"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 of the Penguins about the arena which has served as the franchise's home facility since the its inception. Today's subject is Greg Malone. Greg Malone ( right...
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,...
( We readily admit we force some of these lame-o headlines .) Over the summer, there was a little bit of concern the Penguins would have a streak come to an end this season . But thanks to Sergei Gonchar's bum wrist, this streak will survive another season. For the previous 18 seasons, the Penguins have had at least one native of the Czech Republic or the former Czechoslovakia play at least one game...
"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 from the world of hockey about the arena which has served as the Penguins' home facility since the franchise's inception. Today's subject is Robert Lang. Lang is currently a...
PREGAME Greetings from a perfect fall day in Western Pennsylvania. It's cold enough to have a sweater on but warm enough to have the windows open. FSN Pittsburgh airs a piece on Alex Goligoski. Brooks Orpik offers the crazy but sad eyes: -The Penguins' scratches are Chris Bourque and Martin Skoula. -Toronto has scratched Garnet Exelby, former Penguin Wayne Primeau and Viktor Stalberg. - Note: We've...
There was a time when the Penguins weren't getting a lot out of their draft. In other words, not a lot of the players they were selecting were making their way to the NHL. And if they were, it was with other teams. Players such as Shane Endicott or Konstantin Koltsov were more the rule than the exception. First-rounders like Milan Kraft and Craig Hillier were absolute busts. And there wasn't a lot...
No, not 'til Christmas...'til the trade freeze that begins on December 19th. Any hot deals you see coming? And no, Dainius Zubrus for Jan Hrdina does not count.
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