which basically consisted of 3 guys yelling out Steve to every male that walked into the bar. Mission was finally accomplished and Steve was found! He had a great time and recommended that his friend Enzo comes to visit on Tuesday night. We will be sure to keep our eyes open for Enzo as well!

Another amazing performance by Pens last night. My beard was itchy as hell which is a great indication that Pens were going to do some magic on ice. Game definitely had that Out For Justice feel. Crosby sucks …

Poni open with a huge goal which took him back all they way to 2004 when he scored his first career NHL playoff goal. He was so stocked to score he couldn’t believe it and it got him going for the rest of the game. He was pretty much everywhere going nuts and believing.

Soon after i saw red fill up Evgeni Malkin’s eyes and my itchy beard was going nuts. I knew he was going to come out swinging hard. With Maxy Talby back on his line they put Sens name to the test and Sens failed. Geno 3rd goal of the playoff of Max with a huge assist to put the puck on Geno’s stick with wide open net.

Favorite part of the game was Billy G on the breakaway. Dad scores! Minutes later … Brooks Orpik was like … hey i want to do that too! Would have been huge but 4-2 is good enough to make Sens get their golf clubs polished.

Anyone else saw two hits on Letang’s unprotected sex hair. Somehow i got the feeling that there were plenty of Pens fans that enjoyed those hits more than Sens fans. Go figure. Anyway about Kris Letang. I know i know just keep breathing.

Recently there surfaced a video of Kris Letang giving interview in French and showing off his new tattoo that he got over the Olympic break. Here it is:

I am no French expert so i asked my friend Vanessa V an awesome French Canadian girl who plays better hockey than you to translate it for me. In the beginning of the interview Kris talks about going back to Montreal to see his family. He also says the team (Penguins) is doing well, that the boys are working hard and that there’s no feel of a Stanley Cup hangover.

Then he goes on to talk and show his tattoo. Check out his new ink pics.

Top portion of the tattoo is dedicated to his grandmother. Kris says that she always has been there for him.

Bottom portion of the tattoo and the guitar part is obviously dedicated to Letang’s best friend and former roommate Luc Bourdon who used to play for Vancouver Canucks and tragically died in a motorcycle accident on May 29, 2008. During the 2008 NHL Draft, the Canucks’ management wore guitar pins to remember Bourdon, because he was an avid guitarist.

Vanessa also adds that Kris has definitely not forgotten where he was from – makes her very proud.

At Unreal.

Mario Lemieux Foundation updated pics for Austin’s Playroom Project. http://www.mariolemieux.org/app/gallery.html Quality!

Almost $28,000 raised in beard-a-thon. Amazing! Donate and sponsor my beard here.

WBS Pens playing tonight game 4 at 7:05pm. They are down 3-0 in the series. Its do or die time for baby pens!

WBS Pens Playoffs Intro

WBS Pens Top Goals 2009-2010 – Part 1

LETS GO PENS!!!

5idney Cr0(+1)sby Sucks In Last Game Of The Season

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Following my return from Pittsburgh was a relatively quiet game on Saturday against the Atlanta Thrashers. 1-0 Pens lost. WBS Pens clinched a playoff spot night before beating Albany River Rats! WBS Pens first playoff game takes place on Wed at 7:00 PM against the River Rats. Interestingly enough at exactly the same time Pittsburgh Penguins will be facing Ottawa Sens. So put down your scissors and your razors and let the playoff games begin!

More about last game of the season which took place in NY against the Islanders. First off let me say that if NY Islanders are missing two Chipotle T-Shirts from giveaway for section 330 or two cups of dots icecream from unattended and unlocked concession stand well then MouthFullOfTang and I have no clue what happened to them.

Judging from all the Penguins jerseys i saw around arena on Sunday this was truly a Penguin Invasion. Pens fans from all over gather to witness Crosby take a poop on Alex Ovechkin and win that Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy.

Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy

Grats Sidney!

What happened to Ovie!? Do you remember not that long ago when he was leading NHL in at least 3 stats? Most Goals, Most Points, Highest + rating? Looking at the stats for the end of the season Ovie is nowhere to be found. Good to see he really stepped up his game.

Anyway, we had to get ready for this memorable moment in Sid’s career and whats better than to create a Sidney Crosby Sucks sign!?

thanks to @mrsletang @kayewtie for the pic above!

When Sid scored his 50th goal we pulled out this bad boy and started chanting Crosby Sucks … Nassau Coliseum was stunned!

As a tradition we bring you the best of  hockey on Long Island in this opening ceremony: Ice Girls and EVGENI MALKIN!!!

Worth mentioning that Eric Tangradi was playing like a beast. Even though he was pointless he played hard and stood out during the game on many occasions. Good job Eric!

Leo with the game winner in OT  continues to be hot hot hot! Lets hope he can bring this momentum over to playoffs.

Eric Godard Is a Fighter and a Lover …

I had front row seats for this game and received warm welcome from the photographers. When their heads or butt cracks were not in the way i was able to snap some quality shots. Enjoy!

JStaal playoff beard check!

Tanger playoff beard check!

BillyG playoff beard check!

Massive Johnson signed contract extension for two more years!

Jay McKee playoff stubble check!

Maxime Talbot playoff beard check!

tecmo from psamp.com cheering his heart out, playoff hair check!

nice stache

See all pictures here.

Special thanks to Kristiana B. (right) who was at the game for donating towards my playoff beard.
You can too here.

Come join NYC Penguins Meetup group at Foleys for the first game of the playoffs tomorrow!

LETS GO PENS!!!