All Entries Tagged With: "Evgeni Malkin"
An Embarrassing Night in Dallas
The Pittsburgh Penguins rolled into Dallas Wednesday night eying to continue riding the momentum they started in Carolina last Saturday. Those hopes, and maybe Brent Johnson’s hot streak ended quickly in the 1st period after the Penguins and their poor passing and defensive play gave up a quick 2-0 lead to the Stars on goals [...]
Michalek Returns, Dupuis Returns Home for Pens
The Pittsburgh Penguins are getting good news on two fronts today. First is the announcement via Twitter that Defenseman Zbynek Michalek will return to the lineup tonight in Dallas after missing almost the entire month of October with a shoulder injury. Joining him on the ice will be Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, and Alex Goligoski [...]
Penguins Notepad – 11.2.10
Lets get this out of the way. Go Vote today. Imagine if you got to vote for NHL Commissioner, you’d all be there. If you don’t vote you lose your right to complain in my book. Now moving on… Penguins fans are all still dealing with the aftermath of the tragic news regarding Jordan Staal’s [...]
Staal Injured At Practice – Surgery Required, Will Miss 6 More Weeks
On what was the eve of his all but confirmed return to the lineup Wednesday night in Dallas, Jordan Staal left the Penguins Monday practice at Southpointe at 12:25 EST with an apparent injury. This s a bitter pill to swallow for fans who have seen Staal out of the lineup all season due to [...]
Penguins Notepad – 10.31.10
With a few days before the next Penguins game I wanted to take the opportunity to get some baseline information out there before the upcoming 3 game west coast road trip. Jordan Staal and Zbynek Michalek are expected to play Wednesday in Dallas. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that both players are targeting this Wednesday [...]
Fleury Not the Only Penguin To Blame
If you listen to Penguins radio or read most of the mainstream Penguins media coverage the poor play spotlight is focused on one man, Marc-Andre Fleury, as the scape-goat for some crushing Pens losses this year. After a solid first 116 or so minutes to his 2010/11 campaign Flower let in a soft goal to [...]
Breakdowns Costing the Pens Points
Sometime in late March while the Penguins are in the midst of the hunt for the Atlantic Division title or likely at worst a playoff spot someone somewhere will wax philosophical about how the games in October are worth as much as the games in April and they’ll be right. The Penguins dropped their third [...]
Goalie Controversy in Pittsburgh?
If you take the first two Penguins games of the season at face value it would be easy to pin the problem between the pipes. This morning on Pens HD Radio host Steve Mears heavily suggested based off of fan reaction that there was or should be a question as to who should start the [...]
Bittersweet: Passing the Cup to a new but worthy champion
One week has elapsed since the end of the 2009-10 NHL season. Watching last Wednesday evening’s proceedings at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, I was reminded once again that one of sport’s most magical, frozen moments is when the captain of the newly crowned champions raises the Stanley Cup over his head. As 22-year old Jonathan Toews lifted [...]
Like a swift kick to the head: Season comes to end for Penguins
Game 7: Montreal 5 @ Pittsburgh 2 “It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart,” wrote the late Bart Giamatti, describing the latent disappointment that ensnares any long-time passionate baseball fan. Giamatti, a former commissioner of Major League Baseball, used these two sentences to lead off an essay detailing his obsession with the Boston Red Sox [...]
Keep believing in the Pens: lessons from senior year English class
Game 6: Pittsburgh 3 @ Montreal 4 “There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.” – George Orwell, 1984 The Pittsburgh Penguins were unsuccessful tonight in closing out the Eastern Conference semifinal against the Canadiens at Montreal as the home [...]
Pens – Habs Game 6 Notes + Live Blog Details!
After a short break (at least for me) from live blogging this past week, the crew has been re-assembled for another outing tonight right here on TCL! Join myself, Steven Hindle from Hockeybuzz and Kamal Panesar from Habs Addict as we welcome a host of panelists and readers to cover tonight’s game between the Montreal [...]
Pens survive frantic final minute, take 3-2 edge up to Montreal
Game 5: Pittsburgh 2 @ Montreal 1 Marc-Andre Fleury came within thirty-one seconds of becoming the first ever Penguin to record two shutouts in the same playoff series, but still withstood a furious Montreal rally in the last three minutes of regulation time, helping Pittsburgh defeat the Canadiens 2-1 in Game 5 at Mellon Arena. [...]
Canadiens tie series; overcome biased officiating and where’s Crosby?
Despite being badly outplayed and outshot (26-9) during the first 40 minutes, the Montreal Canadiens overcame a 2-1 deficit in the third period by dominating the Penguins and scoring two goals in a 1:33 span. Maxim Lapierre, the best forward on the ice for Montreal, tied the game at 2-2 with a quick wrap-around goal [...]
Pens – Habs Episode 4: The Search for Consistency
———————– LIVE BLOG TONIGHT! Yes, we’ll be back for another live blog today, as the Canadiens as well as our record when we do these things look to get back on track! Set your reminders below and join us at 6:30PM for all the pre-game fun! TCL Presents: Pens – Habs Game 4 LIVE BLOG! [...]
Fleury spectacular as Pens blank Habs 2-0 to take series lead
Marc-Andre Fleury, so often cast as the scapegoat by fans and the media for losses, showed once again last evening why his teammates have never lost faith in him. Fleury turned away all 18 shots he faced in a hard-earned shutout victory over the Canadiens at Bell Centre in his first hometown playoff game. Fleury grew up in Sorel, Quebec, 50 miles northeast of Montreal.
Montreal Canadiens: Is Pernell Karl Subban The Next Andrei Markov?
A native of Rexdale, Ontario, Pernell Karl (P.K.) Subban, played his junior hockey with the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). During his rookie season, he recorded 12 points in 52 games, paving the way to a remarkable sophomore year during which he netted 15 goals and 41 assists in 68 games. In 2007-08, during [...]
Habs-Pens Episode 3: The Return of Crosby + Live Blog Details!
QUICK UPDATE: Markov’s season is done, according to the Team 990. The diagnosis is that Markov suffered a torn ACL, the muscle on the front part of the knee, which is the opposite muscle from the torn MCL Mike Cammalleri suffered. Not an injury you can come back from early, and one that takes at [...]
Halak rebounds, Cammalleri scores twice, Habs even series
Game 2: Montreal 3 @ Pittsburgh 1 Outshot badly in the game, outplayed and trapped in their own zone for large stretches of the contest, Montreal still prevailed over the Penguins this afternoon thanks to a recipe that has brought them success consistently in the 2010 playoffs: a heaping spoonful of solid goaltending from Jaroslav Halak and a [...]
Habs – Pens Game 2 Preview + LIVE BLOG at 1:45PM!!
Yes, that’s right! After a short hiatus for game 1, TCL’s series of LIVE BLOGS is back for the Canadiens’ second round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins! Myself, George Prax, as well as Steven Hindle form Hockeybuzz and Kamal Panesar from Habs Addict are BACK to bring you the best live coverage anywhere on the [...]
