Pittsburgh Penguins News and Rumors
Ho-Hum, Sidney Crosby’s Closing in on Yet Another Milestone
Sidney Crosby will appear in his 1,200th NHL game when the Pittsburgh Penguins visit San Jose Saturday night. He’s aware of that — not a whole lot gets past that guy — but isn’t dwelling on his looming achievement. “I don’t think about mi
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Published: 1 year ago
Friday Thoughts: Sid 1,200, Mark Pysyk, neck guards, Carter sitting
Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Random thoughts about the Penguins; Crosby at game 1,200, Mark Pysyk could still be in the plans, neck guards and more Some random Friday thoughts to get us through the d
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Published: 1 year ago
Why Vinnie Hinostroza Over Carter Could Be Penguins’ 4th Line Fix
The Penguins are shaking things up in an attempt to shake off their sluggish 3-6-0 onset this season. As The Hockey News reports, it’s likely that Vinnie Hinostroza will be swooping into Jeff Carter’s spot on the Pens’ 4th line. This pivot, aim
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins weekly stock report: Not many positives this week
Photo by Harrison Barden/Getty Images Only two games this past week, but two more games the Pittsburgh Penguins did not win. With another week in the books it is time to check in with another edition of the Pittsburgh Penguin
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Published: 1 year ago
Dan’s Daily: Phil Kessel ‘a Little Surprised’; Penguins Making Changes
SAN JOSE — The Pittsburgh Penguins and coach Mike Sullivan did more tinkering to the lineup Thursday at practice before the team departed for a three-game West Coast trip. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir could be heard as Penguins fans celebrated one p
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Published: 1 year ago
Sullivan: Karlsson’s Capable of Lifting His Game to ‘Another Level’
The sample size is small, just nine games, but the Pittsburgh Penguins figure that’s enough time to assess what Erik Karlsson can give them. “He is the player we thought we were getting,” coach Mike Sullivan said. Well, to some extent, anyway.
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Published: 1 year ago
Pens Points: Westward Bound
D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports Penguins prepare for California road trip and Pens Points has all the highlights from another day off. A long week of rest drags on for one more day before the Pittsburgh Penguins head out west
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Published: 1 year ago
Remember the Red Line? Mike Sullivan Would Like to Bring it Back
CRANBERRY — The NHL hasn’t actually removed the red line from its games. You can see it stretching across center ice anytime the Pittsburgh Penguins play a game at PPG Paints Arena, as it does in every other venue around the league. But when the
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Published: 1 year ago
Adam Johnson Tragedy Spurs Four Penguins to Experiment With Neck Guards
CRANBERRY — It was rather inconspicuous, really. Looked somewhat like the turtleneck that players sometimes wear beneath their game sweaters. But the black fabric that covered the necks of four players — Erik Karlsson, Marcus Pettersson, Lars Ell
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Vinnie Hinostroza Poised to Knock Carter Off Penguins’ 4th Line
CRANBERRY — Vinnie Hinostroza is not a big man, checking in at 5-foot-11, 183 pounds. Even so, it looks as if Hinostroza is about to bump Jeff Carter, who has four inches and about 35 pounds on him, right out of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup. A
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins Give Pysyk Another Shot; WBS PTO Implications
The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t sign right-handed defenseman Mark Pysyk, but their AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins, inked the right-handed defenseman to a professional tryout Thursday. The move could have real NHL implications. AHL
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins’ Karlsson, Capitals’ Wilson wear neck guards in practice
Erik Karlsson was one of a number of Pittsburgh Penguins players who wore a neck guard during practice on Thursday.
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Published: 1 year ago