WBS Farm Report: Lockout could make spots on the blueline even harder to grab for likes of Samuelsson and others

Assistant GM Jason Botterill and the Penguins brass have decisions to make in the event of a lockout, pertaining to the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins roster. The AHL season will go on regardless of whether the NHL endures another lockout and the Penguins have to make decisions on whether to risk any notable players on two-way deals on waivers to continue their development. Penguin management at the NHL level have the mindset that defensemen Simon Despres, Brian Strait and Robert Bortuzzo will take up at least two of the seven spots on the blueline and possibly three of the seven spots. Simon Despres will be playing in the minors during the lockout, while Bortuzzo and Strait would have to clear waivers.

Pens Prospect Buzz: Tangradi starting to get it? Morrow racking up pts in Conference Final

PENS PROSPECT BUZZ In Pittsburgh’s first round series with the Philadelphia Flyers, we saw a different Eric Tangradi on the ice who added a physical edge to his game and used his size very well in two games played. In those two games, Tangradi played the type of gritty game he needs to bring to the table on a consistent basis to be an NHL regular and Tangradi had a productive night in his first AHL playoff action of the season Wednesday night.

Pens Prospect Roundup: WBS Pens; Morrow & Kuhnhackl

PENS PROSPECT ROUNDUP WBS Penguins: Colin McDonald scored twice and the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins took Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal, defeating the Hershey Bears 3-1 on Friday night. Game 2 is Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena. The Penguins were 2-for-5 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. Cal O’Reilly also scored, netting the game winning goal. Jason Williams and Alex Picard each had 2 assists. Brad Thiessen made 19 saves in the victory, losing his shutout bid with 1:52 remaining in the game. MORROW SCORES IN GAME 1 OF CONFERENCE FINAL Top prospect Joe Morrow continues to be a point producer on the power play.

WBS Pens Report: Thompson, Defazio lead third period rally past Adirondack

WBS PENGUINS 3 – ADIRONDACK 2 Playing for the first time in almost a week, the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins rallied from a 2-1 third period deficit, defeating the Adirondack Phantoms 3-2 on Sunday afternoon. The Penguins improved to 33-18-2-5 (73 pts) on the season with the win. They trail first place Norfolk by eight points and the Penguins have two games in hand. — Trailing 2-1 in the third period, Paul Thompson (9) scored his 9th of the season at 13:11 of the period on a net-front goal and Brandon Defazio (9) scored twenty seconds later giving the Penguins a 3-2 lead at 13:31 of the period. — Goaltender Scott Munroe gave up a questionable goal to Matt Ford but

Monday’s Pens Buzz: On Tangradi callup; Trade Front & Backup goaltender situation

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Eric Tangradi from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, just after 5:00 p.m. today. Tangradi who has struggled mightily at the NHL level, has appeared in 12 NHL games this season, going scoreless with 12 penalty minutes and a minus-5 rating. He has mostly played a fourth line role, averaging 9:13 of ice time with the big club and was a major liability defensively in his most recent stint with the team in January.  Tangradi, 23, has 15 goals and 31 points in 37 games for the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins. Nearly every time Tangradi is recalled, some almost always look too much into it and that will surely be the case this time around as the trade

Brad Thiessen named AHL Player of the Week

The American Hockey League announced today that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins goaltender Brad Thiessen has been named Reebok/AHL Player of the Week, for the period ending February 13, 2011.

Jeffrey has big game in return to Baby Pens

With the Penguins on their all-star game break, Dustin Jeffrey made his way back to Wilkes Barre/Scranton on Wednesday and made his presence felt early in the Baby Pens 6-4 victory over the Charlotte Checkers on Wednesday night.