Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Kris Letang and Alex Goligoski will return to the lineup for the Pens when they host the Rangers tonight at 7:30 at the Mellon.Goligoski led (and still leads) all Penguin defensemen in scoring before his injury.His presence on the point opposite Sergei Gonchar could be the spark the Penguins' stagnant power play has been looking for.By now, we all know what Kris Letang brings...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Penguins defenseman Alex Goligoski is back out of the lineup with a flare-up of his suspected groin injury. That bad news is evened out tonight by the return of fellow defenseman Jay McKee to the lineup. Not entirely surprising that Goligoski is back out, he looked pretty shaky defensively in his first game back on Saturday night vs. the...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Well, it's one step forward, one step back. Penguins defenseman Jay McKee ( above ) will return to the lineup against the Rangers tonight after missing six games due to an infected finger . He will replace Alex Goligoski who is sitting due to what is thought to a groin injury. Despite missing time, McKee still leads the team with 69 blocked shots in 21 games. That total is the fourth-best...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Penguins defensemen Alex Goligoski and Kris Letang ( above ) are expected to return from injuries for tonight's game against the Rangers . Letang (shoulder) has missed nine games while Goligoski ("lower body") has missed six games. With Goligoski and Letang returning, the team demoted defensemen Deryk Engelland and Ben Lovejoy to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL....
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
... 1.85 GAA, .921 SV%) will start. -For the Penguins, forward Chris Bourque is on waivers. Defenseman Alex Goligoski (groin) is out. Forward Chris Kunitz (undisclosed) is on injured reserve. -For the Blackhawks, forward Dave Bolland (back) and Adam Burish (knee) are on injured reserve. -Welcome back Matt Cooke . -Jay McKee is popular with kids (PG+). -Dan Bylsma compared the Blackhawks...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Night: Jay McKee's exposed inner thighs: -Bill Guerin, Sidney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury speak: -Alex Goligoski and Chris Kunitz are still dinged up . -Should you invest in a Kris Letang jersey ? -Maxime Talbot is kind of important to the Penguins . -Pascal Dupuis discussed his day with the Stanley Cup this summer: -Russell Crowe said former Penguins captain Jaromir Jagr helped...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... Samuelsson: -Flagrant jersey foul here with this Joe Sakic Team Canada jersey: -Milan Hejduk: -Alex Kovalev and Tom Barrasso: -The Rita's Italian Ice stand back by the Traditions Team Store: -The one gentleman working in the stand has a very distinctive "Reee-Tuhhhhs!!!!" -Warm ups: -The Penguins' scratches are Alex Goligoski and Matt Cooke. -The Avalanche's scratches...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... Samuelsson: -Flagrant jersey foul here with this Joe Sakic Team Canada jersey: -Milan Hejduk: -Alex Kovalev and Tom Barrasso: -The Rita's Italian Ice stand back by the Traditions Team Store: -The one gentleman working in the stand has a very distinctive "Reee-Tuhhhhs!!!!" -Warm ups: -The Penguins' scratches are Alex Goligoski and Matt Cooke. -The Avalanche's scratches...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | yesterday
... 7 goals and 33 assists, 40 points. ( NC – 2nd week ) 2nd: Washington Capitals : The Capitals got Alex Ovechkin back, now Alex Ovechkin is gone for a 2 game suspension on an inadvertent knee to knee hit on Carolina’s Tim Gleasen. Caps respond with a 6-2 hammering of Florida last night. Caps have won 4 straight games, and are the only team in the NHL that is still undefeated against...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... wasn't much of note at practice today. There was no update as to the health of injured defenseman Alex Goligoski or forward Chris Kunitz. -Sergei Gonchar declined to comment at all on Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin's suspension for a knee-on-knee hit to Hurricanes defenseman Tim Gleason. Gonchar was injured in last season's playoffs when he was hit in the knee by Ovechkin....
The Steel City Sports Fan (Pens Edi (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
I've missed both episodes of IPH, but luckily the Penguins webpage already has them posted on PensTV (so if you've missed them too or if you want to watch them again, be sure to visit PensTV with the links below!)!! The shows will be hosted by Steve Mears this season and will include 20 episodes (14 of which will be at the studio with a live audience) EPISODE 1 (Chris Bourque & Alex Goligoski)...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... Shortly after I acquired Ryan Getzlaf, I received an offer from KZ that had Parise, Richards, Alex Burrows, Alex Goligoski and David Backes for Crosby, Lundqvist, Huselius and Sergei Gonchar. Seeing Zach Parise and Mike Richards on the table peaked my interest, but I didn't want to trade Crosby and Lundqvist together, but rather deal them separately for forwards. After shopping...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Penguins -Pascal Dupuis ( above, with Alex Goligoski ). Scoring threat . -The Penguins' defense isn't going to make anyone forget the 1983-84 Oilers . -Penguins assistant coach and former Avalanche head coach Tony Granato doesn't have hard feelings against his former team (PG+). -This is a few days late, but here's FSN Pittsburgh postgame interviews from Monday's game with Sidney Crosby,...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
... Canada Centre Oct. 10, 2009 5-2 Sidney Crosby, 2 goals Flyers - Wachovia Center Oct. 8, 2009 5-4 Alex Goligoski and Evgeni Malkin, 1 goal, 1 assist Islanders - Nassau Coliseum Oct. 3, 2009 4-3 SO Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang, shootout goals Dallas Stars - American Airlines Center March 1, 2009 4-1 Evgeni Malkin, 1 goal, 1 assist Canadiens - Bell Centre April 11, 2009 3-1 Marc-Andre...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
PREGAME -Hey guess where we are: -No not quite: -Greetings from our editor's cubicle. Winter has pretty much arrived in Pittsburgh. It's been cloudy all day and in the mid 30's. It one of those days you wish you were in San Diego. -The Penguins hope to get a win in a place they haven't gotten a victory since March 1, 2007. -The Penguins' scratches are Alex Goligoski and Matt Cooke. -The...
