Americans struggle to sustain offense, play conservative in 1-0 loss to Canada
Canada is advancing to the Gold Medal game for the second straight Olympics with a 1-0 win over the United States. Jamie Benn scored the only goal of the game and Carey Price made 31 saves for the shutout. The Canadians in an excellent defensive effort, have given up just three goals in the tournament
If Team USA fails in Olympics, criticism could mount that Bylsma, coaches were too involved in selection of team
INPUT FROM TEAM USA COACHING STAFF WAS SIGNIFICANT IN PICKING TEAM My biggest takeaway from Scott Burnside’s Team USA feature last week on the selection of the team where Burnside was granted access to all meetings, ect, is how significantly involved the coaching staff was on the selection of the team. The coaches, especially Dan
NHL: Rangers very intrigued about Bylsma if Penguins make coaching change?
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Coaching Staff has two different lineups in mind for playoffs: One with Sid & one without
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Morning Pens Buzz: Woeful GAA #’s for Fleury, Vokoun; Bylsma cites consistency issues again for Despres; Biggest Disappointments & Surprises
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Game Day Buzz: Despite lack of role with team, Penguins would be better served to hold onto Jeffrey
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Morning Pens Buzz: Blueprint on attacking Pens offensively has emerged; Likely Playoff lines established; Post-Game Chatter
MORNING PENS BUZZ The Penguins dropping three of their last four games, continue to express frustrations over their struggles defensively. With the goaltending starting to take a step back in the past few games, issues defensively that have been there for the past six to seven games are starting to catch up. “We didn’t do
Pens Notes: Malkin, Kennedy, Defensive Depth, Power Play & more
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Pens will give Cooke an opportunity to change
Penguins winger Matt Cooke has not played his last game in a Penguin uniform. Cooke’s future with the Penguins has been a hot topic by fans and the media after Cooke was suspended for the rest of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs. With the Penguins showing full support in the
Game 40: Fedotenko demoted to the 4th line; Kennedy to return to lineup
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