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Penguins Director of Amateur Scouting Weighs in on 2018 Draft - June 23, 2018
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Updates throughout: Penguins pick two in the second round in Dallas - June 23, 2018
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NHL Draft — Penguins restock defensive depth during Day 2 - June 24, 2017
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Rutherford goes for toughness, acquires Reaves from St. Louis - June 23, 2017
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Thank you MAF – remembering the Flower as he moves on to Las Vegas - June 22, 2017
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Uncanny how Penguins see history repeat itself in Niskanen’s ‘hockey play’ - May 2, 2017
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Was the NHL’s Top 100 simply a popularity contest? Evgeni Malkin’s omission makes it look that way - January 29, 2017
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Conor Sheary continues to prove doubters wrong - January 24, 2017
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Penguins’ recent problems not irreparable - January 16, 2017
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Bye week had its benefits, but condensed schedule could hurt - January 10, 2017
Morning Penguins Links… Updated…
There is a lot going on with the Penguins this time of year. We have players jockeying for position on the depth chart, injury updates, interesting tidbits etc.
There is a lot going on with the Penguins this time of year. We have players jockeying for position on the depth chart, injury updates, interesting tidbits etc. I spend my time giving you my input on all of it, but each day I will give you a look at some of the more interesting Penguins links that are floating around…
First, Sidney Crosby apparently turned down an opportunity to appear on the David Letterman Show to do a Top Ten List. His schedule just wouldn’t allow it. There is speculation that some around the league were disappointed that he wasn’t able to do it, though league representatives tried to dispel that story in this piece by Shelly Anderson of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. The most intriguing tidbit in this piece is the fact that the missing Crosby Olympic gear might be sitting in a warehouse waiting to be found…
We stick with the Post Gazette here for this piece on Jay McKee falling to number 7 on the team’s depth chart. I feel bad about this situation, being that McKee is such a great guy. You may remember a pretty extensive interview that I was able to do with McKee after he was signed. He was very cordial, accommodating and gave me 45 minutes of his time while he was vacationing in Florida. That meant a lot to me… hopefully he can work himself back up the depth chart, as I still feel he has some great value for this team. Make no mistake, McKee will have to fill a big role before it is all said and done this season.
One last Post Gazette link… (I can certainly see who was at practice yesterday…I wasn’t able to make it). Matt Cooke has “reached out to Marc Savard.” I am sure that Cooke is regretting the play that left Savard with a grade two concussion and I am glad to see him do the classy thing here. In general, I do not think hockey players mean to injure other hockey players and it is nice to see Cooke try to get in touch to apologize and or explain himself.
Cooke trying to Reach out to Savard
The Boston Herald gives us some reaction to the Cooke hit from the Bruins lockerroom and GM Peter Chiarelli.
Here is a great piece by one of the best writers in the city… Joe Starkey of the Tribune Review and 93.7 the Fan Radio takes a look at the Crosby/Ovechkin rivalry.
Sean Allen of ESPN.com’s fantasy sports dept weighs in on the Poni to the Pens trade. In his estimation, it was the biggest fantasy move of the 2010 Trade Deadline.
UPDATE:
I can’t believe that I left this off of the list… Here is a piece from TSN.ca featuring thoughts from around the league on the Cooke hit and head shots in general. Players, coaches, and GMs were given a chance to sound off…
More shortly…
4 Comments on this Post
Susan
As a WV Penguins fan, I was delighted to see this post with all the articles from the Post Gazette and other papers. FUN!
Brian Metzer
Glad that you enjoyed it! I am planning on doing this daily… makes your search for additional news easier!
Thanks for reading!
B
DJR
Great idea, Brian! You save me time looking for good Pens material to read throughout my day. I hope this new site becomes very successful for you.
Steve H.
Metz:
I am really enjoying the new site. I have got it bookmarked, and look forward to all of the Pens’ information and content.