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PensHead Daily Links 01-05-2012

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Malkin to Join NHL Live at 6:45 p.m. Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins center Evgeni Malkin will be one of the guests for Thursday’s Cisco NHL Live,which is broadcast on the NHL Network. … See more here

Double trouble – 01-05-11 Source: Empty Netters
Despite having to contend with injuries to all-stars such as Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin this season, the Penguins are one of eight teams with five or more players who have double-digit figures in goals: Devils Number of Scorers Players (Goals) Devils 7 David Clarkson (15)Patrik Elias (13)Zach Parise (13)Ilya Kovalchuk (12)Dainius Zubrus (11)Adam Henrique (10)Pet … … Read more here

Host Senators assured 4 All-Star starters (PA SportsTicker) Source: Yahoo Sports
By IRA PODELL AP Sports Writer … More

The All-Star Game is Still a Joke… But Does Anyone Care? Source: The Pensblog
The “top six” vote-getters for the 2012 NHL All-Star Game have been announced and – surprise surprise – a lot of them are Ottawa Senators. The game will be taking place in Ottawa this year on January 29. … Follow this link

Pittsburgh Penguins Alumni to Host Texas Hold Em Poker Tournament Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins Alumni Association will host its first-ever Texas Hold Em Poker Tournament at The Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh on Thursday, January 12 to benefit breast cancer awareness, the Mario Lemieux Foundation and the Alumni’s S… … Continued here

WVU has record night to improve to 3-0 all-time in BCS games Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
WVU 70 – Clemson 33 West Virgnia showed once again not to bet against them in BCS games. … Read this article

Video: Off Day: Pascal Dupuis (1/5/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pascal Dupuis talks to reporters following practice on Thursday. … To see video click here

Video: Geico Coach’s Corner: Off Day (1/5/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to reporters following practice on Thursday. … See this video

Video: Off Day: Jordan Staal (1/5/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Jordan Staal talks to reporters following practice on Thursday. … View video here

2012 Fan Predictions for the Pittsburgh Penguins (Yahoo! Contributor Network) Source: Yahoo Sports
I’ve got high hopes for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the upcoming NHL season of 2012. Here is a list of anticipated goals and achievements I have for the team next year. Sidney Crosby’s Return Sidney Crosby, one of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ key star players, returned to the… … View post

Dupuis likely to play vs Rangers Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Winger Pascal Dupuis who has been nursing an upper body injury suffered in Saturday’s loss to New Jersey, is a full participant in today’s practice as the Penguins go through preparations for the New York Rangers. Dupuis is skating on the second line with Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy. Dupuis is considered likely to play … Read more here

Bortuzzo participating in first practice since suffering concussion Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Defenseman Robert Bortuzzo is participating in his first practice since suffering a concussion against the Philadelphia Flyers on Dec 8. Bortuzzo is expected to be sent down to Wilkes Barre/Scranton once fully healthy. The Penguins will be getting defenseman Paul Martin back in the lineup tomorrow night vs the Rangers. … Read the rest here

VIDEO: Ranger fan gets destroyed by Flyer fans Source: The Pensblog
Here is the video to the corresponding dumbest criminal ever story from yesterday: The guy that did some damage had a double j jersey on. Man … See more here

Zero Penguins voted to NHL All-Star Game Source: Post Gazette
The six players who locked up spots in the game are Boston goalie Tim Thomas, defensemen Erik Karlsson (Ottawa) and Dion Phaneuf (Toronto) and forwards Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek, all of Ottawa. … Read more

Penguins Report: 1/5/12 Source: penguins.nhl.com
10:15 AM: Hello all and good morning from CONSOL Energy Center! The Pens are scheduled for an 11 a.m. practice after taking Wednesday off. This is the last day of their much-needed five-day break, as the Penguins have a pair of back-to-backs … … Continue reading here

Empty Netter Assists – 01-05-12 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Injuries have hurt the Penguins’ chances for the All-Star Lame Game . -Brad Thiessen made 18 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-1 loss to the Norfolk Admirals . -Wilkes-Barre/Scrant … … Read the rest here

Best of 2011 fails Source: The Pensblog
It's either this or talk about Ben Lovejoy for some reason. … See the rest here

Stunned Pic of the Night: 01.05.12 Source: The Pensblog
@ShawnG71 Looking for the stunned Lamoriello pic from last night, too. Also, it's not really the appropriate setting for this, but we want to send our thoughts and prayers to the Armitage family … See the article here

Sabres set to welcome back reinforcements Source: Tribune-Review
After spending the past month losing one player after another to injury, the Sabres are preparing to welcome back a number of healthy players. … See more here

Tortorella sorry for ripping refs at the Classic Source: Tribune-Review
Rangers coach John Tortorella told reporters at the team’s practice facility that he was sorry for calling the officiating in the Winter Classic “disgusting.” … Read more

Power play is staying energized for Penguins Source: Tribune-Review
The power play that betrayed the Penguins in the 2011 playoffs has become an undeniable part of this season’s success. … View post

Bruins devour Devils, Brodeur Source: Post Gazette
Patrice Bergeron scored two goals, and Tim Thomas made 30 saves in the Boston Bruins’ 6-1 rout Wednesday night of the host New Jersey Devils. The defending Stanley Cup champions got back on track after their seven-game winning streak was snapped Saturday by Dallas. … The rest is here

Rangers coach handed fine for Classic comments Source: Post Gazette
New York Rangers coach John Tortorella was fined $30,000 by the NHL for critical comments of the league and the officials after the Winter Classic victory against Philadelphia. Just hours after Tortorella publicly apologized for his remarks, the NHL came down hard on the combustible coach Wednesday night … Link

In fan voting, the stars don’t appear to be aligned Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins and NHL All-Stars have been close to synonymous for several seasons. A year ago, the club practically stole the fan voting, taking four of the six spots decided that way. This year … Read this article

Wisconsin’s Dave Huxtable to be named Pitt defensive coordinator Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Tom Bradley to Pitt rumors died pretty quickly. A published report from sports-by-brooks.com on Tuesday indicated that Bradley was Chryst top choice to be the school’s defensive coordinator and would be meeting with Pitt officials later this week. … The rest is here

New England’s Bill O’Brien remains Penn States first choice Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
New England offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien remains Penn State’s first choice as the school’s new head football coach and O’Brien is interviewing for the position on Wednesday. … The rest is here

JOBBER OF THE WEEK: Flyers fan commits crime, brags about it on Facebook, will probably go to jail Source: The Pensblog
Dumb criminal, or dumbest criminal ever. This story may have won the Internet. Broad Street Hockey with the early read-of-the-year . On January 2, 2012, at 7: 15pm , three unknown males wearing Philadelphia Flyers Jerseys assaulted two males while at Geno's Steaks located at 1200 South 9th Street … Visit link

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PensHead Daily Links 12-18-2011

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

NHL roundup: Crosby’s condition won’t affect contract talks (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Even as the Pittsburgh Penguins again put Sidney Crosby on the injured list, the team reportedly will not let his concussion issues affect contract discussions. Instead, general manager Ray Shero expressed conviction to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that Crosby’s value would… … Continued here

Penguins demote Sneep, Strait – 12-18-11 Source: Empty Netters
A night after helping the NHL Penguins blow out the Sabres, Carl Sneep (right) is back in the AHL. Sneep and fellow defenseman Brian Strait were demoted to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL this afternoon. Sneep made his NHL debut last night. … More

Penguins send two defensemen back to AHL Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins today reassigned defensemen Carl Sneep and Brian Strait to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. … Excerpt from

Report: Crosby’s injury won’t affect contract talks (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Even as the Pittsburgh Penguins again put Sidney Crosby on the injured list, the team reportedly will not let his concussion issues affect contract discussions. Instead, general manager Ray Shero expressed conviction to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that Crosby’s value would… … Follow this link

Penguins Re-Assign Carl Sneep and Brian Strait to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned defensemen Carl Sneep and Brian Strait to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Sneep, 24, made his … … More

Empty Netter Assists – 12-18-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Dave Molinari’s recap from last night’s game . “My first shot, I scored … Read more here

Pittsburgh Penguins: Is Evgeni Malkin the Front-Runner for Hart Trophy? Source: Bleacher Report
Take a look at the Penguins lineup from their last game against Buffalo , and chances are, the average hockey fan won’t recognize quite a few of the names. Guys like Eric Tangradi, Carl Sneep, Joe Vitale, Alexandre Picard, and Simon Despres are filling in for the Pens because they are so injury depleted. Currently for the Penguins , Sidney Crosby , Paul Martin, Zbynek Michalek, Kris Letang, and Jordan Staal are out of the lineup … Visit link


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RECAP: The Evgeni Malkin Diaries. PENS WIN. Source: The Pensblog
What a horrible game for Ryan Miller. That's all it comes down to. … See the article here

Canadiens fire coach Martin after slow start Source: Tribune-Review
Jacques Martin, who preaches defense, was in his third season with the Canadiens, and he is also one of the winningest coaches in NHL history. … Read the rest here

If needed, vet Munroe may get call from Pens Source: Tribune-Review
If the Penguins needed to call up a goaltender from Wilkes-Barre right now, it just might be veteran Scott Munroe instead of prospect Brad Thiessen. … See more here

Shero: Crosby remains priority for Penguins Source: Tribune-Review
Sidney Crosby’s yearlong bout with a concussion will not influence next summer’s contract talks, Penguins GM Ray Shero says. … Visit link

Malkin, Penguins thrash past Miller, Sabres Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins scored three goals in the first nine minutes, 53 seconds to send Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller to the bench, albeit temporarily, and spark a victory. … See the article here

Athletes, military fans make a connection Source: Tribune-Review
Through grand and quiet gestures, Pittsburgh sports teams are letting the men and women who are and have served our country know that they are not forgotten. … Go here to read the rest

Saturday’s Three Stars: Malkin’s 5-spot; Lucic, Cole Shanabans? (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
No. 1 Star: Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins Malkin tied a career high with five points as the Penguins steamrolled the Buffalo Sabres, 8-3. … Link

Malkin’s hat trick buries Buffalo, 8-3 Source: Post Gazette
Evgeni Malkin did not score a milestone goal Saturday night, the way Simon Despres did. And he didn’t reach a major statistical plateau, the way Marc-Andre Fleury did. … Excerpt from

NHL roundup: Bruins jump on Flyers, 6-0 Source: Post Gazette
The Boston Bruins got started right away with a goal in the first minute and cruised to an easy win after burying the Philadelphia Flyers with a flurry of early goals. … See more here

Martin latest Penguin to miss time with an injury Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins’ injury report grew again when defenseman Paul Martin missed Saturday’s game against Buffalo at Consol Energy Center. Martin appeared to injure his right leg Friday night when he was checked by Ottawa’s Chris Phillips. … Follow this link

On the Penguins: A part of Sid’s legacy Source: Post Gazette
Two days after David Steckel felled Sidney Crosby with a wicked — unintentional or otherwise — blow to the head during the Winter Classic at Heinz Field Jan. 1, a Penguins executive was asked if Crosby had been given a concussion test in the wake of that hit. The response was fast and firm … Continue reading here

Malkin’s hat trick leads Pens over Sabres 8-3 (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Evgeni Malkin had his seventh NHL hat trick, and tied a career high with five points … Follow this link

Penguins rout Sabres, 8-3 Source: Post Gazette
Evgeni Malkin had a hat trick among his five points and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury got his 200th career win as the Penguins routed the Buffalo Sabres, 8-3, tonight at Consol Energy Center. … Follow this link

Fleury Hits 200 Marker Source: penguins.nhl.com
Saturday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres was full of milestones for the Penguins in an 8-3 victory at the CONSOL Energy Center. … See the rest here

Malkin’s Hat Trick Powers Total Team Effort Source: penguins.nhl.com
Saturday wasn’t just a great day for hockey – it was an absolutely fantastic night for Evgeni Malkin. … More here

Endgame: Penguins 8, Sabres 3 Source: penguins.nhl.com
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Penguins place captain Crosby on injured list (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, out since Dec. 5 because of a recurrence of concussion-like symptoms, was placed on the injured list on Saturday. Crosby has already been out the required time for someone on the injured list, so he could be activated at any time. … More here

Video: Post-Game: Evgeni Malkin (12/17/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Evgeni Malkin talks to the media after defeating the Buffalo Sabres. … Video here

Video: Despres’s First Source: penguins.nhl.com
Simon Despres tallies his first career NHL goal. … Click here to view video

Video: Geico Coach’s Corner: Post-Game (12/17/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media after defeating the Buffalo Sabres. … See video here

Video: Three Square Neals Source: penguins.nhl.com
Evgeni Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins continue the assault, this time with James Neal tallying his 10th powerplay goal. … See this video

Video: Malkin-tents Source: penguins.nhl.com
Evgeni Malkin takes a long pass up the boards and swoops in to jam the puck between Jhonas Enroth’s pads. … Watch video here

Video: Post-Game: Marc-Andre Fleury (12/17/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury talks to the media after defeating the Buffalo Sabres. … View video

Video: He’s Got Good Geno’s Source: penguins.nhl.com
Evgeni Malkin finishes off a solid Penguin rush to chase Ryan Miller from the 3-0 game. … See this video

Video: Post-Game: Simon Despres (12/17/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Simon Despres talks to the media after defeating the Buffalo Sabres. … View video here

Video: Post-Game: Carl Sneep (12/17/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Carl Sneep talks to the media after defeating the Buffalo Sabres. … To see video click here

Video: Millennium Malkin Source: penguins.nhl.com
Evgeni Malkin seemed to be playing at lightspeed Saturday night, garnering five points against the Sabres. … Click here to view video

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PensHead Daily Links 11-20-2011

Sunday, November 20th, 2011

Crosby to return on Monday against Islanders (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Sid the Kid is back. … Continue reading here

Crosby cleared for comeback Source: Tribune-Review
Penguins center Sidney Crosby will play Monday night against the New York Islanders at Consol Energy Center, the team announced today. … Read more

Crosby Cleared to Return; Skate with Kunitz, Dupuis Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby met with doctors Michael Collins and Charles Burke Sunday and was cleared to return to game action. A few hours later, the Penguins announced that he will make his season debut Monday night against the New York Islan… … Continue reading here

Dan Bylsma on the impact of Sidney Crosby’s return, his linemates vs Islanders & more Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma held a conference call at 5:00 p.m. to discuss the return of Sidney Crosby to the lineup. Here are some highlights from the conference call as Bylsma talks about the impact of Crosby’s return, his linemates vs Islanders, minutes + full audio: Crosby’s linemates vs Islanders: — Sidney Crosby will … See the article here

Line Combos For Crosby’s Return [ updated ] Source: The Pensblog
Just trying to get info out. … Excerpt from

Pens and Dads Enjoy Camaraderie of Trip Source: penguins.nhl.com
After the final buzzer sounded in the Penguins’ 3-2 loss to Florida on Saturday, there was an slight air of dejection surrounding the fathers gathered around their sons’ locker room. As hockey dads, they know perhaps better than any… … Continue reading here

Great Returns In Pittsburgh Penguins History Source: The Pensblog
So you may have heard the news about that Sidney Crosby guy . It's going to be a special moment when number 87 steps onto the ice … See the article here

Crosby has 62 career pts in 33 games vs Islanders Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby returns Monday night vs the New York Islanders, a team he’s had the most success against in his career, from a point per game standpoint. Crosby in his career has 18 goals – 44 assists for 62 points in 33 career games vs the Islanders. … Continue reading here

Sidney Crosby: Penguins Superstar’s Return Will Make Pittsburgh Cup Favorites Source: Bleacher Report
According to a Yahoo report, Sidney Crosby , the former league MVP who has been out since January with a concussion, will make his long anticipated return to action tonight. This marks the end of a long healing process which at times had people wondering whether he would ever return at all. … Read this article

What Sidney Crosby’s Return Means (3 Short Observations) Source: Bleacher Report
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that Sidney Crosby will return to the lineup against the New York Islanders on Monday. This is welcome news for both the league and the Penguins … Continue reading here

He’s back: Sidney Crosby returns to Penguins’ lineup Monday (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Last night was the 61st straight regular season game that Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has missed. On Monday, after all the rumored comebacks and “retirement” talk, Crosby Watch 2011 will finally come to an end as he re-joins the Continue reading … See the article here

Crosby’s coming back Source: The Pensblog
A @hobojoethe34 joint: … Follow this link

Crosby finally set to return Monday (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Sidney Crosby will finally take the ice again for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night, in his first game since last Jan. 5, the team announced Sunday. The center has been out since then due to a concussion diagnosed the day after he was hit twice in a span of five days from his… … Link

The Long Road Back Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins fans and the hockey world waited over 10 months (320 days exactly) for Sidney Crosby to return to the ice. All the guessing, rumors and speculation were officially extinguished when the Penguins announced that he will play Monday … … Link

Islanders vs. Penguins: Sidney Crosby Will Make Season Debut Against New York Source: Bleacher Report
Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse for the New York Islanders , this breaking news came out. The Islanders have had their own problem with injuries, but in net … View post

Penguins’ Sidney Crosby to return Monday to active duty Source: Post Gazette
Penguins center Sidney Crosby will return to active duty Monday night against the New York Islanders. … See more here

Sidney Crosby Playing Monday Night Source: The Pensblog
Sidney Crosby will play for the Pittsburgh Penguins tomorrow night against the New York Islanders. [ PENS ]Steelers probably made him wait till a bye week. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will return to the team’s lineup on Monday night when the Penguins host the New York Islanders at 7 p.m . … More

HE’S BACK: Crosby to return to the lineup Monday night Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will return to the lineup Monday night vs the New York Islanders, the Penguins announced minutes ago. Pittsburgh opens this week with three consecutive home games. Crosby last played on January 5, 2011 … See the article here

Crosby Returns to the Lineup Monday Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will return to the team’s lineup on Monday night when the Penguins host the New York Islanders at 7 p.m. at CONSOL Energy Center. … Go here to read the rest

Crosby to return against Islanders – 11-20-11 Source: Empty Netters
The long-awaited return of Sidney Crosby will finally come. The Penguins announced the team’s captain will play his first game of the season tomorrow against the Islanders at Consol Energy Center at 7 p.m. Crosby has not played since an 8-1 rout of the Lightning, Jan … The rest is here

Video: Breaking News: Crosby Returns (11/20/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media regarding the return of Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby tomorrow night. … View video here

Video: Scouting Report: NY Islanders (11/20/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pens will take on a familiar foe tomorrow night as they take on the NY Islanders at the CONSOL Energy Center. Sam Kasan gives us the details. … View video

Twenty Years Later – Penguins 5, Flyers 2 – 11-20-11 Source: Empty Netters
“Twenty Years Later” is a segment with a highly unimaginative name which will appear on Empty Netters throughout the 2011-12 season. … Read this article

Empty Netter Assists – 11-20-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Dave Molinari’s recap from last night’s game . “Our team has to be more alert.” – Jordan Staal … Continued here

Morning Pens Buzz: Road woes continue; Team is under .500 vs East Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Some Quick Hits out of last night’s Penguins 3-2 loss to the Panthers: *ROAD WOES: The Penguins road woes continued Saturday night and have now lost 7 of their first 12 road games on the season, and are 5-5-2 away from home. The loss was the Penguins third straight road loss and Pittsburgh has now … See more here


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Bylsma not surprised by morning skate turnout Source: Tribune-Review
“There’s a handful of guys,” coach Dan Bylsma said, “and maybe even a few surprises, that felt like they needed to get on the ice. I guess maybe I was surprised by one or two of them.” … Read more

Penguins’ struggles on road persist Source: Tribune-Review
Florida’s Stephen Weiss scored with 3:30 remaining to give the Panthers a 3-2 victory, sending the Penguins to their fourth loss in their past five road games. … Continue reading here

Thiessen plagued by third-period woes Source: Tribune-Review
Third-year pro Brad Thiessen is a solid NHL prospect, the reigning AHL goaltender of the year and a cornerstone of a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton team that’s off to a 10-3-1-1 start. … Visit link

Panthers’ top line remains in top form (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
There is little debate on the identity of the Florida Panthers’ top line this season. … Read this article

Saturday’s Three Stars: Hawks get Nuge’d; Koivu wills Wild (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Mikko Koivu celebrates after slaying Barrett Jackman. … Link

Weiss’ goal lifts Panthers over Penguins, 3-2 (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
SUNRISE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers earned a rare home win to add to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ road woes. … See more here

NHL ROUNDUP: Little things add up to win Source: Post Gazette
The Winnipeg Jets are starting to gain confidence in their new home. … The rest is here

Penguins’ Florida trip all for naught Source: Post Gazette
SUNRISE, Fla. — There are good penalties in this game. … Read more

Penguins Notebook: Campbell has souped up Panthers’ offense Source: Post Gazette
SUNRISE, Fla. — Brian Campbell could have stayed in Chicago. All he had to do was invoke his no-trade clause, and he still would be part of the Blackhawks, a legitimate Stanley Cup contender … Read this article

Molinari on the Penguins: With Sid, it’s not so crazy Source: Post Gazette
If anyone could challenge Lemieux’s run of 1993, it would be Sidney Crosby … Read this article

Fleury hopes to help victims Source: Post Gazette
RALEIGH, N.C. — By his own admission, former NHL superstar Theo Fleury went 25 years without sleeping a solid wink. The only time Fleury slept was with the help of alcohol or drugs. … More

Weiss Owns You. Pens Lose Source: The Pensblog
Vomit. … Excerpt from

Endgame: Panthers 3, Penguins 2 Source: penguins.nhl.com
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Florida scrambles in final minutes for 3-2 win over Penguins Source: Post Gazette
Stephen Weiss scored a power-play goal off a scramble with 3 1/2 minutes left in regulation to give Florida a 3-2 victory tonight over the Penguins at the BankAtlantic Center. … Go here to read the rest

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Pens-Panthers In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
Panthers 3, Pens 2 0:00: The Pens go down swinging. Attacked the net something fierce, but couldn’t get that goal. Somehow the Panthers escaped … Read this article

Penguins at Panthers – 11-19-11 Source: Empty Netters
PREGAME hH5uCnhDZHM -If you haven’t seen it, check out this solid read from CBS’ Adam Gretz on the value of Paul Martin . -Marc-Andre Fleury represents 412 with the Pirates hat on the beach: -The “Dan and Dan” segment with Root Sports’ Dan Potash and Dan Bylsma has mustaches drawn in … … See the rest here

Pittsburgh Penguins: Bounceback or Fall Flat Against Florida Panthers? Source: Bleacher Report
The Pittsburgh Penguins are coming off what may be their worst performance of the season. … Continue reading here

Video: Patience Pays Off Source: penguins.nhl.com
Jordan Staal holds the puck until just the right moment and scores easily. … Watch here

Video: Post-Game: Jordan Staal (11/19/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Jordan Staal talks to the media after falling to the Florida Panthers 3-2. … Watch here

Video: Post-Game: Joe Vitale (11/19/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Joe Vitale talks to the media after falling to the Florida Panthers 3-2. … To see video click here

Video: Geico Coach’s Corner: Post-Game (11/19/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media after falling to the Florida Panthers 3-2. … View video here

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PensHead Daily Links 09-28-2011

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

A sports wagering look at the 2011-12 NHL point standings (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Will the Capitals win the President’s Trophy in 2011-12? Will the Canucks once again be kings of the Western Conference? Are the Devils and Leafs going to have more points than the Stars and Coyotes … Continue reading here

Grantland Covers "Sidney Crosby’s Lost Year" Source: The Pensblog
Apparently sometimes Grantland.com actually posts decent articles. We were surprised too. … Read more here

Puck Headlines: Ovechkin on women; Briere vs. Avery (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. … View post

NHL players need to share responsibility for change (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
With the league awash in issues – from painkillers to concussions to head shots to homophobia – the players must adjust their behavior. … Continue reading here

LINK CITY: Pens make cuts Source: The Pensblog
The Pens made some cuts today. [ ThePensNation ] Sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: F Ryan Craig (Must clear waivers) F Nick Johnson (Must clear waivers) F Colin McDonald (Must clear waivers) F Eric Tangradi G Brad Thiessen G Scott Munroe (Must clear waivers) Sent to Juniors: D Scott Harrington (London of the OHL ) Really no surprises. Tangradi just didn't look ready for primetime in camp, Johnson has to pass through waivers. … Continue reading here

Roster Breakdown: Tangradi, Johnson among 6 players assigned to Wilkes Barre/Scranton Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins reduced their roster to 32 with the demotions of 6 players to Wilkes Barre/Scranton and returning 2nd round pick Scott Harrington to juniors. There were no surprises among the group as Eric Tangradi and Nick Johnson headline the players who were demoted today to Wilkes Barre. The others are forwards Ryan Craig, … Read more here

Penguins trim training camp roster Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins have made seven cuts, tripping their training camp roster to 32 players. … See the rest here

Penguins cut seven, including Tangradi – 09-29-11 Source: Empty Netters
The Penguins demoted forwards Ryan Craig, Nick Johnson, Colin McDonald, Eric Tangradi (right), goaltenders Brad Thiessen and Scott Munroe to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL . Defenseman Scott Harrington was returned to London of the OHL. Johnson, McDonald, Craig and Munroe must clear waivers … More here

Sidney Crosby: 5 Penguins Who Would Need to Step Up in 2011-12 Without the Kid Source: Bleacher Report
As the Pittsburgh Penguins ‘ 2011-12 season opener draws near, the negative speculation surrounding Sidney Crosby has greatly subsided. In recent weeks, Crosby has seemingly experienced no setbacks while going through team drills and other conditioning in a non-contact capacity. Despite the climate of conversation being dramatically more positive, the fact remains that Crosby, or any NHL player, is not ready for games if they are not taking contact in practice. … Link

Penguins cut 7, including Tangradi Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins have reduced their training-camp roster to 32 by removing seven players from the major-league roster … Continue reading here

Penguins Reduce Training Camp Roster By Seven Players Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins reduced their training camp roster by seven players, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. … See the rest here

Penguins knew Lokomotiv victims – 09-27-11 Source: Empty Netters
While no one directly involved with the tragic plane crash which killed most members of the KHL’s Lokomotiv Yaroslav team had a direct connection to the Penguins’ franchise, several members of the Penguins had played with or even coached someone involved. Recently, several of the Penguins talked about their connections with those victims and how they’ll remember their … … Read the rest here

Video: Kansas City Highlights (9/27/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Highlights from the Penguins vs. Kings game in Kansas City, Missouri including the entire shootout round. … See this video

Marc-Andre Fleury’s new mask, puck marks included (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
How do you feel about distressed jeans? You know, those pants sold in various mall clothiers that are already ripped at the knee or have specks of paint on them, yet cost double what you’d pay for a normal pair? Continue reading … Continue reading here

Dumbest article on the Internet Source: The Pensblog
This is basically becoming a Flyers blog. We love it. A Bleacher Report article went up recently, titled 6 Reasons Philadelphia Flyers Will Be Better Than Pittsburgh Penguins. Bleacher Report contributors have basically been told by their keepers to do these countdown articles, which are slideshows designed to increase page views and ad revenue. It's more or less destroying the Internet. Sam Rucky of the Bleacher Report was the genius behind this recent article listing reasons why the Flyers will be better than the Penguins this year. Here's what we're dealing with: That screenshot is not altered … Visit link


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Some pics from Kansas City Source: The Pensblog
Gregg and his wife were at the game and snapped some pics . He said the arena was at least 75% Pens fans. And they snapped a shot of a nice shoutout to Cy. … The rest is here

RECAP: How the midwest was won. PENS WIN. Source: The Pensblog
No clue. Niskanen served up some crow. Pens website has a gallery of pics . Looks like Malkin took a beating. … Excerpt from

SEASON PREVIEW: The Central Division Source: The Pensblog
All week long we are going to take a look at the different divisions in the NHL. We don't know much about other divisions. The Pens are in our mouth 24/7 because of the blog, so while you jokes are smokin and jokin reading about the Sharks in your spare time, we're making photoshops . … Visit link

Penguins win in shootout Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins put some oomph into a fairly lifeless game in the third period, then beat the Los Angeles Kings, 3-2, in a shootout Tuesday night in a neutral-site exhibition at Sprint Center. … The rest is here

Malkin, Niskanen lift Penguins to victory Source: Tribune-Review
Evgeni Malkin and Matt Niskanen scored in a lengthy shootout to give the Penguins a 3-2 win over the Kings in Kansas City. … See the article here

Lemieux will host fantasy camp at Consol Source: Tribune-Review
It has been said that Mario Lemieux could make any winger a productive goal scorer, and Penguins fans now have a chance to put that theory to test. … View post

All these years later, Penguins in Kansas City Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins finally came to Missouri, and acknowledged with smiles the irony that the preseason visit represented. … Link

It Was a Great Night For Hockey – in Kansas City Source: penguins.nhl.com
A few years ago, there was a very real possibility that the Pittsburgh Penguins would relocate to Kansas City, MS and set up shop in the Sprint Center. We all know how that story ended – after a lot of tough negotiations and ups and … … Continue reading here

Penguins flying high at travel time Source: Post Gazette
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Penguins players did not have to pack much, if anything, for their trip to play Los Angeles in an exhibition game Tuesday night at Sprint Center … Visit link

Pens improve to 4-0 in preseason with shootout win vs Kings Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Pittsburgh 3 – Los Angeles 2 (SO) PIT Goal Scorers: Deryk Engelland (1), Chris Kunitz (2) LAK Goal Scorers: Jarrett Stoll (1), Alec Martinez (1) Shootout Goal Scorers: PIT – Evgeni Malkin, Matt Niskanen (GW, 8th round) | LAK – Jarrett Stoll KANSAS CITY (AP) — Matt Niskanen scored in the eighth round of the … Read more

Pens Triumph in Shootout over LA in KC Showdown Source: penguins.nhl.com
With a beautiful new facility like the Sprint Center, Kansas City has been lobbying to bring NHL hockey to the area for some time now. And on Tuesday, the Penguins and the Los Angeles Kings did just that, giving the crowd a show in their n… … More

Video: Penguins Insider (9/28/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Michelle Crechiolo gives an update after the Penguins played the LA Kings at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. … To see video click here

Penguins top Kings in 8th round of shootout (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Matt Niskanen scored in the eighth round of the shootout to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in a pre-season game on Tuesday night. … The rest is here

Penguins top Kings in shootout (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
Matt Niskanen scored in the eighth round of the shootout to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in a preseason game on Tuesday night. Los Angeles defenseman Alec Martinez tied the game at 2-2 with a power-play goal at 13:43 of the third. Evgeni Malkin deked Jonathan Bernier to the left in the first round of the shootout, but Jarret Stoll kept the Kings alive when he snapped… … Continue reading here

Penguins defeat Kings, 3-2 Source: Post Gazette
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Penguins downed the Los Angeles Kings, 3-2, in a shootout in a neutral-site preseason game tonight at Sprint Center. … Follow this link

Mellon Arena Demolition: Reflections on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Historic Home Source: Bleacher Report
March 14, 2009. I remember it like it was yesterday … Continue reading here

Pens 4-0 in Preseason, beat LA In shootout Source: The Pensblog
Matt Niskanen wins the game in a shootout. No clue what else happened. … Read this article

Empty Netter Assists – 09-28-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Shelly Anderson’s recap from last night’s game . Matt Niskanen to the rescue. … Read the rest here

Penguins defeat Kings in shootout, 3-2 – 09-27-11 Source: Empty Netters
A shootout goal by Matt Niskanen (right), the 16th shooter, led the Penguins to a 3-2 win against the Kings in a preseason game at the Spring Center in Kansas City, Mo . Evgeni Malkin and the Kings’ Jarret Stoll also scored in the shootout. … Continued here

THIRD PERIOD: Kings winning 1-0 Source: The Pensblog
Thanks to @joshYohe_trib for sending that pic . The only banner hanging in the sprint center is a Garth Brooks banner. Pens are out shooting the Kings, Richard Park sounds like he is having a good game. … Continue reading here

SECOND PERIOD: No clue, Kings lead 1-0 Source: The Pensblog
Stoll scored for the Kings. Had to search twitter for a picture. Looks stupid. … More here

FIRST PERIOD: Pens vs Kings @KC Source: The Pensblog
Everyone gather around the radio because it is apparently 1949. Game can be heard here.[ Pens.com ] woooooooo … Go here to read the rest

Pens-Kings In-Game Blog (Kansas City Edition) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Matt Niskanen wins it for the Pens in the shootout!!! SHOOTOUT 0:00: And we’re going to the shootout… … See the rest here

Pregame Show – LA Kings Source: The Pensblog
Live pregame show at 7:30 [ Listen here ] Taking calls at(877) 486-3458. Go Pens … Follow this link

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PensHead Daily Links 09-26-2011

Monday, September 26th, 2011

Malkin ready as Penguins await Crosby’s return (PA SportsTicker) Source: Yahoo Sports
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Sidney Crosby closer to contact practice (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Sidney Crosby believes he is getting closer to being cleared for contact. … Excerpt from

Lightning star Steven Stamkos: No pain, no gain (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Tampa Bay’s young gunner wants to lead the Bolts to the next level, even if it means taking another slapshot to the nose. … Visit link

McDonald Earning His Opportunities Source: penguins.nhl.com
Colin McDonald led the American Hockey League (AHL) with 42 goals last season. … Read the rest here

Monday’s Camp Tidbits on Upcoming Roster cuts & Practice Notes Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Monday’s Camp Buzz The Pittsburgh Penguins are entering the final week of camp and things are at the stage where there are two more rounds of cuts to make within the next week. Dan Bylsma Audio for September 26 “I think youll probably see two more cuts, ” head coach Dan Bylsma said today … More here

First-day back (thoughts on Crosby, Staal, Orpik and Tangradi). Source: Chipped Ice
Well, dear readers, Monday marked my first day with the club after missing the start of camp while battling through an unknown illness. Consol Energy Center was refreshingly cold and catching up with some of the media regulars was nice, but the real thrill was getting back into the room and around the players. Anyway, … Read this article

Video: Training Camp: Jordan Staal (9/26/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Jordan Staal talks to reporters following Monday’s practice. … Video here

Video: Training Camp: Dan Bylsma (9/26/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to reporters following Monday’s practice. … View video

Video: Penguins Insider (9/26/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Steve Mears gives an update on the Penguins preseason so far. … Video here

Video: Training Camp: Sidney Crosby (9/26/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby talks to reporters following Monday’s practice. … View video

Pens Final Three Exhibition Games to Air on Radio Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins will conclude the 2011 preseason with a trio of road games this week beginning with Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Kings in Kansas City at 8 p.m. (eastern) … The rest is here

Thiessen’s Play Gets Bylsma’s Attention Source: penguins.nhl.com
Brad Thiessen knows the situation. He reported to Penguins training camp this month coming off an outstanding season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, where he won the 2010-11 Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award as the American Hockey Leag… … View post

Penguins top 1 million Facebook fans Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins have become only the third NHL team to surpass one million fans on Facebook. … Visit link

Orpik’s status for start of season unclear? Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
As expected, the Penguins are limiting Brooks Orpik for much of camp and being cautious with him after undergoing hernia surgery this summer. The Penguins have been optimistic that Orpik would be ready for the start of the season, but the Penguins aren’t sure at this point. Head coach Dan Bylsma said today that he … Continue reading here

Dupuis on re-signing, versatility and Talbot – 09-26-11 Source: Empty Netters
The Penguins’ offseason was a big question mark due to the likes of Jaromir Jagr, Tyler Kennedy and Sidney Crosby. Pascal Dupuis was one of the rare certainties having re-signed with the club a few days prior to the start of the free agent signing period. … Continued here

Penguins Top One Million Facebook Fans Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins topped the one million mark in Facebook fans on Sunday – making the Pens only the third NHL team to reach that level. … Link

Video: Training Camp: Colin McDonald (9/26/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Colin McDonald talks to PensTV following Monday morning’s practice. … See video here

Video: Training Camp: Brad Thiessen (9/26/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Brad Thiessen talks to reporters following Monday’s practice. … View video here

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Demolition begins on Pittsburgh’s Civic Arena (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Serious demolition work has begun on the Civic Arena, the igloo-shaped former home of the Pittsburgh Penguins. … Read this article

LINK CITY: Shanny’s Court… Source: The Pensblog
Everyone is in love with this new format for how Brendan Shanahan is suspending players. We think it is bizarre. We love the transparency of it, obviously, but transparency doesn't really matter when you're actually making sound decisions. Shanahan has backed himself into a corner with these videos. We can't wait for it to all come crashing down like that time when all of Bayside found out Jessie's middle name was Myrtle. For example, take the latest guest on Shanny's Court, Brad Boyes : At the end Shanny says this: “Going forward, Brad Boyes will now be a repeat offender.” This format should be used nationwide. Any time some big-time pedophile makes a move, a district judge should make a YouTube video outlining the case. Pedophiles basically wouldn't exist anymore. ALSO: Countdown, Crosby scrimmaging, Super Genius… On Sunday, Crosby took part in what's being called a “controlled scrimmage.” Here's the vid . … More

Penguins Report: Training Camp 9/26/11 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Williams skates, Asham absent (10:51 AM). Pens line combos/D-pairs (10:25 AM) … See more here

What We Learned: Can Brendan Shanahan handle tougher tests? (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 boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about Continue reading … View post

SEASON PREVIEW: The Pacific Division Source: The Pensblog
All week long we are going to take a look at the different divisions in the NHL. We don't know much about other divisions. The Pens are in our mouth 24/7 because of the blog, so while you jokes are smokin and jokin reading about the Sharks in your spare time, we're making photoshops . … More

Penguins’ Crosby progressing toward return (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby hasn’t played in a game since last Jan. 5 due to a concussion. … Go here to read the rest

A chance – 09-26-11 Source: Empty Netters
I m not even sure what hoped to accomplish when I started Empty Netters back in the winter of 2007. At the time, I just saw it as a chance to write about hockey, a sport I m very passionate about. … Read more

Empty Netter Assists – 09-26-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Sidney Crosby (above) takes another step in his recovery in a controlled scrimmage . -Bill Guerin is still very much a part of the Penguins’ locker room … Continued here

Play of rookie Morrow dazzling to Penguins Source: Tribune-Review
For the second time in three years, it seems the Penguins have obtained a steal with a late pick in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft. … More here

Pens’ Crosby ‘feels good’ after scrimmage Source: Tribune-Review
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby participated in a controlled scrimmage this weekend and said afterward that he was feeling good. … See the rest here

Crosby positive about his progress Source: Post Gazette
Sidney Crosby is still wearing a white hat in Penguins practice — not because he’s ready to ride in as the team’s hero, but because his helmet needs to contrast with his teammates’ black ones to signify that he’s not allowed to have contact. … View post

Retired as player, Guerin stays in the game Source: Post Gazette
Scenes from Penguins training camp: Bill Guerin taking a friendly swipe at team captain Sidney Crosby in the locker room. Guerin giving tips and rips to the young players on the ice. Guerin getting a warm reception from fans. … Read more

VIDEO: Jed Ortmeyer Dives Into Boards After Hit By Matt Cooke Source: The Pensblog
Knew this was coming. Puck Daddy's Adam Lambert, aka Twolinepass , aka the biggest troll in the history of the Internet, is obsessed with Matt Cooke. … See more here

Town Hall Meeting a Chance for Pens to Thank Fans Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins general manager Ray Shero remembers his first Town Hall Meeting, which occurred when he arrived in Pittsburgh five years ago. At the time, he didn’t know if the Penguins were going to be in Pittsburgh long-term or if they wou… … View post

Crosby Improves, Malkin Dominates and Other Penguins Preseason Impressions Source: Bleacher Report
With over a week of practices under their belt and a 3-0 mark in preseason home games, the Pittsburgh Penguins are looking to pick up where they left off in December of last year—healthy, and with one of the most dangerous rosters in hockey. For the second straight year, the Penguins went undefeated in exhibition home games (they have yet to lose a preseason tilt at CONSOL Energy Center) … More

Gretzky looks back as son moves forward to bigs (The Edmonton Journal) Source: Yahoo Sports
Hockey is full of like father, like son stories. Paul Reinharts son, Griffin, plays for the WHLs Edmonton Oil Kings and his other son, Max, was on the ice for the Calgary Flames on Saturday night against the Edmonton Oilers. … See more here

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PensHead Daily Links 09-25-2011

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

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Rinkotology Is Open for Business Source: The Pensblog
Rinko 2011 is open for business. Should be the best game yet, and we finally have our own dedicated website for it. … Read more here

Video: Town Hall: David Morehouse (9/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pittsburgh Penguins President/CEO David Morehouse speaks at the annual Town Hall Meeting at the CONSOL Energy Center. … See this video

Video: Town Hall: Ray Shero (9/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Ray Shero speaks at the annual Town Hall Meeting at the CONSOL Energy Center. … Watch video here

Video: Town Hall: Dan Bylsma (9/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach Dan Bylsma speaks at the annual Town Hall Meeting at the CONSOL Energy Center. … Click here to view video

Video: Town Hall Highlights (9/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Highlights from the Player Question & Answer session of the 2011 Town Hall Meeting at the CONSOL Energy Center. … To see video click here

Crosby plays in controlled scrimmage for Pens (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Sidney Crosby participated in a controlled scrimmage on Sunday as the Pittsburgh Penguins star continues his comeback from concussion-like symptoms that have kept him off the ice since January. … Read more

Penguins’ Crosby offers upbeat update Source: Post Gazette
After participating in what he called a “really controlled” scrimmage at Consol Energy Center today, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby offered an upbeat – though not detailed – update on where he stands as he continues to work his way back from a concussion. … More here

Crosby Status Quo Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins center Sidney Crosby’s recovery from a concussion, which was suffered in early January, is still status quo – essentially he continues to practice with his teammates and take part in drills, but still hasn’t had any … … Continue reading here

Video: Training Camp: Sidney Crosby (9/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby talks to the media following practice at the CONSOL Energy Center. … Watch video here

Video: Training Camp: Dan Bylsma (9/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to reporters following practice at the CONSOL Energy Center. … Click here to view video

Video: Crosby Participates in Scrimmage (9/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby participates in a controlled scrimmage during practice at the CONSOL Energy Center. … Watch here

RECAP: Power Surge. PENS WIN. Source: The Pensblog
Minnesota was basically playing an AHL lineup, but whatever. The Pens took the game over midway through the second period and started scoring powerplay goals. Malkin put the NHL on notice again with a scary performance, and Joe Morrow is really good. Penguins may not lose a game all season. … The rest is here

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Penguins Report: Training Camp 9/25/11 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Group 1 and Group 2 rosters (9:41 AM). 11:00 AM: And they’re off! The scrimmage opens with Craig, Crosby and N. Johnson against MacIntyre, Park and McDonald … Read more

Empty Netter Assists – 09-25-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Our recap from yesterday’s game . … Visit link

NHL pre-season Capsules (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Evgeni Malkin had a goal and two assists, and the Pittsburgh Penguins scored four power-play goals in a 4-1 pre-season win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. … Link

PITT, PENN STATE & WEST VIRGINIA ROUNDUP Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Notre Dame 15 – Pittsburgh 12 Low Octane Panthers: The Panthers for the second straight week were unable to close out a winnable game and head into Big East Play, 2-2 and on a two game losing streak. Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees Rees rebounded from a horrible start to lead the Irish to a … More

With Fleury, Johnson ahead of him in goal, Thiessen has no upward mobility Source: Post Gazette
Minnesota threw 17 pucks at Brad Thiessen Saturday, and he stopped all but one. Doesn’t matter. It will not change anything if he rejects every one of the dozens of shots he will face in practice today, either … Continue reading here

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Extra Special Source: penguins.nhl.com
To say that the Penguins’ special teams play was the reason the club pulled out a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild at CONSOL Energy Center Saturday afternoon in the “Free Game for Kids” is like saying Mario Lemieux is the grea… … Link

Video: Free Game For Kids (9/24/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Thousands of kids descend upon the CONSOL Energy Center to watch the Pittsburgh Penguins play the Minnesota Wild in the Free Game for Kids. … See this video

Video: Post-Game: Joe Morrow (9/24/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Joe Morrow talks to the media following today’s game against the Minnesota Wild. … View video

Video: Post-Game: Eric Tangradi (9/24/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Eric Tangradi talks to the media following today’s game against the Minnesota Wild. … View video here

Video: Jr. Reporter: Behind the scenes (9/24/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Trib Total Media Jr. Reporter Eva Dorr takes you behind the scenes of her day at the Penguins Free Game for Kids. … View video

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PensHead Daily Links 09-24-2011

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

Penguins defeat Wild, 4-1, to remain undefeated in preseason Source: Post Gazette
Four power-play goals accounted for all of the Penguins’ offense and helped them remain undefeated in the preseason in a 4-1 win against the Minnesota Wild today at Consol Energy Center. … Read more

Pens rip the Wild, 4-1 Source: Tribune-Review
Evgeni Malkin scored a power play goal and assisted on two others as the Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild, 4-1, this afternoon in a preseason game at Consol Energy Center. … Link

Malkin, Penguins too much for Wild, 4-1 (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Evgeni Malkin continued his strong pre-season with a goal and two assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins had four power-play goals in a 4-1 pre-season win over the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Saturday. … See the article here

Penguins too much for Wild 4-1 (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
Evgeni Malkin continued his strong preseason with a goal and two assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins had four power-play goals in a 4-1 preseason win over the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Saturday. Defenseman Joseph Morrow, Pittsburgh’s first-round draft choice, had a goal and an assist, and Pascal Dupuis and Brian Strait also scored for the Penguins, who have won all three of their preseason games. … Continue reading here

New and improved Matt Cooke boards a guy (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Matt Cooke has become public enemy number one over the past few NHL seasons for a handful of controversial bodychecks, most notably hits from the blindside and from behind. … Read this article

"Free Game for Kids" A Huge Success for All Involved Source: penguins.nhl.com
It wasn’t just the Penguins’ third preseason contest Saturday afternoon at CONSOL Energy Center against the Minnesota Wild. It was also the second annual “Free Game For Kids.” The Pittsburgh Penguins gave out 18,000 ticke… … See more here

Malkin and Morrow. Pens beat Wild. Source: The Pensblog
Malkin basically did everything. … Read the rest here

Wild’s Staubitz, Blue Jackets’ Wisniewski suspended pending hearing (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Brendan Shanahan Era as NHL czar of discipline is starting to give him work him bunches. Two days after he suspended Philadelphia Flyers forward Jody Shelley five preseason and five regular season games and Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond of the Calgary Continue reading … The rest is here

THIRD PERIOD: Pens lead 3-0 Source: The Pensblog
Three powerplay goals for the Pens or approximately two more powerplay goals then they had in the playoffs last year. Some other things: – Malkin made a pass to Dupes that was insane … See the article here

SECOND PERIOD: Snnnnoorre 0-0 Source: The Pensblog
Not a lot going on. … More here

FIRST PERIOD – Pens vs Wild Source: The Pensblog
First period coming up. Try not to fall asleep … View post

Wild at Penguins – 09-24-11 Source: Empty Netters
PREGAME -Greetings from a warm, sunny, marvelous day on the first full day of fall in Pittsburgh: -A few loyal Jaromir Jagr fans: -This might be the last time we see the Mellon Arena like this: … … View post

Video: Post-Game: Brian Strait (9/24/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Brian Strait talks to the media following today’s game against the Minnesota Wild. … Video here

Video: Post-Game: Dan Bylsma (9/24/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media following today’s game against the Minnesota Wild. … To see video click here

Video: Dish and Deliver Source: penguins.nhl.com
Evgeni Malkin drops a pass through the legs for Pascal Dupuis who rifles a shot behind Niklas Backstrom … To see video click here

Pens-Wild (Preseason) In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
1:43 PM: Here’s the full transcript of coach Bylsma’s comments. Of note is that Brad Thiessen, the 2010-11 American Hockey League’s Most Outstanding Goaltender with WBS, will play the entire game this afternoon for Pittsburgh … Read more here

Video: Jaromir Jagr scores for Flyers in preseason debut (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
The last time Philadelphia Flyers forward Jaromir Jagr scored any sort of NHL goal was May 1, 2008 when he potted a pair against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal. … Continued here

Preseason Gameday 3 – Wild Source: The Pensblog
Minnesota Wild (2-0-0) @ Pittsburgh Penguins(2-0-0) 3:00 pm/et TV: NHLN-US , ROOT Sports CONSOL Energy Center Season Series: 0-0-0 Last Meeting: January 8, 2011. Wild won 4-0 … Excerpt from

Video: Game-Day: Coach Bylsma (9/24/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media before today’s game against the Minnesota Wild. … See this video

Taking beatings a way of life for NHL’s enforcers (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PHILADELPHIA – Jody Shelley had never been in a fight, not on the ice, not on the playground, not anywhere. … Continue reading here

Civic Arena will be demolished Source: The Pensblog
The news came down from some appeals court Friday that Preservation Pittsburgh will not get their wish, and the SEA has been given the go-ahead to start bringing down the Civic Arena. Nothing else can be done. Demolition starts Monday. [ PG ] They will also be auctioning stuff off as they tear the building down. [ PG ] Speaking of which, regardless of how you feel about the old lady, we hope everyone joins us in our disappointment upon learning from that article that the Civic Arena will not be brought down by a classic implosion, a la Three Rivers Stadium. Instead, it looks like it's going to be a boring and tedious process: the Sidney Crosby interview of building demolition basically. The Civic Arena's Last Stand reminds us of Pens fan Matt's plan to memorialize the Civic Arena. … See the article here

Penguins captain Crosby ups intensity level Source: Tribune-Review
Penguins center Sidney Crosby, still not cleared for contact, participated in a 48-minute practice Friday at Southpointe and ramped it up for at least two drills. … Read the rest here

In a word, Sullivan fits well with Malkin, Pens Source: Tribune-Review
There is a reason Steve Sullivan has clicked with Evgeni Malkin in the Penguins’ training camp, and it sure isn’t that they’re all chatty. … Follow this link

Flyers’ Simmonds keeps his focus on hockey Source: Tribune-Review
A banana was thrown from the stands in London, Ontario, this week, as Wayne Simmonds was skating toward Detroit goalie Jordan Pearce during a shootout in an exhibition game. … Excerpt from

Pens are using "advanced statistics" Source: The Pensblog
The Doctor, James Mirtle , wrote a story about how hockey is slowly embracing the idea of advanced statistics in assessing talent. Basically the sabermetrics of hockey. The Penguins do it, and the story has some quotes from the Pens' director of player development. [ Globe and Mail ] In other news, Eric Tangradi hasn't scored yet. … More here

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Empty Netter Assists – 09-24-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -The legal battles over the Civic Arena have come to an end . Demolition is scheduled to begin Monday. -” It’s very disappointing … See the article here

Williams’ injury creates problems for Penguins Source: Post Gazette
Jason Williams understands what it takes to earn a job in the NHL. After all, he broke into the league more than a decade ago and has played 447 regular-season games there … Continued here

Banana incident jolts Simmonds Source: Post Gazette
Wayne Simmonds should have been able to talk about what a fine first impression he made on his new team. … See the rest here

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PensHead Daily Links 09-22-2011

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

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Pens-Blackhawks (Preseason) In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
6:35 PM: Also, the Pens reduced their training camp roster by 13 players this afternoon. … Continued here

Preseason Gameday 2 – Blackhawks Source: The Pensblog
Chicago Blackhawks (0-1-0) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1-0-0) 7:00 pm/et TV: ROOT Sports CONSOL Energy Center Season Series: 0-0-0 Last Meeting: February 20, 2011. … More here

Blackhawks at Penguins – 09-22-11 Source: Empty Netters
PREGAME -We can’t say it any better: (We’re assuming Malkin Burgers have some borscht in them.) -It’s a warm, muggy late summer day in Pittsburgh. The humity and the sun are out. Not quite classic hockey weather … View post

Pens make cuts Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins have made their first round of training camp cuts. … View post

Penguins make first round of cuts Source: Post Gazette
Defenseman Simon Despres, a first-round draft pick in 2009, was among the first 13 training camp roster cuts made today by the Penguins. Despres, a first-year pro, was sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. … Read the rest here

Pens top prospect Simon Despres among 11 players sent to Wilkes Barre Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Team reduces roster to 42 It was a bit odd this morning when top prospect Simon Despres wasn’t listed in tonight’s lineup card, considering there has been no indications that he’s injured and now we know why. The Penguins this afternoon announced that they have re-assigned Despres and 10 others to Wilkes Barre/Scranton. … See the article here

Penguins’ other comeback a success so far (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
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Penguins Reduce Training Camp Roster by 13 Players Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins reduced their training camp roster by 13, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Eleven players were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League … See the rest here

NHL set to formally announce Winter Classic (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PHILADELPHIA – The NHL is ready to formally announce that the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers will take part in this season’s Winter Classic. … Continued here

Despres among 13 cuts by Penguins – 09-22-11 Source: Empty Netters
The Penguins cut 13 players from their training camp roster today: Forwards Brandon DeFazio, Brian Gibbons, Ben Street, Paul Thompson, Geoff Walker, defensemen Simon Despres (above), Alex Grant, Joey Mormina, Philip Samuelsson, Carl Sneep and goaltender Patrick Killeen. Forwards Tom Kuhnhackl (Windsor- OHL) and Dominik Uher (Spokane – WHL) were assigned to their junior teams. … Continued here

Puck Headlines: Green Lantern vs. Bruins; Isles arena deal? (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. From reader Eitan Levine comes the pun to end all puns Continue reading … Read the rest here

NHL Exhibition: Malkin Dominates, Prospects Shine in Penguins’ Win over Detroit Source: Bleacher Report
The Penguins started the 2011 preseason as well as they could have hoped, beating the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 at CONSOL Energy Center. Evgeni Malkin , Matt Niskanen and Chris Kunitz scored for the Penguins, who lit up Detroit in the second period with two goals and a 14-7 advantage in shots … The rest is here

Video: PensVision: Preseason Open Source: penguins.nhl.com
The PensVision opening video from the preseason. … To see video click here

Hawks @ Penguins Pre-Game Buzz: Nick Johnson drawing high praise from Bylsma Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Blackhawks at Penguins Time: 7:00 p.m. | Where: Consol Energy Center TV: Root Sports Pens Lineup Forwards Kennedy – Staal – Johnson Tangradi – Letestu – McDonald Cooke – Sill – Adams MacIntyre – Lerg – Veilleux D-Men Strait – Engelland Picard – Michalek Harrington – Lovejoy Goaltenders: Brent Johnson to start and play 1st … See the article here

Pens Favorites in East Source: penguins.nhl.com
Several prognosticators around the NHL are saying the Boston Bruins have lined themselves up for a run at a repeat championship season. No one here is going to argue with that, because on paper, the Bruins look as… … Read more here

Notebook: Coaches Looking for Johnson to Seize His Opportunity Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma has liked what he’s seen from forward Nick Johnson so far this training camp – and he wants that to continue in Thursday’s preseason contest vs. Chicago at CONSOL Energy Center. Making a memorabl… … See more here

Apparently there is a Burgatory Bar in Consol now. Source: The Pensblog
According to the internet, and Burgatory's facebook account there is now a Burgatory in Consol now. It is up high in around section 206 … Visit link

Help a reader out – 09-22-11 Source: Empty Netters
We’ll try to track down some answers regarding the issue posted below, but in the mean time, if you can help this fellow reader out, feel free to post something in the comments. For years I lived in areas that received Fox Sports Pgh/Root/KBL that carried the local Penguins games. … Continue reading here

Video: Penguins Insider (9/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Steve Mears previews tonight’s preseason game against the Chicago Blackhawks at the CONSOL Energy Center. … Click here to view video

Video: Game-Day: Dustin Jeffrey (9/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Dustin Jeffrey talks to reporters before tonight’s match-up against the Chicago Blackhawks. … Video here

Video: Game-Day: Craig Adams (9/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Craig Adams talks to reporters before tonight’s match-up against the Chicago Blackhawks. … Video here

Video: Game-Day: Dan Bylsma (9/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to reporters before tonight’s match-up against the Chicago Blackhawks. … See this video

Video: Game-Day: Eric Tangradi (9/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Eric Tangradi talks to reporters before tonight’s match-up against the Chicago Blackhawks. … Video here

Video: Game-Day: Alexandre Picard (9/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Alexandre Picard talks to reporters before tonight’s match-up against the Chicago Blackhawks. … Click here to view video

Jobber of the Week: The Poker Edition Source: The Pensblog
Every Thursday afternoon, we take time to reflect on the past week and hand out the Jobber of the Week award. It is named in honor of Jake Wheatley, since he is a jobber. We wish we could personally give this award to its recipients, but they are probably in Switzerland. Poker site Full Tilt Poker's operation unraveled this past week upon the discovery that it's just a huge Ponzi scheme. They basically were using money that users had in their online accounts to go do other shit. It's all a big joke, really. Jobbers of the week. … Go here to read the rest

Chat live with Dejan Kovacevic now Source: Tribune-Review
Tribune-Review columnist Dejan Kovacevic is chatting live with readers about Pittsburgh sports. … Excerpt from

Preservation Pittsburgh asks for expedited hearing on Igloo appeal Source: Tribune-Review
With a 10-day stay on demolition plans expiring today, Preservation Pittsburgh is asking a federal appeals court in Philadelphia for an expedited hearing on its request for an injunction that would keep the Igloo standing while it pursues a lawsuit to permanently halt the wrecking ball. … More here

Penguins’ Unique ‘Free Game for Kids’
To Be Held Saturday at CONSOL Energy Center Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins have distributed 18,000 free tickets to area youth for Saturday’s 3 p.m. pre-season game against the Minnesota Wild at CONSOL Energy Center – a unique promotion known as the “Free Game for Kids,” ce… … Link

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Crosby gets day off from Penguins’ practice Source: Post Gazette
Penguins center Sidney Crosby, who has practiced for five consecutive days, won’t be going on the ice today … The rest is here

Penguins Report: (Preseason) Game Day vs. Chicago Source: penguins.nhl.com
11:44 AM: Jason Williams left practice early and head coach Dan Bylsma said he will be held out of Thursday’s game as a precaution. Colin McDonald will replace him in the lineup. … Read this article

Tonight’s lineups – 09-22-11 Source: Empty Netters
The Penguins and Blackhawks lineups for tonight (PG+): Penguins Forwards – Mark Letestu, Jordan Staal (right), Jason Williams, Matt Cooke, Eric Tangradi, Craig Adams, Nick Johnson, Steve MacIntyre, Keven Veilleux, Tyler Kennedy, Zach Sill, Bryan Lerg Defen … … Read more here

Happy 50th Birthday Civic Arena (A Few Days Ago) Source: The Pensblog
We missed this by a few days. The Civic Arena turned 50 on September 17th. It first opened on that date in 1961 … See the rest here

Preseason Fan Guide vs. Chicago Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins will face off against the Chicago Blackhawks in their second home pre-season game of the year on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at CONSOL Energy Center! Here are some tips for fans who plan to attend the game: Doors will open at… … Go here to read the rest

Empty Netter Assists – 09-22-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Shelly Anderson’s recap from last night’s game . Welcome back Evgeni Malkin (above). … Read the rest here


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LINK CITY: Around the Division, Guy At Caps Game Falls Source: The Pensblog
Some interesting stuff happening around the Atlantic division the last few days. Check out what the Flyers' Jody Shelley did last night. … More

RECAP: To-Morrow Is Only A Few Years Away. PENS WIN. Source: The Pensblog
The good thing is the Penguins don't appear to have gotten any worse over the summer. It is the first preseason game, so there really is only so much to even say or think. At least no one got hurt. We have our three stars: 3. … Continued here

Pittsburgh Penguins: Can the Penguins Win the Cup with Only Evgeni Malkin? Source: Bleacher Report
Penguins fans didn’t realize how much they had missed Evgeni Malkin last season until they saw him play against the Red Wings in the Penguins’ first preseason game. The way he was skating around the ice, protecting the puck from defenders reminded people of his dominance in the 2009 Eastern Conference Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes . In the first two periods, Malkin had the puck on a string and he seemed unstoppable … Read more here

Umberger signs extension with Columbus Source: Tribune-Review
Forward R.J. Umberger the former Ohio State player and Plum native will be a Columbus Blue Jacket for a while longer. … See the rest here

Gibsonia native makes debut against Pens Source: Tribune-Review
Chicago Blackhawks left winger Brandon Saad will play his first NHL preseason game against the Penguins at Consol Energy Center. … See the rest here

Pens’ Malkin ‘dominant’ in preseason opener Source: Tribune-Review
It was only a preseason game, but Evgeni Malkin’s performance against the Detroit Red Wings may indicate a huge season awaits the Penguins’ star center. … Read more

Penguins are still looking to lock up defense Source: Tribune-Review
Coach Dan Bylsma can write his top four defensemen’s names in permanent marker, but deciphering the other three isn’t easy. … More

Wednesday’s National Hockey League Capsules (PA SportsTicker) Source: Yahoo Sports
Prized free-agent goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, making his first appearance as a Flyer, allowed stick-side goals to Juraj Mikus, Matt Frattin and Joe Colborne, as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Philadelphia, 4-2, on Wednesday. … Read this article

Letestu centers his attention on competition at his position Source: Post Gazette
Mark Letestu has all the trappings. A one-way contract. … Excerpt from

Niskanen Makes His Case Source: penguins.nhl.com
Matt Niskanen is making his case for one of the final positions on the Penguins’ roster this season. In the first preseason game against the Detroit Red Wings at CONSOL Energy Center, Niskanen scored a power-play goal in Pittsburgh’s 3… … Read the rest here

Morrow "Outstanding" in First NHL Test Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head coach Dan Bylsma said Wednesday’s preseason opener against Detroit would be an opportunity for players like Joseph Morrow to make a good impression in their first NHL exhibition game. … The rest is here

Post Game Analysis: Malkin’s overall game in top form Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Pittsburgh 3 – Detroit 2 PIT Goal Scorers:Chris Kunitz (1st, 11:40); Evgeni Malkin (2nd, 10:58); Matt Niskanen (2nd, PP 13:25) DET Goal Scorers:Niklas Kronnwall (1st, 13:54); Jiri Hudler (3rd, 2:48) PIT – Marc Andre Fleury (15 saves on 16 shots) | Brad Thiessen (15 saves on 16 shots) DET – Jimmy Howard (17 saves on … More here

Malkin Solid in Return to Game Action Source: penguins.nhl.com
Finally, after hearing how motivated and energized Evgeni Malkin is heading into this season, Penguins fans got to see it for themselves. And the Russian star did not disappoint in Pittsburgh’s 3-2 victory over Detroit at CONSOL Energy C… … Go here to read the rest

Penguins beat Red Wings 3-2 in preseason (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist in his first NHL game action in more than seven months, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Wednesday night in the preseason opener for both teams. … More here

Pens Win. Beat Amway 3-2 Source: The Pensblog
The Pens opened up the preseason with a 3-2 win. The score isn't important, but what is important is that Evgeni Malkin looked like a beast … See the article here

THIRD PERIOD: Pens lead 3-1 Source: The Pensblog
( first stunned pic via Eric P. ) Malkin scored a scored a nasty goal powering down the right side and beating Jimmy Howard. … Read more here

SECOND PERIOD: Malkin’s back 1-1 Source: The Pensblog
Pens and Amway are tied after one. That thing that was missing last season … Follow this link

FIRST PERIOD: Pens vs Red Wings Source: The Pensblog
First period, first pre-season game. Welcome back. woooo … Follow this link

Video: Geno’s Back! Source: penguins.nhl.com
Evgeni Malkin is back to his old tricks with this nifty move around the Detroit defense. … See video here

Video: Post-Game: Joe Morrow (9/21/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Joe Morrow talks to reporters following tonight’s game against the Detroit Red Wings. … Watch video here

Video: Post-Game: Dan Bylsma (9/21/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media following tonight’s game against the Detroit Red Wings. … See this video

Video: Post-Game: Matt Niskanen (9/21/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Matt Niskanen talks to the media following tonight’s game against the Detroit Red Wings. … View video here

Video: Post-Game: Evgeni Malkin (9/21/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Evgeni Malkin talks to reporters following tonight’s win against the Detroit Red Wings. … See video here

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PensHead Daily Links 07-05-2011

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Goaltender Brad Thiessen resigns for one year Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed goaltender Brad Thiessen to a one-year contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Thiessens contract is a two-way deal worth $525,000 at the NHL level. … More here

Listen to Sullivan’s Interview on 93.7 FM the Fan Source: penguins.nhl.com
Newly signed Penguins forward Steve Sullivan appeared on 93.7 FM the Fan Tuesday afternoon at 3:20 p.m. Here’s the audio from his interview, divided into two parts (The Penguins would like to thank Jeff Hathhorn at KDKA for providing the audi… … See the rest here

Penguins Re-Sign Goaltender Brad Thiessen Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed goaltender Brad Thiessen to a one-year contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Brad… … Visit link

Penguins re-sign Thiessen – 07-05-11 Source: Empty Netters
The Penguins have re-signed restricted free agent goaltender Brad Thiessen to a one-year two-way contract. … Visit link

Penguins’ summer development camp at CEC next week Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins’ annual summer development camp will be held at Consol Energy Center for the first time and features a scrimmage that will be open to the public. … More

Despres, Morrow highlight group of prospect to attend developmental camp Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins will host a prospect development camp July 11-16 at CONSOL Energy Center, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Highlighting the camp roster is forward Eric Tangradi, who played 15 regular-season games with Pittsburgh in 2010-11, and the teams previous three first-round draft picks: defenseman Simon … Read the rest here

Tangradi, Three First-Round Selections Highlight Penguins’ 2011 Development Camp Roster Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins will host a prospect development camp July 11-16 at CONSOL Energy Center, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Highlighting the camp roster is forward Eric Tangradi, who playe… … Follow this link

Ohlendorf throws three-inning 45 pitch simulated game on Monday Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Ross Ohlendorf (0-0, 7.27 ERA)who has been sidelined for most of the season, is starting to make some minor progress. Ohlendorf on Monday threw a three-inning, 45 pitch sumulated game on Monday, without any setbacks, according to the team. … Read this article

Geno speaks (from far away), and a Jagr thought. Source: Chipped Ice
Happy Tuesday, dear readers; for the Americans among the audience, I hope your Independence Day was colorful with the suitable intake of greasy burgers. U-S-A!!! Bad jokes aside, somebody passed along this English-translation (I believe) of an interview Evgeni Malkin conducted with a Russian news organization … Continue reading here

Tough enough? – 07-05-11 Source: Empty Netters
With Mike Rupp gone and things looking doubtful for a return by Eric Godard, the Penguins are without two of their biggest bodies and toughest players. … See more here

Puck Daddy’s 2011 NHL Free-Agent Frenzy Report Card (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Good to see a summer where the “frenzy” in the NHL Free-Agent Frenzy isn’t just hyperbole, no? The dust has settled after a few days of signings both large and small, dramatic and expected. Many player you’d never expect to Continue reading … Read the rest here

Fuck Max Talbot Source: The Pensblog
Max Talbot will always be linked with the Cup banner hanging in the sky. Can't forget that. But memories fade, and reality takes their place … Go here to read the rest

Heatley says he’s eager to answer call of Wild Source: Post Gazette
The Minnesota Wild has been searching for the kind of dynamic goal-scorer who can put the puck in the net in the blink of an eye, a player who will not hesitate to let a shot rip from anywhere in the opposing goaltender’s zip code, ever since Marian Gaborik left in 2009. … More here

2011 Free Agency Recap Source: penguins.nhl.com
Now that the dust has settled from the 2011 NHL free agency period, Penguins fans can rest easy – and be excited for next season. That’s because Penguins general manager Ray Shero has locked up a scary-good looking roster of 12 forw… … View post

Empty Netter Assists – 07-05-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Don’t expect a return for Eric Godard (above). … Go here to read the rest

NHL roundup: Flames re-sign Babchuk Source: Tribune-Review
The Calgary Flames have re-signed defenseman Anton Babchuk to a two-year contract extension worth $5 million. … The rest is here

Dany Heatley excited for a fresh start in Minnesota Source: Tribune-Review
Dany Heatley, who never met a shot on goal he didn’t like, is determined to show the rest of the league he can still light the lamp with the best of them. … View post

93 Days….. Source: The Pensblog
A Stoosh joint… … Link

NHL Notebook: Weber re-signs with Buffalo Source: Post Gazette
Buffalo re-signed feisty defenseman Mike Weber, who played for the Pittsburgh Jr. B Penguins as a youth, to a multiyear contract. … Read more here

One more role player at affordable price on shopping list Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins are still poking around the fading embers of free agency to see if they can turn up someone worth adding to their depth chart. A capable role player, maybe … Go here to read the rest

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PensHead Daily Links 07-03-2011

Sunday, July 3rd, 2011

NHL Notebook: Predators, Leafs trade four players (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Nashville Predators and Toronto Maple Leafs swapped four players on Sunday as Nashville sent Mathew Lombardi and Cody Franson to Toronto for minor league left wing Robert Slaney and defenseman Brett Lebda. As part of the agreement, Toronto will also send its fourth-round pick… … Continued here

Penguins sign AHL defenseman (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Sunday they have signed defenseman Boris Valabik to a one-year contract worth $550,000 at the NHL level. … Read the rest here

Jaromir Jagr: Pittsburgh Penguins Public Enemy No. 1 Source: Bleacher Report
Just when you think Jaromir Jagr might come back to the NHL and finish his career where he started it, as a Pittsburgh Penguin, leave it Jagr to do even more to cause Penguin fans to dislike him. After three years in the KHL in Europe and scoring a hat trick against the United States in the 2011 Men’s World Ice Hockey Championships, Jagr showed that at age 39 he still could play at a high level. Jagr had expressed an interest in returning to the NHL, the Penguins were one of the teams interested in him, and the interest seemed mutual. The Penguins had invited Jagr not long ago to a golf-outing reunion of the 1991 Stanley Cup team—it seemed as though the Pens were trying to extend an olive branch to Jagr and rekindle positive feelings between Jagr, the fans, and the franchise. The Penguins then offered a one-year, $2 million contact to Jagr. … Visit link

Pittsburgh Penguins: Does Losing Max Talbot and Mike Rupp Make Them Too Soft? Source: Bleacher Report
Free Agency was not particularly kind to the Penguins this season. Realistically though, that is to be expected. … See more here

Pens sign defenseman Valabik to two-way contract Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins signed defenseman Boris Valabik to a one-year contract today. … See more here

Boris Valabik signs one-year deal Source: The Pensblog
The Penguins signed 6'7″, 245 lb. defenseman Boris Valabik to a one-year, two-way contract today … More here

Penguins sign defenseman to two-way contract Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins have signed free-agent defenseman Boris Valabik, formerly of Atlanta and Boston, to a one-year, two-way contract. … Continued here

Penguins sign minor league defenseman Boris Valabik Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Boris Valabik to a one-year contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Valabiks contract is a two-way contract worth $550,000 at the NHL level. Valabik, 25, split the 2010-11 season between the Chicago Wolves and Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League … Continued here

Penguins sign Valabik – 07-03-11 Source: Empty Netters
The Penguins have signed former Thrashers defenseman Boris Valabik to a one-year two-way contract . Valabik, 25, spent all of 2010-11 in the AHL splitting time between the Chicago Wolves and the Providence Bruins. … Read more

Penguins Sign Defenseman Boris Valabik Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Boris Valabik to a one-year contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Valabik’s contract is a two-way contract worth $550,000 at the NHL lev… … Read more here

Rangers catch Richards with $60 million deal Source: Tribune-Review
After a day of being wooed by teams around the NHL, Brad Richards picked the one that was the frontrunner all along the New York Rangers. … See the article here

Talbot hopes Pens fans remember him fondly Source: Tribune-Review
Max Talbot, who signed a five-year deal worth $9 million with the Philadelphia Flyers, shared some of his thoughts after inking a new contract. … Go here to read the rest

WB/S Roster Look Source: The Pensblog
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins look like they have another potential contender, on-paper if you take a quick look at the lines as if the season started today. Eric Tangradi – Ryan Craig – Nick Johnson Colin McDonald – Keven Veilleux – Paul Thompson Nick Petersen – Joe Vitale – Ben Street Geoff Walker/Ryan Schnell – Zach Sill – Bryan Lerg/Brian Gibbons Robert Bortuzzo – Brian Strait Simon Despres – Philip Samuelsson Carl Sneep – Alex Grant Brad Thiessen Lacking from that line-up as of right now, is a legitimate top-6 forward and a top pairing defenseman, preferably one who can quarterback the power play. Also, with John Curry not returning, a veteran AHL back-up goaltender will be needed as well … Continue reading here

WB/S signs AHL’s leading goal scorer Source: The Pensblog
The Penguins have signed the AHL's leading goal scorer from last season, Colin McDonald to a one-year, two-way deal. Last year, the WB/S Pens added the biggest name via free agency they've ever had in Brett Sterling. They've outdone themselves, again … Excerpt from

Jeffrey, Thiessen offered contracts Source: The Pensblog
GM Ray Shero has qualified RFA's forward Dustin Jeffrey and goaltender Brad Thiessen for new contracts. … See the rest here

Chris Bourque returns Source: The Pensblog
Chris Bourque, mostly known for being the worst forward in Penguins history, has been signed to a one-year contract by the Washington Crapitals. In 2009-10 after Bork put up some huge numbers in Pitt (0 goals, 3 assists in 20 games), the Crapitals re-claimed him off of waivers … More

Flames shift attention to shoring up the defence (The Calgary Herald) Source: Yahoo Sports
Feaster now trying to reel in Babchuk … Read more here

Jagr: ‘If I hurt somebody, I apologize’ Source: Post Gazette
Jaromir Jagr says he’s sorry. Sort of … Continued here

Burn Notice Source: The Pensblog
The burning has begun…. … Continued here

Jagr claims he turned down more money to join Flyers Source: Post Gazette
PHILADELPHIA — Jaromir Jagr had a message to Pittsburgh Penguins fans disappointed he spurned his former club in his return to the NHL: No hard feelings. … Read the rest here

Max Talbot and Jaromir Jagr: How Will They Shape the Penguins-Flyers Rivalry? Source: Bleacher Report
The infamous Pittsburgh Penguins – Philadelphia Flyers will begin a new chapter in the 2011-12 season. Sidney Crosby , Marc-Andre Fleury and company will have to wait until December to take on a vastly different Flyers team. Gone are team captain Mike Richards, top goal scorer Jeff Carter and talented forward Ville Leino … See more here

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PensHead Daily Links 06-27-2011

Monday, June 27th, 2011

NHL Notebook: Bieksa re-signs with Canucks (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Kevin Bieksa became the first of the Vancouver Canucks' free agent defensemen to re-sign with the team when he agreed to a five-year, $23 million contract, TSN reported Monday. Bieksa, 30, had told reporters during the season that he wanted to stay in Vancouver, the only NHL… … View post

Pens opt not to qualify Kennedy Source: Tribune-Review
Right wing Tyler Kennedy can become an unrestricted free agent Friday because the Penguins opted not to present him a qualifying offer by 5 p.m. … Continued here

Penguins’ make no qualifying offer to Kennedy Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins, in a stunning move, did not offer right winger Tyler Kennedy a qualifying offer by the 5 p.m. deadline today. … Read this article

BYE BYE TK Source: The Pensblog
Pens will not re-sign Tyler Kennedy. Per everyone on the internet. All we can say: yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss More reactions later … Continued here

Pens don’t make qualifying offer to Kennedy Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins did not make a qualifying offer to winger Tyler Kennedy. … See the rest here

Agent: Jagr decision coming in ‘next couple of days’ Source: Post Gazette
Agent Petr Svoboda, who represents free-agent right winger Jaromir Jagr, seems confident that Jagr’s short-term future will be settled in the next few days. … Go here to read the rest

Injured Penguins F Malkin ahead of schedule (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
Penguins star center Evgeni Malkin “probably is already ready to go” for the start of next season following recovery from torn ligaments in his right knee, Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma said Monday. Bylsma revealed some good news regarding the team's other former scoring champion, as well. … More here

Puck Headlines: Devils coach denial; Sidney Crosby update (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. The Vancouver Game 7 riots, as told through Legos … Continued here

Video: Pittsburgh Penguins Girls Hockey Camp Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins held their first ever girls only hockey camp at Ice Castle. Drills and Conditioning are the main focuse. … View video

Bylsma on Crosby, Malkin and Jagr Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma met with the Pittsburgh media Monday afternoon. Among the topics were his winning the Jack Adams Award, NHL realignment, the status of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and the possible signing of Jaromir Jagr. … See the rest here

Jagr’s ability down low in the puck possession game intrigues Bylsma Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Here some quick hits from Dan Bylsma’s media session: Some intriguing topics included Jaromir Jagr, adjusting his system to different players and the power play: — Dan Bylsma said that Sidney Crosby is progressing in his recovery and that he is working out two times a day. … Read this article

Thinking re-alignment – 06-27-11 Source: Empty Netters
One of the more intriguing pieces of news to come out of the draft weekend was that the NHL is seriously considering scrapping its six-division format and lumping everyone into four big divisions . Two would have eight teams while the other two would have seven. Additionally, the divisions would be based heavily on time zones. … See the article here

Video: Team Update: Dan Bylsma (6/27/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media about winning the Jack Adams Award, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and more. … To see video click here

Penguins make qualifying offer to Brad Thiessen Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins, as expected, have made a qualifying offer to goaltender Brad Thiessen, a source close to Thiessen confirmed this morning. Thiessen received his qualifying offer early last week when the Penguins made a QO to Dustin Jeffrey … The rest is here

What We Learned: How the salary cap floor hurts the NHL (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 boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about … Continue reading → … Follow this link

Kovacevic: Planning Pens’ power surge Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins’ many issues this summer include pending free agents, possible trades and now the pursuit of Jaromir Jagr. … Read more

Report: Major National Hockey League realignment in works Source: Tribune-Review
An unnamed NHL executive was quoted by Sporting News as saying realignment would be “more dramatic” and lead to an entirely different format for the league. … See the article here

All quiet on the Penguins’ front Source: Tribune-Review
With unrestricted free agents free to sign anywhere beginning Friday, the Penguins are running out of time to retain some valuable role players. … Excerpt from

Empty Netter Assists – 06-27-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -EN reader @zlancia spotted this very appropriate Brent Johnson “shersey” pictured to the right during last night’s UFC event at Consol Energy Center. -” They were really interested in him. They wanted to know what he’s like o … … More

Joseph Morrow to be on 105.9 the X Monday Morning at 9:40 A.M. Source: penguins.nhl.com
Make sure to tune into 105.9 the X on Monday morning as Joseph Morrow, the Penguins’ 2011 first-round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft (23rd overall), will be calling into the show. … Read more here

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PensHead Daily Links 05-07-2011

Saturday, May 7th, 2011

Dubnyk filling No. 3 role for Canada (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
KOSICE, Slovakia – If Devan Dubnyk sees the ice again for Canada at the IIHF World Hockey Championship, something has gone wrong. … Excerpt from

Spezza, Neal lift Canada to victory (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
KOSICE, Slovakia – Canada seems to have found its top line at the IIHF World Hockey Championship. And the timing couldn't be much better. … Read the rest here

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Determined Bruins move to conference final (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
BOSTON – The Boston Bruins picked the right time to play their best hockey. … More

Neal Scores Game-Winning Goal to Power Canada Past Norway Source: penguins.nhl.com
Share Penguins forward James Neal scored the game-winning goal and added an assist to power Canada past Norway, 3-2, on Saturday in the 2011 IIHF World Championships in Kosice, Slovakia. Neal, playing left win… … Read more

AHL Playoff Gameday – Round Two, Game Six – Checkers Source: The Pensblog
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza – 7:05 PM NHL Affiliation: TV/Radio: AHLLive.com 102.3 The Mountain Checkers lead series 3-2. Team Notes: Pittsburgh head coach Dan Bylsma will be in attendance tonight. G Brad Thiessen is coming off of a 23-save shutout, his second of the playoffs … Read more here

Twenty Years Later – Penguins 4, Bruins 1 – 05-07-11 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. … See the article here

Helm’s goal keeps Wings alive Source: Tribune-Review
Darren Helm scored with 1:27 left in the third period, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to an elimination-avoiding 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinal series Friday night. … See the rest here

Empty Netter Assists – 05-07-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Brad Thiessen made 23 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a must-win 1-0 shutout of the Charlotte Checkers in Game 5 of their East Division final series . Charlotte leads the series, 3-2. -” … More

Neal, Michalek Help Teams Keep Undefeated Records Source: penguins.nhl.com
Share Penguins forward James Neal and defenseman Zbynek Michalek helped their respective national teams to wins on Friday at the 2011 IIHF World Championships in Kosice, Slovakia. Neal once again led all Canad… … View post

Thiessen shutout sends the series back to Wilkes-Barre Source: The Pensblog
A 23-save shutout tonight in Charlotte by number one goaltender Brad Thiessen keeps the Baby Penguins alive in their quest for the Calder Cup. The kid is for real. Take my word for it, just like you did for Dustin Jeffrey and Eric Tangradi this season. … View post

WBS Penguins Bring Series Back Home with Game 5 Win Source: penguins.nhl.com
Share CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Brad Thiessen pitched a 23-save shutout while Chris Collins broke a long shutout streak posted by Charlotte’s Mike Murphy, helping the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins stave off … … More here

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PensHead Daily Links 05-05-2011

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Lightning welcome rest after ousting Capitals (PA SportsTicker) Source: Yahoo Sports
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer … See more here

Neal, Michalek Help Teams to Undefeated Preliminary Round Records Source: penguins.nhl.com
Share Penguins forward James Neal and defenseman Zbynek Michalek have each helped their respective teams to undefeated records in preliminary action at the 2011 IIHF World Championships in Kosice, Slovakia. Ne… … Read the rest here

Twenty Years Later – Penguins 4, Bruins 1 – 05-05-11 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. … Follow this link

Capitals swept by Lightning, officially the new whipping boy of NHL playoffs: Fan’s view (Associated Content) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Washington Capitals have been swept out of the second round of the 2011 NHL Playoffs by the Tampa Bay Lightning. It's yet another abrupt ending to a promising season, and it will likely end the reign of head coach Bruce Boudreau, as the club searches for some way to cease… … See the rest here

Eulogy: Remembering the 2010-11 Washington Capitals (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
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Goodbye, Capitals. The 2010-2001 Capitals Eulogy. Source: The Pensblog
Puck Daddy gave us the privilege of eulogizing the Washington Capitals. Read it … See the article here

NCAA: Big week of workouts, meetings for Gibbs Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Gibbs will stay in draft wth 2nd round grade Junior guard Ashton Gibbs is just days away from the May 8th deadline and as expected, a decision on whether to stay in the draft will go down to the wire. This week Gibbs is working out with the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks, New York … See the rest here

Lightning finish sweep of Capitals (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
TAMPA, Fla. – There was no comeback for Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals against the Tampa Bay Lightning — only more post-season disappointment. … Read more here

When Photoshopping Goes Wrong Source: The Pensblog
The Post-Gazette has a story on their front page today about some guy that got beat up. The particulars aren't really important. The dude got beat up, and that sucks. … Continued here

Lightning finish sweep of Capitals with 5-3 win (PA SportsTicker) Source: Yahoo Sports
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer … Link

Lightning complete stunning sweep Source: Tribune-Review
Sean Bergenheim scored two goals, and Dwayne Roloson stopped 33 shots as the surging Tampa Bay Lightning completed a series sweep of the top-seeded Washington Capitals with a 5-3 victory in Game 4 on Wednesday night. … Continue reading here

NHL Roundup: A look at Wednesday’s games (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
After last season's first-round defeat at the hands of Montreal, Washington coach Bruce Boudreau changed his Capitals from an offensive powerhouse into a defensive juggernaut with the hopes of going deeper into the playoffs. … More

Empty Netter Assists – 05-05-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -” I thought maybe it would be a month, tops. I would never have thought he would be out as long as he has .” – Tyler Kennedy (above) on Sidney Crosby’s concussion. -Brad Thiessen made 31 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in … Read the rest here

Despite the hype, Capitals’ season ends in humbling sweep (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
In sweeping the Washington Capitals out of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 5-3 victory on Wednesday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning were everything the Capitals are not. They had stars that played to their elite status, as Marty … Continue reading → … Read this article

Murphy stuns Baby Pens; down 3-1 in series Source: The Pensblog
Checkers goaltender Mike Murphy shutouts the Penguins tonight in Charlotte. 44 saves … More here

Pittsburgh Penguins 2010-11 Season: Reflections on Ice Source: Bleacher Report
April 25, 2009 The Pittsburgh Penguins , fresh off of a3-0 loss in Game5 to their intra-state rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers , were playing in the critical sixth game of their first-round playoff series. A year earlier, during a white-hot Penguins white-out, a Pittsburgh fixture with fans dressed in white, they eliminated the Flyers in a 6-0 blowout to end the Eastern Conference Flyers. The Broadway Bullies were out for revenge, and the Penguins seemed to be making like their real life counterparts: flightless birds. With an opportunity to win the series at home, they had been shutout. And now, in Game 6, goals seconds apart saw them reeling, victims of another three-goal deficit. … Excerpt from

Despres Continues to Impress Source: penguins.nhl.com
Share It could have been tough for Simon Despres to swallow his re-assignment to the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) after being the final roster cut from Penguins training ca… … Read this article

Pittsburgh Penguins: Why the Team Will Rebound in a Big Way Source: Bleacher Report
The Pittsburgh Penguins season ended in a rather lackluster fashion. Many fans were disappointed, angry or upset … Continue reading here

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PensHead Daily Links 05-03-2011

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011


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Bruins-Flyers notebook (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
S VS. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS Stop panicking Boston Bruins … Read this article

Puck Headlines: Canucks vs. Predators; Red Wings line shuffle (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Puck Daddy reader John S. is not exactly enamored with the … Continue reading → … Continue reading here

RECAP: Welcome to the South. WB/S PENS LOSE. Source: The Pensblog
Tonight was definitely the closest, tight-checking game of the young series so far. Neither goalies, Brad Thiessen nor Mike Murphy gave up much if you could get through the defensive pressure. The first goal allowed was all on Thiessen though, who made a very uncharacteristic clearing bid up the middle of the ice. … More here

Penguins expected to conclude “preliminary” organizational meetings on Wednesday Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero has held brief organization meetings with several members of his staff including coaches over the past couple of days. A contact with knowledge of the situation said that the Penguins brass is scheduled to conclude meetings on Wednesday of this week and break for scouting trips … Excerpt from

Twenty Years Later – Bruins 5, Penguins 4 – 05-03-11 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 … … Go here to read the rest

Empty Netter Assists – 05-03-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -”24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic” won a on a Sports Emmy Award for “Outstanding Edited Sports Special .” Girls Love. -Calder Cup Playoffs: Brad Thiessen made 21 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in … Visit link

HBO ‘Classic’ series wins Sports Emmy Source: Tribune-Review
The HBO series that offered NHL fans a look at the inner workings of the Penguins and Washington Capitals was honored Monday night with a Sports Emmy. … Link

Bruins clip Flyers in OT Source: Tribune-Review
David Krejci scored 14:00 into overtime, and the Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia, 3-2, on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. … Read more

Slow-starting U.S. slips past Norway Source: Post Gazette
KOSICE, Slovakia — Nick Palmieri scored twice and the United States scored four third-period goals Monday to beat Norway, 4-2, and advance to the second round of the ice hockey world championship. Norway took a 2-0 lead with goals 73 seconds apart from Ken Andre Climb and Anders Bastiansen in the first period. … Read this article

Tampa Bay keeps focus on next game, not lead Source: Post Gazette
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning isn’t impressed with its 2-0 NHL playoff lead over the Washington Capitals … See more here

Bruins topple Flyers for 2-0 advantage Source: Post Gazette
PHILADELPHIA — David Krejci scored 14:00 into overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2, Monday night at Wells Fargo Center to take a 2-0 lead in this Eastern Conference best-of-seven semifinal series. Tim Thomas was phenomenal in net, stopping 46 consecutive shots after the Flyers took a quick 2-0 lead. … Read the rest here

NHL Notebook: Red Wings hope ‘Joe’ ends woes Source: Post Gazette
The Detroit Red Wings have fallen behind against the Sharks, 2-0, after two one-goal losses at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. … Read the rest here

Sutter ends it in OT; Charlotte takes 2-1 series lead Source: The Pensblog
Brett Sutter puts one upstairs, from a tough angle on Brad Thiessen in overtime to re-take the series lead. … Read the rest here

HBO’s "24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the Winter Classic" Wins Emmy Award Source: penguins.nhl.com
HBO 24/7 Penguins/Capitals Video Clips The Rivalry Bylsma & Boudreau … … See the article here

Lightning won’t rest on laurels against Capitals (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Lightning aren't impressed with their surprising 2-0 NHL playoff lead over the Washington Capitals. … See the article here

Pittsburgh Penguins 2011 Season Grades: Brent Johnson Source: Bleacher Report
In part two of Penguins Puck’s Pittsburgh Penguins 2011 Season Grades, I’ll take a look at backup goaltender Brent Johnson . … Link

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PensHead Daily Links 05-01-2011

Sunday, May 1st, 2011

Skinner scores twice as Canada hammers France (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
KOSICE, Slovakia – The ingredients all seem to be in place to make Canada a top contender at the IIHF World Hockey Championship. … See the rest here

RECAP: The Ticket Cashes In. WB/S PENS WIN. Source: The Pensblog
The Baby Pens bounced back yet once again, and played their best game of the AHL post-season to date. They out battled the physical Checkers all night long, and beat them in every aspect of the game … More

Twenty Years Later – Bruins 6, Penguins 3 – 05-01-11 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 Cu … … Follow this link

Empty Netter Assists – 05-01-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -If you haven’t heard, the Penguins had a few injuries in 2010-11 . -Calder Cup Playoffs: Brad Thiessen made 34 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-0 shutout of the Charlotte Checkers in Game 2 of their Ea … … The rest is here

No Headlines Found Source: Tribune-Review
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Injuries to Crosby, Malkin, Staal dominated Penguins’ season Source: Post Gazette
It was a triumph of commitment, a testament to power of perspiration. And, in the end, it was utterly irrelevant. … See the rest here

WB/S ties the series 1-1 Source: The Pensblog
Big goals by Brett Sterling and Chris Collins solidified a Brad Thiessen shutout tonight. … See the rest here

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