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PensHead Daily Links 01-30-2012

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Streaking Penguins surging into second half (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins milled quietly about their dressing room deep inside Consol Energy Center on Monday, slowly getting back to work following a welcomed few days off for the All-Star break. As the players chatted about their current seven-game winning streak, the spectacular play of center Evgeni Malkin and the prospects of catching the New York Rangers for the Eastern Conference lead, a… … See the rest here

Malkin looks to continue magnificent season (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
The best player in the NHL continues to wear a Pittsburgh Penguins sweater. … More

Crosby skates before Penguins practice (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Sidney Crosby skated with a pair of fellow injured Pittsburgh Penguins teammates before the team’s practice on Monday. It was a hopeful sign in the long recovery for Crosby, who has played in just eight games over the last year. … Excerpt from

Twenty Years Later – Islanders 8, Penguins 5 – 01-30-12 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 … … Link

Video: Crosby Skates (1/30/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sid takes the ice at the CONSOL Energy Center. PensTV was there to cover the action. … Watch video here

Video: Off Day: Matt Cooke (1/30/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Matt Cooke talks to reporters following the Pens’ first practice after the All-Star break. … Watch video here

Video: Off Day: Chris Kunitz (1/30/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Chris Kunitz talks to reporters following the Pens’ first practice after the All-Star break. … See this video

Video: Off Day: Marc-Andre Fleury (1/30/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury talks to reporters following the Pens’ first practice after the All-Star break. … Watch here

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Nearing four week mark of injury, Staal back on ice for Pens Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Penguins center Jordan Staal has been cleared to begin skating and is going through individual drills this afternoon. Staal recovering from a grade III MCL tear, is nearing the four week mark of his injury … Read more

Pens’ Crosby takes the ice with injured Staal, Despres Source: Post Gazette
Penguins center Sidney Crosby has joined center Jordan Staal and defenseman Simon Despres, both of whom are on injured reserve because of knee injuries, on the ice with conditioning coach Mike Kadar at Consol Energy Center. … View post

Crosby Skates with Injured Teammates Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was on the ice at CONSOL Energy Center for a pre-practice skate Monday. Crosby skated with injured teammates Simon Despres and Jordan Staal and strength and conditioning coach Mike Kadar. Crosby, who has been o… … Read the rest here

CONCUSSION CITY: errrr link city Source: The Pensblog
Some more reads about Crosby and concussions: Geoff Grant from Climatecentral with an interesting comparison between Crosby and, yes, global warming: With climate, as with hockey, people seem to be waiting for the definitive A-leads-to-B line to be drawn for them. But just as it’s impossible to link one hurricane in Florida to climate change, doctors cannot say with absolute certainty that any one hit, or even any one concussion, leads to long-term brain damage and functional decline … View post

Malkin’s Star Shines Bright Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins Evgeni Malkin is the lowest profiled high-profile player in the NHL. Despite all his talents and accomplishments, Malkin is often overlooked by the media and fans (not Pens fans though) … More

Plenty to question – 01-30-12 Source: Empty Netters
The Penguins aren’t the only team in the NHL to treat medical updates like launch codes for nuclear weapons. … Visit link

FAN GUIDE vs. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS Source: penguins.nhl.com
7:00 PM Ticketmaster | Ticket Exchange | Student Rush Don’t have a ticket yet? It’s not too late. … Link

Video: Pens Insider: ASG Part 1 (1/30/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
PensTv goes to the All Star Game in Ottawa and brings you first hand coverage. … Video here

Video: Pens Insider: ASG Part 2 (1/30/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
PensTV goes to the All Star Game in Ottawa and brings you first hand coverage of the Penguins players there. … View video

Malkin moves up – 01-30-12 Source: Empty Netters
Evgeni Malkin collected two points in yesterday’s All-Star Lame Game. In the process, he moved a little bit higher on the team’s all-time leading scorers list in that contest. Suffice it to say, he has a little ways to go in order to reach No. … View post

Crosby: Speculation Station Source: The Pensblog
For anyone complaining that the Internet becomes a sea of armchair doctors whenever Crosby news comes out, you have to find some way to get off your high horse. In the past 24 to 48 hours, we've read more non-educated speculation about Crosby than anyone on the Internet, and we aren't jammed up about it. Here are some must-read articles for you to start your week with. 1. … Continue reading here

What We Learned: Toronto is the league’s most intriguing second-half team (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 … Go here to read the rest

Sidney Crosby Suffering from an Undetected Fractured Vertebrae for a Year? Source: Bleacher Report
A disturbing complication has come to the Sidney Crosby concussion story, as reported by Bruce Arthur in the National Post early this morning. Apparently, doctors in Utah and California that Crosby was consulting this All-Star week found abnormalities in his C1 and C2 vertebrae … Continue reading here

The 2012 Hitchhiker’s guide to the playoffs Source: The Pensblog
The Penguins are 28-17-4. They have 60 points and are currently in fifth place. There are 10 weeks left in the Penguins season … Read more

Empty Netter Assists – 01-30-12 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Evgeni Malkin (above, with Kris Letang and James Neal) had a goal and an assist for Team Chara which beat Team Alfredsson, 12-9, in the All-Star Lame Game . -Malkin’s goal: 7gCXKvz5NDw -Happy times for Malkin … More here

Team Alfredsson dominates skills competition Source: Tribune-Review
Team Alfredsson beat Team Chara, 21-12, easily clinching the victory in the final-round shootout challenge. Alfredsson had one of his team’s 10 shootout goals in outscoring Chara, 10-3. That was enough to get the hometown crowd on its feet, cheering on a Senators-stocked team that Alfredsson selected in the draft Thursday night. … More here

Kovacevic: How do you miss a broken neck? Source: Tribune-Review
If new findings are correct, those assembled by the Penguins and Sidney Crosby to treat his ailment have some serious explaining to do. … See more here

NHL teams now turn focus toward the push for the playoffs Source: Tribune-Review
NHL All-Star Game, festivities overshadow otherwise tumultuous first half, as teams turn focus toward push for postseason play. … More here

Penguins’ stars shine bright at NHL All-Star Game in Ottawa Source: Tribune-Review
Each of the Penguins three All-Stars left Canada’s capital city with something other than odd-looking game equipment. … Continued here

VIDEO: Malkin’s nasty goal in the ASG Source: The Pensblog
Via Freakshow : What a player. … Read this article

Seeing Yakupov in person quite a treat Source: Chipped Ice
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NHL All-Star Notebook: Crosby exam results might come today Source: Post Gazette
The NHL All-Star Game played out in normal fashion Sunday at Scotiabank Place. A night earlier, health news about Sidney Crosby fairly well upstaged the skills challenge. … Visit link

NHL All-Star Game: More glitter on Malkin’s horizon Source: Post Gazette
At the 2008 NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta, Evgeni Malkin could not be persuaded to speak to reporters after picking up a couple of assists — not by local media members he knew, not by Penguins staff members, not even by then-teammate and friend Sergei Gonchar. What a difference over the weekend at the 2012 confluence of star power. … Continue reading here

Without Crosby, Malkin takes over for Penguins (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Pittsburgh star Evgeni Malkin is finally healthy and looking like the best player in the league. … Read more here

Dave Stubbs: Charlie Hodge/Gerry Bauman all-star shutout record holds (The Montreal Gazette) Source: Yahoo Sports
National Hockey League shooters poured 21 shots behind six goaltenders Sunday in Kanata, Ont., Team Chara beating Team Alfredsson 12-9 to win the NHLs 59th All-Star Game. … Link

Malkin Earns Bragging Rights in All-Star Game Source: penguins.nhl.com
OTTAWA – A big smile spread across Evgeni Malkin’s face when asked how it felt to beat his teammates James Neal and Kris Letang in the 2012 NHL All-Star Game. “Oh, yeah, it feels awesome,” Malkin said … See the rest here

Video: Post ASG: Kris Letang (1/29/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Kris Letang talks to the media after the 2012 All-Star Game. … See video here

Video: Post ASG: Evgeni Malkin (1/29/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Evgeni Malkin talks to the media after the 2012 All-Star Game. … View video here

Video: Post ASG: James Neal (1/29/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
James Neal talks to the media after the 2012 All-Star Game. … Click here to view video

NHL All-Stars: Team Chara defeats Team Alfredsson, 12-9 Source: Post Gazette
OTTAWA — The Penguins’ three representatives left their mark on the 2012 NHL All-Star Game today at Scotiabank Place. … Visit link

Malkin helps Team Chara win All-Star Game, 12-9 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins center Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist and helped Team Chara defeat Team Alfredsson, 12-9, in the All-Star Game at ScotiaBank Place in Ottawa. Malkin scored the game’s second goal against Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist at 5:38 of the first period. … Go here to read the rest

Video: Drake Meets the All-Stars Source: penguins.nhl.com
Drake goes into the locker room after his second intermission performance. … Watch here

Video: Pens Insider: ASG Wrap-Up (1/29/12) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Steve Mears wraps-up the 2012 All-Star Game. … See video here

Video: Mike Lange’s Journal Source: penguins.nhl.com
Toyota Presents: Mike Lange talks about his trusty Astolite Headset. … Watch video here

Video: Russian Jokers Source: penguins.nhl.com
Fellow countrymen Evgeni Malkin and Pavel Datsyuk share a laugh. … View video

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PensHead Daily Links 11-26-2011

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

Pens-Canadiens In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
6:40 PM: I put together a full scouting report on the Montreal Canadiens for your reading pleasure before the game. You can get the detailed version by clicking here, or you can watch the abbreviated video version below. Either way, enjoy! … … Link

Penguins at Canadiens – 11-26-11 Source: Empty Netters
PREGAME hH5uCnhDZHM … Read the rest here

Gameday 24 – Canadiens Source: The Pensblog
Pittsburgh Penguins (12-6-4) @ Montreal Canadiens (10-9-3) 7:00 pm/et TV: ROOT Centre Bell, Montreal, QC Like it or not, trips to the Bell Centre are always special. Sure, the pregame ceremony will likely be ridiculously long and the crowd will react to just about everything, but it's still a special building to watch a hockey game in. Season Series: 1-0-0 Penguins. … More here

VIDEO: Crosby The Long and Winding Road Back Source: The Pensblog
Via HockyWebCaster Good stuff. … Visit link

Is Sidney Crosby a Hypocrite When It Comes to Head Shots? Source: Bleacher Report
Sidney Crosby is a polarizing figure in hockey. Everyone has an opinion on him, whether they think he is the best player in the game or not (for the record, I think he is) … Visit link

Video: Geico Coach’s Corner: Game-Day (11/26/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media before tonight’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. … Click here to view video

4 Things To Know About The Montreal Source: The Pensblog
Who we'll hate, who to be scared of, and more. Read more for the breakdown.. … Follow this link

RINKO: Free main event tonight 11.26 Source: The Pensblog
You can sign up here . Winner gets free entry into December's monthly game. Points also count to the overall totals. … View post

NHL Awards at the quarter mark of the 2011-12 season (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
When the New York Rangers and the San Jose Sharks finish their respective games on Saturday, every team in the National Hockey League will have played in at least 20 contests. Hence, it’s time for the logical leaps and hasty Continue reading … Read the rest here

About the Canadiens – 11-26-11 Source: Empty Netters
A preview of the Canadiens. When and where: 7 p.m., Bell Centre. TV: Root Sports, NHL Network (United States), CBC, RDS … Go here to read the rest

Penguins vs. Canadiens Scouting Report Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pittsburgh Penguins Overall: 13-6-4-30 Home: 8-1-2-18 Road: 5-5-2-12 WHEN: Nov. 26, 2011 – 7:0… … View post

RECAP: The Three Terrors. PENS WIN. Source: The Pensblog
Early in the third period, with the Pens suckling on the nipples of a 5-2 lead, Nick Foligno put on an apron and got in MAF's kitchen. He ended up falling over him. Brooks Orpik was in the vicinity and took it for what it was: incidental. Foligno and MAF were regaining themselves, and then Crosby came into the picture. Defending his goalie, Crosby started stabbing Foligno . Foligno pushed back. Next thing you know, Crosby was landing a devastating elbow into Foligno's mouth. Foligno chirped after the game: “I just kind of got a little frustrated he would do something like that, so I went back at him. It's not a big deal, but it is something he preached all summer about, that we should limit that, and then he goes and does it … Link

Oilers snap 17-game skid (The Edmonton Journal) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Edmonton Oilers ended nearly five years of futility at the Xcel Energy Center on Friday afternoon, snapping a 17-game winless skid against the Wild in Minnesota. … Link

Senators have no answer for Penguins onslaught (The StarPhoenix) Source: Yahoo Sports
The emergency number was staring them in the face Friday night. … See more here

Video: Verizon Game Day Report (11/26/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Michelle Crechiolo breaks down tonight’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. … See video here

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News and Notes: Nov. 25, 2011 Source: Bleacher Report
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are officially a quarter of a way through their season, as they have played the first 20 games of a 76-game season. However, the milestone has brought some problems for the Penguins, and they are currently in the midst of a lengthy losing streak. … See more here

Montreal Canadiens lose 3-1 to Philadelphia Flyers (The Montreal Gazette) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Canadiens took an afternoon nap for 20 minutes in the second period on Friday and the Flyers capitalized. Click here for the latest. … More here

Sens’ Gonchar, Pens’ Malkin together again Source: Tribune-Review
Ottawa Senators defenseman Sergei Gonchar was always as much a big brother to center Evgeni Malkin as a teammate during their four seasons with the Penguins. … See the article here

First-period flurry lifts Penguins past Sens Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins started poorly again, allowing an Ottawa goal only 1:19 into regulation at Consol, but then, Sidney Crosby got started. … Go here to read the rest

NHL Roundup: Giroux spreading wings for Flyers Source: Post Gazette
Philadelphia’s Claude Giroux is proving he is one of the elite players in the league. Giroux had two goals Friday, backup Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens, 3-1. … More

Penguins Notebook: Gonchar likes Malkin’s maturity Source: Post Gazette
Ottawa defenseman Sergei Gonchar and Penguins center Evgeni Malkin have been close for years. Malkin was Gonchar’s tenant for part of the time that Gonchar played with the Penguins. The two also use the same summer training facility in Moscow. … Excerpt from

Penguins’ rapid response buries Ottawa, 6-3 Source: Post Gazette
From the book of don’t blink or you’ll miss it, the Ottawa Senators came out and dominated the Penguins Friday night at Consol Energy Center. Kept the puck in the Penguins end. Got a cycle going. … Go here to read the rest

Backyard Brawl: PITT stumbles to finish a game once again Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Backyard Brawl goes to WVU Pittsburgh forced three turnovers and controlled the ball for 36:27 in the game but the Panthers were unable to make an offensive play in the second half when they needed, limited to 80 yards, a continued scene for the Panthers all season. For WVU, Shawne Alston rushed for two second-half … More here

Stunned Pic Of The Night 11.26 Source: The Pensblog
Via Andrew O. … Read this article

Friday’s Three Stars: Toews, Sharp boost Hawks; Elliott keeps rolling (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
No. 1 Star: Jonathan Toews / Patrick Sharp, Chicago Blackhawks Down 4-2 entering the third period, the Blackhawks ripped off four goals in a span of 8:18 for a come-from-behind 6-5 win over the Anaheim Ducks. The Blackhawks captain had Continue reading … Read the rest here

Empty Netter Assists – 11-26-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Shelly Anderson’s recap from last night’s game . The Penguins are 7-0-1 in their past eight home games. -The Ottawa Citizen’s recap . … Read the rest here

First Period Frenzy Source: penguins.nhl.com
Talk about a quick – and emphatic – response. After Ottawa’s Kaspars Daugavins scored just 1:41 into the first period, the Penguins countered just 27 seconds later – one of four unanswered goals on just eight shots that … … Link

Crosby with 3 assists as Penguins rip Ottawa (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. … Read the rest here

Crosby with 3 assists as Penguins rip Ottawa, 6-3 (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
Sidney Crosby may have picked up a new hobby during his lengthy layoff for concussion-like symptoms: agitator. … Read more here

Endgame: Penguins 6, Senators 3 Source: penguins.nhl.com
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Penguins blow Senators away before record crowd Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins stormed back from an early deficit to beat the Ottawa Senators, 6-3, tonight at Consol Energy Center. … More here

Pens WIN. Pens Dominate Sens, 6-3 Source: The Pensblog
Recap in the AM when Adam and Derek sober up. … More here

THIRD PERIOD: Mixin’ And Matchin’. Pens lead 5-2 Source: The Pensblog
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SECOND PERIOD: En Fuego. Pens send Anderson to showers, lead 4-1 Source: The Pensblog
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FIRST PERIOD: Senators at Penguins Source: The Pensblog
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NHL Roundup: Deveaux suspended for three games (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
The NHL suspended New York Rangers forward Andre Deveaux for three games without pay for his elbow to the head of Florida Panthers forward Tomas Fleischmann, the league announced Friday. Deveaux delivered an illegal check Fleischmann’s head Wednesday night. … View post

Pens-Sens In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
0:00: Horn sounds. This one is in the books. #Pens win 6-3 with 12 different players collecting at least a point (including Fleury). … Excerpt from

Video: Tonight’s Matchup 11/25/11 vs. Senators Source: penguins.nhl.com
In their third home game in a row, the Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Ottawa Senators for tonight’s match up (11/25/11). … Video here

Video: Nemacolin Big 5 (11/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
This Nemacolin Big 5 aired during the Pittsburgh Penguins 11/25/11 game against the Ottawa Senators and features five questions with #5. … To see video click here

Video: Slap and Slide Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby sets up Chris Kunitz with a perfect slap pass to tie the game 1-1. … Watch here

Video: Evgeni Malkin: Post-Game (11/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Evgeni Malkin talks to the media following the 6-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators Friday night. … Video here

Video: Geico Coach’s Corner: Post-Game (11/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media after the 6-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators Friday night. … Watch here

Video: Sidney Crosby: Post-Game (11/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby talks to the media following the 6-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators Friday night. … Video here

Video: Marc-Andre Fleury: Post-Game (11/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury talks to the media following the 6-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators Friday night. … See this video

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PensHead Daily Links 11-25-2011

Friday, November 25th, 2011

@pghpenguins: #Sens Sergei Gonchar played 5 seasons for the #Pens, recording 259 points (54G-205A) in 322 regular season games – http://twitpic.com/7jnq7v

@pghpenguins: The other Michalek (Zbynek's brother Milan) warms up at @CONSOLEnergyCtr #Pens v. #Sens – http://twitpic.com/7jnmu0

Gameday 23 – Senators Source: The Pensblog
Ottawa Senators (10-9-2) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (12-6-4) 7:00 pm/et TV: ROOT CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA Gonch is back, back again. The Senators have won three of their last four games, but they lost five-in-a-row before that. They won six-in-a-row before that … See the rest here

Senators at Penguins – 11-25-11 Source: Empty Netters
PREGAME hH5uCnhDZHM -Before we get into the blog, Evgeni Malkin Tweeted out this pleasant photo of former teammate Sergei Gonchar and an unidentified blurry gentleman enjoying Thanksgiving dinner last night: -Greetings on a pleasant, cool, clear day after Thanksgiving. We deleted most of our photos on our BlackBerry so we only have a few pregame images to share with you. Consol Ene … … View post

HBO offering preview of Flyers/Rangers series (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Fans of the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers who are awaiting the HBO Sports program “24/7 Flyers/Rangers: Road To The NHL Winter Classic,” will get a sneak peek Friday night. … Link

Video: Scouting Report: Montreal (11/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Michelle Crechiolo gives us the details on what to expect when the Penguins take on Montreal Saturday night. … Click here to view video

Evgeni Malkin Day Source: The Pensblog
Sergei Gonchar spent Thanksgiving with Geno : Meaningless holiday for Russians. Still, unreal spread. … Read more

Beavis and Butt-Head meet It’s So Cold in the D Source: The Pensblog
The resurrected Beavis and Butt-Head were introduced to So Cold in the D. This was like a month ago. UPDATE: The always-impressive thickANDY spotted this on TMZ: TMZ spoke with T-Baby — aka Latonya Miles — who tells us she doesn't mind that B&B cracked some jokes about her on the MTV show … … Link

Malkin Graces the Cover of Pittsburgh Magazine Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pittsburgh Magazine’s December issue features a cover story on Penguins center Evgeni Malkin. … Follow this link

Brotherly Love Source: penguins.nhl.com
What is Penguins defenseman Zbynek Michalek’s strategy for shutting down his younger brother, Senators forward Milan Michalek, in tonight’s game? Stuff him full of turkey to slow him down. “Yeah, the turkey was pretty good … … More here

Video: Verizon Game Day Report (11/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Steve Mears breaks down tonight’s game against the Ottawa Senators. … View video here

Video: Game-Day: Sidney Crosby (11/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby talks to the media before tonight’s game against the Ottawa Senators. … See this video

Video: Game-Day: Zbynek Michalek (11/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Zbynek Michalek talks to the media before tonight’s game against the Ottawa Senators. … View video here

Video: Game-Day: Marc-Andre Fleury (11/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury talks to the media before tonight’s game against the Ottawa Senators. … View video

Video: Geico Coach’s Corner: Game-Day (11/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to reporters before tonight’s game against the Ottawa Senators. … See video here

Penguins-Senators scouting report Source: Post Gazette
Matchup: Senators vs. Penguins, 7:08 p.m. today, Consol Energy Center … Read more

4 Things To Know About The Senators Source: The Pensblog
Who we'll hate, who to be scared of, and more. Read more for the breakdown.. … Continue reading here

Crosby weathers physical play just fine Source: Post Gazette
There were not a lot of positives for the Penguins to take out of their 3-2 overtime loss Wednesday night against the St. Louis Blues at Consol Energy Center. … Continue reading here

Penguins Report: Game Day vs. Ottawa Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pens lines (10:42 AM). All players at morning skate (10:35 AM). 10:42 AM: Pens morning skate lines.. … See the article here

OPENING: The Pensblog Print Shop Source: The Pensblog
We finally have a dedicated website for all of Stephen 's work. ENTER HERE A complete look at the prints available after readmore Stephen said there may be some more prints available after the weekend as well … See more here

About the Senators – 11-25-11 Source: Empty Netters
A preview of the Senators. When and where: 7 p.m., EST; Consol Energy Center. TV: Root Sports, Sportsnet East, TVA … View post

Fan Guide vs. Ottawa Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins will battle the Ottawa Senators on Friday, November 25 at CONSOL Energy Center. Here are some tips for fans who plan to attend the game: Doors will open at 6:00 pm for the 7:00 pm start The Pengu… … Read the rest here

Video: Pens Vault: Straka Highlight Reel (11/25/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins Vault showcases a Martin Straka highlight reel with the anime accompaniment of Speed Racer. … Watch video here

Montreal Canadiens: Scott Gomez out with groin injury (The Montreal Gazette) Source: Yahoo Sports
Scott Gomezs campaign to regain a spot on one of the Canadiens top lines has run into another roadblock. … Follow this link

Stubborn penalty-killing unit lifts Penguins Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins have been maddeningly inconsistent over the past couple of weeks, but one aspect of their game remains unflappable. … See the article here

Penguins are tired of playing catch-up lately Source: Tribune-Review
Matt Cooke and the Penguins are trying to enhance their focus because of a number of mental breakdowns over the past week. … Continued here

Empty Netter Assists – 11-25-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Pascal Dupuis (above) is on pace for 63 points . -Andrew Hotham had two goals and two assists for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-1 rout of the Gwinnett Gladiators … More

Dupuis not just riding shotgun Source: Post Gazette
Pascal Dupuis is tied for third place in the Penguins scoring race. … See the article here

St. Louis Blues Upset Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins: Fan Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network) Source: Yahoo Sports
Sidney Crosby’s first game back in a Pittsburgh Penguins uniform was a huge 5-0 victory over the New York Islanders Nov. 21. Crosby had two goals and two assists in his first game in 10 months. … Go here to read the rest

Wild bunch leader of the pack (The Edmonton Journal) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Minnesota Wild are the NHLs No. 1 team a quarter of the way into the season. … Read this article

Penguins vs. Senators Scouting Report Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pittsburgh Penguins Overall: 12-6-4-28 Home: 7-1-2-16 Road: 5-5-2-12 WHEN: Nov. … Visit link

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PensHead Daily Links 10-10-2011

Monday, October 10th, 2011

Greatest Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltenders of All Time Source: Bleacher Report
Consider the Pittsburgh Penguins . One thinks of a history of offense, carried by such premier scorers as Jaromir Jagr, Ron Francis, Sidney Crosby , Paul Coffey, Evgeni Malkin and Mario Lemieux. The team has also had its share of all-star defensemen, headlined by Coffey, Ulf Samuelsson, Sergei Gonchar, Larry Murphy and the emerging Kris Letang. … See the article here

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An off-day ‘update’ on Crosby, Malkin. Source: Chipped Ice
A quick off-day post for the dear readers: = Fans can, unfortunately, expect a lot of rumors about C Sidney Crosby over the next few hours/days/weeks. (Actually, the rumors have already started.) Believe what you want, but here are the only confirmable facts: Crosby hasnt missed a scheduled practice session dating to the start of training … View post

Puck Headlines: Shanahan debate, Crosby update, Jagr gear (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. The Royal Half’s fantastic review of the Los Angeles Kings’ Euro Continue reading … Read this article

Fan Guide vs. Florida – Home Opener Edition Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins will drop the puck on the 2011-12 regular season for the first time at CONSOL Energy Center when they face off against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, October 11, 2011! Here are some tips for fans who plan to a… … See the article here

Video: Scouting Report: Florida (10/10/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Michelle Crechiolo shows us what to expect at tomorrow night’s home opener versus the Florida Panthers. … Watch here

Twenty Years Later: Penguins 6, Flyers 3 – 10-10-11 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. … Read more here

Monday’s Pens Tidbits: Pens most complete team in NHL? Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
DePaoli on the Penguins Even without Sidney Crosby, the Penguins have been regarded as one of the NHL’s most complete teams and the Penguinas depth has been on display through three games, going 2-0-1 and taking a possible 5 of 6 points on the team’s opening Western Canada Swing. “We got five out of six … Continue reading here

Penguins Play Home Opener Tuesday vs. Florida at 7:30 p.m. Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins play their regular-season home opener Tuesday against the Florida Panthers at CONSOL Energy Center at a special 7:30 p.m. start time. The game will be televised locally by ROOT SPORTS and to the rest of the nation by VERSUS … Link

‘Hulk Hogan Guy’ keeps running wild despite cancer – 10-10-11 Source: Empty Netters
Even if his fu manchu has thinned out a bit and he’s dropped a pound or two (or 50), Cy Clark is a difficult man to miss. … Read more here

Video: Soccer Match: Kunitz vs Dupuis (10/10/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis play a game of soccer before Saturday’s game against the Calgary Flames. … Click here to view video

Penguins Follow Fan Suggestions
For CONSOL Energy Center Enhancements Source: penguins.nhl.com
CONSOL Energy Center was voted the Best NHL Arena last season by readers of the Sports Business Journal and was a finalist for Facility of the Year at the 2011 Sports Business Awards – but there is always room for improvement. … Go here to read the rest

Fantasy Hockey: Neal in the presence of fast NHL starts (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Dobber checks in every Monday to force-feed you the latest fantasy hockey trends. The founder of DobberHockey.com and a columnist for The Hockey News website, he long ago immersed himself into this rollercoaster world and is unable to escape. Finally, Continue reading … The rest is here

What We Learned: Stop jumping to gullible conclusions about 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. … See the rest here

‘Lower-body injury’ sidelines Penguins’ Malkin (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin missed most of the third period Saturday night against the Calgary… … Link

Empty Netter Assists – 10-10-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Shelly Anderson’s recap from last night’s game . “We let them stick around too long … Visit link

RECAP: 6 Months Ago. PENS LOSE. Source: The Pensblog
Anytime a guy with no face is named a third star in a game against your team, you know it was a tough loss. Let's see. James Neal missing the net, the powerplay basically losing the game, and Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby not being there.The spring of 2011 reared its ugly head in Oil Country Sunday night. Too bad you're a huge moron if you're broken up about this loss … The rest is here


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5 Out of 6 Ain’t Bad Source: penguins.nhl.com
EDMONTON, Alberta – After a six-day road trip through Western Canada with stops in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, the Penguins returned home to Pittsburgh in the early Monday morning hours with five of a possible six points (2-0-1) in thei… … Read the rest here

Malkin is out again, but with new injury (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
And just like that, the Pittsburgh Penguins might be forced to play without their two superstars again. … Read more here

Flames rookie forward looks solid in first NHL test (The Calgary Herald) Source: Yahoo Sports
After nervous start, Horaks play improves with more ice time … Continued here

Penguins’ Malkin off ice for Edmonton contest Source: Tribune-Review
Center Evgeni Malkin was not in the lineup for the Penguins Sunday night in Edmonton only 24 hours after he missed the majority of the third period in Calgary … Read more

Oilers play past Penguins with shootout win Source: Tribune-Review
Brent Johnson, the Penguins’ backup goalie, again started his campaign at peak form by stopping 34 of 35 shots, but the Penguins fell short. … More here

Special teams are powering Penguins early Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins’ penalty killing is picking up where it left off last season, when the team finished tops in the National Hockey League. … Visit link

Nugent-Hopkins, Dubnyk spur Oilers to comeback victory (The Edmonton Journal) Source: Yahoo Sports
On a raging opening night that Edmonton Oilers head coach Tom Renney laughingly called hormone hockey, the kids came through. Goalie Devan Dubnyk rewarded Renney for his faith as he got the start over veteran Nikolai Khabibulin as he made 28 straight stops after Kris Letangs power-play slapshot three minutes into the 65-minute affair. … Read this article

Penguins blow late lead, lose in shootout Source: Post Gazette
EDMONTON, Alberta — The Penguins last season got a lot of practice playing — and doing a fair job of winning — without top centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. … Link

Ales Hemsky scores in SO, Oilers beat Penguins 2-1 (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins made an impact in his NHL debut. The first pick in this past summer’s NHL draft scored the tying goal for Edmonton with less than five minutes left in regulation, and the Oilers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in a shootout on Sunday night. “Going into the game I was really nervous, but I tried to use that to my advantage,” said Nugent-Hopkins, who played his… … See more here

Hemsky’s shootout goal gives Oilers a win (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
EDMONTON – For a rookie trying to make an impression and stay for more than a nine-game audition, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is off to a pretty good start. … See the rest here

Pens close out Western Canada Swing with 5 of possible 6 points Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Edmonton 2 – Pittsburgh 1 (SO) PIT Goal Scorers: Kris Letang (1) (Power Play) Assists: Steve Sullivan, Tyler Kennedy EDM Goal Scorers: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1) Assists: Taylor Hall, Jeff Petry Shootout Goal Scorers: EDM – Jordan Eberle, Ales Hemsky | PIT – James Neal Three Stars 1. Devan Dubnyk (Oilers – G): Saves: 33, Save … The rest is here

Sunday’s Three Stars: Nugent-Hopkins’ 1st; Habs spoil Jets (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
No. 1 Star: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton Oilers The No. 1 overall pick was all over the ice in his debut, and gave the Oilers what they needed against a shorthanded Pittsburgh Penguins team … More

Endgame: Oilers 2, Penguins 1 (SO) Source: penguins.nhl.com
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Pens Lose 2-1 in shootout Source: The Pensblog
Johnny did all he could. … See the rest here

Penguins Notebook: Calgary hits go unpunished Source: Post Gazette
EDMONTON, Alberta — The NHL has not been shy about lashing out against illegal shots to the head, but it appears two players involved in hard hits Saturday night have escaped suspensions. … View post

NHL Roundup: Winnipeg loses in joyous return Source: Post Gazette
The NHL returned to Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a cold reminder of the challenge that lies ahead. Carey Price stopped 30 shots and the Montreal Canadiens put a damper on a massive civic celebration with a 5-1 victory against the Jets Sunday. … Read more

Video: Post-Game: Dan Bylsma (10/9/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media after the 2-1 shootout loss to Edmonton. … See video here

Video: Post-Game: Brent Johnson (10/9/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Brent Johnson talks to the media after the 2-1 shootout loss to Edmonton. … See video here

Video: Post-Gam: James Neal (10/9/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
James Neal talks to the media after the 2-1 shootout loss to Edmonton. … Click here to view video

Video: Post-Game: Kris Letang (10/9/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Kris Letang talks to the media after the 2-1 shootout loss to Edmonton. … Watch video here

Winning next step for Winnipeg (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Jets marked their return to the NHL with a “sloppy” loss to Montreal, but the game’s result wasn’t as important as the game itself. … See the article here

THIRD PERIOD — Johnny Holding the Fort Source: The Pensblog
The lull returned for much of the second. Both teams with some powerplays and chances. Brent Johnson has been the difference, especially late in the second, when he made four or five tough saves. … Read the rest here

Pittsburgh Penguins: Evgeni Malkin a Last-Minute Scratch from Lineup vs Oilers Source: Bleacher Report
Evgeni Malkin showed up to preseason camp in the best shape of his life after recoveringfrom surgery to repairhis knee. However, after only two games Malkin has been sidelined with what is being called a “lower body injury.” During Saturday’s contest against the Calgary Flames , Malkin had his legs taken out from under him by Curtis Glencross and played very little in the game after that. … Go here to read the rest

SECOND PERIOD — Pens Lead 1-0 Source: The Pensblog
Pens – minus Geno Malkin – lead the Oilers 1-0 on a powerplay goal by Kris Letang's hair. Richard Park had a big time penalty kill. go pens … View post

Penguins center Evgeni Malkin will not play tonight Source: Post Gazette
EDMONTON, Alberta — Penguins center Evgeni Malkin will not play tonight against the Edmonton Oilers because of an unspecified injury. … The rest is here

Gameday 3 – Edmonton Oilers Source: The Pensblog
Edmonton (0-0-0) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (2-0-0) 9:00 pm/et Game is on ROOT sports … View post

Flame Butler having a ball (The Calgary Herald) Source: Yahoo Sports
Despite growing up in St. Louis, despite adoring the Cardinals, despite playing second base and catcher as a teen, despite suiting up 80 times every summer, Chris Butler did not fantasize about starring in his hometown stadium. … View post

Penguins at Oilers – 10-09-11 Source: Empty Netters
PREGAME hH5uCnhDZHM -First things first. Evgeni Malkin is a game-time decision with what Dan Bylsma labeled as “bumps and bruises.” Bylsma claimed Malkin’s current ailment isn’t related to his right knee which underwent surgery last season . -Malkin was shown on Root Sports’ pregame show going through warm ups without a lot of energy. … Go here to read the rest

Pens-Oilers In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sullivan’s attempt is turned aside by Dubnyk. … Read the rest here

Pittsburgh Penguins: 7 Reasons Why They Are Destined to Win the Stanley Cup Source: Bleacher Report
It’s early, but the Penguins have looked pretty much flawless thus far. No one should crown them as champions yet because there are 80 games left on the schedule. However, if this is what’s to come for the next six months, then Penguins fans should expect a deep run in the playoffs. … Read more here

Pittsburgh Penguins: 6 Things to Watch Against the Edmonton Oilers Source: Bleacher Report
The Penguins beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 in their second game of the season. Once again there were ups and downs that may point to some potential trends. Once again the Penguins were flimsy with the lead, allowing the Flames to creep back into the game … See more here

Video: Johnny On the Spot Source: penguins.nhl.com
Brent Johnson stands tall as he makes two consecutive saves to keep the Oilers off the board. … Click here to view video

Video: Game-Day: Dan Bylsma (10/9/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media before tonight’s game against the Edmonton Oilers. … Watch here

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PensHead Daily Links 07-23-2011

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

75 Days….. Source: The Pensblog
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Penguins hire goaltending development coach Source: Post Gazette
Mike Bales, 39, a former pro goaltender who worked with Penguins goaltending coach Gilles Meloche last week at the club’s prospect camp, was hired as goaltender development coach. … More here

Empty Netter Assists – 07-23-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -More video of Evgeni Malking training. This time, he goes for a dip with Sergei Gonchar while wearing what appear to be Greg Brady’s swimming trunks : 121160 -The Penguins hired former Senators/Bruins goaltender Mike Bales as goaltending development coach . -What are realistic expecta … … See the article here

Empty Netter Assists – 07-22-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Former Penguins forward Tim Wallace (above) signed a one-year two-way contract with the Islanders . In seven NHL games with the Penguins last season, Wallace did not score a point … Follow this link

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PensHead Daily Links 07-22-2011

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

Malkin Goes Swimming With Gonchar Source: The Pensblog
PSAMP brought this one to our attention . Remember Sergei Gonchar ? He's swimming with Evgeni Malkin now. … Continue reading here

Puck Headlines: Yashin, Nabokov updates; Chara with the Cup (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. … Link

Video: Trib Jr. Reporter Contest Source: penguins.nhl.com
KIDS: Audition now to be next years Trib Total Media’s Jr. Reporter interviewing Hockey Players and Coaches … Watch video here

Penguins name Bales goaltender development coach Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins have hired Mike Bales as their goaltender development coach. … More here

The Departed – Eric Godard – 07-22-11 Source: Empty Netters
“The Departed” series on Empty Netters is a set of “eulogies” for former Penguins who have passed away… to other teams … Excerpt from

From Russia With Love: Part 3 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins strength and conditioning coach Mike Kadar is in Moscow training star forward Evgeni Malkin. Kadar was kind enough to send back some footage of their work out sessions for www.PittsburghPenguins.com. … See the rest here

Penguins Name Mike Bales Goaltender Development Coach Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired former NHL goaltender Mike Bales as goaltender development coach, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. In his new role, Bales, 39, will be responsible for working w… … Excerpt from

Video: From Russia with Love: Part 3 (7/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Evgeni Malkin continues his training in a pool, with his friend Sergei Gonchar. … Video here

No Headlines Found Source: Tribune-Review
We are sorry, but there are no headlines in this category for today. … Go here to read the rest

76 DAYS Source: The Pensblog
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A Win-Win Situation Source: penguins.nhl.com
When a Penguins prospect got injured shortly before the team’s 2011 prospect development camp, the staff had a hole to fill. They found the perfect replacement in Upper St. … Read this article

Madore’s Local Ties Just An Added Bonus Source: penguins.nhl.com
Vermont senior goaltender Rob Madore grew up following the Penguins as a Peters Township resident. Needless to say, being extended a free-agent invite to Pittsburgh’s prospect development camp last week was a surreal experience for the 23-ye… … Read this article

Wait on Players: Details of New NFL CBA that has been approved by owners Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The NFL has voted to approve a new CBA and the ball is in the players court who tonight will hold a conference call at 8:00 p.m. Based off NFLPA re certifying (which is no lock) and players approving deal (also not a lock) here is tentative schedule from the league: July 23: Clubs/players may … Excerpt from

Sidney Crosby and the Top 10 Players Under 25 Source: Bleacher Report
It is hard to say that players under 25 years old in the NHL are the next big thing in hockey. We have already seen Sidney Crosby become a superstar and Alex Ovechkin was the best player in hockey even before he turned 23. The current stage of hockey is as young as any sport in the world. And not just young, but also extremely talented. … Continued here

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PensHead Daily Links 04-27-2011

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Puck Daddy Game 7′s Live Chat: Habs/Bruins, Bolts/Penguins (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Another night, another pair of Game 7's. … Read this article

@pghpenguins: A look inside @CONSOLEnergyCtr before #Pens take on Lightning in Game 7 at 8pm! – http://twitpic.com/4qa7vw

Penguins reach record-length new TV deal with Root Sports Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins and Root Sports (formerly FSN Pittsburgh) have reworked an exclusive regional rights deal that places TV broadcasts on the local cable network through the 2028-29 NHL season. … Continue reading here

Penguins agree to new 18-year TV contract (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
There are long-term contracts and then there are long, long, long-term contracts. The latter was announced Wednesday when the Pittsburgh Penguins and Root Sports that they've reached agreement on a new TV rights deal for not three or even five years. … Continued here

Playoff Gameday – Round One, Game Seven – Lightning Source: The Pensblog
CONSOL Energy Center – 8:00PM TV: Root Sports, NHLN-US, TSN, RIS, Versus (JIP) For more on TV coverage of tonight's game, click here . … See the rest here

Root Sports to carry Penguins through 2028-29 season Source: Post Gazette
Root Sports (formerly FSN Pittsburgh) will be carrying Penguins games and programing through the 2028-29 season under a new television rights deal announced today. … Read this article

Canucks begin against Preds on Thursday (CBC.ca) Source: Yahoo Sports
After an incredibly dramatic finish in Vancouver Tuesday night, the Western Conference semifinals are set. The Canucks wiill host Game 1 against Nashville on Thursday at 6 p.m. … Excerpt from

Root Sports to carry Penguins game through 2028-2029 season Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
ROOT SPORTS and the Pittsburgh Penguins have reached agreement on a long-term television rights deal through the 2028-29 season. Under the agreement, ROOT SPORTS will be the exclusive rightsholder for Penguins regional telecasts and will televise a minimum of 70 regular season games each season. … Read more

Tonight’s Game On TV Source: The Pensblog
There's been a bit of confusion about what channels tonight's game will be on. … Read more

ROOT SPORTS to Televise Penguins Games Through 2028-2029 Season Source: penguins.nhl.com
ROOT SPORTS and the Pittsburgh Penguins have reached agreement on a long-term television rights deal through the 2028-29 season. Under the agreement, ROOT SPORTS will be the exclusive rightsholder for Penguins’ regional telecasts and will… … Read this article

Penguins, Root Sports agree to deal through 2028-29 season – 04-27-11 Source: Empty Netters
You better get used to Root Sports. The Penguins and Root Sports, formerly FSN Pittsburgh, reached an agreement to keep local Penguins broadcasts on the all-sports channel through the 2028-29 season … Read more

Puck Headlines: No ban for Lucic; Orpik calls Boucher ‘childish’ (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. … Read more here

Game 7 on NHL Network – 04-27-11 Source: Empty Netters
With Versus picking up Game 7 of the Bruins-Canadiens series tonight, there was some confusion on how fans outside of Pittsburgh could watch tonight’s Penguins-Lightning game. The NHL Network will pick up tonight’s game 7 in Pittsburgh … See more here

Video: Inside Penguins Hockey Episode 28 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Steve Mears is in Tampa Bay and Katie O’Malley is back in the IPH Studio, as we take a look at the 1st Round of the Playoffs with Pascal Dupuis and our Experts. … Watch video here

Video: Round One Playoff Open Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins’ Playoff open from Round One. This one is from Game 2 at CONSOL Energy Center. … Video here

Police prep for Montreal hockey hooliganism (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
MONTREAL – Police are closing off a large stretch of downtown Montreal on Wednesday night as the hometown Canadiens play their decisive Game 7 against the Bruins some 500 kilometres away in Boston. … Visit link

WBS Penguins Sign Defenseman Philip Samuelsson to Amateur Tryout Contract Source: penguins.nhl.com
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed defenseman Philip Samuelsson to an amateur tryout contract, it was announced on Wednesday. … More here

@pghpenguins: Kunitz & Letestu at morning skate. – http://twitpic.com/4q7j5v

Post-Morning Skate: Penguins loose, confident going into Game 7 Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Post-Morning Skate Update James Neal video from William DePaoli Despite losing two of the last three games in the series, including two straight, the Penguins were a loose and collected group this morning at the Consol Energy Center. I feel It was important for them to go through a full skate this morning after … More here

Balancing Act Source: penguins.nhl.com
Share The Penguins have been in this situation before. This is the fourth time in their last six playoff series they’ve gone to Game 7, with the most recent coming last year – a loss at home to Mon… … Read this article

NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins: Defending Sidney Crosby on Sitting Instead of Playing Source: Bleacher Report
The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight in Game 7 of the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Sidney Crosby , Penguins captain, will not be in uniform, and even if the Penguins win, he may not be back for the playoffs entirely … More here

Listen To Puck Daddy Radio for Game 7 previews, Hawks/Canucks (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
It's a Wednesday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: Note: No Puck Daddy Chat today, as we're going to have Live Chats for the Game 7s this evening. Special Guest … Continue reading → … See more here

Video: Game-Day: Dan Bylsma (4/27/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma before tonight’s Game 7 at CONSOL Energy Center. … See this video

Video: Game-Day: Marc-Andre Fleury (4/27/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury before tonight’s Game 7 at CONSOL Energy Center. … Watch here

Video: Game-Day: Brooks Orpik (4/27/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Brooks Orpik before tonight’s Game 7 at CONSOL Energy Center. … To see video click here

Video: Penguins Insider (4/27/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Steve Mears with tonight’s Game 7 preview of the Penguins’ versus the Lightning at CONSOL Energy Center. … See this video

Looks like no lineup changes for Pens tonight Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
PITTSBURGH — For the second straight game, The talk of Eric Tangradi getting into the lineup tonight has been a bit over blown. Two reasons for that is the team is not high on his ability in 5 on 5 situations and they won’t clear a spot for him on the power play Based off … Read this article

Counting Down The Hours Source: The Pensblog
The Pens used the following lines at the morning skate : Neal-Letestu-Kovalev Kunitz-Staal-Kennedy Dupuis-Talbot-Conner Rupp-Adams-Asham Tangradi-Comrie-Godard No idea if that means anything. Bylsma will likely keep any line-up changes to himself for as long as possible … Continued here

Penguins Report: Game Day vs. Tampa Bay (Game 7) Source: penguins.nhl.com
10:33 AM: The Pens are on the ice for their Game 7 morning skate. All the usual suspects are accounted for (Nick Johnson and Matt Cooke skated earlier this morning). The team used the following line combos during the skate: Neal-Letestu-Ko… … Read more

By the Numbers: Game 7 vs. Tampa Bay Source: penguins.nhl.com
Although Tampa Bay won Game 6 at St. Pete Times Forum to even their opening-round series with Pittsburgh at three wins apiece and force a Game 7, the Penguins battled all year to gain home-ice advantage for this very scenario – meaning CONSO… … The rest is here

Game 7 – By the numbers 04-27-11 Source: Empty Netters
Here’s a statistical look at every player on Penguins’ and Lightning’s rosters who have played in Game 7s. The Penguins: SKATERS Player GamesPlayed Record Goals-Assists-Points Alex Kovalev 6 6-0 1-5-6 Pascal Dupuis 4 3-1 3-1-4 Sidney Crosby 3 2-1 2-1-3 Mike Rupp 3 1-2 1-2-3 Evgeni Malkin 3 2-1 0-3-3 Jordan Staal 3 2-1 2-0-2 Maxime T … … Read more here

Thank you, Iceoplex Source: The Pensblog
The Lightning had an optional practice on Tuesday at the Pens Iceoplex practice facility in Southpointe. Cecil, PA. And the lights went out. Love it … Read the rest here

Chicago’s comeback falls just short (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
VANCOUVER – Chicago captain Jonathan Toews knew his first goal of the post-season was going to be a big one. … Read this article

Flyers survive stingy Sabres Source: Tribune-Review
Brian Boucher stopped 25 shots, and the Philadelphia Flyers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 7 of their first-round series Tuesday night. … Link

Penguins’ current power play plan isn’t working Source: Tribune-Review
The Penguins score power-play goals about as often as coach Dan Bylsma tips his hand regarding lineup changes. … Read more

Home ice hasn’t helped Penguins in past Game 7s Source: Tribune-Review
Having a Game 7 on friendly ice is, in theory, supposed to be a positive. History, however, suggests the Penguins may be at a competitive disadvantage when they skate against the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at Consol Energy Center for the right to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. … More here

Penguins erase recent memory, look to Game 7 Source: Tribune-Review
A series with no rhythm and little predictability will produce a defining moment tonight when the Penguins and Lightning clash at 8 p.m. … The rest is here

LINK CITY: Game is at 8, Canucks/Blackhawks Highlights, Gameday suggestions Source: The Pensblog
Three quick things… Everyone probably knows by now, but in case you missed it, the Pens game is at 8:00pm. No clue why this is, but now a whole extra hour to vomit. … See the rest here

Analysis: Seven musts for Penguins in Game 7 Source: Post Gazette
The legacy of Game 7s spanning the Penguins’ 44-year history, with the latest coming tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Consol Energy Center, would suggest a significant surprise is at hand. … Link

Bruins are to blame for Game 7 with Habs (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Another chapter in the Montreal-Boston rivalry will play out thanks to the visitors’ undisciplined play in Game 6. … Excerpt from

Empty Netter Assists – 04-27-11 Source: Empty Netters
Playoff Stuff Penguins – Lightning (Note: For those asking, Versus will join tonight’s game joined in progress.) -” We know we can beat these guys .” – Marc-Andre Fleury. -If you drafted Deryk Engelland or Eric Tangradi for your playoff pool… … Continue reading here

Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 2 (adds quotes) (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
As he shook hands with his former teammates at center ice, Danny Briere couldn't help but think about the times he went to war with the Buffalo Sabres. “Honestly, it was one of the toughest series I've had to go through,” Briere said after scoring one goal and… … Excerpt from

Penguins Notebook: Bylsma considering Engelland, Tangradi Source: Post Gazette
Coach Dan Bylsma confirmed the obvious Tuesday, saying that Sidney Crosby will not be in the Penguins lineup for Game 7 of their first-round playoff series against Tampa Bay tonight. That doesn’t mean Bylsma isn’t contemplating a few other personnel changes. … Excerpt from

Lightning’s Gagne has history of coming through in the postseason Source: Post Gazette
TAMPA, Fla. … See the rest here

Cook: Letang slumping instead of rising to playoff occasion Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins didn’t do a new contract with Sergei Gonchar after last season because it wasn’t fiscally prudent to guarantee him a third year at his age, 37 at the time. They also had Kris Letang to run their power play. … Read more

2011 NHL Playoffs: Keys to a Pittsburgh Penguins Victory in Game 7 Source: Bleacher Report
Less than a week ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins had a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series with the Tampa Bay Lightning . … Read more here

Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 2 (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Danny Briere completed his onslaught against his former team Tuesday night by scoring one goal and assisting on another to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a series-clinching 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. … See the article here

Inside the Numbers: All you need to know about Game 7 Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Game 7 Notes — Everything is on the line as the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Tampa Bay Lightning Wednesday night at the Consol Energy Center in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Game time is 8:00 p.m. … Link

PODCAST: 04.26 – Game 7 Eve Source: The Pensblog
27:29 -Podcast Blog -Subscribe to iTunes -Mobile Site … View post

Pascal Dupuis has 3 goals in 4 career Game 7′s Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
According to the Penguins, the Penguins active roster features 8 players who have scored goals in Game 7′s. … See the rest here

NHL Playoffs 2011: Top 5 Game 7s in Penguins History Source: Bleacher Report
The Penguins’ loss Monday night means that the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the Tampa Bay Lightning will be decided by one fateful game on Wednesday. … See more here

Kovalev 6-0 all-time in Game 7′s Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Talk from the fan base is that Alex Kovalev should come out of the lineup tomorrow night. I don’t see it happening but here’s a notable stat for the 38 year old winger. Kovalev is 6-0 all-time in Game 7′s, collecting a goal and five assists for six points. … Continued here

Lightning prepare for ’3rd’ Game 7 against Pens (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Pittsburgh Penguins have the edge in playoff experience. … Follow this link

Stanley Cup Playoff Gamenight: Two Game 7′s and a huge Game 6 Source: The Pensblog
Sit back and enjoy two unreal Game 7's tonight. … More

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PensHead Daily Links 03-16-2011

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

New NHL concussion protocol takes effect (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The NHL's revised protocol for concussions took effect just over 48 hours after being announced by commissioner Gary Bettman. … The rest is here

Puck Headlines: GMs meetings wrap; All-Star Draft to return (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 Former NHL coach Pierre Page, now behind the bench for EC … Continue reading → … Go here to read the rest

Eric Tangradi is back on Twitter Source: The Pensblog
The Big Dog, Eric Tangradi is back on Twitter as of today. Follow him now @ETangradi … Read this article

Penguins demote Potter, Wagner – 03-16-11 Source: Empty Netters
The Corey Potter era has come to an end. … Read the rest here

Pens Off-Day Notes: Eye on Division Crown; Letang/Norris Talk; Tidbits Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Tough Stretch Looms for Pens Heading into the stretch run, the goal hasn’t changed for the Penguins (41-22-8, 90pts): Winning the division and earning the No. 1 overall seed in the Eastern Conference. Winning the division remains a longshot but Pittsburgh has kept pace with Philadelphia, remaining three points behind the conference leading Flyers who … Continued here

NHL meetings end with no clear recommendations on hits Source: Post Gazette
The NHL general managers today wrapped up three days of meetings. … Visit link

Penguins’ Crosby skips day on ice Source: Post Gazette
Penguins center Sidney Crosby, who is recovering from a concussion, did not go on the ice today, after skating for about 15 minutes on both Monday and Tuesday. … Follow this link

Hurricanes can blow Leafs further back in chase (CBC.ca) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t inspire confidence in their last outing that they’ll be able to make a successful playoff push, but a win against the Carolina Hurricanes would do them a world of good. … Continued here

Penguins Re-Assign Defensemen Potter, Wagner Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned defensemen Corey Potter and Steve Wagner to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Potter played in Pittsburgh&r… … Read this article

Street Walker. WB/S PENS WIN. Source: The Pensblog
Geoff Walker got the Baby Pens on board first, after taking a net-front pass from Keven Veilleux for his 8th of the season. Red hot rookie prospect Ben Street continues to impress and solidify himself as an NHL prospect, as he chipped in his 10th goal of the season in just 22 games … Continue reading here

NHL Background Checks: The Meaning Behind Every Team’s Nickname Source: Bleacher Report
Blue Jackets? Red Wings? Maple Leafs … Visit link

Teams paying a stiff price would discourage repeat offenders (The Edmonton Journal) Source: Yahoo Sports
Though the National Hockey League's fivepoint plan seems a good start, what the headshot issue really needs is an end point. … Link

Penguins push on without Sid and out of spotlight (The Ottawa Citizen) Source: Yahoo Sports
Without Sidney Crosby around the Pittsburgh Penguins' dressing room on Tuesday, Max Talbot took centre stage, answering questions left and right. … Continue reading here


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RECAP:The Calm Before The Storm. PENS WIN. Source: The Pensblog
The good news: The Penguins have scored 80 goals in the past two games. The bad news: The Oilers and Senators drink their own pee … Read more

The Morning Skate: 3/16 Source: The Pensblog
RLD Hockey is an NHL blog of mine where we take a look at the hot topics around the league on a daily basis. One of our staples is the 'Morning Skate', where I rundown everything going on in the NHL, including predictions on the big games. … See the rest here

Senators’ home struggles continue in loss to Penguins (The Ottawa Citizen) Source: Yahoo Sports
During his first three weeks with the Ottawa Senators, goaltender Craig Anderson could do no wrong. … View post

Pittsburgh Penguins: 5 Guys Who Must Step Up If They Want To Win Without Sid Source: Bleacher Report
It really is unbelievable. … See the article here

Former Penguin Harbaruk dies Source: Tribune-Review
Nick Harbaruk, a defensive right wing who spent five seasons in the NHL in the 1970s, has died. He was 67. … Read more

Bylsma: Fleury worthy of award consideration Source: Tribune-Review
In Dan Bylsma’s mind, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is a candidate for some hardware at the end of the season. … More

Yzerman lauds Lemieux’s letter Source: Tribune-Review
The annual meetings of NHL general managers have proven Mario Lemieux’s reach remains superior even though he is far removed from using it to control a puck on his stick blade. … Continued here

Penguins overwhelm Senators Source: Tribune-Review
Five players shared the scoring, as the Penguins kept pace in the race for the Atlantic Division title by pounding the Senators, 5-1. … See the rest here

Tuesday’s Three Stars: Ward blanks Sabres; headshot anger (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
No. 1 Star: Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes The Hurricanes were trailing the Buffalo Sabres in the standings. They were winless in four games … Read more here

Bishop Canevin Dethrones Greater Latrobe; Mars & Canon McMillan Also Advance to Finals Source: penguins.nhl.com
Bishop Canevin was the team to finally dethrone three-time defending Penguins Cup champion Greater Latrobe when freshman Randy Unger scored with 34.3 seconds remaining in overtime in the Class AA semifinals to complete the dramatic win for the Cru… … Continued here

Penguins defeat Senators, 5-1 Source: Post Gazette
OTTAWA — It looks like a misprint. Might actually be more like a miracle … Link

Penguins Notebook: Senators’ Gonchar improving after slow start Source: Post Gazette
OTTAWA — Sergei Gonchar turns 37 next month and has pretty much seen it all during his 16 seasons in the National Hockey League. … See the article here

NHL stops short of outright ban on head shots Source: Post Gazette
BOCA RATON, Fla. … Continue reading here

Kennedy, Staal lift Pens past Sens 5-1 (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins are taking advantage of some of the NHL's worst teams. … See more here

Kennedy, Staal lead Pens over Ottawa (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
OTTAWA – The Pittsburgh Penguins are using a simple strategy to pray on the NHL's bottom feeders. … Visit link

Hemsky latest Oiler out for season (The Edmonton Journal) Source: Yahoo Sports
After playing with a nagging shoulder injury for the last two years, Edmonton Oilers winger Ales Hemsky will soon head to the operating room. … Excerpt from

Notebook: Homecoming King Source: penguins.nhl.com
KANATA, Ontario – Penguins winger Alex Kovalev returned to Ottawa to play against his former team for the first time since a Feb. 24 trade brought him to Pittsburgh. And it was Kovalev’s Penguins that got the best of the Senators with … … Read the rest here

Aftermath: Penguins 5, Senators 1 Source: penguins.nhl.com
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Empty Netter Assists – 03-16-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Dave Molinari’s recap from last night’s game . “We put ourselves in a position right now and still think we can get to Philadelphia.” – Dan Bylsma … Visit link

Penguins beat Senators, 5-1 Source: Post Gazette
OTTAWA — The Penguins defeated Ottawa, 5-1, at Scotiabank Place tonight. … View post

Ottawa Really Sucks, Pens win 5-1 Source: The Pensblog
Easy win for the Pens. Ottawa is terrible … More

Scanlan: NHL owners starting to speak out against head hits (The Ottawa Citizen) Source: Yahoo Sports
What's the surest sign the NHL is serious about making changes to protect players from concussions? … Continue reading here

THIRD PERIOD: Pens/Sens, Please no one get hurt Source: The Pensblog
Shots are 100-9 in favorite of the Pens. Cooke, Lovejoy, Staal with the second period goals for the Pens Goals for this period: 1. Don't give up a goal 2. … View post

SECOND PERIOD: Sens/Pens, TK city Source: The Pensblog
Tyler Kennedy with another goal. Pens have had some great chances, Test Tube hit a post. Pens have a powerplay to start the second. … Visit link

Crosby Skates for Second Straight Day Source: penguins.nhl.com
Share Penguins captain Sidney Crosby skated Tuesday morning for the second straight day. Crosby skated for the first time since suffering a concussion in early January on Monday. Both days Crosby has skated f… … Continued here

Penguins-Senators In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
0:00: That’ll do it! Pens win by a final score of 5-1, improving to 5-1-2 in their last eight games! Johnny is now 8-1-1 all-time against Ottawa. 2:10: Now the Pens are back to full strength. … Follow this link

Penguins at Senators – 03-15-11 Source: Empty Netters
PREGAME l1wZ05sD6yw Hey, guess where we are: -No, not quite: -Corey Potter will wear No. 42. His predecessors with that number include: Tuomas Gronman 1998-1998 Dustin Jeffrey 2009-2009 Nick Johnson 2010-2010 -The Penguins’ starters are Alex Kovalev, Chrus Kunitz, Jordan Staal, Paul Martin, … … See the rest here

@pghpenguins: The #Pens locker room at Scotiabank Place – http://twitpic.com/49tl94

Video: Post-Game: Coach Bylsma (3/15/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media after tonight’s 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place. … To see video click here

Video: Post-Game: Tyler Kennedy (3/15/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Tyler Kennedy talks to the media after tonight’s 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place. … See video here

Video: Post-Game: Alex Kovalev (3/15/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Alex Kovalev talks to the media after tonight’s 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place. … See this video

Video: Post-Game: Chris Kunitz (3/15/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Chris Kunitz talks to the media after tonight’s 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place. … Click here to view video

Video: Post-Game: Zbynek Michalek (3/15/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Zbynek Michalek talks to the media after tonight’s 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place. … Click here to view video

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PensHead Daily Links 03-15-2011

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

NHL GMs tighten up boarding, charging rules (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Change is in the air at the highest levels of the NHL. … Link

FIRST PERIOD THREAD: Sens/Pens, Welcome back comments until they crash again Source: The Pensblog
It's 11 games till the playoffs, we got a full tank of excuses, half a pack comments, it's dark… … Read more

NHL will take subtle approach to make game safer (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
BOCA RATON, Fla. … Link

AHL Gameday 66 – Manitoba Moose Source: The Pensblog
8:30 PM MTS Centre NHL Affiliation: TV/Radio: AHLLive.com 102.3 The Mountain Corey Potter (leads AHL in plus-minus with +24) and his defensive partner Steve Wagner have been recalled to Pittsburgh (NHL). Alex Grant will make his WB/S season debut tonight, after being recalled from his conditioning stint in Wheeling (ECHL). Featured link: Times Leader > > Relying on Smarts (Ryan Craig) Last meeting between these two teams: LEADING SCORER TOP PROSPECT Brett Sterling Robert Bortuzzo (22+21) 43 Pts … Continued here

Alex Grant returns to Wilkes-Barre Source: The Pensblog
After taking a boarding hit in the rookie pre-season games and sitting injured for the entire season, Alex Grant has finally been recalled to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). The second-year pro offensive defenseman put up 5 points (3+2) in 11 games, to go a long with 4 PIM … Go here to read the rest

Crosby scheduled to skate Tuesday Source: Tribune-Review
Penguins center Sidney Crosby was scheduled to skate for the second straight day on Tuesday. … More here

Comments Should Be Back Part II Source: The Pensblog
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Comments Should Be Back Source: The Pensblog
There was an issue with comment avatars crashing the site. It should be resolved. … Continue reading here

Gameday 71 – Senators Source: The Pensblog
7:30 pm Scotiabank Place TV: FSN Kovalev returns to Ottawa. We're sure he'll get booed. Maybe the Senators' fans will boo Sergei Gonchar too, when he tries to cross enemy lines and begs to return to the Penguins … Go here to read the rest

NHL executives decide against ban on head shots Source: Tribune-Review
Eager to keep their game fast and physical, NHL general managers decided today against recommending major rule changes to curb concussions, opting to push for tighter enforcement of charging and boarding penalties instead. … See the rest here

No ban on NHL head hits Source: Post Gazette
BOCA RATON, Fla. … Read this article

TIOPS NCAA TOURNAMENT “Pick”em Group Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
I’ve setup an Inside Pittsburgh Sports NCAA Tourney “pick” em group for subscribers on Yahoo. Feel free to join and have your brackets selected by Thursday morning. Thanks. … Link

NHL GMs decide against ban on head shots (PA SportsTicker) Source: Yahoo Sports
NHL general managers have decided against recommending a ban on head shots to curb concussions. Instead, they will propose tighter enforcement of rules on charging and boarding. … Go here to read the rest

Tuesdays With Stoosh: 3.15 Source: The Pensblog
It was by most accounts a typical mundane Monday morning in Pittsburgh. … Continue reading here

Michalek on scoring – 03-15-11 Source: Empty Netters
When the Penguins signed defenseman Zbynek Michalek in the summer, there really wasn’t any sort of confusion over what he was brought here for. Along with Paul Martin, he was expected to help the Penguins shore up a defense which allowed 2.87 goals per game in 2009-10, 11th-worst in the league. Block shots … Continue reading here

Penguins @ Senators pre-game Notes: Johnson in goal Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Game 71 Pittsburgh Penguins (40-22-8, 88pts) @ Ottawa Senators (25-35-9, 59 pts) OTT Home Record: 11-18-5 | PIT Road Record: 18-10-6 PIT Last 10: 4-3-3 | OTT Last 10: 6-4-0 Season Series: Pit Leads 2-1 Game Buzz Following Saturday’s lackluster 3-0 shutout loss to the Montreal Canadiens, the schedule makers have been favorable to the … Read more here

Former NHL player Nick Harbaruk dies at 67 (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
Nick Harbaruk, a defensive right wing who spent five seasons in the NHL in the 1970s, has died. He was 67 … Read the rest here

Crosby scheduled to skate for second consecutive day Source: Post Gazette
OTTAWA — Penguins center Sidney Crosby, who hasn’t played since Jan. 5 because of a concussion, was scheduled to skate today for the second day in a row. … Read the rest here

Vibe out of Crosby’s camp is that “intention” is to work towards a return this post-season Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Sidney Crosby took his first step on Monday towards “possibly” working his way back for a return this season, most likely in the post-season. The vibe out of Sidney Crosby’s camp is that from here on out, the intention is to get back this season as Crosby remains symptom free and has yet to suffer … Read more here

Penguins to start Johnson in net – 03-15-11 Source: Empty Netters
The Penguins will start goaltender Brent Johnson (right) in net tonight in place of Marc-Andre Fleury . Johnson has not started since a 2-1 overtime loss at New Jersey, March 4. … Excerpt from

An inside look at NHL’s decision on Chara-Pacioretty (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
The thought process behind Mike Murphy’s controversial decision not to suspend Boston’s Zdeno Chara. … Read more here

If cleared to return, should Crosby risk coming back for the playoffs? Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
By Tim Benz We can put a few rumors to rest about Sidney Crosby now. First of all, SIDNEY CROSBY NEVER HAD A TUMOR. Sidney Crosby was also never considering retirement. … More here

Video: Building of a Champion (10/18/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Building of a Champion presented by Iron Workers Local Union No. 3 shown in game on October 18th vs the Ottawa Senators. … Watch video here

Video: Game-Day: Corey Potter (3/15/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Corey Potter before tonight’s game against the Ottawa Senators from Scotiabank Place. … View video here

Video: Game-Day: Steve Wagner (3/15/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Steve Wagner before tonight’s game against the Ottawa Senators from Scotiabank Place. … Watch video here

Video: Game-Day: James Neal (3/15/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
James Neal before tonight’s game against the Ottawa Senators from Scotiabank Place. … Click here to view video

Video: Game-Day: Coach Bylsma (3/15/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma before tonight’s game against the Ottawa Senators from Scotiabank Place. … Video here

Former NHLer Nick Harbaruk dies at 67 (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
TORONTO – Nick Harbaruk, a defensive-oriented right-winger who played five seasons in the NHL, has died. … Read the rest here

NHL: Why Mario Lemieux’s Letter to Gary Bettman Is Very Important Source: Bleacher Report
Monday was a very busy day in Penguins -land as team captain Sidney Crosby returned to the ice and team owner Mario Lemieux unveiled a letter sent to commissioner Gary Bettman. The letter addressed the controversial topic of on-ice discipline in the NHL and the league’s failure to punish accordingly. Lemieux makes the point that suspensions have not stopped dirty players from repeating their actions when they return to the ice (see: Gillies, Trevor), which makes them somewhat ineffective. Lemieux also wants the teams themselves to be liable for their player’s actions (imagine that!) and be fined according to the suspension. … See the article here

Penguins call up two defensemen Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins today recalled defensemen Corey Potter and Steve Wagner from their Wilkes-Barre/Scranton farm club. … See the rest here

Penguins Report: Game Day at Ottawa Source: penguins.nhl.com
11:25 AM: The Senators just finished up their game day morning skate at Scotiabank Place. A bunch of young students were scattered throughout the seats for the morning skate. 10:57 AM: This morning the Pens recal… … Follow this link

Penguins Recall Defensemen Potter, Wagner Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled defensemen Corey Potter and Steve Wagner from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Potter, 27, is in his first se… … See more here

Penguins recall Potter, Wagner – 03-15-11 Source: Empty Netters
The Penguins have recalled defensemen Corey Potter (right) and Steve Wagner from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL. Potter, 27, has appeared in 62 AHL games this season and has scored 27 points (two goals, 25 assists). A right-handed shot, Potter joined the Penguins as a free agent this past offseason … Follow this link

About the Senators – 03-15-11 Source: Empty Netters
A preview of the Senators. When and where: 7:30 p.m., ScotiaBank Place. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, SportsNet East … Link

Video: Building of a Champion (3/8/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Building of a Champion presented by Iron Workers Local Union No. 3 shown in game on March 8th vs the Buffalo Sabres. … See this video

Video: Building of a Champion (12/28/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Building of a Champion presented by Iron Workers Local Union No. 3 shown in game on Dec. 28th vs the Atlanta Thrashers. … See this video

Video: Building of a Champion (2/4/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Building of a Champion presented by Iron Workers Local Union No. 3 shown in game on Feb 4th vs the Buffalo Sabres. … Video here

Video: Building of a Champion (2/2/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Building of a Champion presented by Iron Workers Local Union No. 3 shown in game on Feb 2nd vs the New York Islanders. … See this video

Video: Building of a Champion (12/8/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Building of a Champion presented by Iron Workers Local Union No. 3 shown in game on December 8th vs the Toronto Maple Leafs. … See this video

Video: Building of a Champion (12/22/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Building of a Champion presented by Iron Workers Local Union No. 3 shown in game on December 22nd vs the Florida Panthers. … Click here to view video

Video: Building of a Champion (12/6/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Building of a Champion presented by Iron Workers Local Union No. 3 shown in game on December 6th vs the New Jersey Devils. … Click here to view video

Video: Building of a Champion (1/18/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Building of a Champion presented by Iron Workers Local Union No. 3 shown in game on January 18th vs the Detroit Red Wings. … Watch here

Video: Building of a Champion (1/10/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Building of a Champion presented by Iron Workers Local Union No. 3 shown in game on January 10th vs the Los Angeles Kings. … See video here

Video: Building of a Champion (2/21/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Building of a Champion presented by Iron Workers Local Union No. … Watch video here

Lemieux outlines proposal for fines Source: Post Gazette
BOCA RATON, Fla. — It turns out that while critics were whaling away at Mario Lemieux, the Penguins owner and Hall of Famer was busy crafting a proposal that might help silence his detractors. … Excerpt from

Tough sport, tougher guys in the NHL (PA SportsTicker) Source: Yahoo Sports
By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist … Link

Asham back on the ice Source: Tribune-Review
Sidney Crosby’s 15-minute skate wasn’t the only good concussion-related news the Penguins received Monday. Arron Asham, out since Feb.1 with a concussion, practiced with the Penguins at Consol Energy Center. … More here

NHL Managers debate the answers to the problem Source: Tribune-Review
NHL managers weighed in on the topic of headshots at the annual meetings in Boca Raton, Fla.: … Continue reading here

Lemieux, Crosby influence GM meetings Source: Tribune-Review
Neither Mario Lemieux nor Sidney Crosby is at the Boca Raton Resort for the NHL general manager’s meetings, but they greatly influenced Day 1. … More here

Crosby skates, return may be distant Source: Tribune-Review
Sidney Crosby’s return to the lineup is, best case scenario, weeks away. … Link

Empty Netter Assists – 03-15-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Former Penguins and Pittsburgh Hornets forward Nick Harbaruk (right) passed away Thursday following a battle with cancer . He was 67 … Read more

Crosby skates, but return uncertain Source: Post Gazette
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was back on the ice for the first time in more than two months Monday morning. When he returns to the lineup is still anybody’s guess. Crosby skated for about 15 minutes at Consol Energy Center before a scheduled practice Monday morning, He wore full pads and handled the puck with his stick. … Go here to read the rest

If cleared to return, should Crosby take the “risk” of coming back in the playoffs? Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
By Tim Benz We can put a few rumors to rest about Sidney Crosby now. First of all, SIDNEY CROSBY NEVER HAD A TUMOR. Sidney Crosby was also never considering retirement. … See more here

Penguins Notebook: RW Kovalev speechless about return to Ottawa Source: Post Gazette
Alex Kovalev’s pending return to Ottawa has a lot of people in the hockey world talking. Kovalev is not one of them. … Continue reading here

Improved safety on top of GMs’ list Source: Post Gazette
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Even with a concussion that has kept him out of NHL games for more than two months, Penguins All-Star center Sidney Crosby proved he hasn’t lost his superb timing. … Read the rest here

NHL Arena Review: Consol Energy Center, Home of the Pittsburgh Penguins Source: Bleacher Report
Please note: All images used in this article were taken by me, and therefore are my personal property. … The rest is here

Hampton, Peters Township and Upper St. Clair Advance to Championships Source: penguins.nhl.com
The NCAA Tournament doesn’t start until Tuesday. But on Monday night at CONSOL Energy Center, a No. 1 seed fell at the hands of an underdog … More

Pass or Fail: Mario Lemieux’s plan to fine teams for suspensions (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
The five-point plan announced by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman at the GM meetings in Boca Raton included the following recommendation: “I will be discussing with the Board of Governors at the June meetings the fact that I intend to, for … Continue reading → … Continue reading here

Oilers fail to make grade on road trip (The Edmonton Journal) Source: Yahoo Sports
Is there any upside after losing four straight road games to four of the NHLs top six or seven Stanley Cup contenders? … Go here to read the rest

Lemieux sends letter to NHL suggesting team fines Source: Post Gazette
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Penguins owner and Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux recently sent a letter to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman with a proposed set of fines for teams whose players are suspended. … Go here to read the rest

A Reenactment of Our Blog today Source: The Pensblog
Here is what happen today: 1. Volcano, solid movie … The rest is here

NHL considers steps to get handle on head hits (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
At the NHL general managers’ meetings, concern over head hits begin to heat up. … See the article here

Lemieux to Bettman: Punish teams – 03-14-11 Source: Empty Netters
ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun has some amazing stuff today on a letter Mario Lemieux sent to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. In the letter, Lemieux suggests the league punish teams as a deterrent to violent play. From LeBrun, the text of the letter: “On behalf of the Pittsburgh Penguins organization, I am writing to propose a discussi … … Read the rest here

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PensHead Daily Links 12-21-2010

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Winter Classic expected to help Pittsburgh economy (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
When Penguins president David Morehouse and Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl attended the NHL's first Winter Classic, they talked about how great it would be to bring the hockey showcase — and all the publicity and money generated from it — to their city one day. … Read the rest here

Malkin surging for Pittsburgh Penguins (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Pittsburgh Penguins finished up a 12-game win streak only last week, yet they might be a better team now than they were then. … See the article here

Look who’s back: Malkin surging for Penguins (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins finished up a 12-game winning streak only last week, yet they might be a better team now than they were then. … Read more

Sixteen Penguins Excited to Participate in First Winter Classic Source: penguins.nhl.com
Even though Pittsburgh played in the inaugural Winter Classic in 2008, 16 Penguins on the 2010-11 squad have yet to play an NHL game outdoors. “It’s going to be special,” Pascal Dupuis said … View post

All-Star Voting: Malkin moves into third among forwards Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Crosby, Letang continue to hold leads Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and defenseman Kris Letang remained the Nos. 1-2-overall vote-getters for the third straight week in 2011 NHL All-Star Fan Balloting, presented by XM … View post

Malkin Joins Crosby, Letang Among Potential All-Star Starters Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and defenseman Kris Letang remained the Nos. … View post

Penguins continue to lead All-Star voting Source: Post Gazette
Penguins center and NHL leading scorer Sidney Crosby continues to lead all others in All-Star Game fan balloting, with 464,832 votes, and Penguins defenseman Kris Letang, a write-in candidate, remains in second place with 342,118 votes. … Read more

Evgeni Malkin Starting to Play Up to His Capability Source: Bleacher Report
Last month, I wrote that the Pittsburgh Penguins needed more production from Evgeni Malkin. … See the article here

Video: Winter Classic Events Presser (12/21/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Encompassing all facets of the events happening downtown for the Winter Classic and N.Y.E.’s celebration. … See this video

Tuesdays With Stoosh: 12.21 Source: The Pensblog
So this is Christmas. Wow. “Come onnnnnnnnnnnnn!” (3:21 mark) The highest-scoring team in the league is the Colorado Avalanche. … Go here to read the rest

Bettman doesn’t mind Boudreau’s cursing (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
NEW YORK, N.Y. – NHL commissioner Gary Bettman disagrees with Bruce Boudreau's mom: He doesn't mind the Washington Capitals coach's cursing. … More

Homework Has Already Begun for Rink-Builder Craig Source: penguins.nhl.com
Dan Craig watched from his couch as CBS’s cameras caught fantastic images of the snow swirling around Heinz Field on Sunday afternoon during the Steelers’ game against the Jets. Through his own television screen he could tell where snow was piling up, which end zone got worse, and in which direction the snow was blowing heaviest … Continue reading here

Jackie Evancho singing anthem at Winter Classic Source: Post Gazette
Jackie Evancho, the 10-year-old singing sensation from the Pine-Richland School District who was discovered on “America’s Got Talent,” will perform the American national anthem at the Jan. … See the article here

Crew Preparing to Start Rink at Heinz Field Source: penguins.nhl.com
Although the 2011 NHL Bridgestone Winter Classic is still 11 days away, the preparations to build the rink at Heinz Field have already begun. Dan Craig, the National Hockey League’s Facilities Operations Manager, arrived in Pittsburgh Monday night to begin preparations to turn the football field into a bonafide outdoor hockey rink. Craig got a feel for how the field handles the elements when he watched Steelers host the Jets on Sunday afternoon on television, but he’s ready to see the gridiron up-close and personal … Visit link

Pittsburgh Penguins: From Curses To Versus, the Team Gets Back To Winning Ways Source: Bleacher Report
16-16-4. That is the Pittsburgh Penguins ‘ regular seasonrecord on the TV network Versus since the 2006-2007 season. That includes an 0-3 record on Versus so far this year. … Excerpt from

Bissonnette on Pittsburgh, ’24/7′ and the Steelers – 12-21-10 Source: Empty Netters
If you ever have the chance to chat with Coyotes forward and former Penguin Paul Bissonnette, there are pretty much two things which usually are guaranteed to happen. 1.) You feel like you’re talking to a long lost friend. 2.) Twitter gets brought up. … View post

Video: Off-Day: Sidney Crosby (12/21/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby after this morning’s practice at the CONSOL Energy Center. … See this video

Video: Off-Day: Kris Letang (12/21/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Kris Letang after this morning’s practice at the CONSOL Energy Center. … View video here

Video: Off-Day: Brooks Orpik (12/21/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Brooks Orpik after this morning’s practice at the CONSOL Energy Center. … View video here

Video: Off-Day: Coach Bylsma (12/21/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma after this morning’s practice at the CONSOL Energy Center. … View video here

Coyotes players want league to review Matt Cooke’s hit Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Will the League Review Matt Cooke’s hit? The Phoenix Coyotes were furious after last night’s game regarding Matt Cooke’s hit on defenseman Keith Yandle, with players saying that “he better get a suspension for it”. While there has been no confirmation that the Coyotes have asked the league to review the hit, I spoke … Visit link

Pens’ Website Ranks No. 1 Among U.S.-Based NHL Teams Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ website, www.pittsburghpenguins.com, ranks No. 1 among the 24 U.S.-based NHL teams in website traffic figures compiled from July through November … Follow this link

Penguins Report: Practice 12/21/10 Source: penguins.nhl.com
11:20 AM: Arron Asham and Alex Goligoski are not in attendance at today’s practice. … More here

Chatting with NBC Sports executive producer Sam Flood about Winter Classic, cable cam for hockey, Mike Milbury and HBO ’24/7′ (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
NBC didn't invent the outdoor hockey game. Pond hockey's been around for centuries. … More here

RECAP: The Book of Evgeni. PENS WIN. Source: The Pensblog
It was just a matter of time before Evgeni Malkin got going. That time has arrived. And with an already red-hot Crosby, some games could get ugly. Malkin poured in 5 points, Crosby 3, while extending his 21-game scoring streak … Read more here

Malkin shines in 6-1 rout of Coyotes Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Pittsburgh 6 – Phoenix 1 Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby extended his points streak to 21 games and had a three point night against the Coyotes but Crosby was overshadowed by teammate Evgeni Malkin who shined in the Penguins 6-1 victory at the Consol Energy Center. Malkin tied a career high with five points, scoring two … Read the rest here


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An Impassioned Plea To Stop The Woo Source: The Pensblog
Stop The In-Game Woo. The Pens players themselves aren't a fan of it. The coaching staff doesn't like it. And Lemieux doesn't like it … Follow this link

Malkin’s 5 points lead Penguins past Coyotes 6-1 (AP) Source: Yahoo Sports
No one is playing better ice hockey than Sidney Crosby these days but even he was in awe just trying to keep up with teammate Evgeni Malkin, who was the best player on the ice late Monday. Malkin tied a career high with five points and Crosby extended his scoring streak to 21 games with a goal and two assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Phoenix Coyotes 6-1 in the NHL. … Read more

Empty Netter Assists – 12-21-10 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Dave Molinari’s recap from last night’s game . “You can see the desire in his eyes.” – Kris Letang on Evgeni Malkin (above, with Sidney Crosby and Paul Martin) … Continue reading here

Comrie doesn’t disappoint, hobbled by injury Source: Tribune-Review
It turns out that classifying Mike Comrie a training camp sensation who disappointed in the regular season isn’t really fair. … Read this article

Cooke leaves Coyotes howling Source: Tribune-Review
The Phoenix Coyotes are calling for Penguins left wing Matt Cooke to be suspended. … Go here to read the rest

Geno shines in Penguins’ rout over Coyotes Source: Tribune-Review
Usually when the guy carrying a 20-game scoring streak into a contest produces three points and puts on a show, he is the story. … Read the rest here

Malkin sparkles in win Source: Post Gazette
Penguins coach Dan Bylsma and his staff are a pretty diligent, detail-oriented group, and they’re big believers in watching the videotape. … Read the rest here

Penguins Notebook: Comrie might need surgery Source: Post Gazette
Penguins forward Mike Comrie has been rehabilitating a hip injury that dates to the first week of the season, but now he faces the possibility of surgery. … Follow this link

Monday’s Three Stars: Five points for Geno; Atlanta back in first (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
No. 1 Star: Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins Malkin scored his fifth goal in three games since returning from… … Read more here

NHL Roundup: Florida stuffs Philadelphia Source: Post Gazette
Tomas Vokoun earned his fourth shutout of the season and rookie Evgeny Dadonov had a goal and an assist to lead the Florida Panthers to an easy 5-0 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers Monday night at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. … See more here

From parking lot to full-sized rink in just a few days Source: Post Gazette
Tailgaters were still nursing the pain of the Steelers’ loss in the Stage AE parking lot late Sunday night when the crew from Rink Specialists arrived. “At 10:30, there were still tailgaters out here,” said Benn Breton, owner of the company that builds temporary skating rinks from scratch. … More

Heinz Field gets frozen treatment Source: TimesOnline.com
PITTSBURGH The Iceman cometh to Pittsburgh on Thursday. Thats as in Dan Craig, the NHLs Facilities Operations Manager of the iceman. As he has for the past 13 years, Craig is the man with final say on ice surfaces throughout the league and will be responsible for the ice at Heinz Field for the Winter Classic on New Years Day … Continue reading here

Bradford: Pens’ power move not necessary all the time Source: TimesOnline.com
PITTSBURGH Can Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin be too much of a good thing for the Penguins? Clearly, that wasnt the case Monday. The superstar centers nearly double-handedly lit up Phoenix 6-1 … Read the rest here

Pens Report: Malkin jumps on Sid’s bandwagon Source: TimesOnline.com
PITTSBURGH Its no secret that Sidney Crosby has shown marked improved with his faceoff skills in recent seasons. Offensive, defensive or neutral zone, only one player in the NHL has won more draws than the Penguins captain this season. … More

NHL Capsules (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Evgeni Malkin tied a career high with five points, Sidney Crosby extended his scoring streak to 21 games with a goal and two assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Phoenix Coyotes 6-1 on Monday night. … The rest is here

Malkin’s 5 points lead Penguins past Coyotes (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – No one is playing better hockey than Sidney Crosby these days. But even he was in awe and just trying to keep up with a teammate who was the best player on the ice Monday night. … Read more

Sweatshop City Source: The Pensblog
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who's placed an order from the print store. The assistant I needed to hire also thanks you.All orders prior to December 20th2010 1PM have been shipped and should arrive before Friday … See more here

Back on track; Pens win, 6-1 Source: Chipped Ice
Greetings, Pens fans. Rossi is slaving away on Winter Classic articles, so allow me to give an insider view of what unfolded tonight at the CEC … See the rest here

Penalty Kill Punctuates Win Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins were three for five on the power play Monday night, and Evgeni Malkin participated in all three special teams goals. … Continue reading here

Two-Headed Monster Source: penguins.nhl.com
Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby have certainly made the most of their time together, combining for two power-play goals and eight points in a 6-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes at CONSOL Energy Center on Monday. Malkin tied his single-game career-high in points when he factored into five of the Penguins’ six goals. The red-hot forward scored twice and added three assists to give him eight points over his last three games … Continued here

Fight Video: Deryk Engelland’s brutal KO punch on Taylor Pyatt (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Down 5-0 early in the third period against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Phoenix Coyotes wanted to show a little… … See more here

Penguins Honor Highmark High School Hockey Players Of The Month Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Penguins held their first Highmark High School Hockey Players of the Month presentation Monday night at CONSOL Energy Center during the Penguins’ game against Phoenix. … Go here to read the rest

Aftermath: Penguins 6, Coyotes 1 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Author: Sam Kasan ; ; ; … See more here

Penguins defeat Phoenix, 6-1 Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins staged a bonanza tonight at Consol Energy Center. … Read this article

Pens win 6-1 Source: The Pensblog
Geno had 5 points. … More

Pens-Coyotes In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
0:00: The Pens have snapped their two-game losing streak with a resounding 6-1 win over the Coyotes! Pittsburgh finished the night with a 38-27 shots-on-goal advantage. 1:39: So fitting that I just posted that photo, as Chris Conner stuffs a spectacular lead pass from linemate Letestu past Climie! Penguins 6, Coyotes 1 Here’s the best photo of the night: 7:47: Fleury comes up with the save after a lot of back-and-forth hockey between the two teams over these past few minutes. … More

Frustration mounts for Ottawa Senators’ Gonchar (The Ottawa Citizen) Source: Yahoo Sports
Sergei Gonchar emerged from the Ottawa Senators dressing room almost an hour after Sundays 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals, the strain of a dreadful start to his career with the Senators written all over his face. … Visit link

Video: Penguins vs Coyotes (12/20/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Penguins vs Coyotes feature shown in game on December 20, 2010 … View video here

Video: Penguins Shootout pres by Starkist (12/20/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
The latest episode of the Penguins Starkist Shootout … View video here

Video: Post-Game: Sidney Crosby (12/20/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby talks to reporters following tonights game against Phoenix Coyotes. … See this video

Video: Post-Game: Marc-Andre Fleury (12/20/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Marc-Andre Fleury talks to reporters following tonights game against Phoenix Coyotes. … Watch video here

Video: Post-Game: Dan Bylsma (12/20/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Coach Bylsma talks to reporters following tonights game against Phoenix Coyotes. … View video

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Sergei Gonchar’s 1000 Games Celebration With Senators 10/26/10

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

Didn’t see anyone post this. Would have been nice to see him reach this mark as a Penguin but best wishes to number 55 and his family.

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Pens VS Sens, Gonchar Standing O, Superman Geno, Dupuis Stache

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Evgeni Malkin Superman

Yesterday was a great day for all Penguins fans! It seemed as though the team finally got that spark, that chemistry of working together as one unit. The things kids did on ice would be censored in some developing countries. And the power play, yes, the power play is like a cherry on top of already delicious-geno-perogi-cake. Hmmm that was a mouthfull, yes, you can say that again! The game was basically won in the first period. And yes Evgeni Malkin has the game winning goal featuring his superman skills that had Gonchar singing, “Kryptonite, yeah!!!” Here it is in all its glory!

Airborn Geno wants to be like Mike!

Evgeni Malkin Superman Goal

Number 71 =  The Way (thanks for @keysandparrots for sending this in)

The Way #71

Malkin scored superman goal before … check out this video of Evgeni Malkin superman goal against Kazakhstan at World Championship.

Before the game began FSN flashed Dupuis mustache. Its finally getting to that proper porn-stache length. Naugthy naughty!

Pascal Dupuis Mustache

Comrie to Letestu top-shelf goal was pretty mind bending. If Letestu happens to hit the waivers this season he will be snatched up like there is no tomorrow. FSN must have showed his post goal bounce off the boards like schfourteen-teen-heif times. If things continue this way for Letestu he will soon have a commemorative mosaic erected somewhere in CEC also. Did we mention he is leading NHL rookie in points? Quick somebody move this guy up to second line!

Mark Letestu Goal Celebration

I am actually really surprised that Andy Sutton didn’t dial in all the way from Anaheim to the Toronto War Room in order to provide his expert opinion on the Crosby’s goal. I mean it was clearly too many men on ice for that goal. Crosby can’t use boards as another player! “Crosby Sucks” chant and boards get one assist. Somewhere Andy Sutton in tears.

All that and this is just first period.  But really no need to review the rest because after this … well … the game was ours!

Somewhere during the first period there is a tribute to Sergei Gonchar. I wasn’t there and FSN cut it out but Seth from EN offers some at unreal insight. Pittsburgh is a pretty classy place.

During a stoppage, a video tribute to Gonchar set to “I Can’t Drive 55″ by Sammy Hagar is presented. Just about everyone in this place offers a standing ovation. The Penguins coaches applaud. The Penguins’ players bang their sticks off the boards in front of the bench in applause. Gonchar stands on the bench and raises his stick. A pretty classy moment.

Yes can’t forget Kris Letang goal. Legame = New Gonchar. Actually better than Gonchar since i don’t recall Sarge shattering sticks when he scored! What a slapshot! There was no video of this on YouTube so i had to make one, check it out in HD! This goal reserved a direct non-stop flight for Brian Elliott directly into the locker room. Why so serious!?

Brent Johnson is like the best goalie in the league right now. Check out his awesome masks if you missed them before. Whole Lotta Glove – The Pensblog = priceless!

Can’t forget to mention Hockey Fights Cancer that took place last night as well at the CEC. Dan Bylsma looking sharp in his Hockey Fights Cancer tie and Tony Granato creeping in.

Lets Go Pens!!!

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PensHead Daily Links 10-19-2010

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Jordan Staal skating with Pittsburgh Penguins again – bettor.com (blog) Source: Google News Search
CBC.ca Jordan Staal skating with Pittsburgh Penguins again bettor.com (blog) Pittsburgh Penguin centre Jordan Staal was back at practice with the team on Tuesday 19 October. … More


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Improved Timing and Conditioning Next Step For Staal, Orpik and Asham Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Takeaway: Jordan Staal (foot), Arron Asham (upper-body) and Brooks Orpik (upper-body) returned to practice on Tuesday. Zbynek Michalek (upper-body) skated on his own again in the morning with strength and conditioning coach Mike Kadar. All three players gave favorable reports on their injuries following practice … More here

Patrick Killeen named ECHL Goaltender of the week Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
PRINCETON, N.J. – Patrick Killeen of the Wheeling Nailers is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Oct. 15-17. … More

Penguins Are Proud To Support Hockey Fights Cancer Source: penguins.nhl.com
October heralds a flurry of things – cooler temperatures as autumn marches forward, leaves change colors, the NHL regular season begins, and the color purple washes through the National Hockey League. … The rest is here

LINK CITY: Ron Cook’s First Strike, Jeff Reed Acts Like He’s A Big Deal, Pumpkins, Source: The Pensblog
Links that aren’t sponspored by anything. [ yet ] Ron Cook strikes for the first time all season. [ PG ] Still, I can’t help but think that Bylsma is doing Fleury wrong. … More

Video: Off-Day: Ben Lovejoy (10/19/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Ben Lovejoy talks to the media following practice. … View video here

Video: Off-Day: Dan Bylsma (10/19/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to the media following practice. … View video here
Staal feeling better than expected; Letestu on wing being explored by staff Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Tuesday’s Notes After skating with somewhat of a limp last week, Penguins center Jordan Staal is feeling little to no pain in his injured foot. Staal went through a full workout this morning and felt great today, saying afterwards he feels that he could play tomorrow. Staal is progressing from his latest setback at … More

RECAP: Whole Lotta Glove. PENS WIN. Source: The Pensblog
If you had to know one thing about this game, it is this: Ottawa sucks. Ottawa fans will go to the dentist today and try to get the taste of Brent Johnson out of their mouths. He was solid again. … View post

Quick start carries Penguins past Senators – Annapolis Capital Source: Google News Search
Globe and Mail Quick start carries Penguins past Senators Annapolis Capital PITTSBURGH (AP) – This is how the Pittsburgh Penguins expected to play, thanks to their big three of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and … Mark Letestu … Continued here

Welcome To Pittsburgh In 2013 Current Penguin Brooks Orpik reflects on the … – NCAA.com Source: Google News Search
Welcome To Pittsburgh In 2013 Current Penguin Brooks Orpik reflects on the … … View post

Tuesday Practice Report: Orpik, Asham progressing and practicing with team Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Tuesday Practice Report In the midst of a three game winning streak, the Pittsburgh Penguins are inching closer to full health and two regulars are getting close to returning to the lineup. Defenseman Brooks Orpik (groin) who has missed the last 5 games participated fully in today’s practice. Barring a setback, Orpik is expected … Follow this link

Marc-Andre Fleury Losing Ground As No. 1? – Bodog Beat Source: Google News Search
Bodog Beat Marc-Andre Fleury Losing Ground As No. 1 … Read more

Pens’ Staal practices with team for first time this season – TSN Source: Google News Search
Globe and Mail Pens’ Staal practices with team for first time this season TSN The Pittsburgh Penguins received a very pleasant surprise at practice on Tuesday as forward Jordan Staal practiced with the team for the first time this … Jordan Staal of Pittsburgh Penguins practices for first time since May ESPN all 52 news articles … View post

Twenty Years Later – Penguins 4, Sabres 4 – 10-19-10 Source: Empty Netters
“Twenty Years Later” is a segment, with a highly unimaginative name, which will appear on Empty Netters throughout the 2010-11 season. We will examine the Penguins’ 1990-91 season which led to the first Stanley Cup title in franchise history. … Link

Video: Off-Day: Jordan Staal (10/19/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Jordan Staal talks to the media after skating on an off-day at practice. … View video

Video: Off-Day: Sidney Crosby (10/19/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby talks to the media following practice. … Watch here

Video: Off-Day: Brooks Orpik (10/19/10) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Brooks Orpik talks to the media after skating at practice. … Watch here

Sidney Crosby’s back-to-back goals lift Penguins over Flyers – USA Today Source: Google News Search
Globe and Mail Sidney Crosby’s back-to-back goals lift Penguins over Flyers USA Today PHILADELPHIA (AP) Sidney Crosby (FSY) and the Pittsburgh Penguins ‘ power play felt right at home on the other side of Pennsylvania. … Crosby, Penguins overpower Flyers Philadelphia Inquirer Sidney Crosby powers Penguins Boston Herald NHL: Sidney Crosby scores two power-play goals as Penguins beat Flyers San Jose Mercury News Bleacher Report – SportingNews.com – CBSSports.com all 287 news articles … See the rest here

@pghpenguins: New favorite photo. #Pens Dupuis filming a commercial for dog licenses in Allegheny County: – http://twitpic.com/2z11ft

Injured Penguins center Staal participates in practice Source: Tribune-Review
In something of a surprise, injured Penguins center Jordan Staal is practicing with teammates at Southpointe today. Staal, who has been fighting a foot infection since this summer, has skated lightly before practice in recent days. … Read this article

Penguins Report: Staal, Asham, Orpik Practice Source: penguins.nhl.com
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Pittsburgh Penguins-Ottawa Senators: Penguins Power Their Way Past Senators 5-2 Source: Bleacher Report
The Pittsburgh Penguins (4-3) came out on fire in this Eastern Conference matchup against their playoff rivals, the Ottawa Senators (1-4-1). The much maligned powerplay, which showed signs of life towards the end of the Penguins last game against Philadelphia was on fire in this one. Mark Letestu continued his amazing start to the 2010 season by scoring his fourth goal on a nasty slapshot to score the Penguins first powerplay goal of the evening. Five minutes later, Sidney Crosby scored the second powerplay goal of the night when the puck bounced out from behind the net directly to his stick for an easy tally. … Continue reading here

Saluting ‘Sarge’ – 10-19-10 Source: Empty Netters
If you didn’t get a chance to see it, here was the Penguins’ video tribute to former defenseman Sergei Gonchar and his reaction: ZpQuHeVVdkg KHX_u_N3I9c … Read this article

Penguins stomp Senators for third straight win – Washington Observer Reporter Source: Google News Search
Kansas City Star Penguins stomp Senators for third straight win Washington Observer Reporter PITTSBURGH — Playing three games in four nights was an opportunity rather than an obstacle for the Pittsburgh Penguins . .. … See the article here

Doan suspended three games for hit Source: Tribune-Review
The NHL has suspended Phoenix Coyotes forward Shane Doan for three games following a blindside hit to the head of Anaheim’s Dan Sexton. … See the article here

Gonchar gets standing ovation from Penguins fans Source: Tribune-Review
Sergei Gonchar didn’t lose the affection of Penguins fans when he signed with Ottawa on July 1. … See the article here

Crosby, Malkin score in Penguins’ win Source: Tribune-Review
Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin scored in a three-goal first period as the Penguins rolled to a 5-2 win over Ottawa. … The rest is here

Penguins rout Senators for second home win Source: Post Gazette
It took awhile, but the new place is starting to feel like home for the Penguins. And not just because there isn’t much danger of guys ending up outside an emergency exit while trying to find the weight room anymore. … View post

The Penguins goaltending situation into focus Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Goaltender Brent Johnson (4-0) made 32 saves, leading Pittsburgh to a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators Monday and through seven games of the season, he’s been one of the best goaltenders in the entire National Hockey League. “Brent Johnson didn’t have a huge opportunity in camp but Brent Johnson did play some good hockey for … Follow this link

BACK TO BASICS Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
By MARK MADDEN The Penguins are 4-3 after starting the season 1-3. Lets consider what caused the turnaround: *Sid turned it up a notch. As Sid goes, the Penguins go … Continue reading here

Empty Netter Assists – 10-19-10 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -Dave Molinari’s recap from last night’s game . … Read the rest here

Cook: Johnson playing well, but Fleury still No. 1 for Penguins Source: Post Gazette
Showed up at the Consol Energy Center Monday night prepared to take Penguins coach Dan Bylsma to task for his shabby treatment of franchise goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. Then, Brent Johnson went out and played another really strong game … More here

Penguins Notebook: Talbot takes fight against cancer personally Source: Post Gazette
It was early in the 2006-07 season when Penguins forward Max Talbot, in his final days as a minor leaguer, approached the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton coaching staff to get permission to go home to Montreal briefly because his mother, Lucie, had been diagnosed with breast cancer. The team’s assistant, Dan Bylsma, was particularly good with Talbot. … More

Letestu, Johnson continue to step up in prominent roles Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
The stars of the Penguins 5-2 win on Monday night against the Ottawa Senators were two familiar foes of late in forward Mark Letestu and goaltender Brent Johnson. Both continue to shine and played prominent roles in the Penguins victory. Letestu who leads all NHL rookies with 7 points, had a goal and assist … See the rest here

Total Team Effort Lifts Penguins To Third Consecutive Victory Source: penguins.nhl.com
The National Hockey League should be aware, because the Pittsburgh Penguins big guns are heating up. With the Penguins on the verge of beginning a three-game, eight-day road swing, the team is starting to click on all cylinders … See the article here

Penguins cruise past Senators 5-2 for third straight win Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Pittsburgh 5 – Ottawa 2 The Pittsburgh Penguins jumped on the Ottawa Senators early and never looked back, defeating the Senators 5-2 Monday for their third straight win and second consecutive home win. Mark Letestu (4) and Sidney Crosby (4) scored 1st period power play goals and Evgeni Malkin also scored in the period … Read more here

Postgame thoughts after Pens win vs OTT. Source: Chipped Ice
Greetings Chipped Ice fans, All of a sudden, the Penguins can’t lose at the Consol Energy Center, or anywhere, for that matter. Tonight’s game had a surreal feel because of the guy wearing No … Continued here

Letestu Continues His Early-Season Scoring Spree Source: penguins.nhl.com
Mark Letestu came to Penguins training camp last month hoping to earn a spot on the National Hockey League roster. Not only did he accomplish that, he has since established himself as one of the better players on the team in the early part of the season. Through seven games, he has seven points, and his four goals are tied with Sidney Crosby for the team lead … Visit link

Aftermath: Penguins 5, Senators 2 Source: penguins.nhl.com
Author: Sam Kasan ; ; ; … Go here to read the rest

Penguins Q&A has moved to PG+ Source: Post Gazette
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Penguins win third straight, 5-2 over Ottawa Source: Post Gazette
The Penguins won their third game in a row, 5-2, over the Ottawa Senators tonight at Consol Energy Center. … Follow this link

Linemates Hindering Richards Ability to Lead – Garry Cobb Source: Google News Search
Garry Cobb Linemates Hindering Richards Ability to Lead Garry Cobb … those who listened to Flyers captain Mike Richards after Saturday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins was that he was making excuses for the team’s loss. … See the rest here

Watch Live NHL Toronto Maple Leafs vs Pittsburgh Penguins Free Streaming – Frioko Source: Google News Search
Watch Live NHL Toronto Maple Leafs vs Pittsburgh Penguins Free Streaming Frioko The Hockey grownup with the Toronto Maple Leafs vs Pittsburgh Penguins give be held at the CONSOL Force Relate, Metropolis, Colony. … … Visit link

Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins [Open Thread] – PensBurgh Source: Google News Search
Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins [Open Thread] PensBurgh “It reminded me a lot of when I