Malkin leads Penguins to comeback win over the Lightning
Led by Evgeni Malkin, the Penguins scored three third period goals to avenge a 3-0 deficit and Evgeni Malkin put the finishing touch on the Penguins comeback Wednesday night scoring with 16 seconds left in overtime to give the Penguins a thrilling 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Malkin who has been the Penguins leader on the ice this season, had two goals and 1 assist and was an absolute force on the ice against the Lightning. Malkin played very physical and was credited with four hits on the night and it seemed like he had about 7 or 8 hits. On the offensive end, Malkin played a Alexander Ovechkin type of game Head coach Michel Therrien was very
Source: Satan may end up dressing tonight against Tampa
I was just told that Miroslav Satan may end up dressing tonight. Head coach Michel Therrien announced following the morning skate that Satan would be a healthy scratch but that may not be the case now. I am told that Satan was due to play in his 1000th game tonight and that is playing into the coaching staff’s decision. more to come
Trade Watch
If the Penguins want Colby Armstrong it is going to cost them puck moving defenseman Alex Goligoski according to a league source. Contrary to other reports, the Thrashers are not actively shopping Armstrong and they remain very high on him. Armstrong has 13 goals on the year, has been a great locker room presence and is averaging between 15-17 minutes of ice time per game. The Thrashers have received quite a few inquires about Armstrong including from the Penguins, Wild, Rangers, Kings, and Flames. As I’ve been mentioning for a while, the Thrashers are actively shopping former Penguins forward Eric Christensen. Columbus, Montreal, New York Islanders and the Phoenix Coyotes are four teams to express interest. The trade deadline always
NHL: Islanders interested in Pascal Dupuis
Penguins, Islanders talking?
Miroslav Satan will be a healthy scratch tonight; Gill in
Forward Miroslav Satan will be healthy scratch tonight against the Tampa Lightning, head coach Michel Therrien announced following the Penguins optional skate this morning. Satan has two goals in 21 games. Forward Luca Caputi will begin the game with Petr Sykora and Jordan Staal. Caputi is expected to remain with the team until Ruslan Fedotenko returns to the lineup next week. If he continues to play well and provide a spark, Caputi will remain with the team after that but the plan coming in was to just get him some game and practice experience at the NHL level. Defenseman Hal Gill will return to the lineup after being a healthy scratch against the Canadiens Tuesday night. The Tampa Bay Lightning
Recruiting News: #2 OLB Jelani Jenkins selects Florida over Penn State
Jelani Jenkin’s the #9 rated prospect in the nation and #2 rated OLB has committed to the University of Florida. Jenkin’s final five teams were Penn State, Florida Stanford, USC and Notre Dame. Florida and Penn State were regarded as the favorites to land Jenkins.
Canadiens hand Penguins third straight loss; Post-Game Buzz
Montreal 4 – Pittsburgh 2 Despite a strong performance from Luca Caputi who opened the scoring 2:30 into the game, the Penguins gave up three unanswered goals and lost for the third straight game Tuesday night against the Monteal Canadiens. Caputi appearing in his first NHL game scored in his first NHL shift. Caputi started the game on the fourth line with Bill Thomas and Eric Godard but was rewarded with minutes on the first power play unit and saw some ice time with the 2nd line. Roman Hamrlik scored a 1st period goal for the Canadiens. Chris Higgins and Maxim Lapierre scored second-period goals and Andrei Kostitsyn scored with 4:15 left to seal the Canadiens 4-2 win. Goaltender Carey
The Latest Steelers Buzz
Photo courtesy of SteelCityHobbies The Pittsburgh Steelers held their victory parade in downtown Pittsburgh today. Mike Tomlin and defensive coordinator Dick Lebeau deserve a lot of credit for the team’s success on the field but Kevin Colbert deserves a lot of credit for constructing a Super Bowl champion. The Steelers got minimal production from their 08 draft but Colbert make key draft picks in 07 such as Lawrence Timmons, William Gay who didn’t make much of a impact in 07 but were unsung players on the 08 team. I doubt there are many fans questioning the team drafting Lawrence Timmons now. He’s going to be a special player next year. 2007 Second round pick LaMarr Woodley who has 8 sacks
Lineup News: Source: Gill, Boucher out
Penguins (24-22-5-53) at Canadiens (28-16-6-62) updated: 4:34 p.m. – A source tells me defensemen Hal Gill and Philippe Boucher will be healthy scratches in tonight’s game. Boucher will be a healthy scratch for the second consecutive game. Brooks Orpik – Ryan Whitney, Rob Scuderi – Kris Letang, Mark Eaton – Alex Goligoski will be the Penguins D-Pairs. 2:08 p.m. – Luca Caputi the organization’s top prospect will appear in his first NHL game tonight. In today’s morning skate Caputi skated with Bill Thomas and Eric Godard. It appears he will begin the game on the fourth line and as planned the Penguins will use him in a structured role Max Talbot who has been a disappointment this season centered Pascal
Penguins callup Luca Caputi
The Penguins who strongly considered calling up forward Luca Caputi last week when Matt Cooke was suspended, have recalled Caputi for Tuesday night’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. Caputi the organizations top prospect, has appeared in 46 contests with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, ranking fourth with 35 points (13 goals and 22 assists) along with 35 penalty minutes. Caputi, 6-3, 185 lbs, recorded 111 points (51 goals, 60 assists) in 66 games with the Niagara IceDogs of the Ontario Hockey League last season.