post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
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...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Penguins -Sergei Gonchar and Evgeni Malkin ( above ) are kind of key to the Penguins' power play . -Is Mike Yeo the key to the Penguins' power play troubles ? -Bob Errey's epic piece on stick management from Thursday's game: ( Kudos to EN reader Kim Griffin for the heads up. ) -Ryan Bayda scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins' only goal in a 2-1 home loss to the Norfolk Admirals . John Curry made...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . The Penguins finished October as one of five teams in NHL history to rack up 12 win in October. -The Star Tribune's recap . The WIld has won back to back games for the first time this season. -The Pioneer Press' recap . It was Nicklas Backstrom's ( above, with Sidney Crosby ) night. -The Associated Press' recap . The WIld is 3-0 against the...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Penguins -So... Sergei Gonchar or Evgeni Malkin ? -Eric Godard. Power-play specialist . -Evgeni Malkin ain't no Erik Christensen . -EN contributor Eric Politowski has compiled all of the Penguins' highlights from the first seven games of the season: -His timing might be a bit off, but this young man is a pretty big fan of the "Hey Song:" -Much like Kris Letang learning to get the puck out...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The Penguins have recalled forwards Chris Conner ( above ) and Mark Letestu from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL according to Jonathan Bombulie of the Citizens Voice in Wilkes-Barre . Conner (5-foot-8, 180 pounds), signed in the offseason, leads the AHL Penguins in scoring this eason with eight points (two goals, six assists) in seven games. In 38 games with the Dallas Stars last season, Conner had...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . Brent Johnson ( above ) finally got some offense to work with. -The Miami Herald's recap . The Panthers just couldn't get that third goal. -The Associated Press' recap . Sidney Crosby scored his first career short-handed goal. - NHL.com's recap . Crosby made the difference in his 300th career game. -The shootout: -Evgeni Malkin setting up Crosby's...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Penguins -Bill Guerin apparently had to comfort a depressed Sergei Gonchar ( above ) when he lost his second goal to Pascal Dupuis. We think. -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . " We're getting everyone chipping in ." - Jay McKee. -The Associated Press' recap . The Penguins' 7-1-0 start is the second-best in franchise history. -The St. Petersburg Times recap . Lightning captain...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Penguins -According to Team Marketing Report, the Penguins have the ninth highest average price for a non-premium ticket at $55.55 . Additionally, the Penguins were one of 11 teams which raised ticket prices since last season. Penguins tickets went up by an average of eight percent. Only the Maple Leafs (10.2 percent) had a higher increase. -The Penguins are familiar with what the Coyotes are going...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
From the Penguins: The Pittsburgh Penguins cut their active roster to 21 players, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero. The Penguins placed five players on waivers with the intention of assigning them to the club’s top minor-league affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). They are forwards Ryan Bayda, Paul Bissonnette...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
The Penguins set their roster at 21 players today and forwards Paul Bissonnette, Ryan Bayda and Chris Conner and defensemen Nate Guenin ( above ) and Deryk Engelland are not on it. All five were placed on waivers with the hopes of demoting them to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL. Defenseman, Martin Skoula, signed earlier today, will be on the season-opening roster as the No. 7 defenseman. The roster:...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
From the Penguins: The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Ryan Bayda to a one-year contract, it was announced by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero. Financial terms were not disclosed. Bayda, who attended the Penguins’ 2009 training camp on a professional tryout, earned a two-way contract from the club. The 5-11, 195-pound winger played parts of five seasons with Carolina...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
The Penguins have signed Ryan Bayda ( above ) to a one-year two-way contract . Bayda was in camp on a tryout basis. Terms of the deal were not available. EN Says: Bayda brings a nice set of skills for a fourth-line forward. He'll mix it up along the boards and in front of the net, go hard on the forecheck and isn't afaid to drop the gloves. He can chip in the occasional goal, but he's nothing more...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
PREGAME Greetings from a somewhat pleasant day in Pittsburgh. It was raining much of the morning. Now, the sun has come out and it has a comfortable feel to it. Here are the Penguins' lines for tonight: FORWARDS Chris Kunitz-Jordan Staal-Bill Guerin Chris Conner-Tyler Kennedy-Pascal Dupuis Matt Cooke-Craig Adams-Ryan Bayda Paul Bissonnette-Mike Rupp-Eric Godard DEFENSEMEN Brooks Orpik-Sergei Gonchar...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
The Penguins revealed their lineup for tonight's game in Columbus . Their top line of Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz ( both above ) and Bill Guerin will be intact: FORWARDS Chris Kunitz-Sidney Crosby-Bill Guerin Ruslan Fedotenko-Evgeni Malkin-Tyler Kennedy Matt Cooke-Jordan Staal-Chris Conner Paull Bissonnette-Mike Rupp-Eric Godard (Ryan Bayda) DEFENSEMEN Mark Eaton-Nate Guenin Alex Goligoski-Deryk Engelland...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
So with the Penguins' latest round of cuts yesterday, we are left with three-way dances of death so to speak for the extra forward and defenseman spots on the roster. Today, we'll take a look at the six individuals vying for those two spots. FORWARDS Ryan Bayda Why Him: Bayda has plenty of experience in the regular season (179 career games) and playoffs having gone to the Eastern Conference final...
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