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Equilibrium

Chaiwoman — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:07:18 +0000

Tags: Arron Asham, Chris Kunitz, Consol Energy Center, Dan Bylsma, Deryk Engelland, Eric Goddard, Evgeni Malkin, Habs, James Neal, Jordan Staal, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Pascal Dupuis, Penalty Kill, Pittsburgh Penguins, Power Play, Sidney Crosby, St. Louis Blues, Steve Sullivan, Tyler Kennedy, Washington Capitals, Zbynek Michalek

Each of the first five games with the re-entry of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has shown a very natural process when trying to fit a highly skilled anchor player back into a lineup that has had to maintain and sustain for nearly 10 months without him. The fact that it has only taken a handful...

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True Grit

Chaiwoman — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 03:34:22 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Highlights, Opinion

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Arron Asham, Brandon Prust, Brent Johnson, Bridgestone Winter Classic, Brooks Orpik, Buffalo Sabres, Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes, Chris Conner, Chris Kunitz, Craig Adams, Deryk Engelland, Dustin Jeffrey, Evgeni Malkin, Henrik Lundqvist, Jordan Staal, Mark Letestu, Martin Brodeur, Matt Cooke, Max Talbot, Mike Rupp, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL All-Star break, Pascal Dupuis, Paul Martin, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rick DiPietro, Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy, Tyler Myers, Washington Capitals, Zbynek Michalek, Zenon Konopka

This has been uncharted territory in the story of the Pittsburgh Penguins – a team without both its superstars, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Worse still, it couldn’t have come at a more critical part of the hockey season when teams are battling for the top eight spots in conference play, jockeying for positions almost...

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Man “Dis-”advantage?

Chaiwoman — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:43:28 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Opinion

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Bill Guerin, Calgary Flames, Chris Kunitz, Cory Stillman, Dallas Stars, Dwayne Roloson, Edmonton Oilers, Evgeni Malkin, Florida Panthers, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Mark Eaton, Matt Cooke, Mike Kiprosoff, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ruslan Fedotenko, Scott Hartnell, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy

During the holiday season, how could anyone look little Virginia in the eye and say, “Yes, there is a Santa Claus” when all we really, really, really wanted for Christmas was a power play, and he didn’t deliver? I don’t know about anyone else, but I wanted it just as badly as that bespectacled...

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Opening Salvos

Chaiwoman — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:03:37 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Highlights, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: Bill Guerin, Brooks Orpik, Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes, Chris Kunitz, Craig Adams, Dan Bylsma, Donald Brashear, Eric Godard, Eric Staal, Evgeni Malkin, Jay McKee, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mario Lemieux, Matt Cooke, Mike Rupp, Milan Michalek, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Pascal Depuis, Pascal Leclaire, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ray Whitney, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Tom Barrasso, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tyler Kennedy

The Pittsburgh Penguins opened their 2009-10 season with their first back-to-back set of games, and their double-dose of New York opponents were chomping at the bit to get at the Kings of the Hill. A home-opener of cosmic proportions ensued with the raising of the Stanley Cup banner for the last time in the Igloo. It...

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“Energy Guys” Make Their Presence Known

Chaiwoman — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:44:16 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: Dan Bylsma, Evgeni Malkin, Game Recap, Hal Gill, Jordan Staal, Matt Cooke, Max Talbot, New York Rangers, Pascal Dupuis, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy

Introducing Another Great Post by Guest Blogger Chaiwoman: Sean Avery’s reunion tour with his old team seemed to put him face to face with just about every guy in a black and gold uniform on Saturday. It was a gritty, scrappy, hard-hitting, nasty penalizing afternoon game against the New York Rangers (sans the blue jerseys),...

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Penguins Find the Right Trajectory

Paul — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:02:46 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, News Digest

Tags: Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury, Matt Cooke, New York Rangers, Petr Sykora, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy

The Pittsburgh Penguins appear to have finally found the right trajectory after beating the Atlantic Division leading New York Rangers 3-0 on Sunday afternoon. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 33-shots to post his 2nd shutout of the season, and 13th of his career. With the win, the Penguins have managed to take 3 of their last 4...

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Sabourin Victimized by Rangers in Shootout

Paul — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:57:29 +0000

Categories: Features, Highlights, News Digest

Tags: Dany Sabourin, Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Mark Eaton, Matt Cooke, New York Rangers, Overtime, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rob Scuderi, Shootout, Sidney Crosby

The Pittsburgh Penguins coughed up a 2-goal lead to a New York Rangers’ rally on Wednesday night to force the overtime, and then lost the game 3-2 in the shootout. The Penguins got goals from Mark Eaton (yes, you read correctly) and Jordan Staal in regulation, and Kris Letang in the shootout. Sidney Crosby was...

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Penguins Lose 2-Goal Lead in 3rd Period, Lose in Shootout

Paul — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:53:26 +0000

Categories: Highlights, News Digest

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Brooks Orpik, Darryl Sydor, Evgeni Malkin, Game Recap, Highlights, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Maxime Talbot, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy, Video

After playing a very strong 40-minutes of play, the Pittsburgh Penguins pulled another 3rd period disappearing act on Saturday night. The Penguins allowed the Rangers to outshoot them 18-2 in the final frame and score 2-goals, including the game tying goal with just 9-seconds left. After skating a scoreless 5-minute sudden death overtime, the game...

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Ranger Prospect Cherepanov Dies During KHL Game

Paul — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:46:25 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Alexei Cherepanov, Avangard Omsk, Draft Pick, Jaramoir Jagr, KHL, Kontinental Hockey League, New York Rangers, Russian Super League

We at NHLPens.com would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends and fans of New York Ranger’s prospect Alexei Cherepanov. Selected by the New York Rangers 17th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, the 19-year old Cherepanov collapsed on the bench near the end of the Avangard Omsk’s Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)...

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Penguins Finish Rangers in OT

Paul — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:48:17 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Audio, Evgeni Malkin, Game Recap, Marc-Andre Fleury, Marian Hossa, New York Rangers, Penguins Win, Photos, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoffs, Sidney Crosby, Video

The Pittsburgh Penguins finished off the season of the New York Rangers in overtime on Sunday as they beat them 3-2 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Penguins will have the home ice advantage as they face the cross-state rival Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference Championship series. After carrying a 2-0 lead...

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