Morning Practice Notes: Satan skating with second line
The Penguins just wrapped up their morning practice at Mellon Arena which began around 10:30 a.m. Very interesting line changes in today’s practice Miroslav Satan skated with Evgeni Malkin and Petr Sykora on the second line, alternating with Ruslan Fedotenko. Satan, Fedotenko and Sykora alternated on Malkin’s wing throughout the practice. Yesterday, Satan was on the annual 5th playoff line and even took a shift or two on D as a fill in. As I mentioned on Friday, Bylsma wants to give him a look in a top 6 role. Bylsma just experimenting? The rest of the lines were
Penguins top prospect named OHL player of the week
Tangradi named player of the week The Ontario Hockey League today announced that forward Eric Tangradi of the Belleville Bulls is the Boston Pizza OHL Player of the Week for the week ending April 12. Tangradi scored four goals and three assists
Morning Practice Notes, Penguins prepare for Flyers
The Penguins went through their first practice of the playoff season this morning at 10:30 a.m. as the team prepares to take on the Philadelphia Flyers Wednesday night in the first round of the playoffs. The teams primary goal was to claim the 4th seed but going into the weekend with Philadelphia having two games in hand, and Carolina owning a tiebreaker, the players were not very optimistic and were expecting to start the playoffs on the road. All of that changed yesterday when the Rangers rallied to upend the Flyers 4-3. Practice Notes All 23 skaters were accounted for this morning. The Penguins are a very confident team right now but they are not taking anything for granted and the
Game 1 Wednesday, Game 2 Friday, Game 3 Sunday
NBC to televise Game 3 & Game 6 (if necessary) Updated: NBC to televise Sunday’s game but it will be Game 3 not Game 2 which I previously reported. Games 1, 2, and 4 will be on FSN. NBC has also picked up game 6 (if necessary) which will also be televised at 3:00 p.m. Versus will pick up game 1 but locally the game will be shown on FSN. Game 1 – 4/15/09 Wednesday at Mellon Arena Game 2. – 4/17/09 Friday at Mellon Arena Game 3 – 4/19/09 Sunday at Wachovia center (3:00 p.m.) Game 4 – 4/21/09 Tuesday at Wachovia Center If Necessary Game 5 – 4/23/09 Thursday at Mellon Arena Game 6 – 4/25/09 Saturday at
Flyers fall to Rangers; Penguins gain home-ice advantage
The Philadelphia Flyers will be traveling to Pittsburgh for the first round of the playoffs. Down 3-2 in the third period, Sean Avery and Blair Betts scored third-period goals to rally the New York Rangers to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Sunday. The loss was a missed opportunity for the Flyers as the Penguins gain home-ice for a rematch from last season’s conference finals. Pittsburgh is
Malkin wins 1st NHL scoring title; Penguins win regular season finale
Pittsburgh 3 РMontreal 1 Saturday night was a night of celebration for the Penguins as the team won their season finale 3-1 against the Montreal Canadiens and remain in the hunt for the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference. Max Talbot and Kris Letang added shorthanded goals and Marc Andre Fleury made 29 saves to record his 35th win of the season. Evgeni Malkin (35) also scored for the Penguins who outshot the Canadiens 41-30. With a Carolina loss Saturday afternoon, the Penguins (99 pts) will finish no worst than 5th in the Eastern Conference and will face their cross-state rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers (99 pts)  in the first round. A Flyers regulation loss to the Rangers Sunday afternoon
Penguins, Flyers to meet in first round
Cross-state rivals will meet in the first round
Morning skate update: Mark Eaton out/ Hal Gill in
Morning skate update The Penguins (97 pts) just concluded their morning skate in Montreal. A source at the arena tells me defenseman Mark Eaton will be a healthy scratch Philippe Boucher will remain in the lineup and Hal Gill will be back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch on Thursday. The lines in the morning skate were
Friday’s Practice Report; Bylsma impressed with Boucher’s performance
The Penguins went through a 50 minute workout this morning that began around 11:00 a.m. Forward Miroslav Satan did not practice but was at Mellon Arena talking to teammates and team personnel. Satan has cleared re-entry waivers and is currently on the trip to Montreal with the Penguins Max Talbot and Hal Gill were both practicing this morning. Talbot and Gill were healthy scratches against the Islanders. Interim coach Dan Bylsma indicated after practice that Satan
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Updated: 12:00 p.m. – Miroslav Satan was not claimed on re-entry waivers and has joined the team. Satan is traveling with the team to Montreal. Organization eyes Kennedy as a top 6 forward in 09? The Penguins are encouraged by the how right winger Tyler Kennedy has progressed from year 1 to year 2. Kennedy notched his 15th goal of the season Thursday night and has elevated his play over the past 5 weeks. Kennedy will be under consideration of making the jump as a top 6 forward prior to training camp. There are mixed opinions in the organization about whether Kennedy can be a consistent top 6 forward in this league but he is only 22 years old and