"Mellon Arena Memories" is a semi-regular feature that will appear in this forum from time to time during the remainder of the Penguins' final season at Mellon Arena. We will attempt to interview several individuals inside and outside the Penguins about the arena which has served as the franchise's home facility since the its inception. Today's subject is Randy Carlyle. Carlyle is currently...
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . " When he's at his best, he's playing with an edge ." - Dan Bylsma on Bill Guerin ( above, with Sidney Crosby ). -The Orange County Register's recap . "We're regressing right now instead of progressing." - Ducks coach Randy Carlyle. -The Associated Press' recap . Guerin was one assist short of a Gordie Howe Hat Trick. - NHL.com's...
A preview of the Ducks. When and where: 7:30 p.m., Mellon Arena. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, Prime. Record: 6-9-3, 15 points. The Ducks are in last place in the Western Conference and Pacific Division. Leading Scorer: Corey Perry, 23 points (13 goals, 10 assists). Last Game: 7-4 road loss to the Red Wings, Saturday . Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and three assists for the Ducks Last Game against the Penguins: 4-3...
PREGAME -Hey, guess where we are: -Hmmm... not quite: -We assume, a dusty, chilly cubicle in the Post-Gazette's building is just as nice as sunny, warm Southern California. -One person who is there is EN reader Eric Naughton who has been sending us a ton of pregame photos. A Paul Coffey jersey: -A Russian Evgeni Malkin t-shirt jersey: -Mario Lemieux yellow: -Mario Lemieux Wales Conference All-Star:...
A preview of the Ducks. When and where: 10 p.m., Honda Center. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, Prime. Record: 4-6-2, 10 points. The Ducks are in 14th place in the Western Conference and last place in the Pacific Divison. Leading Scorer: Corey Perry, 15 points (eight goals, seven assists). Last Game: 3-2 road shootout loss to the Coyotes, Saturday . Jonas Hiller made 30 saves in the loss. Last Game against the...
When you think about the faces of the Penguins franchise - Sidney Crosby, Marc-Andre Fleury and Evgeni Malkin - you think of youth. All four of those players are under the age of 25. Then you get to Brooks Orpik. You might not think of him as part of that vital internal core. He doesn't win Hart Trophies or Conn Smythe Awards. He wasn't one of the top two picks in a draft. He never made a clutch,...
from Eric Stephens of the OC Register, Goaltending seemed to be down the list of the litany of issues the Ducks have had to deal with in their uninspiring start to the season. Now you can add that to the list after Jean-Sebastien Giguere gave up a backbreaking soft goal by Columbus defenseman Fedor Tyutin with 3:22 remaining that decided the Blue Jackets’ 6-4 victory Saturday night at Honda Center....
from Eric Stephens of Ducks Blog at the OC Register, Consider that after three days of stewing over a 5-0 home beating at the hands of St. Louis, their response Wednesday night was falling behind to Dallas by three goals and being severely outshot by the Stars in the process. That the Ducks rallied to make it a close game in the third period did not assuage any ill feelings. In fact, the temperature...
PREGAME -Greetings on a wonderful fall day in Pittsburgh. It's 60 degrees and cloudy. It was a lot sunnier today before the clouds moved in, but all in all, you'll take this day in late October. It was almost spring-like. -Nice weather = Walk up from Downtown. From left to right, Fifth Avenue Place, one of the Gateway Center buildings, the Verizon Building and PPG Place: -The Steelworkers Building:...
PREGAME -Greetings on a wonderful fall day in Pittsburgh. It's 60 degrees and cloudy. It was a lot sunnier today before the clouds moved in, but all in all, you'll take this day in late October. It was almost spring-like. -Nice weather = Walk up from Downtown. From left to right, Fifth Avenue Place, one of the Gateway Center buildings, the Verizon Building and PPG Place: -The Steelworkers Building:...
from Red Fisher of the Montreal Gazette via Faceoff.com, • Give New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella full marks for doing the right thing during his team’s 4-3 victory in Washington. When veteran defenceman Michal Rozsival struggled during the first half of the game, he found himself on the bench for the final 31:13. Tortorella’s explanation to reporters: “It’s my...
from John Glennon of the Tennessean, The average life expectancy of an NHL coach is three weeks. Yes, that’s a significant exaggeration, but you might be forgiven for believing changing NHL head coaches is like changing an oil filter if you lived somewhere like Chicago, where the Blackhawks have gone through nine head coaches since 1997, or Calgary, where the Flames have gone through seven during...
The Pens had so much fun the last time that they played Toronto that they celebrated with a brand new coach and a hot streak that they rode all the way to the Stanley Cup. You're welcome. Oh, and while we may not necessarily need that new coach, we'll take that hot streak and championship if you're done with it, thanks. Sometimes for the LotD, I like to pick someone who played for both teams (but whose...
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has named four-time Stanley Cup champion Scott Niedermayer team captain. Saku Koivu and Ryan Getzlaf have been named alternate captains for the 2009-10 season. In addition, Corey Perry will serve as an additional alternate captain when necessary. “This was a difficult decision as we feel there...
The Dudes on Hockey , Mike Peattie and Doug Santana, were kind enough to answer a couple of pressing San Jose Sharks questions prior to the start of pre-season. Hosts of a lighthearted an informative podcast, you can also follow them on the blog Sharks Hockey Analysis and via the Chomptalk radio show on KDOW 1220AM during the season. I was also a guest on their most recent podcast, the Derek Joslin...
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