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Penguins notes: Mike Sullivan won’t commit to goalie, not taking Canadiens lightly
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan on Wednesday declined to even reveal if he had made the decision about what goalie he intended to start in Game 1 of the qualifying-round playoff series. So two days later, when he was asked directly about his choice between Matt Murray or Tristan Jarry...
Best-of-5 game series poses unique challenge for Penguins 
Bryan Trottier has no shortage of memories from his outstanding NHL existence. Between six Stanley Cup titles — four with the New York Islanders and two with the Pittsburgh Penguins — as well as a handful of individual accolades such as the Hart Memorial Trophy and induction into the Hockey...
Mark Madden: Penguins need to simplify power play, keep stars where they fit best 
Mike Sullivan is the most accomplished coach in Pittsburgh Penguins history and very arguably the franchise’s best. But even ABBA had their Waterloo, and Sullivan’s may be the Penguins’ power play. The Penguins rarely got rhythm with the man-advantage during the regular season because of injury. The unit’s components were...
Penguins ‘pretty confident’ power play can click once postseason begins 
With a roster full of creative offensive scorers and some future Hall of Famers, power-play success would seem to come easy. Not necessarily so this past regular season for the Pittsburgh Penguins. And certainly not so during the lone game action the team has had over the past 4½ months....
AHL aims to open 2020-21 season by early December
The American Hockey League (AHL) announced Thursday it is aiming to open its 2020-21 season by Dec. 4. Like most sports leagues around the world, the AHL halted play in mid-March because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The remainder of the 2019-20 season was formally canceled May 11. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Penguins playoff preview: Get to know the Montreal Canadiens
He may have been a tad clumsy in how he said it, but Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese was merely being reflective of the times we live in. When asked about the challenges of defending the Montreal Canadiens’ top line on Monday, Aston-Reese was frank in his retort. “I’m not sure...
Penguins coaches had meticulous plan for jumping right into playoff intensity
These are unique times, and the NHL is staging an unprecedented postseason. Coaches have no historical data to fall back on in planning how to approach it. Then again, they had little else to do over about a three-month span but to try to figure exactly that out. With Game...
Survey: 4 of country's 20 best hockey towns are in Pennsylvania, but Philly isn't one of them
Four of the best hockey towns in the United States are in Pennsylvania, according to a survey released by a financial advisory company Thursday. State College ranked fifth, Pittsburgh seventh, Hershey ninth and Moon Township 19th in the study by SmartAsset. The company ranked towns based on fan intensity criteria,...
Wheeling Nailers sign former Robert Morris captain Luke Lynch
The Wheeling Nailers have signed former Robert Morris captain and forward Luke Lynch to an ECHL contract. A native of Shaler, Lynch completed his NCAA career in 2019-20. As a senior, he appeared in 37 games and scored 17 points (five goals, 12 assists). In 155 career games with the...
AT&T SportsNet introduces ‘alternate channel’ to air Penguins/Pirates conflicts
After no live sports for months, all of a sudden Pittsburgh sports fans must choose between watching two local teams at the same time. The region’s cable sports network is going to handle coverage of both. A new alternate channel, PIT2, will provide coverage of two Pittsburgh Pirates games next...
Penguins power play concerns, Canadiens ‘equalizing factor’ besides Carey Price
There’s one continuing narrative about the Penguins preliminary round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens. “The Canadiens have a chance to steal the series if Carey Price stands on his head in goal!” Sure. That could be true. But our TribLive hockey beat writer, Seth Rorabaugh, has a different theory...
Penguins notes: Awkward quarantine encounter with Flyers, no injuries 
Not long after arriving at the NHL’s Eastern Conference “bubble” established in Toronto, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang found himself among some unfamiliar — and sometimes-unfriendly — faces. Just part of the quarantine life of these unique Stanley Cup playoffs. “Maybe the first day, we were trying to look around,...
Penguins coach Sullivan remains mum on which goalie will start Saturday vs. Habs
Tristan Jarry said Wednesday afternoon he hadn’t been told who will begin the playoffs as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ starting goalie. Sitting 6 feet to Jarry’s right, alternate captain Kris Letang indicated he didn’t know, either. The dozen or so reporters on the line during the video conference call with those...
First Call: Is Antonio Brown leveraging Patriots opt outs? Penguins problems. Canadiens lose.
Wednesday’s “First Call” checks on Antonio Brown’s latest plea to get back into the NFL. Is he appealing to a former team once again? We also talk about future plans for a Steelers draft choice and a former coach. Plus, a look at how the Montreal Canadiens did in their...
Empty Thoughts: Flyers 3, Penguins 2 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 overtime exhibition loss to the Flyers at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena: The Penguins’ 2019 offseason — between Game 4 of their humiliating sweep at the hands of the New York Islanders in April and their first preseason game in September — lasted 153 days. That’s a...
Penguins notebook: Jake Guentzel records assist in first game since December
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel returned to the lineup in Tuesday’s 3-2 overtime exhibition loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena after being sidelined for the better part of a half a year. Following a severe right shoulder injury he suffered Dec. 30, it was assumed Guentzel would likely...
Sidney Crosby returns as Penguins fall to Flyers in Toronto bubble exhibition game
As far as games in late July following a four-plus month break due to a worldwide pandemic in front of a mostly empty venue go, Tuesday’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena wasn’t the crispest display for the Penguins. There were bad passes, a wretched...
Penguins goalies Matt Murray, Tristan Jarry to split time against Flyers
The Penguins are expected to split the goaltending duties between Matt Murray and Tristan Jarry for Tuesday’s exhibition game against the Philadelphia Flyers at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Coach Mike Sullivan said Murray will start and play the first half of the game while Jarry is scheduled to replace him...
Context for Penguins’ Zach Aston-Reese quote on Canadiens top line
Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese didn’t lack for honesty Monday in Toronto. The winger was asked about the potential of his line matching up against the top-scoring unit of the Montreal Canadiens in the preliminary-round series between the clubs. That unit likely will be Phillip Danault (47 points) flanked by Tomas...
Penguins are ready for their first game in 140 days 
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Brandon Tanev and Jared McCann had a disagreement Saturday. During the team’s final scrimmage of its training camp, McCann bumped into goaltender Tristan Jarry. That prompted Tanev to shove McCann in response. A few seconds later, McCann’s gloves were on the ice and the players were grappling...
With his team in Toronto, Jim Rutherford is ready to sip a cool drink and watch the Penguins
Like a lot of hockey people, Jim Rutherford enjoys a toasty beverage on a cold morning in a frigid rink. But not coffee. And rarely tea. “I never drink coffee,” Rutherford said. “My whole life, I never even tried it. … I did drink tea a little bit. I definitely...
Eddie Shack was strong influence early in Jim Rutherford's career with Penguins
Before he was his teammate, Jim Rutherford was a fan of Eddie Shack. As a teenager in Ontario during the 1960s, Rutherford watched his favorite team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, win four Stanley Cup titles during the decade. Shack, a power forward, was a major component of that success and...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 35: Tom Barrasso was Penguins' 1st franchise goaltender
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 35: Tom Barrasso There’s a number of reasons why the Penguins didn’t win the Stanley Cup for their first 23 years of existence. Going...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Sidney Crosby health, Penguins playoff hopes, more 
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for another edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page to preview the NHL playoffs and more. Now that Major League Baseball has started without fans in the seats, Benz and Madden discuss how hockey will look without fans in the arena. Madden think baseball...
Mark Madden on Sidney Crosby's status: ‘Since they won’t tell us, I assume there is potential worry’
As the Penguins head to the Toronto hub for the NHL playoffs, two major questions hang over the franchise. How healthy, really, is Sidney Crosby? And who will be the starting goaltender? Well, who will be the starting goaltender by the end of the postseason, at least? Mark Madden and...


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