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Penguins Wrap Up - Free Agent Frenzy - Day One
by brianmetzer on 07/02/12 at 01:17 AM ET
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July 1st has come and gone and the Penguins, like the other chosen teams on Zach Parise’s short list, are waiting to find out if they have the bar that contains the Wonka Golden Ticket – who will land this year’s biggest fish?
In following the hunt throughout the day the consensus is that the Penguins have a great shot at landing Parise. He received a very lucrative offer from the team that contained huge money and long term, he was courted by both Sidney Crosby and Paul Martin and there is a very positive feeling surrounding the entire situation. TSN’s Bob McKenzie has said that the decision will come in late morning or early afternoon, so at least the world will be able to escape the clutches of #PariseWatch before dinnertime on July 2nd.
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warren+peters,
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Alex Semin to the Penguins? I’ll Take a Pass…
by brianmetzer on 06/28/12 at 01:24 PM ET
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Today started like many other days in the Metzer household. My alarm went off at 6:15am; I hit snooze seven or eight times before finally getting up and then dragged my wary bones to the shower.
I tend to have 93.7 the Fan’s morning show blaring as I get ready and I don’t know why, since it usually leaves me barking at the radio and complaining about the fact that one of more of the hosts shouldn’t be talking hockey – one of them in particular, but that is a story for another day.
Today’s soup du jour was soon to be former Capitals’ forward Alex Semin.
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bruce+boudreau,
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Getting Real with CCM-Reebok General Manager Philippe Dube’
by brianmetzer on 05/30/12 at 04:14 PM ET
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On March 22, 2012, a diverse group of journalists, bloggers, and radio personalities were handpicked by the Fan v Fan Network to participate in an exclusive conference call with CCM-Reebok general manager, Philippe Dube’.
It was a unique opportunity to question one of the brightest minds in the hockey equipment industry on everything from player safety, upcoming product offerings, research and development and those who use the equipment, the players themselves.
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reepump,
roberto+luongo,
sidney+crosby
Sidney Crosby, Starring in “The Return: Part Deux”
by brianmetzer on 03/13/12 at 07:35 PM ET
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When Sidney Crosby made his FIRST long awaited return to the ice, no one really knew what to expect. Sure, we all figured that he would be Sidney Crosby, but very likely a scaled back version due to rust, after all he hadn’t played a game in upwards of ten months. He hit the ice at the CONSOL Energy Center and didn’t miss a beat scoring a highlight reel goal almost immediately and ripping off 12-points (2G-10A) in eight games before being knocked out of the line-up again by a David Krejci elbow.
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Did Sunday’s victory over the B’s give any clues to line combos moving forward?
by brianmetzer on 03/11/12 at 05:31 PM ET
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The Penguins and Bruins played a spirited game on Sunday afternoon on a national television stage, but the most interesting thing about it was the way that Penguins’ head coach Dan Bylsma entered the laboratory to experiment with a handful of different line combinations.
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sidney+crosby
Penguins Close Gap with Rangers to 4-Points…
by brianmetzer on 03/10/12 at 05:59 PM ET
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Since the calendar flipped to 2012 it seemed improbable that the Pittsburgh Penguins would be able to catch the New York Rangers in the race for the Atlantic Division crown. It seemed even less probable when the Boston Bruins blew a lead against the Rangers last Sunday and allowed the boys from Broadway to pull ahead of the Birds by ten points.
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marc+andre+fleury,
rangers,
sidney+crosby
Penguins’ Trade Deadline Speculation: David Jones
by brianmetzer on 02/15/12 at 10:48 AM ET
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The National Hockey League’s trade deadline is right around the corner; in fact it is now just 13 lucky days away. Which means that trade chatter and speculation is picking up. Of course there has been little activity to this point, which essentially speaks to the fact that there are a number of teams sitting on the fence trying to determine which direction they are going to go – buy or sell?
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james+neal,
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sidney+crosby
Letang Returns - What Does He Mean to the Penguins’ Line-up?
by brianmetzer on 01/19/12 at 07:47 PM ET
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The Penguins’ morning skate produced some good news and some bad news… let’s start with the bad: Arron Asham suffered his second concussion in less than a year and will miss tonight’s game and beyond. Asham’s is just the latest in a long line of concussions that have afflicted this team this season. He joins a list that already featured: Sidney Crosby, Zbynek Michalek, Robert Bortuzzo, Tyler Kennedy, and Kris Letang.
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kristopher+letang,
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tyler+kennedy,
zbynek+michalek
Sidney Crosby’s thoughts on realignment
by brianmetzer on 12/06/11 at 01:19 AM ET
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Though there was a hockey game being played on the ice at the Consol Energy Center this evening, many were already starting to buzz about realignment news that was breaking across the league. We will have some thoughts on the new “conferences” etc, but wanted to quickly share Sidney Crosby’s thoughts on what looks a lot like the old Patrick Division…plus the Hurricanes…
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Pens fall to B’s in battle of the beasts of the east
by brianmetzer on 12/06/11 at 01:15 AM ET
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The Penguins and Bruins, who were separated by just 3 points at the top of the Eastern Conference coming into tonight, met at the Consol Energy Center in what was supposed to be an epic clash of two of the league’s best. Unfortunately for the Penguins they were never really able to get to their game and when they did, Tim Thomas was there to slam the door on them.
The Bruins looked like the better team for roughly two periods, though the Penguins had the edge in shots and hits. The Penguins owned the third period, but were only able to get one puck by Thomas who made 22 stops in the stanza.
To a man, the Penguins were disappointed that they didn’t make Thomas’ life a bit more difficult, especially on two 2-man-advantages that they had against the B’s during the second period that totaled 3:10.
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He’s Back in the Saddle Again - Crosby Shines in Return to the Ice
by brianmetzer on 11/22/11 at 02:19 AM ET
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No one really knew what to expect from Sidney Crosby’s first game since January, but it felt like it had the potential to be a special evening in Pittsburgh. The interesting thing is that the word “special” doesn’t even come close to describing what played out on the ice at the Consol Energy Center.
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jordan+staal,
marc+andre+fleury,
sidney+crosby
Crosby’s Comeback a Special One
by brianmetzer on 11/21/11 at 03:57 PM ET
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Sidney Crosby’s comeback is finally upon us, as he will skate in his first game in almost a year this evening against the New York Islanders. The interesting thing is that this comeback isn’t without precedent here in Pittsburgh…in fact, when it comes to the Penguins it was something of the norm during Mario Lemieux’s time in the league. I remember being in the crowd at the Civic Arena with my “Mario’s Back” sign, the nervous anticipation building as we all waited for the “big guy” to make yet another triumphant return.
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mario+lemieux,
sidney+crosby
Crosby Set To Play Monday Night…
by brianmetzer on 11/20/11 at 10:12 PM ET
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Finally the Cros has come back!
I had to borrow from Dwayne Johnson — “The Rock,” as he is known in the WWE, as it seemed like the most appropriate way to announce the return of Sidney Crosby.
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matt+cooke,
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tyler+kennedy
Crosby Ruled Out For This Weekend’s Games…
by brianmetzer on 11/10/11 at 03:35 PM ET
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Depending on your point of view, #CrosbyWatch lives to fight another few days, or it dies with Dan Bylsma’s announcement this afternoon that the Penguins’ captain has been ruled out for this weekend’s games against the Stars and Hurricanes.
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sidney+crosby
Did the odds of a Friday return for Crosby just go up?
by brianmetzer on 11/08/11 at 08:49 PM ET
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Though there has been no indication about when Sidney Crosby might make his triumphant return to the Penguins’ line-up, most seem to be pointing to this Friday evening against the Dallas Stars. Heck, I picked that game in Jesse Marshall’s annual pre-season roundtable over at Faceoff-factor.com back in September so I guess I am on board with that speculation as well.
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Injury Riddled Birds Set to Face Habs
by brianmetzer on 10/20/11 at 02:26 PM ET
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A new season is usually looked at as a rebirth of sorts, a veritable wiping clean of the slate and a chance to start over. The Penguins, like their 29 NHL counterparts, were hoping to do just that, but for as much as they would like to start a new, they just cannot seem to shake the injury bug.
They are still dealing with the lingering injuries to Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, probably the two that affected the team most last season, and have grafted several others onto the injured list during the early stages of the 2011-12 campaign.
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Crosby Cleared for Contact
by brianmetzer on 10/13/11 at 02:17 PM ET
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“Angels we have heard on high,” was the song of the day in Pittsburgh as the news of Chris Kunitz’s contact extension was quickly followed by that which Pens’ fans have been waiting for since January – Sidney Crosby has been cleared for contact.
Crosby has been making progress by leaps and bounds over the past few weeks and like Kunitz’s contract, it seemed to be a matter of ‘when’ and not ‘if’ he would be cleared for contact.
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Chris Kunitz signs two-year extension
by brianmetzer on 10/13/11 at 11:54 AM ET
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Speculation had been running wild for a couple of weeks that the Penguins and Chris Kunitz were talking contract extension. It wasn’t a matter ‘if’ something would get done, so much as ‘when’ and that when came this morning as general manager Ray Shero has announced that the sides have reached an agreement on a two-year contract extension.
The contract will kick in during the 2012-13 season and runs through the 2013-14 season. The deal brings an annual cap hit of $3.725 million annually and works well for both sides.
“This is a great core of young guys,” Kunitz told the Tribune Review last week. “It’s a great bunch. I love playing with them.”
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nhl,
pascal+dupuis,
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Predictions - Take em to the bank!
by brianmetzer on 10/06/11 at 09:16 PM ET
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Well, we have all gotten a look at a number of predictions around the interwebs this week so I thought that I would put up some of my own… I haven’t gotten to post much over the past few days leading up to the first games, so I figured that this is a great way to get back into the mix.
I will run through the typical Division winners, Conference/Stanley Cup winners and trophy winners, but I will also give you a handful of quick Pens predictions.
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marc+andre+fleury,
matt+cooke,
nhl,
sidney+crosby,
steve+sullivan,
tyler+kennedy
News, Notes, and Quotes from the First Day of On-Ice Activities in Pittsburgh
by brianmetzer on 09/17/11 at 07:31 PM ET
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Though the Penguins put in a day of physicals, meetings and off-ice activities on Friday; today marked the first day of on ice activities.
The sessions were open to the public and there was plenty of fan support. Most were in the house to witness the return of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Makin – both of which missed significant time last season with injuries. Crosby and Malkin did skate today and looked great in doing so, but more on that shortly.
I was in the house alongside a diverse group of media folk from around the league and Pittsburgh and wanted to throw a collection of news and notes at you.
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jordan+staal,
marc+andre+fleury,
matt+cooke,
sidney+crosby,
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tyler+kennedy
