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PensHead Daily Links 10-06-2010

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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Introducting PensHead Daily Links!

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

Apparently the Earth has made a complete orbit cycle around the Sun since the first post on PensHead.com! Thanks to @keysandparrots for bringing this up to our attention. With that in mind we have been working hard to improve our service to you despite the degradation of time allowed for making posts. So without further ado i’d like to introduce new feature that will be available here starting tomorrow … “PensHead Daily Links”! WOOOO!

Try to restrain your excitement and enthusiasm so i can explain further. This blog originally started as a way for me to avoid spamming peoples Facebook newsfeed with absurd amount of Penguins links i was reading.  So idea was to consolidate all of them into a single post which would be available here.

So it came and went. Our day would start the same way … googling and checking and compiling and posting. Most of the time we would do the same thing over and over and over and over again everyday. Until a year later we got smartz and decided to use our programming skills to automate this process. This automated process of compiling Pittsburgh Penguins news/pics/videos is what “PensHead Daily Links” is all about. At the current time we have about 13 different sources from which we will be compiling daily lists of links. However, this will be ongoing process and things will be added and removed as we see fit. If you think you have a source that should be included well then go ahead and shoot us an email or hit us up on twitter. Of course when i use words like “we” “us” “our” i mostly mean myself but what the hell it sounds more professional.

We see this new feature as a way to save some time in researching more juicy stories for y’all.

Worry not our brothers and sister our love for Geno will still be regularly expressed on this blog. To prove this point i am going to post some awesome pics that Nona found and posed on EMGFF.

Actually lets rewind this back a bit … it all started with Alyonka Larionov’s Video Diary #23 …

Dont be shy go ahead and fast forward to about 3:30 where she talks about NYC Russian restaurant named Mari Vanna. Apparently both Geno and Ovi were there at the same time to celebrate Ovi’s bday or something. Someone was smart enough (not me) to look at Mari Vanna’s facebook page and get some pics from when this took place.

Evgeni Malkin, Alyonka Larionov, Alexander Ovechkin at Mari Vanna restaurant in NYC.
Evgeni Malkin, Alyonka Larionov, Alexander Ovechkin at Mari Vanna restaurant in NYC.

Evgeni Malkin, Alyonka Larionov, Alexander Ovechkin at Mari Vanna restaurant in NYC.

Evgeni Malkin, Alyonka Larionov, Alexander Ovechkin at Mari Vanna restaurant in NYC.

Seems that Geno didnt feel like hanging out with Ovi too much.

Evgeni Malkin, Alyonka Larionov, Alexander Ovechkin at Mari Vanna restaurant in NYC.

We dont blame him, i mean who wants to hangout with someone looking like this …

Evgeni Malkin, Alyonka Larionov, Alexander Ovechkin at Mari Vanna restaurant in NYC.

Well apparently Mari Vanna’s facebook account had more pictures of Geno. Not only Geno but also Sergei Gonchar when they were cooking some salad looking things a while back. The pictures aren’t dated but facebook description says they were posted about 7 month ago … who knows?! *shrug*

Anyway there are a bunch of pics so i am just putting them into a slideshow here … enjoy!

Lets Go Pens!

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

Monday, September 27th, 2010

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

Zbynek Michalek

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

Mike Comrie

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

Arron Asham

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

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

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

Ruslan Fedotenko

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

Alexei Ponikarovsky

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

Bill Guerin

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

Sergei Gonchar

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

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

Kris Letang

LETS GO PENS!!!

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

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

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

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

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

Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy

Grats Sidney!

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

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

thanks to @mrsletang @kayewtie for the pic above!

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

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

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

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

Eric Godard Is a Fighter and a Lover …

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

JStaal playoff beard check!

Tanger playoff beard check!

BillyG playoff beard check!

Massive Johnson signed contract extension for two more years!

Jay McKee playoff stubble check!

Maxime Talbot playoff beard check!

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

nice stache

See all pictures here.

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

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

LETS GO PENS!!!

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Pens Partying After Win Over Atlanta And Geno Life Of The Party

Monday, April 5th, 2010

http://insidepittsburghsports.com reports … read full story here …

Following the teams win Saturday afternoon against the Atlanta Thrashers, the team went out on the town Saturday night for Marc Andre Fleury’s girlfriends birthday.
All of the Penguins (except Sidney Crosby), incluidng their wives and girlfriends, spent most of the  night in the VIP section at Club Diesel on the South Side.
Word is Evgeni Malkin was having himself a good time and was the life of the party. Club Diesel is a common hang out for a number of players.

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* Winger Chris Kunitz did not practice and remains sidelined.
In Kunitz absence, Ruslan Fedotenko and Pascal Dupuis skated with Sidney Crosby on the top line.

In between winning and partying Gonchar and Malkin also found the time to take a tour of the Consol Energy Center and snap a pic with the new Penguins President David Morehouse.
If you are going to Thursday’s game you will be lucky to see more than 50 former Penguins players celebrating final regular season game at the Civic arena. Also golden tickets will be given out to visit Wonka’s chocolate factory as well as shirts off their to our backs. Fans are asked to be in their seats for the pre-game ceremony by 7:20 p.m. In English i believe that means DONT BE LATE! Enjoy full recap here …
http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=523981

Cybervamp shares her story with us on facebook … and check out Cybervamp’s 2009 SCF thread here
http://www.mamasfallenangels.com/forum/topics/off-topic-nhl-fans-view
The Sharks came over to my Daughter’s school..Ashley was wearing Her Penguin’s winter blue # 87 Jersey!
Dan Boyle Sat By Ashley , and asked Ashely are you from Pittsburgh? She answered no, I’m Born and raised here in San Jose. Boyle asked Ashley “Do you like the Sharks?
She answered , “NO, not really!”
Boyle asked her,”Why do you like the Penguins?”
She said, “They’re my favorite team!”
Boyle , asked her” Do you know any of their names?”
Ashley ,started naming the whole team.
Then he asked ,”Do you know any of The Sharks names?”
She answered”no!”
He asked ,”Do you know the the Captain from the Sharks?’
she said ,no!
Boyle asked her “Does anybody in your family like the Sharks?
She answered, “No,We all love the Penguins!!”
Then they left the 3rd grade room, and Ashley’s friend asked her ,”Do you know who that was?”
Ashley answered,”NO!”
Her Best-friend , told Ashley, “That was the Assistant Captain!!”.. the whole room stared at her!!
Forward Konstantin Pushkarev, the 25 year old winger was a former second round pick of the LA Kings in 2003. He has failed to reach his potential with LA and spent 2008-2009 season with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL. Currently playing for WBS Pens and has 9 goals and 9 assists. WBS Pens posted a nice video clip of this young Kazakh!

Evgeni Malkin “Are you talking to me?” face.


LETS GO PENS!!!

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Malkin And Gonch = Starsky And Hutch

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

NHL playoffs are coming up to the arenas and TV screens near you! Welcome back boys!

THEY ARE THE MAN!!!

Jordan Leopold welcome to the 1337 club! First goal in Pens jersey! Just when you were talking about stepping up your game you go and do something like this … AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!

Be sure to tune in for the next episode when Bill Guerin murders Jim Slater. Summer time and the living is easy!

LETS GO PENS!!!

Edit: The Next Episode …

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Kris Letang Foursome!

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

I am sure you all hear! If you haven’t read here …
http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=523260

Gonch and Geno Practicing Today.
http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=523276

Lets Go Pens!!!

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weekend hockey

Monday, March 29th, 2010

in my attempt to push the boundaries of english language and due to laziness of using my pinkie finger to hold down shift key i am going to ignore capitalization in this post. it has been a very fruitful weekend for the pens. they have been reaping the fruits of depth on their team against flyers and leafs. there hasn’t been a better time for our boys to step up and say enough is enough. with evgeni malkin still out with a foot injury and sergei gonchar out with some mysterious “sickness” hcdb used “tactical stratigery” to overwhelm the opponent on home ice. one of the reoccurring themes was present in every game this weekend … hcdb in cahoots with maf allows a garbage goal in the beginning of the 1st period in order to get the team going. as the result is the 4-1 win against the flyers and 5-4 win against toronto maple leafs. with devils losing to flyers last night pens are sitting on the top of atlantic division. hero of the week as much as i want to say matt cooke for keeping the pens alive in the game against the leafs i am going to go with pascal the birth canal since i have a funny picture to go along with that. of course can’t give pascal dupuis too much credit to keep him on his toes so i will continue to hate up on him. pascal great shootout goal but you still suck even if you are so awesome.

can they be anymore creepier than this?

thanks to someone on twitter for posting this picture and thanks for @birdmadxgirl for pointing me to http://www.nhlpa.com website which is the original source.

of course the fan of the week is tied between two people. 1st up is this crazy guy doing a little dance making a little love … basically getting down last night

second one goes out to the girl who made crosberries cereal … not to be confused with scott hartnell’s dingleberries cereal

in some other news … katie o’malley of pens tv posted her penguins book she wrote in ’92

complete book here … someone ought to publish it!

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thanks to @ftd318 for picture of jay mckee with his führer stache …
http://twitpic.com/1bdmkl

in some other news … gonchar was skating today … here is a photo i stole from penguins official website to prove it

2011 winter classic game to take place at heinz field between penguins and capitals … at unreal …
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10087/1046280-61.stm

some cool wbs pens pics from march 20, 2010 vs. worcester …
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=149367&id=25795361383&ref=mf

santonio holmes has been hit with a civil lawsuit for assault and battery of a woman? wtf?
http://insidepittsburghsports.com/story/santonio-holmes-has-been-hit-with-a-civil-lawsuit-for-assault-and-battery

geno not coming back for another week?
http://insidepittsburghsports.com/story/penguins-buzz-malkin-expected-to-be-held-out-of-lineup-until-next-weekend

LETS GO PENS!!!

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Pens VS Caps And More!

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Going into yesterday’s game against the Caps without our Russian Rocket boys was sure to be a big disaster of Chernobyl proportions. Caps were hungry and were ready to check out early in the third.

However, JStaal thought otherwise giving Pens an extra point late in the third. Flower was morning-glory-solid-hard despite the outcome of the shootout. Was great to see Talbot pick up a goal, i guess that training video is finally paying off. BillyG picked up his 19th goal of the season on PP. Pens played good enough game to make Ovie sad who said after the game, “I think he [Theodore] saved us most of the time this game.  I think we didn’t play our game at all. Jose keeps us in the game and it’s nice when we can win when we don’t play well.” Orpik who put a cannon ball on Talbot’s stick was frustrated without a “W”. I must admit Pens haven’t been winning much lately but taking Caps who are leading East Conference to overtime and shootout without Malkin and Gonchar still feels really good. Getting Alex Ovechkin to admit his team wasn’t as hot against the Pens this game … priceless!

Moving on. Twitter noise …

@mellonarena This date in @mellonarena history…3/25/95 – Page/Plant concert w/highest attendance in the Arena at 17,764. Record was broken 4 yrs later.

@WBSPenguins Pens move into third in the East Division with a 3-0 win in Norfolk on Wednesday. The return match is Friday at… http://fb.me/vGSqXlsS

@pghpenguins Bid now on great Pens memorabilia & experience auctions to raise money for Cal U Scholarship funds: http://bit.ly/8BBOHP

@pghpenguins http://twitpic.com/1ap6mg – FSN reporter D. Potash interviews Dupuis from #Pens bench tonight during warmups.

Seth from EN posted this picture of Sergei Gonchar in Capitals uniform from like 1837.

And some awesome Geno pics … thanks MK form EMGFF!

LETS GO PENS!!!

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Two week blur of Hockey and Beer.

Monday, March 1st, 2010

It’s all over.

It seems like forever since the Olympics began just two weeks ago, and yet the experience has flown by at the same time.

Tensions have been high between pens fans lately as our countries battled it out against one another and many are glad it’s over. But, with a disappointing finish for Russia, I think it’s safe to say that there will be some pressure from NHL players on Bettman to allow them to compete again in 2014.

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Canada Beats Russia And What It Might Mean For Penguins

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

It was hard to decide on the subject of this post. I felt compelled to name it “Russia Falls To Canada …” since Russians really didn’t put up too much of a fight yesterday aside from their “Eurotrash” incident. It seemed that the whole game for Russians was lost in the first period. Russian coach Vyacheslav Bykov blamed himself for the loss and thanked the players for trying and giving their best. However, Russia’s best was not enough to beat Canada but no matter how you look at it if you are Penguins fan yesterdays game was a win/win situation. We had Evgeni Malkin and Sergei Gonchar on one side and Sidney Crosby and Mark-Andre Fleury on another.

Although i was cheering for Russia last night i really hoped they wouldn’t win gold. A few days back i shared my point of view with MouthFullOfTang and today i will share it with you. So why if i was cheering for Russia i wished them no gold? Well, as a wise man once said … “I did it for the Pens!”

So lets start from the bottom to top … first off is Marc-Andre Fleury. Not much can be said about him and i am just glad that his chances of getting injured during Olympics have almost been reduced to 0%. He is just happy to be in Vancouver and i am happy for him. He should be all refreshed and ready to rock on March 2nd.

Next on the plate is Sergei Gonchar … well he is a veteran he has done it all. He hasn’t seen gold Olympic medal yet but for some reason Sarge doesn’t strike me as a type of guy who will mourn and cry about it. He will brush it off his shoulder and come back ready to rock’n'roll for the Pens.

Evgeni Malkin on the other hand was hungry for gold he wanted that bling more than anything else. Instead he is leaving Vancouver completely empty handed, no taste of silver, or even bronze. Geno is a type of player who plays with his heart and right now his heart has a big hole. He will come back to Pittsburgh hungry for the taste of victory. He will hold no quarter, there will be no mercy and no remorse. So in a long run i think Geno not getting a medal is a good thing for Pens.

Unlike Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby needs to win the gold for this to be good for Pens. Sid is a type of player who likes structure and organization. He gets knocked off his rhythm when things don’t go according to the plan. So far Sid hasn’t seen too many deviations from his plan … Art Ross Trophy – check, Heart Memorial Trophy – check, Lester B. Pearson Award – check, Stanley Cup – check, throw some other stuff in there – check, check, check … and now Olympic Gold Medal. The only thing that could stand in between Sid and Gold would probably be Brooks Orpik and Team USA. However, in reality after beating Russia 7:3 team Canada became an express freight train that will be almost impossible for anyone to stop. Sid should come back from Olympics feeling more accomplished and continue his NHL domination with the Pens.

Of course as i mentioned Brooks Orpik and he is, well, he is just Brooks Orpik. Umm … Yeah. Ok. He already got his reward from the Olympics by getting his Wiki profile updated by @EverGreenT who provided Orpiks Olympic Profile as a reference for the Free Candy nickname! Great job and a huge accomplishment!

Of course the best thing about Russia losing is Ovechkin … hahahahahahahahahahaha! Thats all i have for now!

LETS GO PENS!!!

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Olympic Hockey Team Russia Practice

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Evgeni Malkin and Sergei Gonchar flew in together to Vancouver. Geno denied rumors of a bumpy-adventure-filled ride which included emergency landing 200 kilometers away from the city. In his interview Geno said that he is hoping that his old number 11 will bring him good luck. He said he started out playing under that number when he was little in Magnitogorsk. When he made the master team he changed it to 71. However, his line mate Ilya Kovalchuk is wearing his number 71 so Geno decided to revert back to his old number. Besides Kovalchuk his other line mate will be Maxim Afinogenov.

When Geno was asked about Sidney Crosby he said that they are very good friends. They have been team mates for 4 years now and won Stanley Cup together. They have much respect for each other. However, if he gets a chance to check Crosby during Olympics he said he will do it and maybe even more than once.

Pavel Lysenkov took and posted some awesome pictures from yesterday’s practice on his blog. I also found awesome video of Geno on his blog if you want to know the story behind the video read here.

Below are the pictures he took. Enjoy! Here are some more links to awesome Vancouver related pics Pavel took and posted on his blog [1], [2], [3], [4] … you’d be doing yourself a huge disservice if you didn’t check out these pictures.

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Dan Bylsma Cheering For Team USA

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

In his interview yesterday Dan Bylsma when asked who he is going to cheer for in olympics he said:

“I am going to root for Brooks Orpik. I am a USA guy. I will always be cheering for Team USA in this situation. I think if it is Canada-Russia in a game I would be like Jordan Staal’s mom in a Carolina-Pittsburgh game – you are going to be cheering for both guys to do well and you are going to want both guys to do well. You are not picking sides. It will be interesting. It will be interesting to see them compete against each other. Having brothers and competing against friends in different situations going from Los Angeles to Anaheim, it makes it more intriguing. When a play a guy I know well and consider a good friend I want to get a better piece of him than if I did know him. It makes for interesting fodder and watching but I will go with Brooks Orpik every time.”

Pens are playing the Isles tonight on home ice at 7:30 pm. I am looking forward for this guy below to step up his game and score some goals. Thanks to MouthFullOfTang for the pic find.

Last time Pens faced Isles Geno came out with his 5th career hat trick and put an end to his slump debate.

Talbot will not be playing tonight so we are expecting another WBS Penguins recall. Mark Letestu is expected to join Pens in tonights game.

I will be rooting for Sergei Gonchar to score his 200th career goal.

The 2011 All-Star Game is tentatively scheduled to be hosted by the Phoenix Coyotes in Glendale, Ariz. However, should they be relocated Penguins made a bid for Next Year’s All-Star Weekend.

Apparently, Crosby-Talbot Advertisement Voted Best (see all commercials). Sorry Mike Green, Ovie, Mike Richards, and the caveman, ops i already mentioned Ovie.

Sidney Crosby is on the cover of the Canadian edition of Sports Illustrated. Its just so happens that i am stuck in Toronto and I have an extra copy and will give it away to anyone who did not read this sentence. Email with your proof/reasoning to enter the contest info@penshead.com.

And finally some exciting news in the world of hockey. Thanks to Peter V for bringing this to my attention. There is a new expansion team! Adult film legend Peter North’s official hockey team “The Peter North Stars”! Check out their jersey and grab one on ebay right now! They are going fast!

LETS GO PENS!!!

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Are You Ready For Olympics?

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

While i am busy slaving away in Toronto working hard for a huge and well known financial company of Canada, the quality of the posts have significantly gone down. What did you expect? ShutYour5Hole is too busy with her midterms and bashing team Belarus while  MouthFullOfTang is no where to be found today. Anyway, here is another crappy photo blog post. Hope you don’t enjoy it because i just took pics from penguins website and pasted them here. Read here … Penguins’ Olympians Model National Team Jerseys and memorize the schedule here. You will be quizzed!

Edit: i was able to find some high resolution photos than the Penguins website had to offer … here they are …


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More Russians!

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

I’ve been saying it for years, and I’ll say it again, you just cannot have enough Russian in your everyday life.  People without the pleasure of some Russian influence just have no idea what they are missing out on.

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