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PensHead Daily Links 12-19-2011

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Puck Daddy’s 10 worst hockey decisions of 2011 (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
(Ed. Note: Thus begins our two weeks of Year in Hockey 2011 coverage, featuring lists and jokes and more lists and occasional forays into serious topics and also jokes. And lists … See more here

Crosby Named Youth Olympic Games Ambassador Source: penguins.nhl.com
The International Olympic Committee announced that ice hockey phenom Sidney Crosby has become its fifth and final Youth Olympic Games Ambassador for the first edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck from 13 to 22 January 2012. … The rest is here

Penguins Skate with Sled Hockey Teams at CONSOL Energy Center Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed the members of the Pittsburgh Mighty Penguins and the Johnstown Sitting Bulls sled hockey teams to the CONSOL Energy Center to watch practice and then for a skate afterwards on Monday. And the teams didn&rs… … Excerpt from

Rare company – 12-19-11 Source: Empty Netters
Marc-Andre Fleury recorded his 200th career win Saturday against the Sabres. Since 2003-04, when Fleury made his NHL debut, only eight other goaltenders have accumulated 200 wins. The NHL’s leaders in wins since the start of the 2003-04 season: Player, Teams Wins Miikka Kiprusoff, Flames 276 Martin Brodeur, Devils 268 Roberto Luongo, Panthers/Canucks 265 Henrik Lu … … View post

Puck Headlines: Winter Classic rink revealed; Habs owner speaks (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. Via Schuyler Baehman of the NHL, it’s the official artist’s rendering Continue reading … More

The "Flower" Era Source: penguins.nhl.com
For all of Marc-Andre Fleury’s talents and spectacular athletic abilities, his most dominant physical trait may be his smile. Penguins fans have enjoyed that broad, ear-to-ear grin since Fleury joined the organization as an 18-year-old i… … See the article here

Video: Pens Insider: Sled Hockey (12/19/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Steve Macintyre and several Pittsburgh Penguins play sled hockey with members of the Mighty Penguins and the Johnstown Sitting Bulls. … See this video

Video: Scouting Report: Chicago (12/19/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Blackhawks come to Pittsburgh tomorrow night to battle it out. Michelle Crechiolo gives us the details. … View video here

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Stevens leaves position as scout for Penguins Source: Post Gazette
Kevin Stevens, one of the premier power forwards of the 1990s, recently left his position as a pro scout with the Penguins, citing a desire to spend more time with his family, a team spokesman confirmed today. … Excerpt from

Sens forward Spezza named NHL first star (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jason Spezza of the Ottawa Senators was named the NHL’s first star of the week Monday after recording eight points in three games. … View post

Malkin Named NHL’s "Third Star" Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins center Evgeni Malkin was named the NHL’s Third Star of the week, the league announced on NHL.com. Malkin has a 5-game point streak after exploding for 5 goals and 3 assists in 3 games last week. … Go here to read the rest

Fantasy Hockey: Parise, Malkin rule; Corey Crawford overthrown (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Dobber checks in every Monday to force-feed you the latest fantasy hockey trends. … See more here

Twenty Years Later – Penguins 6, Bruins 4 – 12-19-11 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. We will examine the Penguins’ 1991-92 season which led to the sec … … Read more here

Video: Off-Day: Ben Lovejoy (12/19/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Ben Lovejoy talks to reporters following his return to full-practice on Monday. … To see video click here

Video: Geico Coach’s Corner: Off-Day (12/19/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to reporters following Monday’s practice. … See video here

Penguins Report: 12/19/11 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Lovejoy on the ice for practice (11:08 AM). Pens that are practicing (11:17 AM). 11:17 AM: Practice is officially underway and Staal, Adams and Martin are not on the ice … Continue reading here

Pens Cap Numbers Show Effects of Injuries Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins’ roster has been decimated by injuries lately, with 10 players sidelined in Saturday night’s 8-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. But to put those injuries into another perspective, just follow the money. … Follow this link

What We Learned: The best general manager in 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 … Link

The Week Ahead: 12.19 Source: The Pensblog
Last week was kind of bizarre. Almost like winter's annual complacencyrolled in … The rest is here

Video: Fleury’s 200th (12/19/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Video showcasing Marc-Andre Fleury’s career up to last saturday’s 200th win against the Buffalo Sabres. … Video here

Empty Netter Assists – 12-19-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -The NHL Penguins’ issues on defense are having a heavy impact on the AHL’s Penguins’ defense . -Cody Chupp, Paul Crowder and Denver Manderson each had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in … Read more here

Kovacevic: Solving sports’ big headache Source: Tribune-Review
Concussions are the frightening new frontier for sports, especially for football and hockey and far beyond the high-profile travails of Sidney Crosby. … Read more

Flyers star Giroux returns to practice Source: Tribune-Review
For the first time since he suffered a concussion Dec. 10, center Claude Giroux practiced with the Philadelphia Flyers in Denver. … More

Injury situation puts Pens in weird cap space Source: Tribune-Review
NHL rules require teams to spend a minimum of $48.3 million on their roster, but the Penguins are not in danger of punishment because of their injury situation. … More here

Pens’ Malkin regains prolific scoring touch Source: Tribune-Review
Evgeni Malkin, 10 months removed from significant knee surgery and a couple of years removed from the best-player-in-the-world discussion, is the NHL’s hottest player. … Continue reading here

Stunned pic of the weekend: 12/18-12/19 Source: The Pensblog
From Jeff H. He got a stunned pic of Sabres fans after all eight Penguin goals, so we made a gif: Stunned type: Over the shoulder, body languagestunned. Good work by Jeff. … See more here

Penguins goaltenders Fleury, Johnson say physical play has intensified Source: Post Gazette
Penguins assistant Gilles Meloche was a long-time NHL goaltender and no slouch with 270 wins. Still, when he entered the team’s dressing room Saturday night to congratulate pupil Marc-Andre Fleury on reaching 200 wins with an 8-3 victory against Buffalo at just 27 years of age, Meloche cracked, “You beat me by 10 years.” … See more here

Quenneville earns 600th win Source: Post Gazette
Marian Hossa had a goal and an assist, and Chicago’s Joel Quenneville became the 10th coach to earn 600 NHL victories as the Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames, 4-2, Sunday night at United Center in Chicago for their fifth consecutive win. Steve Montador, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Patrick Kane also scored for the Blackhawks, who got 22 saves from Ray Emery. … See the article here

5 Reasons Why Sidney Crosby Is Not One of the Greatest NHL Players of All-Time Source: Bleacher Report
Many in the NHL world seem to think that the NHL would fall apart without the face of the league Sidney Crosby . There is a preconceived notion that Sidney Crosby is heading for the NHL Hall of Fame after his playing days are over. Well, what if Sidney Crosby never comes back from his concussion symptoms, and he is done playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins and hockey all together? Does Crosby have the requirementsto be a sure Hall of Famer? I believe not, and here’s why.. … See the article here

On Malkin making his push for NHL points lead; Crosby contract negotiations in July & more buzz Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Malkin surging Evgeni Malkin (15G-21A-36PTS) is making his push for the NHL points lead and is playing the best hockey of his career since the 2008-2009 season. Malkin’s 5 point game Saturday night, that included his first hat trick of the season, moves him three points of tying Claude Giroux (16G-23A-39PTS) and Phil Kessel (19G-20A-39PTS) … Link

Jared Cowen’s play earning him best rookie talk (The Ottawa Citizen) Source: Yahoo Sports
When the NHL considers its weekly three stars today, the Ottawa Senators figure to have three players on the list: defenceman Jared Cowen, who had two goals and three assists over the last week; Jason Spezza, who had three goals and five assists; and Erik Karlsson, who had four assists, including the rare feat of three in one period against Pittsburgh. … Read more

Video: DSG Plays of the Week (12/19/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Take a look at the Top 5 Plays from last week. … Click here to view video

Video: Mike Lange’s Journal (12/19/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Mike Lange talks about his career and any conflicts he has had with any players over the years. … View video here

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PensHead Daily Links 10-07-2011

Friday, October 7th, 2011

Flames want to strike the right balance (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
CALGARY – The Calgary Flames know they can’t afford to wait almost three months to get on track this season … More here

Trending Topics: Why I can’t wait for Atlantic Division hockey (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Trending Topics is a new column that looks at the week in hockey according to Twitter. … The rest is here

Penguins vs. Flames Scouting Report Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pittsburgh Penguins Overall: 1-0-0-2 Home: 0-0-0-0 Road: 1-0-0-2 WHEN: Oct. 8, 2011 – 10:00 pm… … Read the rest here

Twitter Contest Winner Named Source: The Pensblog
James Neal scored at 5:04 of the first period. We went back and looked through cblog . Looks like this is the winner: Bucket1205 you have 24 hours to contact us … Read more here

Penguins Report: 10/7/11 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Another maintenance day for Staal (3:07 PM). … Read more

Video: Off-Day: Sidney Crosby (10/7/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby talks to the media following practice at the Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. … Watch here

Video: Off-Day: Steve Sullivan (10/7/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Steve Sullivan talks to the media following practice at the Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. … Video here

Video: Scouting Report: Calgary (10/7/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Michelle Crechiolo sizes up the Penguins next opponent on the West Coast road trip. … Click here to view video

Moving up – 10-07-11 Source: Empty Netters
The fact that Evgeni Malkin scored a shootout goal last night was a bit surprising considering Malkin has been snakebit throughout his career in shootout and penalty shot situations. Prior to last night, he was 7 for 29 (24.1 %) in shootout chances … More here

Empty Netter Assists – 10-07-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Shelly Anderson’s recap from last night’s game . Welcome back Matt Cooke … See the rest here

Pens – Canucks Post Game Observations Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Pittsburgh 4 – Vancouver 3 Post-Game Observations *During the preseason the Penguins were technically sound and that continued into the first 25 to 30 minutes of last night’s season opener. The Penguins were aggressive and fast on the puck and really controlled the play for much of the first period … See the article here

Canucks, Vancouver move on from Cup loss, riot (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
All looks normal again, but the NHL team and town are still coming to grips with Game 7 and its aftermath. … Visit link

Matt Cooke scores, but real goal is to keep it clean (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
The New Matt Cooke is not supposed to be a goal-scorer. Hes supposed to be someone Brendan Shanahan wont need to suspend … See more here

RECAP: To Bobby Luuuu, Thanks For Everything. PENS WIN. Source: The Pensblog
One of the better season-openers in a while. … See more here

Jersey Fouls: Luongo, Crosby mutation; awful Gretzky fail (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Jersey Fouls is our ongoing exploration of the rules and etiquette for proper hockey jersey creation and exhibition. If you spot what you think may be a foul in your arena, email a photo to us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com for inclusion Continue reading … Visit link

Sluggish start doesn’t finish well in opener (The Vancouver Sun) Source: Yahoo Sports
Roberto Luongo and most of the Vancouver Canuck regulars only played two pre-season games. … Read the rest here

Not quite ready to play for keeps (The Province) Source: Yahoo Sports
One game in and some secondguessing has already begun. … Go here to read the rest

Eberle aims to build on 2010-11 (The Edmonton Journal) Source: Yahoo Sports
In his first NHL game last season, Edmonton Oilers winger Jordan Eberle produced TSN’s play of the year. … Follow this link


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Roundup: Jagr, Flyers ruin Bruins’ party Source: Tribune-Review
Jaromir Jagr returned after three years in Russia and scored his 1,600th career NHL point Thursday night, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over Boston and spoiling the Bruins’ Stanley Cup banner-raising celebration. … See the article here

Malkin, Letang goals win it for Penguins in shootout Source: Tribune-Review
Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang scored shootout goals to give the Penguins a 4-3 win in Vancouver. Matt Cooke scored two goals in the victory. … Read this article

Chris Kunitz hopes for long-term stay with Pens Source: Tribune-Review
Chris Kunitz wants to finish his career with the Penguins. “That would be ideal,” he said. … See the article here

Penguins spoil Canucks’ home opener (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
VANCOUVER – After years of playing the villain, Matt Cooke relished the chance to be a hero. … Excerpt from

Letang, Malkin lift Penguins past Canucks in SO (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
Matt Cooke is trying to use the new NHL season to shed an old reputation. The notorious Pittsburgh Penguins forward is off to a good start. After finishing last season suspended for the latest indiscretion in a career defined by dangerous hits, Cooke started the new campaign by scoring twice to help lead the Penguins to a 4-3 shootout win over his old team, the Vancouver Canucks, on Thursday night. … Continue reading here

NHL Roundup: A look at Thursday’s games (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
Last season’s Stanley Cup finalists found themselves on the losing end of their home openers as the 2011-12 NHL season kicked off Thursday. … Continued here

Canucks rally but lose 4-3 in shootout to Pens (The Vancouver Sun) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Canucks seemed to be a step behind, especially early in the game, and Luongo surrendered two ugly goals as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vancouver 4-3 in a shootout in the season-opener for both clubs Thursday night at Rogers Arena. … Read more here

Canucks lose 4-3 to Penguins in sluggish season opener (The Province) Source: Yahoo Sports
One game in and some second-guessing has already begun. … Read the rest here

Thursday’s National Hockey League Capsules (PA SportsTicker) Source: Yahoo Sports
Jaromir Jagr, the NHL’s leading active scorer, returned after three years in Russia and recorded his 1,600th career point on Thursday night, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over Boston and spoiling the Bruins’ Stanley Cup banner-raising celebration. … View post

Endgame: Penguins 4, Canucks 3 (SO) Source: penguins.nhl.com
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Thursday’s Three Stars: Grand opening for Leafs, Pens, Flyers (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
No. 1 Star: James Reimer, Toronto Maple Leafs Last year’s rookie sensation made a statement on opening night, stopping 32 shots including 14 in the first period in the Leafs’ 2-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. … See more here

Penguins defeat Canucks, 4-3 SO Source: Post Gazette
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Nine months after the day Sidney Crosby got diagnosed with a concussion, the Penguins opened the 2011-12 NHL season without their captain and top player. … Continued here

Pens win 4-3 In Shootout. Source: The Pensblog
Pretty good game to start off the year. … Read more

OVERTIME: 3-3… Source: The Pensblog
Who you got? … Visit link

Jagr nets 1,600th point in Flyers win Source: Post Gazette
Jaromir Jagr returned after three years in Russia and scored his 1,600th career NHL point Thursday night, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory against Boston and spoiling the Bruins’ Stanley Cup banner-raising celebration. Ilya Bryzgalov made 22 saves in his first game for the Flyers since signing a nine-year, $51 million contract. … Go here to read the rest

Orpik being patient in comeback from injury Source: Post Gazette
VANCOUVER — It’s in the nature of most high-level athletes to play through pain and rush back from injury when possible. Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik has been there, done that, but now he’s taking a different approach as he comes back from his second offseason surgery to repair an abdominal hernia. … Go here to read the rest

Video: Post-Game: Dan Bylsma (10/6/11 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media following the Penguins win over the Vancouver Canucks. … View video

Video: Post-Game: Matt Cooke (10/6/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Matt Cooke talks to the media following the Penguins win over the Vancouver Canucks. … See video here

Video: Post-Game: James Neal (10/6/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
James Neal talks to the media following the Penguins win over the Vancouver Canucks. … Watch here

Video: Post-Game: Evgeni Malkin (10/6/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Evgeni Malkin talks to the media following the Penguins win over the Vancouver Canucks. … Video here

Video: Post-Game: Marc-Andre Fleury (10/6/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury talks to the media following the Penguins win over the Vancouver Canucks. … Watch here

THIRD PERIOD: Been down this road before. Pens 3-2 Source: The Pensblog
Trademark of last years season was kind of blowing some leads late. Pens kind of went to sleep midway through the third. No clue what that pic above is about … See more here

Jasper youngsters miss school to hang out with Oilers (The Edmonton Journal) Source: Yahoo Sports
A handful of Jasper school children were allowed to cut one class to hang out with the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday morning, trying to get as many autographs as they could before the team boarded its bus for the ride back home after three days of training in the Rockies. Got everybody but Horcoff and Hemsky and Ben Eager, said 12-year-old Jake Huculak, who works atom and novice games in the Rocky Mountain resort town as an apprentice referee. He had his blue and orange Oilers jersey adorned with signatures. … Continue reading here

SECOND PERIOD: Pens lead Canucks 2-1 Source: The Pensblog
Brian Engblom seems really pissed off about something. What an asshole. … Excerpt from

NHL Predictions: Power Ranking the Teams in the Atlantic Division Source: Bleacher Report
The Atlantic Division has been one of the more competitive divisions in recent hockey history. That being said, it has been dominated by the Flyers and Devils in its existence. The Penguins have won the division once in 2008. The Rangers have also only won it once, back in 1994 … Read the rest here

Pens-Canucks (Season Opener) In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
FINAL SCORE: PENS 4, CANUCKS 3 EVGENI MALKIN WINS THE GAME FOR PITTSBURGH IN THE SHOOTOUT! He pulls out the kick fake, gets Luongo to commit and go down on his stomach and he patiently lifts the puck forehand over the prone goaltender! A… … Continue reading here

FIRST PERIOD — Pens @ Canucks Source: The Pensblog
Period 1 of like 8 million. Drop live streams in cblog . go pens … See the article here

TPB PREGAME SHOW — @9:30 Source: The Pensblog
Listen here: Sorry here is the link: Listen to internet radio with TPBradio on Blog Talk Radio … View post

NHL 2011-12 Eastern Conference Preview Source: Bleacher Report
Each year, the winner of the Eastern Conference is awarded the Prince of Wales Trophy. In my Western Conference preview , I pointed out that this used to be the best the teams out east could accomplish. From 1996-2002, the New Jersey Devils were the lone eastern team to win a Stanley Cup (2000) … Read more here

Eberle not worried about any sophomore jinx (The Edmonton Journal) Source: Yahoo Sports
Jordan Eberles first NHL game last season produced the prodigious TSN play of the year. You remember the Edmonton Oilers winger coming down the right side, then making that short-handed toe-drag around sliding Calgary Flames defenceman Ian White before doing the ho-hum backhand roof job on goalie Miikka Kiprusoff. There were hundreds of thousands of YouTube views for the cheeky Oct … More here

Penguins at Canucks – 10-06-11 Source: Empty Netters
PREGAME -Welcome back hockey: hH5uCnhDZHM -Hard to believe the season is here huh? -First things first, we’re setting the over under on the broadcasters mentioning the Sedins being twins at 14 1/2: -EN reader philmatt24 sends in a few jersey sightings … Continued here

Pass or Fail: Boston Bruins’ Opening Night Stanley Cup skate (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Boston Bruins opened their 2011-12 NHL season like they closed the previous season: Skating the Stanley Cup, as the teammates passed it around like they had on the ice in Vancouver back in June. (Sorry, Joe Corvo.) Now, there Continue reading … Follow this link

Video: Penguins Vault: Mellon Arena (10/6/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Steve Mears opens the Penguins Vault to take a look back at classic Penguins moments. … View video

Video: Social Media Happy Hour (10/06/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pittsburgh Penguins hold their first Social Media Happy Hour at TGI Fridays. … See this video

Penguins vs. Canucks Live Blog: NHL Opening Day Analysis and Reaction Source: Bleacher Report
Evgeni Malkin ‘s Pittsburgh Penguins open the season in Vancouver to take on Roberto Luongo and the Canucks , last year’s Western Conference Champions. Opening day’s late game will pit early favorites from each conference against each other. The Penguins took the only matchup last season 3-1, in Pittsburgh … More

Gameday 1 – Vancouver Canucks Source: The Pensblog
Vancouver Canucks (0-0-0) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (0-0-0) 10:00 pm/et TV: Versus/ CBC Rogers Arena Season Series: 0-0-0 Last Meeting: November 17, 2010 … See the article here

Video: Fleury in a Flash Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury goes post to post in flash to make a great pad stop on Alex Burrows. … Watch here

Video: Close at Both Ends Source: penguins.nhl.com
With time winding down in the third, two close calls happen in the crease at both ends. … See this video

Video: Canucks vs Penguins Shootout Source: penguins.nhl.com
Watch the entire shootout from the Penguins and Canucks from October 6, 2011. … Watch video here

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PensHead Daily Links 10-06-2011

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Puck Daddy’s Super Mega NHL Opening Night Live Chat (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
It’s been an incredible crappy summer for hockey. Let’s drop the puck. … Read more here

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Your Viewing Pleasure: Penguins at Canucks (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Almost every night there are hockey games. … See more here

Stat Packed Penguins @ Canucks Pre-Game Buzz & Notes Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Regular Season Game 1 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Vancouver Canucks When: 10:00 p.m. | Where: Rogers Arena TV: VERSUS Network | Radio: 105.9 The X Referees: Kyle Rehman (37), Brad Watson (23) Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron (74), Vaughan Rody (73) Pens Game Notes *A potential Cup Preview? The Penguins and Vancouver Canucks begin the 2011-12 regular season … Read more here

Retro Penguins Clip: Mario Scores #600 Against Vancouver Source: The Pensblog
The wait for tonight's game definitely feels like forever. A little Mario Magic will make it a it better. This is from February 4, 1997. … Link

NHL Predictions 2012: Predicting Pittsburgh Penguins’ Western Canadian Road Trip Source: Bleacher Report
It’s a hockey night in Vancouver ! At long last, the Penguins’ season opens tonight in Vancouver. … Continued here

Sullivan has 30 points in 37 career games vs Vancouver Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Winger Steve Sullivan is tonight’s player to watch: Sullivan has 15 goals and 30 points in 37 career games vs Vancouver … Follow this link

Orpik out for tonight’s game Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
As expected, defenseman Brooks Orpik has been officially ruled out of tonight’s game vs the Vancouver Canucks, according to Josh Yohe of the Tribune-Review. … See more here

NHL Predictions 2011: Penguins Are Stanley Cup Contenders Without Sidney Crosby Source: Bleacher Report
Sidney Crosby’s concussions are no joke. Neither are the Pittsburgh Penguins’ chances of lifting the Stanley Cup at the end of the 2011-12 NHL season, with or without their central star, who’s arguably the best player in hockey today. Don’t get me wrong, the Pens will miss Sid the Kid for however long he’s absent from the ice … Read this article

Video: Game-Day: Jordan Staal (10/6/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Jordan Staal talks to the media before tonight’s game against the Vancouver Canucks. … See video here

Video: Game-Day: Paul Martin (10/6/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Paul Martin talks to the media before tonight’s game against the Vancouver Canucks. … View video here

Video: Game-Day: Marc-Andre Fleury (10/6/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury talks to the media before tonight’s game against the Vancouver Canucks. … See video here

Video: Game-Day: Dan Bylsma (10/6/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media before tonight’s game against the Vancouver Canucks. … See video here

Video: Game Day Report (10/6/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sam Kasan breaks down tonight’s game against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC. … Click here to view video

Eastern Conference Preview: Few teams rival Pens depth in deep conference Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Atlantic Division 1. Pittsburgh Penguins Storyline:All eyes are on the return of Sidney Crosby that should come in November as long as things continue on the upswing. The top storyline right now is Evgeni Malkin’s who’s presence makes the Penguins a top contender in the Eastern Conference even without Crosby … See the rest here

Twitter/Livefyre Contest: Canucks 10.6 Source: The Pensblog
First twitter contest of the season. Man it is good to be back. Rules after the jump. … Go here to read the rest

Penguins Report: Game Day vs. Vancouver (Season Opener Edition) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pens line combos/D pairings at morning skate (11:35 AM). 11:35 AM (PACIFIC TIME): Pens on the ice for their morning skate and they’re already in their line combos. Same ones as Wednesday: Sullivan-Malkin-Neal Kunitz-Staal-Ken… … The rest is here

It’s A Hockey Night In Pittsburgh! Source: The Pensblog
Okay… not really. It's actually a hockey night in Vancouver, but we want to know where you're watching tonight's game in Pittsburgh … Excerpt from

Twenty Years Later: Flyers 2, Penguins 2 – 10-06-11 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. We will examine the Penguins’ 1991-92 season which led to the second Stanley Cup title in franchise history. … Visit link

SEASON PREVIEW — Part 6: Ride Together, Die Together Source: The Pensblog
We have previewed the 2011-2012 Penguins season all week. This is it. Part 1: The Departed Part 2: The Department of Defense Part 3: The Return of the Kings Part 4: The Hierarchy Part 5: The Atlantic Division [ pic via kurt miller on flickr ] Here we are. Riding together through another emotional hockey season. We're going to see backup goalies come out of nowhere to steal wins from the Pens. We're going to hear Ryan Mill in our sleep. We're going to park our cars and walk up Fifth Avenue. We're going to see the Pens lose 4 in a row somewhere as fans call for Ted Nolan to replace Dan Bylsma . We're going to see Marc-Andre Fleury get yanked. We're going to see Matt Cooke get suspended. We might see the power play score. We're going to see girls in tight pants cleaning ice surfaces as you wonder if it's necessary for that one blonde girl to stick her butt out like that and then realize it doesn't matter. We're going to see Evgeni Malkin hit another gear. We're going to get into fights on message boards, C-Blog, and Twitter. And one day, with Boys of Winter thumping in the background, we will all stand in unison, as our eyes strain to see through the fog billowing at the end of the Penguins' bench. And he'll be there. … More

JOBS OF THE WEEK Source: The Pensblog
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8 Penguins Player Predictions for 2011-2012 Season Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
1. Malkin won’t hit the 50 or 40 goal mark: Evgeni Malkin is a hot name in hockey circles as he appears primed for a big season and possible return as one of the games best players. … Follow this link

Smyth returns, while RNH impresses (The Edmonton Journal) Source: Yahoo Sports
Building a winning NHL team is a process, as the saying goes, one which can be slow and uneven at that. … The rest is here

About the Canucks – 10-06-11 Source: Empty Netters
A preview of the Canucks. When and where: 10 p.m., EDT; Rogers Arena. TV: Versus, CBC … Follow this link

Canucks start quest for holy grail (The Province) Source: Yahoo Sports
It was the best of seasons, it was the worst of seasons. … More here

Captain and his goalie march on (The Calgary Herald) Source: Yahoo Sports
You never fail to slalom to the big rink to watch your heroes, often after scraping windows and boosting batteries, frequently with spinning tires and gasping heaters, sometimes through blizzards and slush-piles. Which is to say you’re loyal. You don’t miss a date … Read this article

Oilers’ starting goalie a mystery (The Edmonton Journal) Source: Yahoo Sports
PENGUINS at OILERS 7 p.m., Sunday Media: 630 CHED, RSW … Read more

SEASON PREVIEW — Part 5: The Atlantic Division. Born in Blood. Source: The Pensblog
We are previewing the 2011-2012 Penguins season all week. Part 1: The Departed Part 2: The Department of Defense Part 3: The Return of the Kings Part 4: The Hierarchy Any given season, the Atlantic Division is a war zone. … Visit link

Empty Netter Assists – 10-06-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -” I want to play over 100 games this year .” – Ben Lovejoy (PG+) -Robert Bortuzzo’s preseason has not gone as scripted . -Si … … See the rest here

Sid’s emotions mixed on eve of the opener Source: Post Gazette
Sidney Crosby does not get to Western Canada very often, so it becomes a media event. … Read more here

Penguins’ Cooke skates fine line Source: Post Gazette
This is not about simply tweaking his game, and Matt Cooke knows it. A minor adjustment, a little fine-tuning, won’t do it. Not even close … Link

Chat with Dejan Kovacevic today Source: Tribune-Review
Tribune-Review columnist Dejan Kovacevic will chat live with readers at noon today about Pittsburgh sports. … Excerpt from

Canucks’ Kesler returns to practice (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Vancouver Canucks are aiming to get back to the Stanley Cup Finals and their cause has been helped just as… … Visit link

Luongo hopes for a better start to the season (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
VANCOUVER – Roberto Luongo wants to do things differently this time around. … More here

Flames avoid drama on NHL’s final cut-down day (The Calgary Herald) Source: Yahoo Sports
Calgary general manager Feaster gets roster down to 22 players … See the rest here

Shanahan set for crackdown on NHL rule breakers Source: Tribune-Review
Brendan Shanahan’s become the stern-faced spokesman for the NHL rule book, suspending this preseason a whopping nine players. … Read more

Bruins ready to defend Stanley Cup Source: Tribune-Review
Most of the Boston Bruins are looking forward to seeing the “2011 Stanley Cup Champions” banner hanging from the rafters at the TD Garden. Coach Claude Julien is more concerned about what happens next. … Read more here

Fright of violent night lingers in Vancouver Source: Tribune-Review
In the 24 hours following the Canucks’ loss in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, 117 were arrested, 140 were reported injured and nine were stabbed. … View post

Starkey: Fearless Penguins predictions Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins’ six-month, 82-game odyssey begins Thursday night in Vancouver. As always, predicting their path is pure folly. … Read this article

Pens’ Staal could become force this season Source: Tribune-Review
Center Jordan Staal, entering his sixth NHL season at age 23, might be poised to see his offensive numbers go through the roof. … Read the rest here

Pens’ Orpik closer to returning to action Source: Tribune-Review
There is a chance, albeit a small one, that defenseman Brooks Orpik will play when the Penguins open the season against the Canucks. … Read this article

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Crosby all smiles as he revisits site of Olympic-winning goal (The Province) Source: Yahoo Sports
But Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are being very careful about putting any kind of firm timeframe on the return of the leagues most important player from post-concussion syndrome that has sidelined him for nine months. … Continued here

Penguins’ HBO miniseries will be on DVD Source: Post Gazette
HBO Home Entertainment will release the miniseries “Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic,” on DVD Dec. 6 priced at $19.99. The four-part series, which first ran on HBO from December through January, followed key players and coaches from both teams as they prepared for the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on New Year’s Day 2011. … Follow this link

Bruins start defense of title tonight Source: Post Gazette
Most of the Boston Bruins are looking forward to seeing the “2011 Stanley Cup Champions” banner hanging from the rafters at the TD Garden. Coach Claude Julien is more concerned about what will happen next. … More here

Pittsburgh Penguins: 7 Players To Watch In Season Opener Source: Bleacher Report
The Pittsburgh Penguins will open their regular season on Thursday, Oct. 6 against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C. The Pens are looking to bounce back after a disappointing playoff exit in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, but they still have to start the year without team captain Sidney Crosby , who has made a slow but steady recovery from a serious concussion suffered during the 2010-11 season. … Continued here

Place your bets: Over/under point totals for NHL scoring leaders (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
The folks at Bodog continue to spoil hockey fans with tantalizing prop betting lines for the 2011-12 season. Their latest bit of whimsy: Over/Under lines for some of the NHL’s top offensive players for all 30 teams. A few of Continue reading … More

Oilers starting goalie for Game 1 a mystery (The Edmonton Journal) Source: Yahoo Sports
Edmonton Oilers fans may have a tad more interest in whether Sidney Crosby plays Sunday at Rexall Place, rather than whether Devan Dubnyk or Nikolai Khabibulin gets the start in goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins. … Go here to read the rest

Penguins’ Cooke vows he’s learned from his mistakes (The Province) Source: Yahoo Sports
The most hated player in the NHL was telling anyone within earshot Wednesday that he has learned from his mistakes and that the punishment he received last March for an elbow to the head of Ryan McDonagh was a wake-up call. … See more here

Burrows to finally get his chance on first-unit power play for Canucks (The Vancouver Sun) Source: Yahoo Sports
Alex Burrows has scored more than twice as many short-handed goals than he has with the man advantage, mainly because he hasn’t had much power-play time. But that’s about to change. … The rest is here

Kesler proud to show it all for magazine (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
VANCOUVER – Ryan Kesler is used to stirring things up on the ice. … See more here

SEASON PREVIEW — Part 4: The Hierarchy Source: The Pensblog
We are previewing the 2011-2012 Penguins season all week. Part 1: The Departed Part 2: The Department of Defense Part 3: The Return of the Kings We're hitting the homestretch. Now it's time to take a look at everyone and everything that makes the organization tick. [ photo via Bill Maksim on flickr ] Don't pay attention to what anyone on the North Shore says. This building right here is the crown jewel of the city of Pittsburgh. It makes Heinz Field look like a high-school football stadium. CONSOL has one year under its belt; any and all hiccups in its operation are long gone. After a handful of games last year, we still can't put into words the feeling you get when you step inside this cathedral. One note that should be made is that the Pens got off to a shitty start at home because they probably felt like they were playing a road game every night … More here

Crosby practices with Penguins, return still uncertain (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Good news, Pittsburgh Penguins fans! Team captain Sidney Crosby skated with the team in Vancouver on Wednesday. Bad news, Penguins fans: While skating with his teammates is a good sign, Crosby still isn’t sure when he’ll be able to play in a game. … Visit link

Countdown to Opener Source: penguins.nhl.com
It’s New Year’s Eve right now for the Penguins. In a little over 24 hours (depending on when you read this), the Penguins will open the 2011-12 season in a contest with the defending Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks at… … See more here

Canucks happy short summer is finally over (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
VANCOUVER – A short summer that seemed to last forever is finally over for the Vancouver Canucks. … Link

Video: Off-Day: Marc-Andre Fleury (10/5/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury talks to the media following practice at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC. … Video here

Video: Off-Day: Brooks Orpik (10/5/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Brooks Orpik talks to the media following practice at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC. … See video here

Video: Off-Day: Evgeni Malkin (10/5/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Evgeni Malkin talks to the media following practice at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC. … See video here

Video: Off-Day: Dan Bylsma (10/5/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media following practice at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC. … View video here

Video: Off-Day: Sidney Crosby (10/5/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby talks to the media following practice at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC. … Watch video here

Video: Radio Rewind: Dustin Jeffrey (10/6/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Steve Mears speaks with Penguins forward Dustin Jeffrey in this weeks installment of Radio Rewind. … View video here

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PensHead Daily Links 10-01-2011

Saturday, October 1st, 2011

Penguins’ Crosby confirms he won’t be ready for opener (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby confirmed the expected on Saturday by saying he will not play the NHL season opener in Vancouver on Thursday. Crosby is rapidly working his way back from a concussion but said he wasn’t cleared to play in the opener. … Read the rest here

Dustin Jeffrey Moustache Boy For October Source: The Pensblog
From Pens.com : The shootout actually went really fast, with Mustache Boys of old — Matt Cooke , Pascal Dupuis , Chris Kunitz — eliminating themselves quite quickly. The last two players left standing were new Pen Steve Sullivan and forward Dustin Jeffrey … See more here

Crosby Does Not Expect to Play in Season Opener Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will be traveling with his teammates on their three-game road swing to Western Canada next week, but does not anticipate being ready to play in the season opener at Vancouver on Oct. 6. … More here

Crosby out for Penguins’ season opener Thursday Source: Post Gazette
DETROIT — Center and captain Sidney Crosby today ruled himself out of the Penguins’ season opener Thursday at Vancouver even though things have been going well in his recovery from a concussion. … Excerpt from

Crosby won’t play in Penguins’ opener Source: Tribune-Review
Although he continues to take part in practices, Sidney Crosby will not be cleared to start the season when the Penguins open in Vancouver on Thursday. … More here

UPDATED: In 5 Days… Source: The Pensblog
WHOOPS. UPDATED It is 5 days, not 4. … View post

Injuries cloud roster shaping (The Calgary Herald) Source: Yahoo Sports
Brent Sutter sounded the part of the wise father Friday as he tried to calm the fears of a city on edge over the shaky health of two prominent Calgary Flames. … Continued here

Horak impressing with poise, talent (The Calgary Herald) Source: Yahoo Sports
It happened to be one of Craig Conroy’s first scouting assignments. … Read more here

Video: Off-Day: Sidney Crosby (10/1/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby following team practice in Detroit. … Watch here

Video: Off-Day: Head Coach Dan Bylsma (10/1/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma following team practice in Detroit. … Watch video here

Penguins Report: Training Camp 10/1/11 Source: penguins.nhl.com
1:21 PM: Hello everyone! After an early wakeup call this morning in Chicago (the bus left for the airport at 8:30 a.m. … Link

Stars add free agents to end playoff drought (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
DALLAS – Three straight non-playoff finishes leave the Dallas Stars in foreign territory. … Continued here

Players to watch for the 2011-12 NHL season (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
No one is pumping Roberto Luongo’s tires now. … Read more here

Pens – Blackhawks Post Game Observations Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Pittsburgh 4 – Chicago 2 PIT Goal Scorers:Steve Sullivan (1, PPG), Matt Cooke (2, SH), Joe Vitale (1), Evgeni Malkin (3, PPG) CHI Goal Scorers:Brandon Pirri (2) Three Stars 1. Kris Letang ( 2 Assists) 2. Brandon Pirri (2 Goals) 3. … Continued here

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Video: Ray Emery’s goof leads to center-ice goal for Matt Cooke (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Plenty has been said about Ray Emery during his NHL (and brief KHL) career, but allow us to add another accusation to the chorus: He’s probably a terrible air hockey player. Look at the angle on this clearing attempt off Continue reading … Read more here

Video: Post-Game: Brent Johnson (9/30/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Brent Johnson following the Pens win over the Blackhawks in the windy city. … Click here to view video

Video: Post-Game: Kris Letang (9/30/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Kris Letang following the Pens win over the Blackhawks in the windy city. … To see video click here

Video: Post-Game: Dan Bylsma (9/30/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma following the Pens win over the Blackhawks in the windy city. … See video here


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Forward Letestu fights for job with Penguins Source: Tribune-Review
Mark Letestu enjoyed a breakout rookie season, scoring 14 goals in 64 games last year while becoming a reliable faceoff man and strong defensive presence. … See the article here

Penguins remain undefeated in preseason Source: Tribune-Review
Goalie Brent Johnson was spectacular, Steve Sullivan scored a goal in his first game with the Penguins and Joe Vitale made his case for making the NHL roster. … Read more

RECAP: 5-0. PENS WIN Source: The Pensblog
Pens moved to 5-0 in the preseason. Not sure what happened in this game. Steve Sullivan scored some goal. … See the rest here

Notebook: Johnson’s Play Leads Pens to Victory Source: penguins.nhl.com
Prior to Friday’s contest against Chicago, Penguins goalie Brent Johnson had played just two periods in Pittsburgh’s previous four preseason games. But although he hadn’t seen much game action prior to the game, Johnson played… … Read more

Sullivan debuts, gets first goal of game in victory vs. Chicago Source: Post Gazette
CHICAGO — The Penguins continued their strong preseason, downing the Chicago Blackhawks, 4-2, Friday night at the United Center. They are 5-0 in exhibition games. Goaltender Brent Johnson, who had played only two periods previously this preseason, had a strong night and stopped 34 shots for the Penguins, who withstood a strong barrage by Chicago in the third period. … View post

Defenseman Engelland isn’t ready to give up fighting for job Source: Post Gazette
Deryk Engelland has flashed a bit of offensive skill this preseason, and he’s as comfortable with what the Penguins want from their defensemen as anyone could be after several years playing in the same system. But he never will abandon the part of his game that sets him apart — fighting, with a healthy side dish of hitting. “No. … Read this article

5-game suspension for Red Wings’ Smith Source: Post Gazette
Detroit Red Wings rookie defenseman Brendan Smith has been suspended for the first five regular-season games for an illegal hit to the head of Chicago forward Ben Smith. … See the article here

Empty Netter Assists – 10-01-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Shelly Anderson’s recap from last night’s game . Welcome to Pittsburgh Steve Sullivan (above). -Highlights: 20112012,1,86 -Cool Photo of the Night: Evgeni Malkin in a crowd: -Happy times for Matt Cook … … Go here to read the rest

Penguins still perfect, beat Blackhawks 4-2 (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
CHICAGO – Steve Sullivan, Matt Cooke, Joe Vitale and Evgeni Malkin scored, and the Pittsburgh Penguins held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Friday night to remain perfect in pre-season play. … Read more

Penguins beat Blackhawks 4-2 to remain perfect (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
Steve Sullivan, Matt Cooke, Joe Vitale and Evgeni Malkin scored, and the Pittsburgh Penguins held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Friday night to remain perfect in preseason play. … More

Penguins continue march into new season Source: Post Gazette
CHICAGO — The Penguins continued their strong preseason, downing the Chicago Blackhawks, 4-2, tonight at United Center. … Continue reading here

Pens-Hawks (Preseason) In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
0:00: That’ll do it! Pens now a perfect 5-0 in the preseason with their 4-2 win over Chicago! 0:41: And Geno gives the Pens some breathing room with an empty-net goal!!! Pens 4, Hawks 2 1:23: Pirri takes out Michalek behind the Pens zone… … Excerpt from

Penguins at Blackhawks – 09-30-11 Source: Empty Netters
PREGAME l1wZ05sD6yw -Where else would you rather be on a Friday night than watching a preseason hockey game and reading along on some slob’s blog? -And just because he’s playing… … See the rest here

Video: Emery Drifts Too Far Source: penguins.nhl.com
Ray Emery wanders too far out from his cage, allowing Matt Cooke to score from nearly center ice. … See this video

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PensHead Daily Links 09-14-2011

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Puck Daddy Season Preview 2011-12: Minnesota Wild (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
It’s going to be another year of blockbusters and huge flops in the NHL. … Read this article

Sabres owner, players hand deliver tickets (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
BUFFALO, N.Y. – It’s not every day Ryan Miller or Thomas Vanek turns up on your doorstep to personally deliver season tickets. … Continue reading here

Players Reunite at Summer Sticks Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins held their annual Summer Sticks Golf Classic at the Allegheny Country Club in Sewickley on Wednesday. … Follow this link

Penguins’ New Additions Eager to Start Source: penguins.nhl.com
Forward Jason Williams was looking forward to mingling with his new teammates at the 2011 Summer Sticks Golf Classic on Wednesday – if he could just find the course. 2011 SUMMER STICKS VIDEO CLIP… … Read more here

Penguins invite 55 players to Training Camp Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins will report for training camp on Friday, Sept. 16, and will take the ice for the first time on Saturday at CONSOL Energy Center … More here

Coach Bylsma Expects Jeffrey to be Ready for Start of Season Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma said that he “anticipates” forward Dustin Jeffrey being ready for the start of the 2011-12 regular season, but added it isn’t known when he’ll be able to start practicing. … More here

Penguins Players Report for Training Camp on Friday Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pittsburgh Penguins players will report for training camp on Friday, Sept. 16, and will take the ice for the first time on Saturday at CONSOL Energy Center. … View post

Penguins release training camp roster – 09-14-11 Source: Empty Netters
The Penguins will report to training camp tomorrow. Their complete roster is listed below. Feel free to start drawing up your line and defensive combinations. … Follow this link

Video: Jason Williams (9/14/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Jason Williams talks to reporters before heading out on the course for Summer Sticks presented by Reed Smith. … See video here

Video: Steve Sullivan (9/14/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Steve Sullivan talks to reporters before heading out on the course for Summer Sticks presented by Reed Smith. … Video here

Video: Steve MacIntyre (9/14/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Steve MacIntyre talks to reporters before heading out on the course for Summer Sticks presented by Reed Smith. … Watch video here

Video: Alexandre Picard (9/14/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Alexandre Picard talks to reporters before hitting the course for Summer Sticks presented by Reed Smith … View video here

Video: It’s Time (09/14/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins’ new TV spot reminding fans to get out on Friday, September 16th to buy tickets for the upcoming season! … See video here

Cammalleri lauds Crosby on headshots (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
LAVAL, Que. – Montreal Canadiens sniper Michael Cammalleri says having superstar Sidney Crosby speak out about headshots will help other NHL players voice opinions on what used to be a taboo subject. … Visit link

Camp Countdown: Forward group has strong competition and few spots available Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Forwards Preview The Pittsburgh Penguins enter training camp on Friday with several NHL caliber players vying for an NHL roster spot but only one or two spots are available at the most. The Penguins head into the season with 12 forwards on one-way contracts and arguably at-least seven players on two-way contracts who figure … Continue reading here

@pghpenguins: A smiling Kunitz gets interviewed by Trib Jr. Reporter Eva Dorr (while rockin' a Steelers hat): – http://twitpic.com/6kum6w

‘Becoming Wild’ – Episodes 3-5 – 09-14-11 Source: Empty Netters
Back in July, we posted the first and second episodes of a documentary series about the Minnesota Wild which prominently features former Penguins assistant coach Mike Yeo. The show is essentially “24/7″ except it’s about the offseason and the swear words bleeped out. Here are the … … Read more

Video: Dan Bylsma (9/14/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to reporters before heading out on the course at Summer Sticks presented by Reed Smith. … Video here

Video: Jordan Staal (9/14/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Jordan Staal talks to reporters before heading out on the course at Summer Sticks presented by Reed Smith. … See this video

Jobber of the Week: Don’t concuss me, bro Source: The Pensblog
Every Thursday afternoon, we will be taking 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 don't even need a jump for this … More

@pghpenguins: #Pens players are starting to arrive at the 2011 Summer Sticks Golf Classic. – http://twitpic.com/6kt9s8

Camp Countdown: Neal, Cooke among Top 5 Storylines Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins report to training camp on Friday September 16th and here is a look at five storylines for the Penguins going into the 2011-2012 season: 1. Health of Sidney Crosby: The health of the games best player will not only be the Penguins top storyline but also the entire NHL. Crosby last played … Link

Five Players Returned to Junior Teams Source: penguins.nhl.com
Jessey Astles, Stefan Fournier, Daniil Tarasov, Ian Watters and Maxime Lagace have been returned to their respective junior teams, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. All five players particip… … Link

Video: Summer Sticks Update (9/14/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Check in with Katie O’Malley before the Pens hit the course at the Allegheny Country Club in Sewickley for Summer Sticks presented by Reed Smith. … Watch here

Canucks’ Roberto Luongo back to take care of ‘unfinished business’ (The Vancouver Sun) Source: Yahoo Sports
Three months later, the wounds have healed and Roberto Luongo insists he has put last season behind him. … See more here

LINK CITY: Still no clue what CRONS is Source: The Pensblog
Links that were found next to a naked corpse in a hot tub. Pens released the third-jersey schedule. [ Pens ] Some French-to-English translation about Crosby. [ via Puck Daddy ] News story of the year: Some weatherman woke up in an empty hot tub next to a naked man with a dog collar around his neck. The weatherman has resigned from his position. Tough way to go out. The best part is that every article about this story makes sure to point out that the weatherman vomited on the carpet. [ HuffPo ] ALSO: Lemieux Foundation is on a roll, motivation… … Read this article

Heritage Valley Beaver Dedicates Austin’s Playroom in Newly Renovated Emergency Department Source: penguins.nhl.com
Beaver, PA –Heritage Valley Health System unveiled its “Austin’s Playroom” in the Heritage Valley Beaver Auxiliary Emergency Department with a special ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, September 13. … … Continued here

IN 22 Days… Source: The Pensblog
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Uher’s high-energy style catches coaches’ attention Source: Post Gazette
OSHAWA, Ontario — Dominik Uher says he is a center by trade and, from all indications, a pretty fair one. … Follow this link

Empty Netter Assists – 09-14-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Dominik Uher is making an impression . -The Penguins lost to the Blackhawks, 4-1 in the Oshawa prospect tournament . The Penguins went 0-3 in the tour … … Visit link

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PensHead Daily Links 06-15-2011

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Gameday: 2011 Stanley Cup Final – Game Seven Source: The Pensblog
8:00PM/ET -Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC Series Tied 3-3 Canucks Blogs: Benched Whale , Canucks Corner Bruins Blogs: Days of Y'Orr , Something's Bruin The Stanley Cup will be won tonight. There is nothing like game seven of the Stanley Cup Final. … Excerpt from

Latest Rumblings: If Crosby’s healthy, indications are Malkin to wing for start of next season Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
DePaoli’s Latest Pens Buzz — Evgeni Malkin has made it known he wants to return to center in a somewhat full-time capacity. … See the article here

Penguins Have Five Picks in 2011 NHL Entry Draft Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins have five picks in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft instead of the typical seven (one in each round) thanks to four separate transactions over the past two-and-a-half years. The Penguins still have their first-round selection (N… … Read the rest here

NHL Mock Draft: 7 Picks the Pittsburgh Penguins Would Love in the First Round Source: Bleacher Report
When the NHL Entry Draft gets underway from Saint Paul, MN on June 24th, the Pittsburgh Penguins will have to wait a while before they get to make their selection. Nobody within the organization or fanbase will complain, however, since their late pick is a reflection of the team’s on ice success. There are no shortage of interesting topics from a Pittsburgh perspective at this year’s draft. … Continue reading here

Bruins – Canucks – Game 7 chat – 06-15-11 Source: Empty Netters
We will be conducting a live chat for tonight’s Game 7. The game starts at approximately 8 p.m … See the article here

NHL: Pens to target Ryder on a “Sykora type deal”? Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
With Penguin scouts based in Boston, the organization has seen Bruins right winger Michael Ryder on a frequent basis for years. Ryder, 31, is a player GM Ray Shero is also said to have had long interest in, most notably during Ryder’s previous time with the Montreal Canadiens, as the Penguins looked into the winger … Excerpt from

Ranking: What’s the greatest Game 7 in Stanley Cup Final history? (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
When the Vancouver Canucks host the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night, it will be the 16th Game 7 played in the Stanley Cup Final since 1914. Fact is, we've been spoiled with them lately: This is the sixth Game 7 … Continue reading → … Excerpt from

‘Black and Yellow’ versus ‘Black Red Yellow’ – 06-15-11 Source: Empty Netters
If you’re a mostly neutral party, finding a rooting interest in this Stanley Cup Final has been difficult. Neither team is all that likeable. With the Canucks, you get the diving of the Sedins , the foot-in-mouth quotes from Roberto Luongo and the general slime-balltuity (That’ … … Read more here

History of the 23rd Overall Pick Source: penguins.nhl.com
Share When the first round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft gets underway at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., on June 24, the Penguins will have the 23rd overall selection for the third time in franchise history… … Excerpt from

TPB REWIND: Some GIFs and Dan Bylsma Source: The Pensblog
Just a pic of Crosby fist-parading after a goal to remind us all what it feels like. One of the best GIFs of the year came in the form of this Pens fan chirping a Preds fan … The rest is here

Canucks defenseman out for four months Source: Tribune-Review
Canucks forward Mason Raymond will miss Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals and could still be out to start next season with a fractured vertebrae. … See the article here

Bruins looking to shake road woes, win Cup Source: Tribune-Review
The Bruins must unpack the energy and physical play that were missing from the Game 5 shutout loss in time for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. … See the article here

Canucks, Bruins play one game for the Cup Source: Tribune-Review
The home team has yet to lose in a Stanley Cup Final that has featured a little bit of everything and a good amount of nasty play. … View post

Whose song is it anyway? Boston Bruins fans co-opt Steelers song Source: Post Gazette
Game 7 tonight in Vancouver. The Canucks versus the Boston Bruins … Read this article

Gillis resists the urge to pull a ‘Burkie’ (The Vancouver Sun) Source: Yahoo Sports
In the 2002 playoffs, former Canuck general manager Brian Burke had his fill of Daniel and Henrik Sedin being abused by the Detroit Red Wings and staged a theatrical rant that included his famous line: Sedin is not Swedish for punch me or headlock me in a scrum. … More

Canucks, Bruins ready to finish off epic finals Source: Post Gazette
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NBC Still Hates America Source: The Pensblog
Due to what's being called”logistical and safety concerns,” the Bruins won't be showing tomorrow night's game on the screens at TD Garden . … More here

Empty Netter Assists – 06-15-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -” You don’t come up with something new when it means the most .” – Dan Bylsma (right) on how to approach Game 7 in the Stanley Cup final. -” Sometimes, leaving isn’t the … … See the article here

Pittsburgh signs Ryan Craig; WB/S signs Ben Street Source: The Pensblog
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward/center Ryan Craig to a one-year two-way contract worth $550k. … More here

Re-Signing Max Talbot in 5 Easy Steps Source: Bleacher Report
The energy of the Pittsburgh Penguins may not re-sign with his team. Rumor is that Max Talbot is looking for a lucrative four-year deal from Ray Shero and the Penguins organization. … See the rest here

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PensHead Daily Links 06-14-2011

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Tickets for Game 7 will cost you big time (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
VANCOUVER – See Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final or buy a car? … View post


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Pitt – Penn State to resume Football rivalry in 2016 Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Big News out of Pitt today. The school announced the Pitt – Penn State rivalry will return in 2016. The universities signed a home and home agreement for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. … View post

Pittsburgh Penguins: 5 Ways They Can Return to Greatness in 2011-12 Source: Bleacher Report
The Pittsburgh Penguins are one of the most talented teams in the league right now, but unlike the hype that has led them into the playoffs the last two seasons, they haven’t made it past the second round in the two years since their last Stanley Cup win. … Read the rest here

Video: NHL Live: Dan Bylsma Source: penguins.nhl.com
NHL Live talks with Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma. … Watch video here

Latest on Chris Conner, Eric Godard & Brett Sterling Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Tuesday’s Pens Tidbits — A lot depends on who the Penguins resign and bring in through free agency but I’m told Penguins assistant GM Jason Botterill informed Ryan Craig and his agent Craig Oster during discussions over the past couple weeks that the Penguins feel Craig could win a final forward spot out of training … Continued here

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Penguins Summer Youth Hockey Camp Participants Can Register for Free Baseline Concussion Testing Source: penguins.nhl.com
All participants at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Summer Youth Hockey Camps will be able to register on-site for free baseline concussion testing. UPMC Sports Medicine and the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation have teamed up to offer the free bas… … Read the rest here

Point men – 06-14-11 Source: Empty Netters
Vancouver’s Daniel Sedin (above) led the NHL in regular season scoring in 2010-11 with 104 points. Thus far, he only has four points (one goal, three assists) this final … The rest is here

Season Review: Paul Martin Source: penguins.nhl.com
Share One would imagine it would be difficult for a player to adjust to a new team within the National Hockey League when he’s spent his entire career to date with one organization. Especially in the cas… … See the article here

Recchi, 43, with (maybe) one more game to go Source: Tribune-Review
Boston forward Mark Recchi brought his Stanley Cup championship ring to TD Garden on Monday night and showed it around the locker room before the game. Then, he went out and assisted on three goals as the Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks, 5-2, to force a decisive Game 7. … Read more here

Video: Season Review: Paul Martin Source: penguins.nhl.com
A look back at some of the season’s highlights for Penguins defenseman Paul Martin. … Click here to view video

Penguins sign forward Craig to one-year contract Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins signed forward Ryan Craig to a one-year, two-way contract. If he plays in the NHL, he will count $525,000 against the NHL’s salary cap next season. … Visit link

Bruins’ Krejci toils in anonymity Source: Tribune-Review
Although David Krejci is the NHL’s leading playoff scorer and the Bruins’ first-line center as they play for the Stanley Cup, he can still walk around Boston pretty much unnoticed. … Link

Bruins batter Luongo, Canucks Source: Tribune-Review
The Boston Bruins put Roberto Luongo and the Stanley Cup back on the shelf. … Visit link

Empty Netter Assists – 06-14-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Welcome back Ryan Craig (above). -” At this point I’d had enough of Mario as well, and I unloaded on him verbally … Read the rest here

NHL Notebook: Penguins re-sign AHL captain Source: Post Gazette
Forward Ryan Craig, captain of the Penguins’ American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre, will remain in the organization after signing a one-year, two-way contract. The deal is worth $525,000 if he plays in the NHL, less if he’s in the minors … View post

Stanley Cup Final: Bruins win in rout to force a Game 7 Source: Post Gazette
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins put Roberto Luongo and the Stanley Cup back on the shelf. … Link

McCutchen batting .488 in month of June Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Andrew McCutchen continues to have the look of a player whose on the verge of evolving into a franchise player. … Read the rest here

Gameday: 2011 Stanley Cup Final – Game Six Source: The Pensblog
8:00PM/ET – TD Garden – Boston, MA Vancouver Leads 3-2 Canucks Blogs: Benched Whale , Canucks Corner Bruins Blogs: Days of Y'Orr , Something's Bruin Lord Stanley's Cup will be in the building tonight. … Visit link

Penguins re-sign Craig – 06-13-11 Source: Empty Netters
Another day, another center is re-signed. The Penguins have re-signed forward Ryan Craig to a one-year two-way contract. Craig, 29, appeared in six NHL games and did not record a point … The rest is here

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PensHead Daily Links 06-13-2011

Monday, June 13th, 2011

Penguins resign veteran forward Ryan Craig to a one year deal Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins have resigned veteran forward Ryan Craig to a one year deal. … See the rest here

Pens Re-Sign Forward Ryan Craig Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Ryan Craig to a one-year contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. The deal is for the 2011-12 season and is a two-way contract worth $525,000 at … … More here


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Pittsburgh Penguins Receive Diversity Award Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins received the 2011 Vanguard Diversity Award from the Community College of Allegheny County at a ceremony last week on the CCAC campus. The Vanguard Diversity Awards are given annually to businesses, individuals or non-pro… … Go here to read the rest

Bruins’ Krejci is a quiet playoff force (PA SportsTicker) Source: Yahoo Sports
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Since the 1995 Draft, Pens have only developed three 20 goal wingers through their system Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
One reason Penguin fans shouldn’t want to see the team lose Tyler Kennedy via restricted free agency or a trade: The franchise struggles mightily at developing 20 goal wingers. Since the 1995 draft, the Penguins have developed just three 20 goal wingers through their system. … Read the rest here

Latest Free Agency Buzz on Kennedy, Talbot, Rupp & Dupuis Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Latest Penguins Free Agency Buzz – With the NHL Draft less than two weeks away, negotiations between the Penguins and Tyler Kennedy will be the most intriguing over the next 10-12 days. … Read more

Bruins – Canucks – Game 6 chat – 06-13-11 Source: Empty Netters
We will be conducting a live chat for tonight’s Game 6. The game starts at approximately 8 p.m. Click here to join the fun . … More

Season Review: Marc-Andre Fleury Source: penguins.nhl.com
Share It’s not often you can zero in on the exact turning point of a player’s season. … The rest is here

What We Learned: Why Stanley Cup Final critics are idiots (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 → … Continued here

Video: Season Review: Marc-Andre Fleury Source: penguins.nhl.com
A look back at the highlights from Marc-Andre Fleury’s 2010-2011 season. … To see video click here

Canucks’ defenseman Rome defends tough style of play Source: Tribune-Review
Vancouver defenseman Aaron Rome wouldn’t change much about the hit on Boston’s Nathan Horton that got him suspended for the rest of the Stanley Cup Finals. … More here

Increased net traffic awaits the Canucks’ Luongo Source: Tribune-Review
Get traffic in front of goalie Roberto Luongo and start launching pucks his way. It’s a simple formula that helped the Bruins go 2-0 at home in the Stanley Cup Final, but hasn’t translated north of the border. … Read more

NHL Free Agency: 5 Bargains for Pittsburgh Penguins Source: Bleacher Report
The Pittsburgh Penguins have no money. … See the article here

MacTavish step closer to nailing Wild coaching job (The Edmonton Journal) Source: Yahoo Sports
Craig MacTavish hasnt landed the Minnesota Wild head coaching job yet, but several sources say he was in St. Paul, Minn., last week touring the Xcel Energy Center, which maybe a tipoff that hes the leading candidate. … Link

NHL Notebook: affic in front of net key to Bruins’ attack Source: Post Gazette
The Boston Bruins know their hopes of getting back to Vancouver and a chance to win the Stanley Cup ride largely on how they play in front of the Canucks’ net. Get traffic in front of goalie Roberto Luongo and start launching pucks his way. … Visit link

Pittsburgh Penguins Offseason: 5 Steps to Bring Stanley Back to Steel City Source: Bleacher Report
During the offseason, every team experiences changes that help or hurt their team, and every team has questions that need to be answered. Whether it’s injured players, possible retirements, or contracts coming to an end, every team has decisions to make on how to improve during the offseason in order to bring home Lord Stanley. With that it mind, let’s look at the Penguins five steps to bring the Cup back to Pittsburgh. … See the rest here

Empty Netter Assists – 06-13-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Happy 55th birthday to former Penguins forward Blair Chapman (right). … Go here to read the rest

Vancouver in ‘great spot’ to take Cup on Boston’s ice Source: Post Gazette
BOSTON — Even after all the taunts, bites and vicious hits that the Vancouver Canucks have thrown at the Boston Bruins in the past two weeks, skating the Stanley Cup around the Garden ice would be the biggest insult of all. The Canucks could do it tonight after Game 6, when they will attempt to finish off the testiest Stanley Cup final series in recent memory. … Excerpt from

RECAP: Goin’ to the Chapel. DEREK WINS. Source: The Pensblog
This is why Derek buys deodorant. Why he learned to shave. … More

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PensHead Daily Links 06-02-2011

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Crosby cleared for off-ice workouts; training camp looks promising Source: Post Gazette
Penguins general manager Ray Shero isn’t ready to proclaim that he expects Sidney Crosby to be ready for the start of training camp. … Read this article

Penguins C Crosby cleared for workouts (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
Penguins center Sidney Crosby has been cleared by team doctors to start offseason, off-ice workouts. Crosby played his last game on Jan. … See more here

Crosby cleared for off-ice workouts (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby has been cleared to resume off-ice workouts in a few weeks. … Link

Pens’ Crosby cleared to begin off-ice workouts Source: Tribune-Review
Penguins center Sidney Crosby has received clearance from team doctors to start off-season off-ice workouts the first step toward his potential return to normal hockey activities. … Continued here

Crosby to resume workouts back home in Nova Scotia Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
It appears Penguins center Sidney Crosby will go through a normal summer workout routine in the hopes of being healthy for the start of training camp. Crosby who is still recovering from two concussions he suffered in January, has received clearance from Dr. Michael Collins of UPMC to resume workouts. … Continued here

Crosby Able To Start Summer Workout Program Source: The Pensblog
Yes, this is what qualifies as news right now. From PittsburghPenguins.com : Penguins center Sidney Crosby met with Dr. Michael Collins of UPMC Tuesday and is starting his summer program of off-ice workouts… … See the rest here

Crosby to Start Summer Workout Program Source: penguins.nhl.com
Share Penguins center Sidney Crosby met with Dr. Michael Collins of UPMC Tuesday and is starting his summer program of off-ice workouts. He will be joined by his long-time personal trainer for the next 2-3 weeks … … More

NHL Free Agency: Pittsburgh Penguins Could Be Victim to FA’s Strong Performances Source: Bleacher Report
As free agency nears, talks between Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Ray Shero and the team’s restricted and unrestricted free agents have picked up, decisions are already being made and players have already turned in their black and gold jerseys for the last time. To the surprise of none, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported forwards Alex Kovalev and Mike Comrie would not be returning to the team this fall. In fact, there is a possibility Comrie could have played his last NHL game because the long-term condition of his hip looks bleak despite surgery at the beginning of the 2010-2011 season. … Visit link

Burrows’s bite suspendable act: Marouelli (CBC.ca) Source: Yahoo Sports
In a chat with CBCSports.ca, former official Dan Marouelli believes Alex Burrows should be suspended for biting the finger of Patrice Bergeron, and beleives fans will see a reduction in penalties for Game 2. … Link

Penguins – Thrashers – A rivalry with its moments – 06-02-11 Source: Empty Netters
Labeling the Penguins and Thrashers as rivals is a bit misleading. In 11 seasons, the Penguins racked up a 33-9-2 record against the expansion franchise. They managed to sweep the season series five different times in those 11 seasons … Read more here

Luongo, Canucks blank Bruins (CBC.ca) Source: Yahoo Sports
Roberto Luongo earned his third shutout of the 2011 postseason with a 36-save performance and another one-goal win that saw Raffi Torres score with 18.5 seconds remaining in the third period on Wednesday to topple the Boston Bruins. … Continued here

Correia first pitcher to earn 7 road wins in team’s first 54 games since 2000 Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Kevin Correia earned his 8th win of the season last night against the New York Mets and continued his dominance on the road. Correia now has 7 roads wins, two more than anyone in the majors. Of note, Correia is the first pitcher to earn seven road wins in the team’s first 54 games, since … Excerpt from

Combine Blog: Day 3 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pittsburgh-area NHL prospect J.T. Miller will be providing www.PittsburghPenguins.com with a daily blog of his experience from the 2011 NHL Combine in Toronto, Ontario, which goes from May 30 to June 4 … Read more

Giant Douche Brendan Shanahan Takes Over For Colin Campbell Source: The Pensblog
One of the biggest babies of all time will now dish out suspensions. [ Usatoday ] We hope he doesn't hold any grudges against OCDB ( Out-Coached-Dan-Bylsma) … Read more here

Pens/NHL Tidbits: Increased cap won’t influence Pens to overpay free agents to be Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
DePaoli’s Thursday Morning Pens/NHL Notes *NHL executive Bill Daly told reporters in Vancouver that the NHL salary cap could be as high as $63.5 million for the 2011-2012 season. That is great news for teams like the Flyers, Penguins, Rangers but not good news for small market teams who are struggling to spend to the … Excerpt from

On the Fast Track Source: penguins.nhl.com
Share At age 2, most children are learning how to run, jump and climb – on solid ground. Not Brandon Saad … Read more here

Empty Netter Assists – 06-02-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Former Penguins defenseman Colin Campbell (right) is resigning from his position as the NHL’s discipline cza r. He will be replaced by former Devils/Whalers/Blues/Red Wings/Rangers forward Brendan Shanahan. … See more here

Late goal lifts Canucks in Game 1 of finals Source: Tribune-Review
Raffi Torres scored on an exceptional pass from Jannik Hansen with 18.5 seconds to play, and the Vancouver Canucks dramatically beat the Boston Bruins. … Visit link

NHL commissioner expects 2012 realignment Source: Tribune-Review
Commissioner Gary Bettman believes the NHL will adopt a more balanced schedule when the relocated Winnipeg franchise likely moves to the Western Conference in 2012. … View post

Burrows could face discipline for apparent bite (PA SportsTicker) Source: Yahoo Sports
Boston forward Patrice Bergeron wasn’t surprised how quickly the Stanley Cup finals turned nasty, but he was shocked to feel Canucks counterpart Alex Burrows chomp down on the tip of his finger. … The rest is here

Penguins’ idea for Civic Arena site questioned Source: Post Gazette
For months, the Penguins have been criticizing proponents of saving the Civic Arena for the lack of a viable redevelopment plan. Now a city councilman has turned the tables on the team. … Link

Penguins team to educate about dangers of concussions Source: Post Gazette
After a season in which they were without star center and team captain Sidney Crosby for 48 games, including the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Penguins are all too familiar with the dangers of concussions. The team is trying to educate the youth hockey community in Western Pennsylvania about those same dangers. … Read more here

Cup Finals: Canucks take Game 1 behind Torres game winner with 18.5 seconds left Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Vancouver 1 – Boston 0 VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Raffi Torres ended an ugly Stanley Cup finals opener with a dramatic flash of beauty for the Vancouver Canucks. Torres scored on an exceptional pass from Jannik Hansen with 18.5 seconds to play, and the Canucks stunned the Boston Bruins 1-0 Wednesday night. Roberto Luongo made … View post

Torres??? late goal puts Canucks past Bruins 1-0 Source: Post Gazette
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Campbell steps down as NHL disciplinarian (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
VANCOUVER – A new man will be handing out the discipline in the NHL. … See the rest here

Video: PensTV Exclusive: Brandon Saad Source: penguins.nhl.com
Michelle Crechiolo of pittsburghpenguins.com sits down with Pittsburgh area native and NHL Draft prospect Brandon Saad. … View video

Thrashers bid tearful farewell to Atlanta Source: Post Gazette
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PensHead Daily Links 05-25-2011

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Talks “breakoff” for the time being between Pens, Craig Adams Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Pittsburgh wants Craig Adams back and Craig Adams wants to return to Pittsburgh. Negotiations between GM Ray Shero and agent Neil Sheehy resumed today after preliminary discussions began over the weekend. … Link

Bruins/Lightning – 8:00pm – Game 6 – Prince Of Wales Trophy In Attendance Source: The Pensblog
Prince Charles should have to give out the Prince of Wales trophy. This needs to happen next year. Bruins on the brink, Lightning trying to force a Game 7 … See the rest here

Puck Headlines: Thrashers/Winnipeg deal done? NHL talks Seattle (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. That is what you think it is: Winnipeg Jets Dustin … Continue reading → … Read more

Pens Foundation, UPMC Sports Medicine to Host Informational Seminar on Youth Hockey Concussions May 31 at CCAC Boyce Campus Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and UPMC Sports Medicine will host an informational seminar regarding youth hockey concussions and the baseline testing process on Tuesday, May 31 at 7 p.m. … Read this article

More leverage for Kennedy’s camp? Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
New changes to the NHL’s compensation system for restricted free agents could make RFA’ more attractive this summer, according to the SportingNews. The adjusted numbers and compensation are tied to the average league salary, which is $2.3 million. … More

Lightning coach ‘very, very aware’ of ref Furlatt’s lopsided calls (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
In their regular-season finale against the Carolina Hurricanes and in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Tampa Bay Lightning needed to kill a combined 13 power plays. How many were they given? Two. … The rest is here

Ten NHL Pittsburgh Penguins Father’s Day gifts (Associated Content) Source: Yahoo Sports
With Father's Day approaching, you are probably stressing about what to get dad this year. If your father is a Pittsburgh Penguins fan, don't worry. … Link

Talbot’s reps assume they won’t hear from Pens until after scouting meetings Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Latest on Max Talbot Some reports earlier in the month that the Penguins would open contract talks with Max Talbot “fairly soon” has not come to fruition. While GM Ray Shero has reached out to the agents for Mike Rupp, Tyler Kennedy and Craig Adams, reps for Max Talbot have yet to hear from the … Continued here

Ray Shero: Five Years on the Job Source: penguins.nhl.com
Share Five years ago today, Ray Shero was struggling with a huge decision. … See the article here

Lightning face playoff desperation, power-play issues in Game 6 (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
The most oft-quoted stat for the Tampa Bay Lightning heading into Wednesday night's Game 6 against the Boston Bruins: 6-0. That's starter Dwayne Roloson's record in elimination games during his NHL career, including a Game 7 win back in the … Continue reading → … Excerpt from

President’s Trophy winners in Stanley Cup Finals (Associated Content) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Vancouver Canucks defeated the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Canucks also won the President's Trophy with the best record in the NHL. … See the article here

Twenty Years Later – Penguins 8, North Stars 0 – 05-25-11 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 is appearing for the final time this season. … Link

1991 Stanley Cup Champions – 20th Anniversary Source: penguins.nhl.com
On May 25, 1991 the Penguins defeated the Minnesota North Stars 8-0 to capture the first Stanley Cup championship in team history. On the 20th anniversary of the milestone achievement, we take a look back at the team’s exciting playoff run and Sta… … Follow this link

Video: 20th Anniversary: First Stanley Cup Source: penguins.nhl.com
A look back at the Penguins historic run through the 1991 Stanley Cup Playoffs en route to the team’s first Stanley Cup. … View video here

Bieksa scores in OT to send Canucks to Cup finals Source: Tribune-Review
The Vancouver Canucks’ Ryan Kesler tied the game with 13.2 seconds left in regulation, and Roberto Luongo made 54 saves before Kevin Bieksa scored a strange and lucky goal 10:18 into the second overtime to send the Canucks to the finals for the first time since 1994 with a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. … See the article here

It was 20 years ago today. Sgt. Badger… Source: The Pensblog
Goosebumpville at 7:33 … More

The 1990-91 Penguins – Where are they now? Source: Post Gazette
What are the members of the Penguins’ 1991 Stanley Cup championship team doing these days? … Continue reading here

Impact of Penguins’ first Stanley Cup title still felt 20 years later Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins lifted the Stanley Cup for the first time 20 years ago today. Many on that 1991 championship team are still involved in hockey, including Mark Recchi, who is chasing another Cup as a 43-year-old winger for Boston in the Eastern Conference final. … Link

Roloson returns in net for Lightning Source: Tribune-Review
The Tampa Bay Lightning are once again hitching their hopes of blocking Boston’s path to the Stanley Cup finals on goaltender Dwayne Roloson. … The rest is here

1990-91 Penguins: In their own words Source: Tribune-Review
It’s been 20 years since the Penguins won their first Stanley Cup on May 25, 1991. … More here

Hockey seemed to change after the Penguins’ 1991 Stanley Cup title run Source: Tribune-Review
When the Penguins raised the Stanley Cup in Minnesota 20 years ago tonight, they lowered the curtain on freewheeling hockey. … Read more

Empty Netter Assists – 05-25-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Two decades ago today, this became a hockey ‘tahn .’ -Where are the 1991 Stanley Cup champions (right) these days ? -Note: We’ll have much more on this coming up around 10 a.m. Please tune in … Continued here

Canucks/Sharks – Game 5 – 9:00 – Clarence S. Campbell Bowl In Attendance Source: The Pensblog
Rule 233 of Pensblog. Anytime the Clarence S. … Read the rest here

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PensHead Daily Links 04-29-2011

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Crosby had setback, but ‘not worried’ about 2011 (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
Sidney Crosby acknowledged he recently had a setback and experienced symptoms during his recovery from a concussion, but the Pittsburgh Penguins star said he isn't worried that he won't be ready for the start of next season. Crosby addressed reporters on Friday for the first time in weeks, on the day the Penguins packed up and dispersed after being eliminated from the NHL playoffs. … Link

Recurring concussion symptoms sideline Crosby Source: Tribune-Review
Penguins center Sidney Crosby today said a recurrence of concussion symptoms caused him to stop practicing during the Stanley Cup playoffs, and that there is no timeframe for his return to hockey. … Go here to read the rest

Crosby admits to having concussion setback (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
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Bylsma, Trotz, Vigneault are Adams Award finalists (PA SportsTicker) Source: Yahoo Sports
Pittsburgh’s Dan Bylsma, Nashville’s Barry Trotz and Vancouver’s Alain Vigneault are finalists for the Jack Adams Award given to the NHL’s coach of the year, the league said Friday. … See more here

Cooke underwent personality treatment classes Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Penguins winger Matt Cooke who was suspended for the final 17 games of the season, admitted to voluntarily taking some sort of personality treatment classes immediately after his suspension. … Visit link

Puck Headlines: Crosby suffers setback; Russia shocked at worlds (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. Germany shocks Russia at the IIHF World Championships, 2-0, having gone … Continue reading → … Go here to read the rest

Penguins’ Crosby admits to setbacks in recovery (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
With the Pittsburgh Penguins eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, all-world center Sidney Crosby has come forward about setbacks in his recovery from a concussion this season, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Crosby said Friday that he stopped skating with his… … More

Michalek to Skate for Czech Republic at World Championships Source: penguins.nhl.com
Zbynek Michalek will join the Czech Republic national team at the 2011 IIHF World Hockey Championships, taking place April 29 to May 15 in Kosice, Slovakia. “I take a lot of pride playing for my national team,” Michalek said. … Read more here

NHL: Colin Campbell, Mike Richards and 10 Postseason Plays That Got Off Easy Source: Bleacher Report
The first round of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs is in the books, and it didn’t take long for hockey’s second season to be overshadowed by the ugly and ridiculous trend of cheap and injurious plays. … Read more

Video: Final Thoughts: Marc-Andre Fleury (4/29/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury meets with the media on the final day of team activities. … To see video click here

Video: Final Thoughts: Paul Martin 4/29/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Paul Martin meets with the media on the final day of team activities. … Watch here

Video: Final Thoughts: Max Talbot (4/29/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Max Talbot meets with the media on the final day of team activities. … See video here

Video: Final Thoughts: Dan Bylsma (4/29/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma meets with the media on the final day of team activities. … View video here

Video: Final Thoughts: Sidney Crosby (04/29/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby meets with the media on the final day of team activities. … View video

Video: Final Thoughts: Ray Shero (4/29/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
General Manager Ray Shero talks with the media … View video here

Walkout Meetings Buzz: Malkin wants to play center again, more tidbits Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Friday’s Walkout Meetings Buzz: | Crosby admits to setback; Team confident in full recovery; Malkin to wants to return to center; Does Bylsma agree?; Cooke will be back; Bylsma has high praise for Nick Johnson; Bylsma not opposed to power play coach; Jeffrey, Letestu to battle for final center spot next season? | — The … Continued here

Crosby says he had concussion-related setback recently Source: Post Gazette
Penguins center Sidney Crosby, who did not play after Jan. 5 because of a concussion, said today he is optimistic about playing next season, but admitted to suffering a setback in his rehabilitation recently … Continue reading here

Malkin says he likely would have returned in the Conference Finals Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The talk from Evgeni Malkin’s camp and sources this week that the Penguins center could return in the playoffs was legit. Malkin said today that he likely would have returned in the third round of the playoffs. As reported earlier this week, Malkin’s knee injury was not as severe as once believed by the team … See the rest here

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Crosby confirms he had a setback about 10 days ago Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Penguins walkout meetings are on-going this afternoon and Sidney Crosby confirmed what many suspected: A set back. The Penguins captain during today’s media availability said he had another setback about a week in a half ago, which pretty much put an end to any chance of him returning for the playoffs. “I had symptoms … See more here

Listen To Puck Daddy Radio for Mike Richter, Conn Smythe watch (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
It's a (gettin' down on) Friday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: Special Guest Star: New York Rangers legend and U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Richter talks goaltending, the playoffs … Continue reading → … Follow this link

Crosby had setback; Michalek to play for Czech Republic -04-29-11 Source: Empty Netters
A few notes out of the Penguins’ final media availability for the season today: -First, Sidney Crosby admitted he suffered a set back in terms of his symptoms towards the end of the season . Said Crosby: “Yeah, I started to get some symptoms, probably a week and a half ago, whenever I stopped skating. I started t … … The rest is here

Neal to Play for Canada at World Championships Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins winger James Neal has been added to Team Canada’s roster for the 2011 IIHF World Hockey Championships, taking place April 29 to May 15 in Kosice, Slovakia. “I’m excited,” Neal said … Follow this link

NHL Jack Adams Award: Bylsma vs. Trotz vs. Vigneault (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Every season, the Jack Adams Award has a field of several coaches that all deserve consideration for best of the year. But the 2010-11 season produced a few candidates that were exceptional; and one of them, assumed to be a … Continue reading → … Follow this link

Bylsma named Jack Adams Finalist Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma has been named a Jack Adams Finalist for NHL coach of the year. . … Read more

Pens coach Bylsma a finalist for NHL coaching award Source: Tribune-Review
Penguins coach Dan Bylsma is a finalist for the NHL’s Jack Adams Award as the top coach. The other finalists are Vancouver’s Alain Vigneault and Nashville’s Barry Trotz. … Visit link

Vigneault a finalist for Jack Adams Trophy (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Alain Vigneault, who led the Vancouver Canucks to the NHL's best record during the regular season, was named a finalist for the Jack Adams award, given annually to the league's top coach. … The rest is here

Dan Bylsma Nominated For Coach Of The Year Source: The Pensblog
Dan Bylsma has been nominated for the Jack Adams Trophy as the NHL coach of the year : “To see your name next to names like Scotty Bowman, Bob Johnson and Herb Brooks in Pittsburgh history, let alone coaches in NHL history. And to think about your name getting mentioned as a Coach of the Year, a Jack Adams candidate is humbling.” – Dan Bylsma Barry Trotz from Nashville and Alain Vigneault from Vancouver are the other two nominees. … Visit link

Bylsma finalist for NHL’s top coach award Source: Post Gazette
Dan Bylsma of the Penguins is a finalist for the Jack Adams Award, which goes to the NHL’s top coach … Continued here

Sharks – Red Wings preview – 04-29-11 Source: Empty Netters
(2) Sharks vs. (3) Red Wings Sharks Leading Postseason Scorer: Ryane Clowe, 7 points (4 goals, 3 assists) … Read the rest here

Bylsma Humbled by Coach of the Year Nomination Source: penguins.nhl.com
Share It’s no secret that Dan Bylsma has already become one of the most successful head coaches in Penguins history, hoisting the league’s highest honor – the Stanley Cup – just four month… … The rest is here

Bylsma, Trotz and Vigneault Named Jack Adams Award Finalists Source: penguins.nhl.com
Dan Bylsma of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Barry Trotz of the Nashville Predators and Alain Vigneault of the Vancouver Canucks are the three finalists for the 2010-11 Jack Adams Award, presented to the head coach who has “contributed the most to … … Link

Bylsma named finalist for Jack Adams Award – 04-29-11 Source: Empty Netters
The Penguins won’t get shutout in the awards show. … Continue reading here

Video: Final Thoughts: Dustin Jeffrey (4/29/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Dustin Jeffery meets with the media on the final day of team activities. … To see video click here

Video: Final Thoughts: Tyler Kennedy (4/29/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Tyler Kennedy meets with the media on the final day of team activities. … View video here

Video: Final Thoughts: Kris Letang (04/29/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Kris Letang meets with the media on the final day of team activities. … View video here

Video: Final Thoughts: Pascal Dupuis (04/29/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pascal Dupuis meets with the media on the final day of team activities. … View video here

Video: Final Thoughts: Evgeni Malkin (04/29/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Evgeni Malkin meets with the media on the final day of team activities. … See video here

Video: Final Thoughts: Matt Cooke (04/29/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Matt Cooke meets with the media on the final day of team activities. … See video here

Eulogy: Remembering the 2010-11 Pittsburgh Penguins (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
(Ed. Note: As the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, we're bound to lose some friends along the journey. … Excerpt from

Penguins Report: Closing Time 2011 Source: penguins.nhl.com
11:00 AM: Well, the Penguins’ resilient season came to a close Wednesday night in a 1-0 Game 7 setback to the Tampa Bay Lightning. It’s always disappointing when your season ends, but it was still an incredibly successful ye… … See the rest here

Capitals – Lightning preview – 04-29-11 Source: Empty Netters
(1) Capitals vs. (5) Lightning Capitals Leading Postseason Scorer: Alex Ovechkin, 6 points (3 goals, 3 assists). … See more here

Bubbly NHL Playoff Preview: Capitals (1) vs. Lightning (5) (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
That the Washington Capitals are rested and ready for a second-round series feels odd; usually under Coach Bruce Boudreau, their hearts should still be pounding after an intense seven-game series. And, usually, those hearts would be pounding on a golf … Continue reading → … Go here to read the rest

Neal to play for Canada in IIHF World Championships – 04-29-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins forward James Neal will play for Team Canada in the IIHF World Championships beginning today in Slovakia . Neal was acquired prior to the trade deadline along with defenseman Matt Niskanen in a deal which sent defenseman Alex Goligoski to Dallas. … Continued here

Penguins ‘Beard-A-Thon’ Raises Over $64,000 for Mario Lemieux Foundation Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pittsburgh Penguins fans raised more than $64,000 for the Mario Lemieux Foundation by participating in the team’s third annual “Beard-A-Thon” campaign presented by SUPERCUTS. The Penguins led all participating NHL teams in … … Read more

James Neal joins Team Canada for World Championships Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Penguins are holding their walkout meetings today at the Consol Energy Center. There will be some media availability this afternoon followed by season ending pressers from both head coach Dan Bylsma and GM Ray Shero. … Read more here

Dave Molinari’s scouting report: Stanley Cup playoffs Source: Post Gazette
Dave Molinari breaks down the semifinal matchups in the Eastern and Western conferences: … Excerpt from

Empty Netter Assists – 04-29-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Generally, when Arron Asham is your leading goal-scorer in the postseason, that’s not a good thing . -The Confluence takes a look at the Penguins 2010-11 season . -Calder Cup Playoffs … … Read the rest here

Caps, Lightning get right to it Source: Tribune-Review
The Capitals finished off the New York Rangers in five games, then the other Eastern Conference series went seven. … Visit link

Canucks top Predators in opener Source: Tribune-Review
Roberto Luongo stopped 20 shots and made Chris Higgins’ second-period goal stand up in the Vancouver Canucks’ 1-0 win over the Nashville Predators in the opener of their Western Conference semifinal series Thursday night. … Read more

Penguins 2010-11: Maybe they were the team to beat? Source: Tribune-Review
On paper, the Penguins look to be a Cup favorite next year, but they have to address three particular areas this offseason. … Read the rest here

RECAP: Banfield and Brown. WB/S PENS LOSE. Source: The Pensblog
The focus has turned to the AHL's best Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins now that Pittsburgh has been eliminated. Maybe they knew a few more people were watching than normal and they choked, but that's pretty unlikely … Visit link

Penguins’ playoff exit: Remaining top players mostly failed to produce Source: Post Gazette
Several statistics help to explain why Tampa Bay will face Washington in Game 1 of a second-round playoff series tonight, hours after the Penguins gather at Consol Energy Center for the final time. … The rest is here

Penguins Off-Season Look Ahead Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Penguins arguably overachieved in 2010-2011 due to the vast majority of injuries but the standard didn’t change for the Penguins brass and that was competing for a Stanley Cup. … View post

Baby Pens drop game 1 Source: The Pensblog
Charlotte comes into Wilkes-Barre, and takes game 1 by a 3-2 final. Jon Matsumoto scored two goals and Zac Dalpe sniped the other … Read this article

Introducing Rinko Redemption & Clutch City News Source: The Pensblog
Introducing Rinko Redemption! If your Quest for the Cup team failed as badly as the Pens power play in round one, you'll now have a chance at redemption. Here's how it works: You pick ONE player from each NHL playoff team (5 forwards, 2 defenseman and 1 goalie.) Roster selection locks April 30th, 8:30pm Eastern. … See the article here

Canucks – Predators preview – 04-28-11 Source: Empty Netters
(1) Canucks vs. (5) Predators Canucks Leading Postseason Scorer: Daniel Sedin, 7 points (5 goals, 2 assists) … Read more here

Puck Daddy’s 2011 Stanley Cup Playoff Round 2 Staff Picks (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
In which your friends from Puck Daddy and Puck Daddy Radio on The Score Sirius 98 select the winners for Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. You can see their picks for Round 1 and the Stanley Cup Finals … Continue reading → … Continue reading here

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PensHead Daily Links 04-25-2011

Monday, April 25th, 2011

FIRST PERIOD: PENS/LIGHTNING, End them Source: The Pensblog
We know one thing: the Pens will get chances. If they cash in, this series is over. If they don't, we move to the dreaded seventh game … More here

Pens-Bolts Game 6: In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
6:30 PM: Today’s quote of the day is brought to you by alternate captain Jordan Staal. … More here

Penguins Expecting Fleury’s Best Source: penguins.nhl.com
TAMPA, Fla. — Goaltenders need short memories, and those who have them can recover from poor performances more quickly than others. As Penguins forward Michael Rupp pointed out Monday morning at the St … Excerpt from

Game Day Buzz: Staal on 1st power play unit as net-front player a mystery to evaluators Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Game Day Buzz Some pre-game tidbits as the Penguins look to close out the series tonight…. — Despite still being in the drivers seat, up 3-2 in the series, I believe the pressure is on the Penguins tonight. … The rest is here

Playoff Gameday – Round One, Game Six – Lightning Source: The Pensblog
St. Pete Times Forum – 7:00PM TV: Versus, ROOT Sports, CBC, RDS Penguins Lead Series 3-2. Team Notes: Dan Bylsma isn't mentioning any line-up changes . … More here

Have the Tampa Bay Lightning rattled Marc-Andre Fleury? (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
After one has witnessed what the Blackhawks have done to Roberto Luongo's confidence, the notion that the Tampa Bay Lightning have somehow fractured the will of Marc-Andre Fleury seems a little flimsy. It's like comparing a sinus headache with a … Continue reading → … Link

Game Notes: 5-on-5 play a key for the Penguins tonight Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Game 6 Pre-Game Notes — The Penguins look to close out the series against the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight and advance to the second round for the fourth straight year. … View post

Puck Headlines: Sharks/Kings previews; Luongo song parody (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. Decimated by injuries, the German national team had no choice but … Continue reading → … More here

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Minus Crosby, Penguins Cannot Hang with East Elite Source: Bleacher Report
Without their big two centers in Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, the Pittsburgh Penguins have still managed to open up a 3-2 series lead over the high-scoring Tampa Bay Lightning. Before the postseason, many selected the Penguins to move at least into the second round on the strength of their goaltending, defense and coaching … See the rest here

Word out of Malkin’s Camp: “Hopefully Pens Keep Winning” Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
If the Penguins advance to the second round and beyond, will Evgeni Malkin not Sidney Crosby become the story to watch for the Penguins? … Link

NHL playoffs: How top seeds have fared against eight seeds in Game 7s (Associated Content) Source: Yahoo Sports
The top seeded Vancouver Canucks looked like they would roll to the second round. The took a 3-0 lead over the Chicago Blackhawks, a team that limped to the playoffs after the Dallas Stars lost their final game. However, Chicago has rallied to force a Game 7. … Follow this link

Colbert and Tomlin talk 2011 NFL Draft Pool Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
By Dale Grdnic PITTSBURGH — Thanks to the current collective bargaining situation and player lockout in the NFL, this week’s draft could be the most interesting in years. Veterans cannot be traded, unrestricted free agents basically don’t count toward the current rosters and undrafted college free agents cannot be signed after the draft concludes … See the rest here

@pghpenguins: B. Johnson rocking his new all-white getup on the road #Pens – http://twitpic.com/4pg0bp

Fleury’s numbers when following a loss & pulled in the playoffs Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
.Since the 2008 post-season, goaltender Marc Andre Fleury is 12-4 when following a loss. … Follow this link

Twenty Years Later – Penguins 4, Capitals 1 – 04-25-11 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. … Link

Video: Game-Day: Dan Bylsma (4/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma before tonight’s match-up of the Pens vs. Lightning in Tampa. … Click here to view video

Video: Game-Day: Mike Rupp (4/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Mike Rupp before tonight’s match-up of the Pens vs. Lightning in Tampa. … Click here to view video

Video: Game-Day: Jordan Staal (4/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Jordan Staal before tonight’s match-up of the Pens vs. Lightning in Tampa. … See this video

Video: Penguins Insider (4/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Steve Mears with today’s breakdown of Game 6 in Tampa between the Penguins and the Lightning at 7pm. … To see video click here

Crosby not skating with team for 5th straight day Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Sidney Crosby is with the team in Tampa Bay but is not skating this morning for the 5th straight day. … The rest is here

2011 NHL Playoffs: Pittsburgh Penguins Trust in Marc-Andre Fleury Source: Bleacher Report
Analysts and fans always overreact to one game, especially during the playoffs. In the NBA, I watch the ESPN analysts anoint the Boston Celtics the best team in the NBA just because they swept a Knicks team without Chauncey Billups and Amare Stoudemire … More here

Crosby with team in Tampa Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Here’s your daily Crosby update: Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has not skated since Wednesday as doctors have scaled down his on-ice workouts for the past 8-10 days. Crosby though did make the trip to Tampa. … Read the rest here

What We Learned: Vigneault and his Roberto Luongo problem (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 → … Continued here

By the Numbers: Game 6 vs. Tampa Bay Source: penguins.nhl.com
Although Tampa Bay won Game 5 to cut Pittsburgh’s series lead to 3-2, the Penguins have a chance to clinch their opening-round series against the Lightning on the road tonight at St. Pete Times Forum. Historically, the Penguins have fared well on … … Excerpt from

Empty Netter Assists – 04-25-11 Source: Empty Netters
Playoff Stuff Penguins – Lightning (Note: Our live blog begins at approximately 7 p.m. Please tune in.) -” I always felt that people here believed in me .” – Alex Kovalev (above) on returning to Pittsburgh. -” Seriously, we have noth … … Continue reading here

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs 2011: Why the Pens Will Finish off Bolts in Tampa Source: Bleacher Report
There were many empty seats in the Console Energy Center on Saturdayafter the Tampa Bay Lightning had shocked the hometown fans by extending their lead to 7-0. Those viewing the game on television had probably switched to the NBA playoffs or even soap operas by the first intermission. The Lightning dealt the Pens the most humiliating defeat of the playoffs so far, making sure there was no need for two overtimes … Link

Questioning MAF? Seriously? Source: The Pensblog
Turned on the FAN Morning Show on Monday morning, settling in to listen to Pens talk. Instead, it was some bizarre segment where they were trying to goad Pens fans into calling into the show to say that Fleury sucks or that Brent Johnson should start tonight. What a waste of time. That's all. Talk about the NFL Draft or something. Go Pens … Link

A new flight plan: Q&A with Penguins’ Kovalev Source: Post Gazette
His name is Alexei Vyacheslavovich Kovalev, he is 38, and he is in the twilight of one of the greatest careers for a Russian player in NHL history. … Go here to read the rest

Lightning wary of home-ice hex Source: Tribune-Review
Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher doesn’t believe there’s much of an advantage to playing on home ice in the playoffs, and the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is an indication that he might be on to something. … Continue reading here

Taking flight: Clinching on the road in game 6 Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins have clinched their first-round series on the road in Game 6 each of the past two seasons, roaring back from 3-0 deficits to defeat Philadelphia in 2009 and Ottawa last year. … Read this article

Penguins seek return to normalcy Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins have shown mental toughness all season, which largely explains their success amid constant adversity. … See more here

Rob Rossi’s article on Malkin/Crosby from this weekend Source: The Pensblog
After a 8-2 drubbing the last thing anyone wanted to do was read about hockey for the next 24 hours. At least that is why we missed this bombshell Rob Rossi from the weekend. [ TRIB ] From the article : At this point, anybody who claims to know how to read these daily developments of the Penguins’ injured superstar centers ( Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin ) is jerking you around … Follow this link

We’ve been here before Source: The Pensblog
No need to go into the details. You all remember … Read this article

Penguins Notebook: Forgetting Game 5 the plan Source: Post Gazette
When the Penguins boarded their charter plane Sunday for Florida, they packed all the requisite sticks, gloves, helmets, laptops, enough clothing for a couple days and, well, just about everything except the memories of that 8-2 annihilation by the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5. … More

Lightning wants more bodies, pucks at the net Source: Post Gazette
TAMPA. Fla. … See more here

Cook: Forget about there being no place like home Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins have the Tampa Bay Lightning players right where they want ‘em. … Excerpt from

Baby Pens set to face Charlotte in second round Source: The Pensblog
The Charlotte Checkers eliminated the Hershey Bears from the Calder Cup Playoffs tonight, with a 2-1 overtime win in Hershey. Hershey won the Calder Cup the past two season … Link

Local Trio Helps Team USA Capture Third Straight World Under-18 Championship Source: penguins.nhl.com
Team USA, with the help of three local products, rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the championship game to defeat Sweden, 4-3 in overtime, to capture the 2011 World Under-18 Championship – the United States’ third straight gold medal in t… … Continued here

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PensHead Daily Links 11-18-2010

Thursday, November 18th, 2010


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LINK CITY: Vancouver anthems, poop Source: The Pensblog
Links that aren’t organized so Derek gets pissed. Mt. … The rest is here

Too Much Man Source: The Pensblog
A bunch of people e-mailed this in. This Gary Roberts PS was mentioned on Funny or Die … Follow this link

Russian Teen Meets Idol Malkin Source: penguins.nhl.com
Every Penguins fan knows the story of Evgeni Malkin, the Russian hockey superstar who came to Pittsburgh as a teenager without knowing English. Malkin is also a hero back home in Russia, and one young fan decided to follow in his footsteps. David Mnatsyan, 17, traveled to Pittsburgh from Omsk, Russia to be just like his idol. … View post

Michalek Improving in Penguins’ System Source: penguins.nhl.com
Defenseman Zbynek Michalek was signed by the Penguins in the offseason to provide a defensive shutdown presence, but adaption to the Penguins’ system was stymied by an early season shoulder injury. However, since returning to the lineup Michalek has improved in each game … Go here to read the rest

‘Stuff happens’ to Halak; Holland hits 1,000; Campbell’s soup (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Jaroslav Halak’s Blues have been bitten by the injury bug; Detroit GM celebrates milestone(s); Colin Campbell is good at integrity, bad at email. … See the article here

Penguins earn complete “game” win but Canucks don’t come away impressed Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Post-Vancouver Observations & Analysis The Pittsburgh Penguins (10-8-2) earned their first win against the Vancouver Canucks (10-5-3) in ten years, defeating Vancouver 3-1 behind a 29 save performance from Marc Andre Fleury. Fleury was strong between the pipes and Pittsburgh got goals from Sidney Crosby (13), Max Talbot (4) and Arron Asham (2) in … Link

Video: Off-Day: Max Talbot (11/18/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Max Talbot after today’s practice at the Iceoplex at Southpointe. … View video

Video: Evgeni Malkin meets David Mnatsyan Source: penguins.nhl.com
David from Omsk,Russia wears number 71 and plays for the Junior A Penguins. … Watch here


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Inside the Penguins: Thursday’s Insider Report & Notes Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Thursday’s Pens Analysis & Notes — Although the Vancouver Canucks didn’t agree, the buzz in Penguins circles is that Wednesday night’s win was the Penguins most complete game of the season. Two members of the coaching staff I’d like to give some praise out to is head coach Dan Bylsma and goaltender coach Gilles … Read this article

Listen To Puck Daddy Radio with Michael Rupp of the Penguins! (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Puck Daddy Radio on iTunes . … See the rest here

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Penguins Report: Practice 11/18/10 Source: penguins.nhl.com
12:57 PM: Coachspeak with Dan Bylsma… On Malkin, Asham and Martin: It was a maintenance day for all the players that didn’t participate in practice today. We anticipate seeing them tomorrow morning on the ice … Visit link

Video: Off-Day: Sidney Crosby (11/18/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby after today’s practice at the Iceoplex at Southpointe. … To see video click here

Video: Off-Day: Marc-Andre Fleury (11/18/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury after today’s practice at the Iceoplex at Southpointe. … Click here to view video

Video: Off-Day: Brooks Orpik (11/18/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Brooks Orpik after today’s practice at the Iceoplex at Southpointe. … To see video click here

Video: Off-Day: Coach Bylsma (11/18/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma after today’s practice at the Iceoplex at Southpointe. … View video

NHL: Pens Rumors: Guerin to join scouting department; Comrie/Kings chatter Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The Latest Penguins Rumblings There is some thought that former Penguin Billy Guerin could still help the Penguins on the ice, most notably on the power play as the Penguins lack a right handed shot down low. … Go here to read the rest

Meet the new third line – 11-18-10 Source: Empty Netters
The past three seasons, the Penguins have had arguably the best third line in the NHL with some combination of Matt Cooke, Tyler Kennedy (above), Jarkko Ruutu or Jordan Staal haunting opposing top six lines. With the multiple injuries suffered by Staal and Cooke’s promotion to the second line, only Kennedy remains on that unit. Over the past week, the team has pieced together a new third line … … Continued here

RECAP: Call Me MAF. PENS WIN Source: The Pensblog
Two days ago, when he was asked about dominating the Eastern Conference, Roberto LOLuongo had this to say in regards to his big numbers: You do the math, I dont know what to tell you, said Luongo. I cant answer that for you without being cocky. What an asshole. No word if LOLuongo was still being cocky after the Pens put three goals in his mouth. … See more here


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Martin replaces Goligoski on Pens’ top power play unit Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins decided to change things up on their struggling power-play unit Wednesday. Paul Martin, who saw considerable time manning the point in New Jersey, replaced Alex Goligoski on the top unit against Vancouver. … Read more

Penguins sharp in home victory Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins produced one of their most solid games of the season in a 3-1 victory over the Canucks at Consol Energy Center. … Read this article

Wednesday’s Three Stars: Staal, Toews tricks; Porter’s great OT goal (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
No. 1 Star: Eric Staal, Carolina Hurricanes The emotional state of both teams was in question before the game:… … Go here to read the rest

NHL Roundup: A look at Wednesday’s games (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
Even while he's cooling off in the penalty box, Sidney Crosby is looking for ways to burn the opposition. … Go here to read the rest

Empty Netter Assists – 11-18-10 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Dave Molinari’s recap from last night’s game . … See more here

Penguins beat Canucks in special teams battle Source: Post Gazette
Max Talbot didn’t want to be greedy about it. … Excerpt from

Canucks’ power play fizzles in 3-1 loss to Penguins (The Vancouver Sun) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Vancouver Canucks played a great three-game tour. Unfortunately, it was in the middle of a five-game trip that ended disappointingly Wednesday with a 3-1 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins. … Follow this link

Penguins Notebook: Canucks’ Sedins offer dual threat Source: Post Gazette
They look alike. They sound alike. Most of the time, they play alike … Visit link

Penguins earn complete “game” win but Canucks don’t come away impressed with Pens Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Post-Vancouver Observations & Analysis The Pittsburgh Penguins (10-8-2) earned their first win against the Vancouver Canucks (10-5-3) in ten years, defeating Vancouver 3-1 behind a 29 save performance from Marc Andre Fleury. … Continued here

Pens/Canucks reflections Source: Chipped Ice
Greetings, Pens fans. … See the rest here

Pittsburgh Penguins: Defensemen Kris Letang, Alex Goligoski Taking Center Stage Source: Bleacher Report
Average is theperfect word to describe the Pittsburgh Penguins first 20 games of the 2010-11 NHL season. Their strong power play and weak penalty kill combine to make a very average special teams … Visit link

Toews rips Oilers apart (CBC.ca) Source: Yahoo Sports
Jonathan Toews scored a natural hat trick to snap a four-game pointless streak and guide the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers. … See more here

Crosby’s breakaway leads Pens past Canucks 3-1 (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. … View post

Penguins PK Powers Team to Win Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins penalty kill has one goal – to stop opponents from scoring. But Wednesday night, the PK contributed to two goals in the Penguins’ 3-1 victory over Vancouver. Coming into the game, the Canucks boasted the NHL’s second-best power play, converting 29.2 percent of their man advantages into goals. … Follow this link

Aftermath: Penguins 3, Canucks 1 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Author: Sam Kasan ; ; ; … See the article here

MAF > LOLuongo Source: The Pensblog
Pensblog (AP) – Even at Marc-Andre Fleury’s worse, he is ten times better than Robert LOLuongo. … Go here to read the rest

Fleury (finally) solid as Penguins win 3-1 Source: Post Gazette
Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury left little doubt about whether he’s over his early season woes, making 29 saves in the Penguins’ 3-1 victory against Vancouver tonight at the Consol Energy Center. … Read more here

Penguins’ Sellout Streak Tops 3 Million Fans Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins’ consecutive sellout streak topped the three-million fan mark and reached 176 games (includes regular season and playoffs) Wednesday night against the Vancouver Canucks. The Penguins sold out the last 166 games of Mello… … View post

Penguins-Canucks In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
0:00: And the Pens win! Crosby may not have made the empty net, but it effectively killed the clock and the Pens skate off with the 3-1 win over Vancouver. 0:08: Crosby just missed two shots at the empty net, one from the point and one from the side of the goal. … More here