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Tim Benz, Brian Metzer: Could familiar Penguins trade target re-emerge?
In this week’s hockey podcast, Penguins Radio Network host Brian Metzer and I tell you how to “take care of y’all mentals” during this stressful stretch of hockey. The Penguins are going to shove five more games onto the calendar between now and their 10-day break which starts on Jan....
Penguins successful with unorthodox overtime strategiesVideo
GLENDALE, Ariz. — “Hope is not a strategy.” Those are the words Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan professes to impart on his players when it comes to the chaotic nature of three-on-three overtime. Truth be told, many of the more conventional or practical constructs don’t apply to the abnormal state...
Mark Madden: Penguins captain Sidney Crosby’s return requires prudent lineup shuffling
Who should play with Sid? That ought to be a game show. Josh Getzoff could host. He’s got the look, and the rap. With Sidney Crosby’s return to action seemingly imminent, the Penguins lineup must be shuffled to accommodate. But not too much. The Penguins have the most points in...
Penguins’ Kris Letang selected as captain for All-Star Game event
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will serve as captain for the Metropoitan Division in the NHL’s All-Star Game event later this month. The exhibition, which is involves a skills competition and a three-on-three tournament of three games between the NHL’s four divisions, will be held Jan. 24-25 at the Enterprise Center...
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby’s status remains murky
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Penguins captain Sidney Crosby did not practice with his teammates Monday. After all, they spent a considerable portion of the day cruising at several thousand feet over the interior of the North American continent. The Penguins had a scheduled day off in order to travel back home...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Penguins’ perfect road trip, Steelers RB future, Bill CowherVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to roll and Tristan Jarry continues to amaze. Tim Benz and Mark Madden in this week’s “Unfiltered” discuss the Penguins’ perfect road trip against the Golden Knights, Avalanche and Coyotes and how Jarry continues to light it up as one of the best goaltenders in the...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Penguins’ western sweep, Tristan Jarry’s brilliance, AFC playoff stunners
In this week’s “Madden Monday,” Mark Madden is playing hurt. Why should he be different than anyone else in the Pittsburgh sports scene? Mark is really sick. But he joins us anyway for this week’s podcast. Kinda like the Penguins, right? Everyone is injured. But they are managing to win....
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Coyotes 3
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-3 win against the Coyotes: There was a swing of emotions for the normally even-keeled Teddy Blueger. At 3:39 of overtime, he took a somewhat bogus hooking penalty against Coyotes forward Conor Garland who crooked Blueger’s stick in his right arm and held it against his...
Minor league report: Emil Larmi leads Nailers past Walleye
Goaltender Emil Larmi made 47 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-1 road win against the Toledo Walleye at the Huntington Center in Toldeo, Ohio on Sunday. Forward Alec Butcher and defenseman Blake Siebenaler each had a goal and an assist for the Nailers (17-16-4-0) who snapped a four-game...
Ray Shero, former Penguins GM, is out as New Jersey Devils’ general managerVideo
NEWARK, N.J. — Ray Shero was fired as the New Jersey Devils’ general manager after a four-plus year tenure that saw the three-time Stanley Cup champions make the playoffs only once. Owner Josh Harris announced the change less than 90 minutes before the struggling Devils were to face the Tampa...
Penguins get 2 power-play goals, outlast Coyotes in 8-round shootoutVideo
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Pittsburgh Penguins were hopeful they would see captain Sidney Crosby back in the lineup Sunday at Gila River Arena. Alas, it was not to be. The superstar forward missed his 28th consecutive game because of a core muscle ailment. As a consolation, they had a different...
Sidney Crosby remains sidelined due to injury for Penguins
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Any hopes of forward Sidney Crosby participating in the Penguins’ three-game Western road trip will not be realized. Coach Mike Sullivan announced the team’s captain, sidelined since Nov. 9 because of a core muscle injury, will not play for the conclusion the road trip Sunday against the...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby has a long history of working back from injuries
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Sidney Crosby has plenty of practice at it. After all, he has had to do it multiple times throughout his career. Coming back from a long-term injury is nothing new for the Penguins captain. He has done it four times previously in his career and is in...
Pittsburgh sports teams hope 2020 won’t be another injury-filled yearVideo
As the calendar flipped to 2020, the happiest people in Pittsburgh were likely the players, coaches and fans of the Steel City’s professional sports teams. A spate of injuries to high-profile athletes across all sports in 2019, including some of the most recognizable names in pro football, baseball and hockey,...
Minor league report: DeSmith helps Penguins snap losing streak
Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 25 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-0 shutout of the Hartford Wolf Pack at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The victory snapped a five-game losing streak for the Penguins (18-15-3-3). Forwards Anthony Angello, Kevin Roy and defenseman David Warsofsky each scored...
Bryan Rust doing more than simply contributing to Penguins’ successVideo
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Bryan Rust almost was repulsed by the question. At least that’s what his body language suggested. A day before his first game of the season Oct. 26 at Dallas, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ forward was asked if he still would utilize the unusual method he employed to block...
Sidney Crosby’s status remains uncertain for Penguins
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The status of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby remains uncertain as the team concludes its three-game road trip throughout the American west. Crosby wore typical jersey which indicated full contact during the team’s practice at the Scottsdale Ice Den, the Arizona Coyotes’ practice facility. In addition to working...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Avalanche 3 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-3 win against the Avalanche: The notion of Bryan Rust scoring key goals isn’t anything new. He established his reputation as “Big Game” Bryan Rust in the 2016 postseason and cemented it in the 2017 postseason by scoring game-winning and series-winning goals. But that penchant for...
Jared McCann scores in overtime to lift Penguins past Avalanche
DENVER — Jared McCann’s goal with 1:41 left in overtime elevated the Penguins to a 4-3 win on the road at Colorado on Friday night at the Pepsi Center. McCann’s game-winner keeps the Penguins (27-12-5) perfect on their current three-game road swing. Having previously defeated Las Vegas on Tuesday, the...
Minor league report: Penguins drop fifth straight to Bears
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 18 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 shootout loss at home to the rival Hershey Bears at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Jamie Devane scored the lone regulation goal for the Penguins (17-15-3-3) who have lost five consecutive games. Highlights:...
Penguins’ Dominik Kahun embracing role of 1st-line winger
DENVER — The Pittsburgh Penguins are approaching two weeks without All-Star forward Jake Guentzel, who likely is out for the season after surgery on his right shoulder following a violent crash into the boards during a Dec. 30 victory over Ottawa. In the aftermath of the Penguins being down their...
Mark Madden: Having 2 starting goalies not a bad situation for Penguins
Tristan Jarry leads the NHL in all three significant goaltending categories. Matt Murray’s stats are his career worst in goals-against average and save percentage. Yet the story of the Penguins’ goaltending situation is far from written. Murray is playing better. He has won three of his last four starts. He...
Tim Benz: Penguins GM Jim Rutherford is right to look for trade after Jake Guentzel’s injury
Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford stopped short of saying the Penguins would definitely make a trade to offset the loss of All-Star winger Jake Guentzel. Not by much, though. Speaking on his 105.9 the X radio show Wednesday night, Rutherford sounded like a GM well-aware of what he had lost....
Avalanche coach Jared Bednar learned from “Battleship” Kelly
After toiling for parts of 14 seasons in the ECHL and AHL as a coach, Jared Bednar finally reached the NHL when the Colorado Avalanche hired him to be coach during the 2016 offseason. In his three full seasons as coach, the Avalanche has improved from a non-playoff team to...
Penguins notebook: Sidney Crosby gets scheduled day off practiceVideo
DENVER — With Sidney Crosby joining the Pittsburgh Penguins on their road trip, which commenced Tuesday night at Las Vegas, continues Friday against Colorado and wraps Sunday at Arizona, there had been speculation the injured captain is nearing a return to the lineup. Crosby, who has missed 26 games since...
