Hysteria, Overreaction, and Fan Types... Pittsburgh Sports Nation Defined!

November 4, 2009 - 1:33 PM ET

Pittsburgh is an interesting sports town to live in. First of all, when things are going well for a stretch or a player gets hot, it or he is the best in history. On the contrary, whenever there are slight bumps in the road, or we experience the regular peaks and valleys of a season, mass hysteria b...

Penguins Face-Off Against Kings In Second Game Of West Swing...

November 5, 2009 - 3:17 PM ET

The tour of playing against former Penguins continues tonight as the Penguins face-off against the Los Angeles Kings in sunny California. It seems that the boys have been struggling through a grueling couple days of checking out the sites and sounds of their beachfront hotel, but its back to busines...

Penguins Recall Engelland...To Make Debut Against Sharks?

November 7, 2009 - 3:05 PM ET

As I twittered out earlier, the Penguins recalled defenseman, Deryk Engelland. Here is the official release... The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled defenseman Deryk Engelland from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by Executive Vice President and General M...

Shoulder Contusion Will Force Letang to Miss Two Weeks...

November 9, 2009 - 2:36 PM ET

The Penguins announced via their website that they will be without Kris Letang for two weeks. Tests on his injured shoulder showed a contusion. Letang is the latest member of the Penguins MASH unit that already included Evgeni Malkin, Sergei Gonchar, Tyler Kennedy, and Max Talbot. More on th...

Into All Lives, a Little Rain Must Fall...Pens Hope To Stop Slide in Boston

November 10, 2009 - 4:50 PM ET

About 10 years ago I spent some time working for a Xerox sub-contractor that specialized in selling copy machines. Let me be the first to tell you that it wasn't a great gig, I mean...no one buys copy machines. Sure, every office you go into has one, but you never see the thing being purchased. It i...

Penguins Recall Lovejoy...Injury Updates...

November 11, 2009 - 11:33 PM ET

The Penguins MASH unit doesn't actually grow by the day, but it certainly seems like it! The regularity with which their players are being hurt makes it feel almost as if it is something that is supposed to happen. Wake up, shower, eat, tape sticks, hit the ice and get hurt. Brooks Orpik is the l...

Penguins Drop Fourth In a Row, Fall 4-1 to Devils...

November 12, 2009 - 2:07 PM ET

Bergfors, Parise and Zajac have combined for 14 points in the two games against the Penguins this season. * * * * * Teams back to even strength. * * * * * Moments after the flurry below, Crosby was whistled for holding in front of the Devils net. * * * * * Sidney Crosby had t...

Penguins Re-Assign Connor...

November 13, 2009 - 11:14 AM ET

In a move that shouldn't come as much of a surprise, the Penguins today, re-assigned Chris Connor to their AHL Affiliate in Wilkes Barre-Scranton. Connor, who picked up one assist during his six game stint in Pittsburgh, committed a turnover in the neutral zone that led to the Devils third goal...

Guerin Ties Game With .04 Remaining...Dupuis's 100th Wins Game in OT...

November 14, 2009 - 2:55 PM ET

What a turn of events at Mellon Arena. The Arena press box was in the process of emptying out and we were all on our way down stairs to discuss a fifth consecutive loss with the Penguins players and coach. I paused in view of the ice with a couple of cronies to see Evgeni Malkin flying up ice wi...

Guerin Ties Game With .04 Remaining...Dupuis's 100th Wins Game in OT...

November 15, 2009 - 1:52 AM ET

What a turn of events at Mellon Arena. The Arena press box was in the process of emptying out and we were all on our way down stairs to discuss a fifth consecutive loss with the Penguins players and coach. I paused in view of the ice with a couple of cronies to see Evgeni Malkin flying up ice wi...

Goligoski Misses Practice... Gonchar Cleared for Contact... (Update)

November 15, 2009 - 12:11 PM ET

Bylsma's comment on Goligoski... "He's been banged up. It was a maintanence day. Monday we'll take a look at him again. Hopefully he's in the same condition but we'll see. We're trying to treat him and get him better. We'll see Monday." Some good news and some bad coming out of the Penguins m...

Penguins Recall Pittsburgh Kid, D-Man Nate Guenin

November 16, 2009 - 9:22 AM ET

The Penguins are supposed to update the world on the status of Alex Goligoski this morning, but I think that the writing might have just appeared on the wall. The team has recalled defenseman and Pittsburgh's own, Nate Guenin from their Wilkes Barre-Scranton AHL affiliate. I am sure it is a safe...

Go Go Gone... Goligoski Out 2-3 Weeks With Lower Body Injury...

November 16, 2009 - 11:24 AM ET

As expected, Alex Goligoski will be out for 2 to 3 weeks with what is being called a lower body injury. If this had been lingering, he seemed to aggravate it on Saturday night when he fell awkwardly and struggled back to the bench moments before the Bill Guerin tying goal. "He's getting an MRI t...

Penguins Win Second In a Row... Knock Off Ducks 5-2...

November 16, 2009 - 7:27 PM ET

Third Period: What a way to start the third period... Ryan Getzlaf took a couple of extra shots at Bill Guerin in the Ducks zone after he fell down. Guerin answered by catching up to him as they skated up ice and laying a check on him. Getzlaf, who has seemed pretty frustrated tonight, didn't see...

Superstar Preps for Return to the Line-up - Letestu Re-Assigned...

November 17, 2009 - 2:59 PM ET

Max Talbot let it be known last night that he would more than likely be ready to give it go on Thursday night in Ottawa. That wasn't officially confirmed as of yet, though the team's actions seem to speak to the fact that he is indeed ready... (Talbot's comments were that he "hoped" to return Thursd...

McKee Out 2-4 Weeks With Infected Finger; Sarge, Talbot to Return Tomorrow

November 18, 2009 - 1:48 PM ET

There was a movie out recently called "The Box." I haven't seen it, but the commercial shows a couple who is given the opportunity to procure $1,000,000 dollars by doing nothing more than pressing a red button that sits in a box. Sounds like a great idea... however, as with anything in life, there i...

Cavalry On the Way! As Expected Gonchar and Talbot Back in the Saddle!

November 19, 2009 - 1:15 PM ET

Cue the cavalry music! I think that it is pretty appropriate when you consider how depleted the Penguins line-up has gotten... but that starts to change tonight in Ottawa. Max Talbot and Sergei Gonchar will officially make their triumphant returns to the Penguins line-up. Unfortunately, as has b...