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Jay McKee Out With Infected Finger

by Paul on 11/18/09 at 12:38 PM ET
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via Jason Seidling of PittsburghPenguins.com,

Head coach Dan Bylsma announced after practice Wednesday that defenseman Jay McKee will be sidelined the next two-to-four weeks with a finger infection.

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Crosby For Sportsman Of The Year

by Paul on 11/18/09 at 12:27 PM ET
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from Michael Farber of Sports Illustrated,

Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 1. Here’s one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer.

The first time I saw Sidney Crosby he was a 16-year-old making the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League rounds of Halifax, Sydney, and his home base of Rimouski, which struck me as the equivalent of Mozart playing in a farmer’s field. Obviously, Crosby was a prodigy. He was exquisitely gifted for someone not physically imposing (although he did have great hockey haunches) and was blessed with a vision of the ice as instinctive as it was impressive.

“So?” a friend asked when I returned from the trip. “Real deal?”

“I’m can’t guarantee he’ll ever win the Hart,” I told him, “but I promise you he’ll never win the Lady Byng.”

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All Marc-Andre Fleury

by Paul on 11/12/09 at 02:44 PM ET
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A quick Q & A from Seth Rorabaugh of Empty Netters,

On the slumps of Sidney Crosby and the team:

“I let him score a couple in practice to make him feel good. (Laughs). No, he’s very confident. For all of us, it’s a little bit tough. After the start we’ve had its frustrating. But we’ve got to get ourselves together.”

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A Two Week Injury For Orpik

by Paul on 11/12/09 at 01:47 PM ET
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from Sam Kasan of PittsburghPenguins.com,

Another day, another injury. Or so it seems for the Penguins these days.

In the team’s most recent health setback, it was announced Thursday that defenseman Brooks Orpik will be out of the lineup for the next two weeks with a lower-body injury.

“He’s got a two-week injury, lower body,” head coach Dan Bylsma said. “We were excited that he was doing better than we feared. He’s doing well. We got some good news and he’ll hopefully be around 14 days.”

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Talking Devils/Penguins Game Tonight

by Paul on 11/12/09 at 10:44 AM ET
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It’s an all ESPN post…

E.J. Hradek and Barry Merose talk about the game tonight and Scott Burnside takes a closer look at the Devils with a little Pittsburgh thrown in.

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Big Night In LA

by Paul on 11/05/09 at 06:09 PM ET
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from Helene Elliott at the Fabulous Forum,

No matter how often the Kings said they’re not approaching tonight’s game against the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins as a gauge of their own progress—and they’ve said it often the last few days, including after Thursday’s game-day skate—you know they’re geared up for this. And they should be.

Defenseman Rob Scuderi, who left the Penguins to sign with the Kings as a free agent over the summer, said Wednesday that the Kings are hoping to be like the Penguins someday. So why not measure yourself up against the Penguins tonight?

That’s not to say the Kings can—or should—copy the Penguins’ game plan. The Kings don’t have the top-to-bottom skill to do that. But persistence isn’t measured in point totals. A poised, smart, disciplined approach is their best chance at competing well.

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Morning Line

by Paul on 11/04/09 at 11:35 AM ET
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“He’s a great player.  I was lucky enough to play with him in World Juniors. He’s got a lot of skill. He’s a dangerous player out there.”

“He’s making a strong case for the Olympic team.  He deserves all the credit he gets.”

-Sidney Crosby on Corey Perry.  More at Ducks Blog from Curtis Zupke.

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Now Playing Goal, Sidney Crosby

by Paul on 11/04/09 at 07:23 AM ET
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Penguins defeated the Ducks last night 4-3.

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Crosby Gains Confidence With New Stick

by Paul on 10/30/09 at 07:23 AM ET
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from Joe Starkey of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

With nine goals in 12 games, Crosby is off to the best start of his five-year career. He has 24 goals in his past 36 games, including the playoffs. He is on pace to score 62 this season, though it’s a bit early for projections.

Some people want to attribute Crosby’s hot start solely to his new, one-piece stick. Crosby is not one of them, although he acknowledges that the stick, at the very least, is symbolic of his budding scorer’s mentality....

Crosby favored the wood, among other reaasons, because he could feel the puck better on his stick. He finally made the switch this past summer, partly because the wooden blades he favored went out of production two years ago (he kept a stash for last season and still has plenty left, just in case).

“If anything, I think (the new stick) has probably given me more confidence to use my shot a little more,” Crosby said Wednesday, after scoring a hat trick against Montreal. “I definitely feel like I’m more likely to shoot from a little farther out than normal. In my mind, I’m not afraid to take a shot in a one-on-one now. That’s important. I can’t be too predictable.”

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Malkin Out

by Paul on 10/29/09 at 12:57 PM ET
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from PittsburghPenguins.com,

Head coach Dan Bylsma announced that forward Evgeni Malkin will miss 2-3 weeks with a shoulder injury. It is not the same injury that kept Malkin out of the lineup during the beginning of the 2006-07 season and the team is being cautious.

“Geno is going to be out of the lineup for a couple of weeks,” Bylsma said. “He strained his shoulder about 10 days or so ago. I don’t know the exact day. It is precautionary for the player. We are worried about the safety of the shoulder. A couple weeks of rest and rehab will get that thing healthy so he can get back onto the ice.

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