Pittsburgh Penguins

By Tony F Tough, but not totally unexpected day for the Penguins and their fans on Day Two of the free agency period, losing defensive stalwart Rob Scuderi to Los Angeles. The tally so far has the Pens losing Scuderi, Hal Gill and Mathieu Garon, while retaining Craig Adams and Bill Guerin and signing...

By Topham(noreply@blogger.com) To anyone with a developed memory and a modicum of sense, Bob Gainey also blew up the team that won the Eastern conference, and were it not for one hot and one cold goaltender might have battled the Penguins for a place in the Stanley Cup finals. Not only that, the team was an example of well-oil...

The Penguins should learn today whether winger Ruslan Fedotenko will re-sign with them, and could make a strong push to replace newly departed defenseman Rob Scuderi.

Jay Caufield vs Chris Nilan from the Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers game on Mar 26, 1989 (fight, game) Jay Caufield vs Chris Nilan from the Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers game on Mar 26, 1989

Penguins general manager Ray Shero is not upset about losing defenseman Rob Scuderi to free agency yesterday. Frankly, he seems pretty happy about it.

By Eric Naughton Reported a little over an hour ago, Rob Scuderi has signed with the Los Angeles Kings for a four-year deal worth $3.4 million annually. The result for Pittsburgh is another blow to their defense. Losing Scuderi was huge, and makes losing Gill a little more serious.

By Tony F I guess that we as Penguins fans have gotten used to being patient when it comes to Free Agency under GM Ray Shero.  You must resist the urge to exclaim “Huh ??” when the first free agent signing of the period for the Pens is, Mike Rupp ?? Continue reading "Lots of feelers still out there for Sher...

Sidney Crosby, left off the team as an 18-year-old in 2006, is among 46 players invited to the Canada Olympic hockey orientation camp.

Steve Dykstra vs Cam Neely from the Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins game on Feb 5, 1989 (fight, game) Steve Dykstra vs Cam Neely from the Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins game on Feb 5, 1989

By Paul NEW YORK (July 1, 2009) – Five NHL teams are among the Top 10 professional sports franchises when it comes to paying fans back for their investment of time, money and passion, according to ESPN the Magazine’s Ultimate Standings report. The Carolina Hurricanes are the top ranked NHL franch...

A fan attending a Pittsburgh Penguins game -- a federal agent -- is accused of attacking another fan during the game at Mellon Arena.

There are three very good reasons why the Pittsburgh Penguins inked Bill Guerin to a one-year, $2 million deal...

By Tony F It was a long wait, but the Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins, with the #30 pick in the first round, selected defenseman Simon Despres from Saint John of the QMJHL. In the final Central Scouting Rankings Despres was ranked eighth among North American skaters. Scouting reports:  NH...

By Patrick Hoffman Obviously some teams are better at this than others—and they do it in different ways. The core of Pittsburgh’s Stanley Cup-winning team was Marc-Andre Fleury, Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby, all chose with the first or second pick of the draft from 2003-05. Detroit, which lost to Pittsbu...

I doubt many fans of the Penguins will find fault with this ballot.

By Greg Eno Enter Dan Bylsma. Lemieux used the word “adversity” when discussing his team’s rocky season, and few know its meaning better than he—what with his battle with Hodgkin’s Disease and the Penguins franchise being threatened to be moved out of Pittsburgh only a few years ago.

By Eric K The Pittsburgh Penguins, however, don't have that luxury. Crosby, Malkin, Staal, Talbot. You don't get any better down the middle on any roster in the National Hockey League. Marian Hossa has yet to show up for the Stanley Cup Finals. Let's Go Pens.

Bryan calls in to the guys to discuss Penguins hockey and his years as a player.

By Alanah McGinley Last night, Papa Joe Chevalier of Las Vegas radio’s KLAV1230 spent some time chatting with Paul Kukla.  Papa Joe is a long-time Penguins’ fan and he and Paul looked back at the first two games of these Stanley Cup Finals, then looked forward to tonight’s game.

By Alanah McGinley Last night, Papa Joe Chevalier of Las Vegas radio’s KLAV1230 spent some time chatting with Paul Kukla.  Papa Joe is a long-time Penguins’ fan and he and Paul looked back at the first two games of these Stanley Cup Finals, then looked forward to tonight’s game.

By Paul The Penguins need an answer. Something from third-liners Jordan Staal, Tyler Kennedy or Matt Cooke would be nice. Taking this year’s final and last year’s into consideration, Staal and Kennedy have combined for zero points, 17 shots and a minus-13 rating in eight games.

By ALAN ROBINSON AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins will travel Friday to the city called Hockeytown for their second Stanley Cup finals in as many seasons against Detroit, yet forgive them if they're convinced they already live there. Their games are drawing NF...

By ALAN ROBINSON AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH(AP) -- Gretzky, Crosby. Messier, Malkin. Oilers, Penguins? The 1983 Edmonton Oilers, led by the youthful Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier, were widely hailed as hockey's team of the future. Cast against the three-time defending champion New Yo...

Hall of Fame announcer Mike Lange calls in to talk to the guys about the Penguins in the playoffs.

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Va.(AP) -- When the Washington Capitals host the Pittsburgh Penguins to finish their taut, thrilling Eastern Conference semifinal Wednesday night, Alex Ovechkin's third career Game 7 in the NHL playoffs will mark Sidney Crosby's debut i...

By Greg Wyshynski • NHL ratings success stories are found throughout the first round, including the highest numbers for the New York Rangers in 12 years and the Boston Bruins' highest ratings ever on NESN. But in Washington, a ratings ... decline? [Sports Media Watch]

By Dave Nichols They say that a playoff series doesn't really start until a home team loses. The Washington Capitals travel to Pittsburgh for tonight's Game Three ready to test that old adage against the Penguins in Mellon Arena. RETURN OF THE DRAMA

Coach Dan Bylsma calls Jim and Randy the day after he was officially named "Head" coach of the Penguins.

By Scott Brown If the Philadelphia Flyers get swept away by the Penguins in their first round series, are the Flyers as we know them finished? I look at this situation alot like the Ottawa Senators of the early 2000's.  The Senators were exactly the opposite. A finesse team that scored alot of points and the...

By Jon Fisher Although, the reason Pittsburgh fans are most happy, is because THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS!  The award goes to...Jordan Staal. In the beginning of the year, I was an avid Staal hater. The last award is the "Savior to bringing the Pens to the Playoffs award" and “The Burgh” goe...

By Greg Wyshynski WARNING: I was asked a question about comparing Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals and Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and who the better player is. AGAIN: There is a Sidney Crosby question asked, and answered, within the podcast. SERIOUSLY: If you're one those chos...

By Matt Hunter His confidence and key performances over the last eight games of the regular season will determine whether or not the Penguins are able to make yet another run to the Stanley Cup Finals. Hopefully the Penguins have enough energy left in the tank to cross that finish line in the top eight of th...

By Greg Wyshynski The incident referenced above between Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and Boston Bruins star center Marc Savard is now the stuff of hockey folklore. We've received about three dozen variations of this e-mail since the Penguins' 6-4 victory over the Bruins last Sunday.

By Greg Wyshynski • Deposed Pittsburgh Penguins Coach Michel Therrien says he didn't see his firing coming, that the conversation with GM Ray Shero took about five seconds and that the Penguins will "make the playoffs." At least one of these thoughts seems a tad hyperbolic. [Tribune-Review]

By Matt Gajtka With the Pittsburgh Penguins playing their first game under interim head coach Dan Bylsma (pictured, with the spectacles), I couldn’t resist live blogging the heck out of a Presidents Day afternoon tilt against the NHL-worst New York Islanders.

By Greg Wyshynski The Rangers goalie earned his first shutout of the season in a 4-0 win over the plummeting Pittsburgh Penguins. King Henrik made 27 saves -- including 12 in the first period and some thievery against Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin -- for his 20th win of the season.

By Joe Starkey, TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, January 4, 2009 Things are going so poorly for the Penguins that Sidney Crosby picked a fight and couldn't even get his opponent to respond. A humiliating, 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Saturday took a wild turn with 2:59 left in the second perio...

By Greg Wyshynski But it begins with Malkin talking about losing in the Stanley Cup finals to the Detroit Red Wings. Here's the translated interview from SovSport (thanks again, Dmitry):  I am getting more mature. It is time to live away from Sergei Gonchar. To start a family." And Philadelphia?

By Greg Wyshynski • Finally, and via UniWatch, here's a rather cool video about the creation of a hand-painted bubble hockey game featuring the 1974 Broad Street Bullies against Philadelphia Flyers alumni, as well as some other bubble hockey highlights. The time-lapse photography that shows a Team USA p...

By Greg Wyshynski • Finally, and via UniWatch, here's a rather cool video about the creation of a hand-painted bubble hockey game featuring the 1974 Broad Street Bullies against Philadelphia Flyers alumni, as well as some other bubble hockey highlights. The time-lapse photography that shows a Team USA p...

By rss@youtube.com (Sentinvenyyttaja) Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1984 and 2005. He is currently the Penguins' principal owner and chairman of the board, having bought t...

By Greg Wyshynski • What killed the Edmonton Oilers' Kid Line? [CBC Sports] • Lost in all of that Pittsburgh Penguins celebration from earlier in the week: Darren McCarty scored a nice goal for the Detroit Red Wings. Now, when is he going to drop the gloves again? [Snapshots]

By Greg Wyshynski Eight of the 10 respondents referred to the Penguins as the team to beat in the East; five of them went as far as to predict the Penguins will win the Stanley Cup this season. Isn't this the most likely scenario for the Penguins this season?

The Trib's interview with Crosby about his 21st Birthday plans & changes. Sidney Crosby's offseason training gets serious Monday when he hits the ice. The only day he plans to take off between then and Sept. 17 -- the opening of Penguins' training camp -- is Thursday, his 21st birthday. Ye...

By Mith, Metasexual This is one of those "I'm a horrible person" fics, I think. Doesn't help that I wrote it on the plane and bus back to Pittsburgh during that whole Penguins thing. Title: Declining Resource Author: Mithrigil Fandom: Battlestar Galactica 2004 Characters: Felix Gaeta, Gaius Baltar Rating: N...

By Eric Kuzmiak The Pittsburgh Penguins made one final visit to the Mellon Arena on Friday afternoon. It was a day which included locker cleaning and sparatic interviews with the press. Penguins' forward Marian Hossa commented on his looming off season situation for the first time on Friday.

The Hatcher Alert: Inspired by: The Philadelphia Flyers, The Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Montreal Canadians -Derian Hatcher is not allowed to touch any player under 25 with his stick or hands at any time. This will result in a 2 minute minor. -If the player happens to be a superstar the pena...

By Pensblog Staff Tues. 10/23 -- PENS WIN 1-0. [ Recap ] Thurs. 11.08 -- PENS LOSE 4-2. [ Recap ] Sat. 11.17 -- PENS LOSE 4-3. [ Recap ] Tues. 12.18 -- PENS LOSE 4-0. [ Recap ] Mon. 1.14 -- PENS WIN 4-1. [ Recap ] Tues. 3.18 -- PENS LOSE 5-2. [ Recap ] Sun. 3.30 -- PENS WIN 3-1. [ Recap ] Mon. 3.31 -- PENS LOSE 2-1. [ Recap ] 6 - 2 6 - 2 5 - 3 5 - 3 4 - 4 4 - 4 Go Pens

By The Last Line of Defence. Written by: lady_lilith and lady_death. Title: Welcome to Pittsburgh. Fandom: NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins. Characters: Jaromír Jágr, Robert Lang. Word Count: 4,256 Rating: R. Summary: Jaromir meets his new teammate. Author's Notes: This is set on October 30, 1997. Jaromir's first season "le...

 Australia - Dec 23, 2006 Anyhow, assume that Santa is a Penguin, he owns an NHL hockey team full of Penguins, and he's looking for a new patch of ice for them all to skate on. ...