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This fantastic photo of Nikolaj Ehlers doing what he can to protect Jake Evans has been floating around various social media outlets without any credit to the photographer.
David Lipnowski/Getty Images
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I once asked Jamie Oleksiak how big a deal his sister Penny Oleksiak is in Canada. He noted she won the 2016 Lou Marsh Award as Canada's athlete of the year. Basically, Canada's Heisman Trophy.
He said, "She beat *that* guy," while pointing to Sidney Crosby 15 feet away.
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Blues coach Craig Berube on Jordan Binnington's antics:
"It’s got to stop. It doesn’t help anything. Just play goal. Stop the puck.”
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Jaromir Jagr thanks his girlfriend, Dominika. "She's too young to remember when I played in Pittsburgh. "
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On this night 15 years ago, I was able - through sheer dumb luck - to take this terrible but amazing photo with a BlackBerry Pearl:
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"Mystery, Alaska" is on HBO.
The most unrealistic part of this movie is where they played an outdoor game without the Blackhawks.
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Per Mike Sullivan, the Penguins will mandate neck protection for their AHL and ECHL teams.
No hard mandate can be made at the NHL level but they will heavily recommend such a measure.
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With the Cap Friendly news, I am now reverting back to my old archives for all salary information:
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Bryan Rust's hat trick was the Penguins' first hat trick against the Sharks since Evan Rodrigues recorded one earlier in the third period.
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Just another 30-something penguin in Pittsburgh.
Help us wish Mickey, a macaroni penguin, a very happy hatchday. 🎉She is 39 and the oldest penguin in our Aquarium. We celebrated with a special ice cake!
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So far this postseason, the Rangers have played:
-Two backup goaltenders.
-Two third-string goaltenders.
-One starter with a busted foot.
Andrei Vasilevskiy will be of a different quality.
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This was a nice moment late in last night's game.
Jake Guentzel crashed hard into the cage and Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins checked on him then retrieved his helmet:
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Remembering the wonderful Stan Savran in the press box tonight:
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From left to right, the eighth, second and fifth leading scorers in NHL history.
Terrible crew for dinner… I can tell all were great players but u have NO idea how great they are as people…I’m No one but I’m with Legends
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With Alex Galchenyuk, I can't say I've ever seen a player work so hard for so little success.
He would work on little things after practice - bank plays off boards or crossovers - to the point of exhaustion.
And all it led to was five goals.
Here's to better days for him.
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Punching and intentionally jabbing a goaltender in the face with your stick seems like a suspendable offense.
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Twenty years ago tonight, John Barbero introduced Marc-Andre Fleury to Pittsburgh:
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Seventeen years ago today, John Barbero introduced Marc-Andre Fleury to Pittsburgh:
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AB leaves.
Pittsburgh gets its sunniest and warmest day in months.
I'll take that deal.
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Ryan Miller had a lot of long nights against the Penguins. Never did well in Pittsburgh.
But I always thought it was cool how Penguins fans gave him a standing ovation in the first game after the 2010 Olympic break for his efforts in a USA jersey during the Vancouver Games:
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Carter Hart without an ounce of context:
“I got lucky on Kessel. He hit me right on the knob. He was kind of looking at me funny because he rang it right off my knob. So I got lucky there. I can thank my knob for that one.”
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The Blue Jackets were limited to 17 shots tonight.
John Tortorella was asked about that output.
Reporter: “Disappointed by the total amount of shots on goal?"
John Tortorella: “Just thrilled with it. Just thrilled with it. That's a great question too.”
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Two observations to remind us of our humanity:
1.) Sidney Crosby spent 10 minutes with a child in a wheelchair outside the dressing room. Still wearing his skates and most of his gear, Crosby was on one knee asking the young man every question under the sun with a bright smile.
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The 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning, a few years removed from being back-to-back champions and on the verge of being swept by a division rival.
The 2019 Pittsburgh Penguins:
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The Ducks join the Penguins to recognize Adam Johnson before tonight’s game.
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I honestly regret this tweet.
It was a fun, light-hearted personal anecdote intended for a quick laugh.
In response, I've gotten everything from being accused of xenophobia to women's sports not being "real sports."
Why are so many people GD miserable on this site?
I once asked Jamie Oleksiak how big a deal his sister Penny Oleksiak is in Canada. He noted she won the 2016 Lou Marsh Award as Canada's athlete of the year. Basically, Canada's Heisman Trophy.
He said, "She beat *that* guy," while pointing to Sidney Crosby 15 feet away.
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President George H.W. Bush greeted the Penguins at the White House to celebrate their 1991 Stanley Cup championship on June 24th of that calendar year.
They were the first NHL team to ever receive this honor.
RIP
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Jeff Carter confirmed this was his last NHL game.
His immediate plans? “Be a dad.”
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Per the release, Sidney Crosby donated gear to the:
-Hockey Nova Scotia Black Youth Ice Hockey Program.
-Hockey Nova Scotia Indigenous Female Hockey Academy.
-Hockey Nova Scotia–ISANS (Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia) New Canadians Hockey Program.
Monday was a special day for these boys and girls.🙂
In the spirit of the holiday season,
@penguins
star Sidney Crosby and
@CCMHockey
surprised these participants from three important programs with brand new gear.🎁
Thank you, Sidney and CCM Hockey!🏒
🔗
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Mike Sullivan demanded to see Sidney Crosby's phone:
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Tristan Jarry indicated he and his teammates have been told to prepare for training camp to start on Nov. 15.
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Throwing beer at Jeff Carter is like throwing spinach at Popeye.
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Sidney Crosby indicated he initially injured his wrist in a game following the 2014 Olympics and has been managing it ever since.
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Speaking with media in New York today, Rangers forward Ryan Reaves was asked about being Sidney Crosby's teammate earlier in his career:
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In addition to raising a banner for Jaromir Jagr, the Penguins issued new banners for his predecessors, Michel Briere and Mario Lemieux:
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Jim Rutherford's plan to every season:
1.) Trade portions of the Jordan Staal trade to Vancouver (Sutter/Pouliot)
2.) Promote rookie wingers for Sidney Crosby (Sheary/Guentzel/Sprong/Simon)
3.) Add a discarded Dallas defenseman (Daley/Olekisak)
4.) ???
5.) Stanley Cup.
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Over his 13-year career, Brad Marchand has forfeited $1,419,568.33 of salary through suspensions or fines.
That's almost two league minimum contracts ($750,000).
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Brad Marchand received a match penalty for that tantrum. That carries an automatic suspension pending review from the commissioner.
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What a downfall for the Steelers' Killer Bees.
Ben (elbow), Brown (released) and Bell (New York Jets) are all out of professional football.
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I've never enjoyed the notion that Evgeni Malkin is less than intelligent because his English isn't perfect.
His English is far better than most of our Russian.
Regardless, he has one of the sharpest, quickest wits I've ever interviewed. Could be a comedian in any language.
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Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang are among the last three players on the ice. They are helping reserve goaltender Alex D’Orio pick up pucks:
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Carl Hagelin was too handsome for Pittsburgh. We never deserved him.
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I'll tell you one thing.
They ain't wearing yellow in the playoffs ever again.
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Jaromir Jagr returns to Penguins’ practice after a 23-year absence:
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Trevor Daley once told me Sergei Zubov smoked in the shower.
The coordination required for that alone should be enough to get him into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Fun fact: Each franchise declared bankruptcy while wearing these respective logos.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres will both début their new
#ReverseRetro
uniforms against each other tonight in Buffalo, the game will be broadcast on TNT at 7:30 pm ET.
#LetsGoPens
#LetsGoBuffalo
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John Tavares casually boards the Islanders' charter to Edmonton at Lester B. Pearson International Airport on Sunday:
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Ahem ... Sidney Crosby has scored in *32* NHL cities:
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Jake Guentzel is doing his customary pregame routine where he just sits on the bench, taps his legs, looks around and drinks water.
The only difference is he is on the visiting bench at PPG Paints Arena.
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Brandon Tanev punching the glass in front of the guy flipping him the middle finger is a mood.
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Kyle Dubas said he wanted to get younger.
Alex Nylander is 25.
Emil Bemstrom is 24.
Mission accomplished.
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Conor Sheary snaps a 698-day skid without a goal for the Penguins.
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Marc-Andre Fleury returns to Pittsburgh on Monday, possibly for the final time in his career.
Recently, he watched video from his NHL debut in 2003 and shared his memories of that remarkable night.
“Mike Lange said I found myself a home. He was right."
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Once asked a former Penguins player a technique question about Marc-Andre Fleury and what it was like shooting on him.
The player said nothing really stood out other than that Fleury usually yells "&%$! you (nickname)! You're not scoring!" the entire game.
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What a moment.
Jaromir Jagr thanks his parents. His mother, Anna, begins to cry. He leaves the lectern to hug her.
Wow.
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Jeff Carter's goal was his 100th point as a Penguin.
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Bruce Cassidy could win the Stanley Cup 17 times in a row.
But he'll always be the guy who called the Islanders the Saints.
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In 2019, Zach Aston-Reese and Sam Lafferty assisted on Adam Johnson's only NHL goal.
On Sunday, each of them offered what they wanted the world to remember about 'Johnny.'"
“Just a really sweet guy. I know all his teammates are absolutely heartbroken.”
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A situation like the Lindgren-Rakell hit is the perfect reason why
@NHL
officials should be available to media after games.
Why was that reduced to two minutes? Offer some transparency/clarity.
If they can wear microphones for TNT, they're capable of explaining a call.
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All I see are Phil Kessel and tater tots:
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After a workout before his teammates practiced, Sidney Crosby helped the ice crew at FLA Live Arena clear the ice for the Zamboni:
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Evgeni Malkin (1,238 points) surpassed Patrick Kane (1,237) for 41st place on the NHL's career scoring list.
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Jaromir Jagr is still here.
He is acknowledged on the video board during the first television stoppage and fires off his trademark salute, receiving a standing ovation.
I'd say the relationship has been repaired.
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After bouncing between the Ducks and Thrashers through waivers in 2005-06, Chris Kunitz thought about quitting pro hockey and using his business degree from Ferris State.
Him reaching 1,000 games is no small thing.
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June 12 - TD Garden.
Erik Karlsson knocks out Brad Marchand with chloroform and harvests his kidneys while Joe Pavelski scores in overtime of Game 7 to win the Stanley Cup.
The NHL is unable to overturn the goal because there is no rule against black market organ transactions.
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Per the NHL media site, Brandon Tanev has been removed from injured reserve.
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With Patrice Bergeron retiring, there are now only three active NHLers who were in the league before the 2004-05 lockout:
Brent Burns
Marc-Andre Fleury
Eric Staal
Craig Anderson announced his retirement in April.
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Tristan Jarry is practicing today as well. He's getting the bulk of the work while Alex D'Orio and Louis Domingue appear to be spectators primarily.
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So much hockey greatness in one old Post-Gazette photo:
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Sidney Crosby made a point to note players currently on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins' roster contributed to the team making the playoffs tonight.
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Per Mike Sullivan, Sidney Crosby was not medically cleared for Game 6 by team doctors.
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Ben Roethlisberger complained about the Steelers as well as the stadium name and never had a ton of patience for Mason Rudolph.
So basically, he's a retiree living in Pittsburgh.
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Marc-Andre Fleury flashed that poke check in his first career game back in 2003 on a penalty shot against Kings forward Esa Pirnes.
Also, Mike Lange's call on the save was just perfect.
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The Kasperi Kapanen trade has benefitted Evgeni Malkin almost as much as the first Kasperi Kapanen trade.
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The Stanley Cup since 1993.
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Valtteri Puustinen is a variant of Olli Maatta from a universe where mousse is used more liberally:
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A very minor transaction on the eve of Penguins training camp.
I have joined
@TribSports
as a hockey writer.
To be able to do this job again (and to do it with my hometown paper) is a tremendous opportunity and one I don't take for granted.
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The Memphis Tigers are using a Penguins logo for their play call board from the sideline:
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Amazing photo.
Why not credit the photographer who took it?
(Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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Ian Cole's only other postseason goal came with the Penguins in Game 4 of the 2016 Stanley Cup Final against the Sharks:
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The Capitals sent out Carl Hagelin, Matt Niskanen and Brooks Orpik out for a penalty kill. They just need a Craig Adams or Riley Sheahan to complete their commemorative set of Penguins penalty killers of the 2010s.
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Evgeni Malkin on Maxime Talbot attending Game 4:
"He's here today and we win. I hope he comes to the next game too.”
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The Penguins shut out the Kraken for the first time.
That leaves the Minnesota Wild as the only active NHL franchise the Penguins have never shut out.
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Poor decision by NBC to cut from the celebration to show some ads.
Building is rocking. Blues are hugging Binnington. "Gloria" is booming.
Show that instead of paying some bills.
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What a gesture.
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