Penguins/NHL category, Page 267
U mad, bro? Prickly Pitt fans, Matt Murray defenders, Barry Bonds debaters sound off
How are we going to start this week’s “U mad, bro?” With me being mad. That’s how. I was mad because I got locked out of my email. My stupid password expired. Why do they make me update that thing so often?! So I couldn’t get to my usual material...
Tim Benz: Penguins better come back sharp from break. And fast.
That didn’t go as hoped. Aside from the obvious goal of grabbing two points against the Philadelphia Flyers in their last game before a 10-day break, the Penguins had some other items on their agenda. “We want to put a full game together,” captain Sidney Crosby said after Sunday’s exciting...
‘Teddy’s line’ has been Penguins’ most consistent trio
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan doesn’t number his lines. He just happens to have lines that he plays the most minutes, the second-most minutes, the third-most minutes and the fourth-most minutes. And regardless of where those lines clock in at, they usually get identified by those within the organization by...
Empty Thoughts: Flyers 3, Penguins 0
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-0 loss to the Flyers. PHILADELPHIA - No one really wanted to admit it. But they didn’t really deny it either. The Penguins were looking forward to nine-day break. They just happened to start looking at it one day early. “We have a long break coming...
Minor league report: Jordy Bellerive leads Penguins to overtime win
An overtime goal by forward Jordy Bellerive gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 3-2 road win against the San Antonio Rampage at the AT&T Center in San Antonio on Tuesday. Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 23 saves for the Penguins (20-16-3-4) while forwards Anthony Angello and Kevin Roy also scored goals. Highlights:...
Penguins assign Agozzino, Blandisi, Czcuzman, Lafferty to AHL
PHILADELPHIA — Barely an hour after their 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday, the Penguins assigned forwards Andrew Agozzino, Joseph Blandisi, Sam Lafferty and defenseman Kevin Czuczman to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. The transactions come as the Penguins embark on a...
Penguins shut out in lackluster effort against Flyers
PHILADELPHIA — The Pittsburgh Penguins will be gone for more than a week. Thanks to a combination of the NHL’s break for the All-Star Game and the Penguins’ scheduled bye, they won’t play a game for nine days. One reasonably could accuse them of extending things into a 10-day break....
What are the Penguins’ options on the left wing?Video
PHILADELPHIA — When the Pittsburgh Penguins opened their game against the rival Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday, Jake Guentzel wasn’t there. His season is all but over because of a devastating right shoulder injury. Neither was Dominik Kahun. He’s sidelined indefinitely with a concussion. Chris Kunitz...
Penguins to start Tristan Jarry against Flyers
PHILADELPHIA — The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday according to coach Mike Sullivan. Jarry, who was named to participate in this weekend’s All-Star Game event in St. Louis, has appeared in 24 games this season and...
Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz remains sidelinedVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz will remain sidelined for Tuesday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center. Schultz was in Pittsburgh — or Cranberry, to be specific — and skated with with skill coach Ty Hennes a day after he participated in practice with his teammates...
Jeers to cheers, most Penguins fans say they support Matt Murray
Most Penguins fans have Matt Murray’s back, according to TribLIVE.com social media polls. Sixty-seven percent of respondents in the Trib’s unscientific Facebook poll said fans were not justified in booing Murray after he allowed two early goals against the Boston Bruins on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena. About 400 people...
Tim Benz, Brian Metzer talk Penguins’ Matt Murray’s state of mind, brutal schedule after break
It’s our usual Tuesday hockey podcast with Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network. And by usual, I mean typically unusual. Eventually we get to hockey, after much more pressing debates about Godzilla movies, baby Jabba versus baby Yoda, and Led Zeppelin covers. Following all those important topics, we get...
Tim Benz: Who cares if Penguins crowd jeers Matt Murray? What matters is how he responds.Video
In the wake of the derisive cheers aimed at Penguins goaltender Matt Murray Sunday, there was quite a showdown on Pittsburgh sports talk and online. In the Black corner, you had the “It’s my money. It’s my ticket. I’ll boo if I want” crowd. In the Gold corner, you had...
Penguins recall Joseph Blandisi for seventh time
PHILADELPHIA — The Penguins have recalled a familiar face from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Forward Joseph Blandisi was recalled for the seventh time this season. He was summoned Monday afternoon after coach Mike Sullivan announced forward Dominik Kahun will be sidelined indefinitely with a concussion. Blandisi, has appeared...
Frenzied stretch of games about to give way to long layoff for Penguins
It might seem as if the Pittsburgh Penguins have recently been playing every other night. That’s not true —they have played even more often than that during January. The Penguins will play for the 11th time on the 21st day of the month Tuesday night at the Philadelphia Flyers. It...
Penguins Dominik Simon ‘dodges bullet,’ feels well at practice day after hip injury
Looking back a day after the fact, Dominik Simon was able to concede that he feared the worst when he suffered what he indicated was a hip injury during Sunday’s game. “Oh yeah, definitely (dodged a bullet),” the Pittsburgh Penguins forward said Monday from the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. “I...
Penguins F Dominik Kahun out with concussion
A day after Dominik Kahun did not play after his first shift of the second period against the Boston Bruins, Kahun did not take part in Pittsburgh Penguins practice Monday and coach Mike Sullivan said it was because he had suffered a concussion. “Dom Kahun was diagnosed with a concussion,...
Justin Schultz’s return to Penguins is imminent, but will it come Tuesday?Video
By his own evaluation, Justin Schultz’s play after returning from a long injury absence last season was not up to his lofty standards. He is convinced his imminent return from injury this time will produce better results. “It’s definitely tough,” the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman said about re-acclimating game speed. “Obviously...
Penguins Justin Schultz, Dominik Simon practice fully; Dominik Kahun has concussionVideo
Justin Schultz was back on the ice with teammates at Pittsburgh Penguins practice Monday, and neither the defenseman nor his coach would rule out the possibility of returning to game action Tuesday at the Philadelphia Flyers. A day after leaving Sunday’s win against the Boston Bruins because of a hip...
Mark Madden: Penguins fans’ jeering of Matt Murray was despicable
I’ve been a Penguins fan since I was 6. Working in journalism has made me hide that occasionally. But I’ve never done a great job at it, or even felt the need to. On Sunday, I was embarrassed to be a Penguins fan. Matt Murray struggled in goal at game’s...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden lay into fans booing Matt Murray, break down state of Penguins, Super Bowl matchupVideo
Was the jeering of Matt Murray warranted? And what does his play of late mean for the Penguins’ goaltending situation? Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss the state of the Penguins coming off a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday. Mark lambastes the fan base for getting...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss Penguins beating Bruins, Super Bowl matchup, Astros scandal
This week’s “Madden Monday” with Mark Madden features three big topics: • The Penguins comeback win Sunday against the Boston Bruins • The AFC and NFC championship games • The Houston Astros cheating controversy We start with the Penguins. How big of a deal is it that they got at...
Tim Benz: How Penguins flipped the script against troublesome Bruins
Normally, Pittsburgh’s obsession with losing to teams from New England is focused on the football field. This week, it bled onto the hockey rink, too. Whatever success the Penguins seemed to spin against the rest of the league this season, it had failed to manifest against the Boston Bruins. The...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Bruins 3
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-3 win against the Bruins. First things first, there were no updates on Penguins forwards Dominik Kahun or Dominik Simon. Both players failed to finish the game due to undisclosed injuries. Kahun’s final shift came at 1:32 into the second period while Simon’s last shift was...
Kevin Gorman: Make no mistake, Matt Murray and Jack Johnson push Penguins past BruinsVideo
Perhaps no Pittsburgh Penguins have served as lightning rods for the fan base more than goalie Matt Murray and defenseman Jack Johnson, and both were being blamed for a three-goal, first-period deficit against the Boston Bruins. Murray and Johnson took their share of abuse in the first five minutes Sunday...
