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The First Baker’s Dozen

Chaiwoman — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:21:41 +0000

Tags: AHL, Boston Bruins, Brent Johnson, Brooks Orpik, Deryk Engelland, Detroit Red Wings, Eastern Conference, Evgeni Malkin, James Neal, Joe Morrow, Joe Vitale, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mario Lemieux, Mat Niskanen, Matt Cooke, Max Talbot, Montreal Canadiens, National Hockey League, New York Islanders, Phil Kessel, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Richard Park, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Steve Sullivan, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, Wilkes-Barre

The first thirteen games reveal the Pittsburgh Penguins sitting on top of the Eastern Conference and the League (8-3-2, 18 points) after a grueling opening schedule without Sidney Crosby and a still somewhat fragile Evgeni Malkin, but there is no panic in this team. They’ve been down this road many times before, and if anything can...

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“March” of the Penguins

Chaiwoman — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:50:59 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Opinion, Previews

Tags: AHL, Ben Lovejoy, Chris Conner, Coach of the Year, Dan Bylsma, Detroit Red Wings, Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Max Talbot, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Pascal Dupuis, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Tampa Bay Lightning, Tyler Kennedy, Wheeling Nailers, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Diligent, focused, tenacious, unrelenting, undaunted, inexplicable…such are the words among many more that describe this season’s Pittsburgh Penguins. If anyone had told anyone at the beginning of this season that Jordan Staal would miss nearly all the first half of it, that Sidney Crosby would be out of it after Christmas and that Evgeni Malkin...

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Penguins Make First 12 Roster Cuts

Paul — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:46:12 +0000

Categories: Announcements, Features, News Digest

Tags: Aaron Boogaard, AHL, Alex Grant, Brian Strait, Casey Pierro-Zabotel, Evgeni Malkin, Jamie Hunt, Joey Haddad, Jordan Parise, Keven Veilleux, Kingston Frontenacs, Lane Caffaro, Nathan Moon, Nick Petersen, Ontario Hockey League, Penguins, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pre-Season, Sidney Crosby, Training Camp, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Zack Sill

The Pittsburgh Penguins made their first training camp cuts today, re-assigning 12 players and whittling their camp roster down to 43. Over the next 2 weeks, the Penguins will need to skinny the roster down by another 20 players to arrive at the 23 players required by September 30th for the start of the regular...

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A Date with Destiny

Chaiwoman — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:06:18 +0000

Categories: Features, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: AHL, Alex Goligoski, Alexander Ovechkin, Bill Guerin, Brooks Orpik, Chris Kunitz, Craig Adams, Dan Bylsma, Detroit Red Wings, Eric Goddard, Eric Staal, Evgeni Malkin, Gary Roberts, Hal Gill, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Marian Hossa, Mark Eaton, Mark Madden, Matt Cooke, Maxime Talbot, Mike Zigomanis, Miroslav Satan, Pascal Depuis, Paul Bissonnette, Petr Sykora, Philippe Boucher, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ray Shero, Rob Scuderi, Ruslan Fedotenko, Ryan Malone, Sergei Gonchar, Stanley Cup Finals 2008, Stanley Cup Finals 2009, Sudney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy

Hearken back… Stanley Cup Finals (2008)… The Pittsburgh Penguins found themselves like Cinderella at the ball, in the Stanley Cup Finals facing the storied and formidable Detroit Red Wings. For me, it might as well have been USA versus USSR in the 1980 Olympics, it was that gut-wrenching. We all felt the overwhelming crush of...

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