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PensHead Daily Links 01-23-2011

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

Kovalchuk leads Devils past the Panthers (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
NEWARK, N.J. … Read this article

Allison V. has added a photo to the pool: I took the at the begining of the game and I was going to use it as my 365 until I saw Fleury in the Steelers helmut with a terrible towel.

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NHL Capsules (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Dustin Jeffrey, Mark Letestu and Pascal Dupuis scored and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night for their first win without injured stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. … Continue reading here

LINK CITY: Crosby/Malkin Out For ASG, Go Steelers Source: The Pensblog
Links that are pretty sure Tim Horton's coffee is laced with coke. Sidney Crosby is out of the allstar game. … Read this article

Empty Netter Assists – 01-23-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Marc-Andre Fleury. Black and Yellow (and blue). P58PKaCfxlo -Dave Molinari’s recap of last night’s game … Go here to read the rest

Sources: Crosby for sure, Malkin likely out of NHL All-Star Game Source: Tribune-Review
The NHL All-Star Game next Sunday at Carolina is a near certainty to be played without the Penguins’ two highest profile players. … Read this article

RECAP: Here We Go. PENS WIN. Source: The Pensblog
The good news: The Penguins won a game without Crosby and Malkin. The bad news: They almost melted down. Again. … Go here to read the rest

AHL Gameday 45 – Charlotte Checkers [LIVE STREAM] Source: The Pensblog
3:05 PM Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza NHL Affiliation: TV/Radio: Free live stream at bottom of post AHL Live 102.3 The Mountain The Pens are coming off of a huge, spirited game against Albany where they put up a 6-spot in front of a sell-out crowd. Today, the ticketing department are expecting another close to full or near sell-out again. … See the article here

Crosby out for ASG, with Malkin very likely to miss. Source: Chipped Ice
A story will post soon on the www.triblive.com site, but multiple sources confirmed early this morning that C SIDNEY CROSBY(concussion)will definately miss theNHL All-Star Game next Sunday at Carolina. Also, C EVGENI MALKIN is very unlikely to play. Crosby has missed eight straight games with a concussion. … Read more here


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Banner Contest: No Dice Source: The Pensblog
Huge mistake on Adam's part. We were in the middle of optimizing the site and realized that the huge site banner wasn't helping things, but Adam jumped the gun and promoted this banner contest. This was a perfect storm of mistakes. But, coming soon, in the most awkward posts of all time, we will still be doing a tournament of the banners we've received up to this point and we're still giving away the $20 Sheetz gift card. … More

Penguins Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is playing arguably the best hockey of his NHL career. He has allowed more than three goals just once dating to Nov … The rest is here

Penguins Cup Chronicles: Randy Gilhen Source: Tribune-Review
Randy Gilhen proved to be an unlikely source for a crucial goal in Game 2 of the Patrick Division final. … More

Season of streaks for Baby Pens winger Tangradi Source: Tribune-Review
The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Eric Tangradi had two goals in his first 12 AHL games this season, then piled up 13 in 17 games from Thanksgiving-Jan. 4. … More

Rossi: Catching up with ‘Moose’ that saved Pittsburgh Source: Tribune-Review
Ten years later seemed like the perfect time to ask former Penguins goalie Johan Hedberg what he remembered from those few springtime months in 2001 when he went from little-known trade acquisition to the best playoff performer on a surprise Eastern Conference finalist. … Visit link

Barrasso still silent but more visible Source: Tribune-Review
Former Penguins goalie Tom Barrasso didn’t speak with Pittsburgh reporters before Saturday’s game at Consol Energy Center. … View post

Penguins hold off Hurricanes’ third-period rally Source: Tribune-Review
A power-play goal by Mark Letestu and a shorthanded marker by Pascal Dupuis helped propel the Pens’ 3-2 victory over Carolina. … Visit link

Saturday’s Three Stars: Ovechkin’s trick, Koivu’s homecoming (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
No. 1 Star: Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals Ovechkin's first hat trick of the season and 10th of his… … Go here to read the rest

NHL Roundup: A look at Saturday’s games (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
Saku Koivu was almost the goat in his emotional return to the Bell Centre, but Bobby Ryan and Jonas Hiller ensured the former Canadiens captain left Montreal happy. … Go here to read the rest

On the Penguins: Rule 48 doesn’t go far enough Source: Post Gazette
For the past three weeks, vast tracts of cyberspace have been consumed by discussions of the blow Washington’s David Steckel delivered to Sidney Crosby’s head in the Winter Classic at Heinz Field Jan. 1. There’s universal agreement that Steckel did, in fact, hit Crosby in the head. … Read more

Penguins Notebook: Bylsma likes the Steelers in a close game Source: Post Gazette
Many of the Penguins have become Steelers fans, and that includes coach Dan Bylsma. He had a prediction for today’s AFC championship game, when the New York Jets visit Heinz Field: The Steelers, in a game that goes to the wire. … See the article here

NHL Capsules (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
Dustin Jeffrey, Mark Letestu and Pascal Dupuis scored and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night for their first win without injured stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Playing a second straight game with their dynamic scoring duo, the Penguins limited Carolina's chances until Sergei Samsonov and Eric Staal scored over the final 4:25 to make things… … Continued here

Saturday’s National Hockey League Capsules (PA SportsTicker) Source: Yahoo Sports
Dustin Jeffrey, Mark Letestu and Pascal Dupuis scored and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night for their first win without injured stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. … Continued here

Penguins hold on to beat Hurricanes 3-2 (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
Dustin Jeffrey, Mark Letestu and Pascal Dupuis scored and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night for their first win without injured stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Playing a second straight game with their dynamic scoring duo missing, the Penguins limited Carolina's chances until Sergei Samsonov and Eric Staal scored over the final 4:25 to make… … Continue reading here

Pittsburgh 3 – Carolina 2: Post-Game Notes Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Post-Game Thoughts — For a team struggling to score goals with Sidney Crosby out of the lineup who will not play before the all star break, Pittsburgh’s receipe against the Hurricanes was built off of strong defensive play and winning the special teams battle. … More

Penguins hold off Hurricanes, 3-2 Source: Post Gazette
Dustin Jeffrey understands how these things work. That roster limits and salary caps and other factors far beyond his control all but guarantee his stay in the NHL won’t last much longer. But Jeffrey also knows that every shift he gets in the NHL is a chance to sell himself to management, to convince his bosses that he is worthy of a significant place in the franchise’s future. … Read the rest here

Allison V. has added a photo to the pool: I got to go to tonight Penguins game with the Carolina Hurricanes. The Pens won and Fleury was named player of the game.

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Winning ugly over Carolina Source: Chipped Ice
Greetings, hockey fans. = If you had tickets to this evening’s game between the Penguins and Hurricanes, you didn’t see the most entertaining game of the season … Continue reading here

Secondary Scoring Sparks Pens Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins know that with superstars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin sidelined for an undetermined amount of time, they have to get contributions from players who have been thrust into more expanded roles. Actions speak louder than words, and the Penguins embodied that on Saturday with their gritty 3-2 defeat of Carolina at CONSOL Energy Center … Read more

Jeffrey’s Goal Lifts Penguins Source: penguins.nhl.com
Dustin Jeffrey is stepping up in more ways than one. Not only is the Penguins center filling in for injured players, like he had in five previous games this season, but he’s also filling in for defensemen when necessary. On Saturday night, it resulted in the Penguins’ opening goal in a 3-2 win over Carolina at CONSOL Energy Center … Follow this link

Aftermath: Penguins 3, Hurricanes 2 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Author: Sam Kasan ; ; ; … View post

Sterling Welcomes Sell-Out Crowd. WB/S PENS WIN. Source: The Pensblog
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins didn't disappoint their biggest home crowd of the season, of 8,192 strong. The Ticket, Brett Sterling broke out and just played his best game as a member of the Penguins organization. After Brad Thiessen went off of the ice with an apparent injury, John Curry would come in off of the bench. … Read the rest here

Penguins hold on for 3-2 win against Carolina Hurricanes Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins played for the second game in a row without injured all-star forwards Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and had been shut out Thursday at New Jersey. … Read this article

@pghpenguins: Fleury skates to the ice as #1 Star wearing a Steelers helmet & waving a Terrible Towel! – http://twitpic.com/3sjg1q

Pens survive, win 3-2 Source: The Pensblog
whew. balls. … Continued here

@pghpenguins: Staal vs. Staal as #Pens and Hurricanes battle at CONSOL Energy Center – http://twitpic.com/3sif6l

Penguins-Hurricanes In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
0:00: That’s game. Despite two late goals from the ‘Canes, the Pens hold off Carolina’s rally to get a 3-2 lead … Read the rest here


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Gameday 49 – Hurricanes Source: The Pensblog
7:00 pm CONSOL Energy Center TV: Fox Sports Pittsburgh (click that to add to the list) Atdhe.net Sportzkrieg J ustin.tv Veetle Myp2p Yahoo sports Know your enemy : Canes Country What they are saying about the Hurricanes : Carolina is 0-1-1 in the two previous meetings against Pittsburgh this season. The team lost 3-0 at home on October 30, and lost in a shootout, 5-4 in Pittsburgh on November 19 … More here

Hurricanes at Penguins – 01-22-11 Source: Empty Netters
PREGAME l1wZ05sD6yw Greetings from an icy Pittsburgh. It’s in the teens and there’s a lot of this stuff around: -Lots of Steelers spirit around too. The dinosaur in front of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh is sporting a Troy Polamalu jersey, hairdo and he’s chomping on a Jets logo: -Consol Energy Center: … More

AHL Gameday 44 – Albany Devils Source: The Pensblog
7:05 PM Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza NHL Affiliation: TV/Radio: AHL Live 102.3 The Mountain Tonight's home game is sold out. … Read more

SI.com: Letang is most improved player in NHL Source: The Pensblog
“Blue Line Special — The most improved player in the league is Kris Letang, who has filled two big voids for the Penguins.” Click here for the article. Thanks to @pens5871 for the link. … More

Flyers playoff hero Leighton back in minors (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PHILADELPHIA – Michael Leighton wore an orange-and-black uniform, crouched in goal under the Philadelphia Flyers' 2009-10 Eastern Conference championship banner and heard 18,000 fans cheering for him in the NHL arena. … Continue reading here

Jordan White’s whirlwind stint as an emergency backup in the NHL (The Vancouver Sun) Source: Yahoo Sports
Jordan White will read this today and still he won't believe it. … Read this article

Boudreau: The Capitals Kid Steckel About The Crosby Hit Source: The Pensblog
Thanks to @hockeyfan200 on Twitter for bringing this to our attention. From the Toronto Star : “Have you ever looked at David Steckel’s penalty minutes, or how many hits he has in a year? … Follow this link

@pghpenguins: Jordan Staal works the net-front presence on the #Pens PP at the morning skate – http://twitpic.com/3sedte

Another Site To Waste Your Time On Source: The Pensblog
If you could bet on things like websites that are going to get huge, we would bet on this site. Xtranormal is completely addicting … More

Twenty Years Later – Penguins 5, Devils 3 – 01-22-11 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 Cup title in franchise history. … See the rest here

Game 49: Pens – Canes Morning Skate Updates: No changes on lines Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Hurricanes (23-18-6-52pts) @ Penguins (29-15-4-62pts) The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at the Consol Energy Center in game 49 of the season. Pittsburgh has two games remaining before the all star break … Link

Penguins Report: Game Day vs. Carolina Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pens’ lines, no Malkin, no Crosby (10:35 AM). … Follow this link

About the Hurricanes – 01-22-11 Source: Empty Netters
A preview of the Hurricanes. When and where: 7 p.m., Consol Energy Center … See more here

Mike Komisarek may have smacked a bitch up Source: The Pensblog
TMZ is in your mouth with this story that even TSN hasn't reported yet. They are saying Mike Komisarek punched a female that got out of line … Continued here

Leighton. WB/S PENS LOSE. [VIDEO] Source: The Pensblog
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are still the best team in the AHL statistically, and second best in all of North American pro hockey. (The Philadelphia Flyers are first). Although, they haven't had much luck in the big barns this season. … See the rest here

Second Game of Friday’s PIHL Outdoor Classic Doubleheader a Thrill Despite the Chill Source: penguins.nhl.com
It was bone-chilling cold on Friday, as temperatures dipped further into single digits as the night wore on. … See more here

"Ziggy’s" Legacy Lives On Through Outdoor Charity Game Source: penguins.nhl.com
When Dave “Ziggy” Zeigler was diagnosed with brain cancer last summer, the Westmont Hilltop hockey team knew they had to help. … Read more

Penguins Notebook: Malkin also battles sinus infection Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins aren’t expected to get any injured players back in time for their home game tonight against Carolina, but there have been some developments. All-Star forward Evgeni Malkin missed the 2-0 loss Thursday at New Jersey because of recurring soreness in his left knee, but that is not the only reason he wasn’t at practice Friday at Consol Energy Center. … Go here to read the rest

Penguins’ Talbot misses Crosby, Malkin, struggles to score Source: Post Gazette
Penguins forwards Max Talbot and Sidney Crosby celebrated a decade of friendship last summer, stretching to when they were teenagers. … See more here

Video: Game-Day: Marc-Andre Fleury (1/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury talks to reporters before tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. … View video here

Video: Game-Day: Pascal Dupuis (1/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pascal Dupuis talks to reporters before tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. … To see video click here

Video: Game-Day: Mark Letestu (1/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Mark Letestu talks to reporters before tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. … View video here

Video: Game-Day : Matt Cooke (1/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Matt Cooke talks to reporters before tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. … Watch video here

Video: Post-Game: Dan Bylsma (1/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to reporters following tonight’s win against the Carolina Hurricanes. … See video here

Video: Post-Game: Jordan Staal (1/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Jordan Staal talks to reporters following tonight’s win against the Carolina Hurricanes. … Click here to view video

Video: Post-Game: Dustin Jeffrey (1/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Dustin Jeffrey talks to reporters following tonight’s win against the Carolina Hurricanes. … See video here

Empty Netter Assists – 01-22-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Dan Bylsma speaks: 93832 -Dustin Jeffrey speaks: 93830 -John Curry made 12 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 loss to the Adirondack Phantoms . -This game was played in front of 18,056 souls at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia . … Go here to read the rest

At this point, Kennedy not a priority for Pens on the extension front Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Is Penguins GM Ray Shero done on the extension front until after the trade deadline? Shero has locked up defenseman Deryk Engelland and forward Mark Letestu to extensions this month but the Penguins have yet to have “any” discussions with the agent for one of their key role players who could get too expensive … Continued here

Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Against The Devils Showed Life Without Sid Or Geno Source: Bleacher Report
For the first time since Mario Lemieux graced the ice as an NHL player, the Penguins were missing both their star players on January 20 th against the devils, giving a glimpse into what life had been like if Geno and Sid had never slipped on a black and gold jersey. The game against the Devils looked to be as perfect a time possible for both stars to be injured. … Continue reading here

Penguins vs. Hurricanes Game Preview Source: penguins.nhl.com
Author: Michelle Crechiolo … The rest is here

Benz: Assessing how Tomlin and his players view Jets QB Mark Sanchez Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
By Tim Benz Mike Tomlin is renowned for his ability to say nothing while saying something. … See the rest here

Video: Penguins vs Hurricanes (1/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins vs Hurricanes feature shown in game on January 22, 2011 … Video here

Video: Staal vs. Staal Source: penguins.nhl.com
Eric’s hit on Jordan doesn’t go exactly as planned, with the Carolina captain bouncing off his brother. … See this video

Video: Fleury Reads Redirection Source: penguins.nhl.com
A tricky deflection off the stick of Brandon Sutter doesn’t fool Marc-Andre Fleury. … See video here

PensHead Daily Links 01-22-2011

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011


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Gameday 49 – Hurricanes Source: The Pensblog
7:00 pm CONSOL Energy Center TV: Fox Sports Pittsburgh (click that to add to the list) Atdhe.net Sportzkrieg J ustin.tv Veetle Myp2p Yahoo sports Know your enemy : Canes Country What they are saying about the Hurricanes : Carolina is 0-1-1 in the two previous meetings against Pittsburgh this season. The team lost 3-0 at home on October 30, and lost in a shootout, 5-4 in Pittsburgh on November 19. Even though Pittsburgh is without Crosby and Malkin, the Hurricanes can not afford to take this game lightly. … Follow this link

Hurricanes at Penguins – 01-22-11 Source: Empty Netters
PREGAME l1wZ05sD6yw Greetings from an icy Pittsburgh. It’s in the teens and there’s a lot of this stuff around: -Lots of Steelers spirit around too … Continued here

AHL Gameday 44 – Albany Devils Source: The Pensblog
7:05 PM Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza NHL Affiliation: TV/Radio: AHL Live 102.3 The Mountain Tonight's home game is sold out. Zero tickets are left at the box office. … Read more here

SI.com: Letang is most improved player in NHL Source: The Pensblog
“Blue Line Special — The most improved player in the league is Kris Letang, who has filled two big voids for the Penguins.” Click here for the article. Thanks to @pens5871 for the link … Visit link

Flyers playoff hero Leighton back in minors (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PHILADELPHIA – Michael Leighton wore an orange-and-black uniform, crouched in goal under the Philadelphia Flyers' 2009-10 Eastern Conference championship banner and heard 18,000 fans cheering for him in the NHL arena. … Read the rest here

Boudreau: The Capitals Kid Steckel About The Crosby Hit Source: The Pensblog
Thanks to @hockeyfan200 on Twitter for bringing this to our attention. … View post

@pghpenguins: Jordan Staal works the net-front presence on the #Pens PP at the morning skate – http://twitpic.com/3sedte

Another Site To Waste Your Time On Source: The Pensblog
If you could bet on things like websites that are going to get huge, we would bet on this site. … More

Twenty Years Later – Penguins 5, Devils 3 – 01-22-11 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. … Read more

Game 49: Pens – Canes Morning Skate Updates: No changes on lines Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Hurricanes (23-18-6-52pts) @ Penguins (29-15-4-62pts) The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at the Consol Energy Center in game 49 of the season. Pittsburgh has two games remaining before the all star break … Read more here

Penguins Report: Game Day vs. Carolina Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pens’ lines at 10:35 AM…. 11:40 AM: At the end of head coach Dan Bylsma’s media conference, Mike Lange asked his thoughts about the Steelers-Jets AFC Championship Game on Sunday. … Follow this link

About the Hurricanes – 01-22-11 Source: Empty Netters
A preview of the Hurricanes. When and where: 7 p.m., Consol Energy Center. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, Fox Sports Carolina. … Excerpt from

Mike Komisarek may have smacked a bitch up Source: The Pensblog
TMZ is in your mouth with this story that even TSN hasn't reported yet. They are saying Mike Komisarek punched a female that got out of line. … Read more

Leighton. WB/S PENS LOSE. [VIDEO] Source: The Pensblog
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are still the best team in the AHL statistically, and second best in all of North American pro hockey. (The Philadelphia Flyers are first) … More here

Despite scoring lull, Talbot helping Penguins in other areas Source: Tribune-Review
Center Max Talbot hasn’t scored a goal since Nov. 29 and has gone 13 games without an assist … The rest is here

Penguins look for scoring punch with Crosby, Malkin out Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins will be playing without their best two players, Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby, for the second straight game. … Excerpt from

NFL taking page out of Pens’ book Source: The Pensblog
The NFL is taking a page out of the Penguins' book and setting up a large screen and/or multiple HDTVs outside the stadium in Dallas for the Super Bowl. They will be charging $200 to stand in the “party plaza” and watch the game, and there will be concessions provided, which means these people won't escape unrealistic prices for a hot dog and beer. Wasn 't Voceilli's or Domino's selling $5 whole pizzas outside the Civic Arena during the playoffs? Great deal. This is all part of a plan for Jerry Jones to set some attendance record that he can put on his tombstone. If the Party Plaza ticket includes being one of those people near the stage during the halftime show, then this isn't a bad deal if people are really into themselves and want to look up Fergie's skirt. The screen outside Civic Arena was glorious. A fair amount of people would've paid something like $10 to be there. But it would've been impossible on the Pens' part to cordon it off from jobbers sneaking in. It would've turned into a nightmare as Wristband Police would be walking around checking out everybody's shit. … More

Second Game of Friday’s PIHL Outdoor Classic Doubleheader a Thrill Despite the Chill Source: penguins.nhl.com
It was bone-chilling cold on Friday, as temperatures dipped further into single digits as the night wore on. But despite the frigid weather, North Allegheny and Seneca Valley put on an exciting display of fast-paced, back-and-forth hockey in the second contest of Friday’s PIHL Outdoor Charity Series doubleheader at North Park … Visit link

Ziggy’s Legacy Lives On Through Outdoor Charity Game Source: penguins.nhl.com
When Dave “Ziggy” Zeigler was diagnosed with brain cancer last summer, the Westmont Hilltop hockey team knew they had to help. … Continued here

Penguins Notebook: Malkin also battles sinus infection Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins aren’t expected to get any injured players back in time for their home game tonight against Carolina, but there have been some developments. All-Star forward Evgeni Malkin missed the 2-0 loss Thursday at New Jersey because of recurring soreness in his left knee, but that is not the only reason he wasn’t at practice Friday at Consol Energy Center. … Read the rest here

Video: Game-Day: Jordan Staal (1/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Jordan Staal talks to reporters before tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. … Click here to view video

Video: Game-Day: Marc-Andre Fleury (1/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury talks to reporters before tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. … Click here to view video

Video: Game-Day: Pascal Dupuis (1/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pascal Dupuis talks to reporters before tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. … Click here to view video

Video: Game-Day: Mark Letestu (1/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Mark Letestu talks to reporters before tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. … Video here

Video: Game-Day : Matt Cooke (1/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Matt Cooke talks to reporters before tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. … View video here

Penguins’ Talbot misses Crosby, Malkin, struggles to score Source: Post Gazette
Penguins forwards Max Talbot and Sidney Crosby celebrated a decade of friendship last summer, stretching to when they were teenagers. Talbot also counts Evgeni Malkin among his closer friends on the team because the two were road roommates when the Russian forward was a rookie and struggling with English and North American culture. … Continue reading here

Empty Netter Assists – 01-22-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Dan Bylsma speaks: 93832 -Dustin Jeffrey speaks: 93830 -John Curry made 12 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 loss to the Adirondack Phantoms . -This game was played in front of 18,056 souls at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia . … Excerpt from

At this point, Kennedy not a priority for Pens on the extension front Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Is Penguins GM Ray Shero done on the extension front until after the trade deadline? Shero has locked up defenseman Deryk Engelland and forward Mark Letestu to extensions this month but the Penguins have yet to have “any” discussions with the agent for one of their key role players who could get too expensive … The rest is here

Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Against The Devils Showed Life Without Sid Or Geno Source: Bleacher Report
For the first time since Mario Lemieux graced the ice as an NHL player, the Penguins were missing both their star players on January 20 th against the devils, giving a glimpse into what life had been like if Geno and Sid had never slipped on a black and gold jersey. The game against the Devils looked to be as perfect a time possible for both stars to be injured … See more here

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

THE DUFF: "Healthy" Line Combinations? Source: The Pensblog
Every so often, The Duff will come up with a post. Here's one: Given all the injuries this year, we have yet to see the Pens full potential… This could be a good thing, giving them a chance to peak at the right time… … Read more here

Benz: Assessing how Tomlin and his players view Jets QB Mark Sanchez Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
By Tim Benz Mike Tomlin is renowned for his ability to say nothing while saying something. He is the king of the non-sound bite sound bite. He is the anti-Rex Ryan … Continued here

Video: Game-Day: Dan Bylsma (1/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to reporters before tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. … To see video click here

PENSBLOG GUARDIAN PROJECT: The Unemployed Source: The Pensblog
Upon taking a look at the NHL's Guardian Project , it's come to our attention that some of the characters didn't exactly embody their respective franchises. … Read this article

Staal Growing Into Team Leader Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins entered uncharted territory on Thursday in New Jersey, with their two star players, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, both being out of the lineup for the first time in 437 consecutive games. … See the rest here

Sidney Crosby and the NHL: Has the Honeymoon Stage Come to an End? Source: Bleacher Report
There was a recent report that Sidney Crosby would boycott the NHL All-Star Game at the end of the month to show his displeasure with the NHL on their handling of the two hits that contributed to the concussion that has kept him out of the lineup for over two weeks. Crosby has vehemently denied the reports that he’s angry and will boycott and said he will be there if he’s healthy enough. I believe him when he says that he won’tboycott. Crosby takes his role as ambassador for the game very seriously and wouldn’t miss out on an opportunity to help grow the game. … The rest is here

Latest update on Malkin whose expected to miss his 2nd straight game Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Post-Practice Update Evgeni Malkin is expected to miss his second straight game tomorrow night against the Carolina Hurricanes but mostly due to a sinus infection he is dealing with. … See more here

AHL Gameday 43 – Adirondack Phantoms Source: The Pensblog
7:00 PM Wells Fargo Center NHL Affiliation: TV/Radio: CSN Philadelphia (Comcast SportsNetwork) 102.3 The Mountain The second of three “big” games will commence tonight as WB/S goes against the Phantoms in front of a hostile Philadelphia crowd. The first was a game inside Pittsburgh's CONSOL Energy Center, where the Pens fell 1-0 to the Hershey Bears. The final will take place in Atlantic City, on Feburary 7th against the Albany Devils. … Follow this link

Neither Crosby Nor Malkin Back On The Ice Today Source: The Pensblog
This is pretty much a non-story. From the Pens website : Practice is underway for Pittsburgh … View post

Practice Notes: Crosby and Malkin not practicing Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Friday Practice Notes A quick turnaround for the Pens who are back on ice this afternoon at the Consol Energy Center after last night’s 2-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils. The Penguins host the Carolina Hurricanes at home tomorrow night. Carolina (23-18-6, 52pts) is two points out of the 8th seed in … More

Stunning Numbers: The road warriors and worriers in the NHL (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Stunning Numbers is an occasional look at stats and figures from around the NHL. … Excerpt from

Penguins Report: 1/21/11 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Coach Bylsma gave updates on Crosby, Malkin and Godard (1:45 PM)… 2:22 PM: Coachspeak with Dan Bylsma.. … The rest is here

Time after time – 01-21-11 Source: Empty Netters
First off, let us apologize for titling a blog post with the name of a Cyndi Lauper song. We were out of ideas. Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur (above) recorded his eighth career shutout against the Penguins last night. … More here


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PENSBLOG GUARDIAN PROJECT: Mr. Entitlement Source: The Pensblog
Upon taking a look at the NHL's Guardian Project, it's come to our attention that some of the characters didn't exactly embody their respective franchises. So, with the help of Stephen S., we've decided to correct some of the Guardian Project's mistakes. If you have any ideas for any other Pensblog Guardian characters, leave it in the comments. … Continue reading here

CONTEST: Tournament of Banners Source: The Pensblog
We're getting tired of seeing the same banner at the top of the site. Stephen S. has more stuff on his plate than Bruce Boudreau right now, so we're turning to readers … More here

Empty Netter Assists – 01-21-10 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Dave Molinari’s recap from last night’s game . … View post

Johnson makes first start for Penguins since Jan. 6 Source: Tribune-Review
Goalie Brent Johnson made his first start Thursday night at New Jersey since Jan. 6, when he dropped a 2-1 shootout decision at Montreal. … View post

Penguins shut out in loss to Devils Source: Tribune-Review
Playing without Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, the Penguins lost to New Jersey 2-0, ending their three-game win streak. … More

Thursday’s Three Stars: Zeros for Bryz, Marty; Richards’ big night (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
No. 1 Star: Ilya Bryzgalov, Phoenix Coyotes The Coyotes keeper made 36 saves for his 19th career shutout in… … See the article here

Jordan White’s whirlwind stint as an emergency backup in the NHL (The Vancouver Sun) Source: Yahoo Sports
Jordan White will read this today and still he won't believe it. It'll probably be the weekend before the UBC Thunderbirds goalie fully comprehends his whirlwind 12 hours on Thursday. … Read this article

Billy G on Coaching: "I Hope it’s a Possibility" Source: The Pensblog
Bill Guerin, who has been following the Pens AHL team around all season long, finally made an appearance. He made himself present behind the WB/S bench as it was noted earlier, but there was no clear cut reason to why. Remember when John LeClair's only need for existence on the team was to teach Ryan Malone the ins-and-outs of being a power forward? … Follow this link

NHL Roundup: A look at Thursday’s games (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
The New Jersey Devils certainly didn't look like the team with the worst record in the NHL, though playing a Pittsburgh Penguins squad missing its two biggest stars probably helped. … See the rest here

NHL Capsules (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
NEWARK, N.J. … More here

Video: Off-Day: Jordan Staal (1/21/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Jordan Staal talks to reporters following practice at CONSOL Energy Center. … Video here

Video: Off-Day: Dan Bylsma (1/21/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Coach Bylsma talks to reporters following practice at CONSOL Energy Center. … Video here

Video: Off-Day: Mark Letestu (1/21/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Mark Letestu talks to reporters following practice at CONSOL Energy Center. … View video

Video: Off-Day: Dustin Jeffrey (1/21/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Dustin Jeffrey talks to reporters following practice at CONSOL Energy Center. … Watch here

Video: Off-Day: Paul Martin (1/21/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Paul Martin talks to reporters following practice at CONSOL Energy Center. … Click here to view video

Without Crosby or Malkin, Penguins fall to Devils Source: Post Gazette
NEWARK, N.J. — Maybe Jacques Lemaire had a point … Link

Penguins Notebook: Crosby unlikely to play before All-Star break Source: Post Gazette
NEWARK, N.J. — The Penguins have not announced that Sidney Crosby, who has missed seven consecutive games because of a concussion, will not play again until after the NHL All-Star break. … See more here

Gretzky: NHL taking right approach to head shots (PA SportsTicker) Source: Yahoo Sports
Wayne Gretzky says the NHL has done a good job of tackling the head-shot issue. … More here

Brodeur has 23 saves, blanks depleted Penguins (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
NEWARK, N.J. – For the first time all season, Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils are playing like the team that was a perennial Stanley Cup contender. … Go here to read the rest

Brodeur has 23 saves to shut out depleted Penguins (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
For the first time all season, Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils are playing like the team that was a perennial Stanley Cup contender. … See the rest here

Gretzky backs NHL’s handling of head shots (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
Wayne Gretzky says the NHL has done a good job of tackling the head shot issue. … See more here

Aftermath: Devils 2, Penguins 0 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Author: Michelle Crechiolo ; ; ; … See the article here

Devils defeat Penguins, 2-0 Source: Post Gazette
NEWARK, N.J.– New Jersey ended the Penguins’ three-game winning streak by beating them, 2-0, at the Prudential Center tonight. … Read more here

Hopefully not an omen for Sunday, Pens lose 2-0 Source: The Pensblog
This picture is pretty much the only good thing to come from this game. Pens line combinations had probably 4 minutes to work on their chemistry before this. That winning streak in November/December helps … Read more

THIRD PERIOD THREAD: Devils lead 2-0 Source: The Pensblog
Least entertaining game of all time. Marty Brodeur is putting on a show … More here

Ike Taylor on his area of the field: “I’ve got my own block” Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Defending A Territory Jets star Darrelle Revis is recognized as the NFL’s top cornerback, and his area on the field is known as Revis Island. It’s where normally productive wideouts get stranded, as the fourth-year pro’s tight coverage shuts them down. … See the article here

SECOND PERIOD THREAD: Pens/Devils, vomit Source: The Pensblog
Could not have been worse. … Read the rest here

Penguins without Crosby, Malkin vs. Devils (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
NEWARK, N.J. – Star centres Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin missed the Pittsburgh Penguins' game against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. … Continue reading here

Penguins play without Crosby, Malkin vs. Devils (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
Star centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin missed the Pittsburgh Penguins' game against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. It marked the first time since the 2006-07 season, Malkin's rookie year, that both All-Stars have been absent from the lineup for the same game. … Link

Video: GNC Shootout Showdown – Battle Two Source: penguins.nhl.com
Watch great shootout moments go head-2-head in this new video voting tournament presented by GNC … See video here

Penguins-Devils In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
0:00: That’s game. The Devils shut out the Pens by a score of 2-0. The NHL’s all-time leader in shutouts gets the 114th of his career … View post

Penguins Bipolar Disorder

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Games like tonight cause psychological disorders. After a bipolar game of hits and misses, from trailing by 2, to leading by 2, to finding ourselves clinging to a 1 goal lead on the PK with 2 minutes left of the game, the Pens came out on top with a final score of 5-4.

Letestu scored his first NHL goal early in the 1st to give the Pens the 1-0 lead. Buffalo answered back with 2 quick goals and returned in the 2nd to score yet again and take the 3-1 lead.

Pittsburgh wasn’t ready to throw in the towel. Crosby responded minutes later on the PP, followed by a long anticipated goal by Jordan Staal which tied the score at 3. After an extended period of 4 on 4 hockey Bing decided to show off by racking up two more goals within the period for his 5th career hatty. Crosby is now tied with Marleau for the NHL lead in goals.

God that guy sucks.

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