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Pens’ Malkin To Undergo Knee Surgery Thursday; Rehab Period Will Be Six Months

by Tony on 02/09/11 at 02:41 PM ET
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From the Penguins:

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will undergo surgery Thursday to repair a torn ACL and torn MCL in his right knee, the team announced today.

Malkin’s rehabilitation period will take six months, and he will be ready for the start of training camp in September, general manager Ray Shero said.

Malkin, 24, the 2009 NHL scoring champion and Conn Smythe Trophy winner as MVP of the playoffs, suffered the injury during Friday’s game against Buffalo at CONSOL Energy Center.

He had 15 goals and 22 assists for 37 points in 43 games this season.

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Bylsma Discusses Malkin Injury, Moving Forward

by Tony on 02/05/11 at 10:15 PM ET
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Bylsma:  Malkin with Torn ACL and MCL

by Tony on 02/05/11 at 12:58 PM ET
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Per the Penguins’ Twitter, center Evgeni Malkin has both a torn ACL and MCL.

HCDB:

“Evgeni Malkin had an MRI this morning. The results show that he has a torn MCL and ACL. At this point in time we are discussing options with the doctors on what to do next.

“This is a difficult injury for him. It was kind of a fluke situation going into the boards with a guy. That’s a tough injury for Geno. We have dealt with games without him. We’ve managed to find our way without him. That’s what we’re going to have to look at now.

“We’re discussing options with our doctor. Surgery is a possibility. I’m not sure if there is a rehab possibility. But right now I just got the news on the MRI.”

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Penguins’ Talented Youth Blocked by Plethora of Grinders

by Tony on 02/05/11 at 11:25 AM ET
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The Penguins’ rash of injuries has created quite a few golden opportunities for a few of their top prospects to show they belong with the big boys in Pittsburgh, rather than languishing in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.  And for the most part, just about every one of them has done an admirable job.

But eventually (one would hope) the Pens will get healthy once and for all.  After all, there have been only two games this season in which Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal have been on the ice together (New Years Day and Jan. 5th, if you’re curious).

And when that happens, most of the youngins will take that trek back east on I-80 to the AHL.

It’s not that they played poorly, not because they don’t deserve to be a regular player in the NHL, but because the Penguins roster as it is currently made up is over-loaded with veteran grinders.

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Malkin Back Friday vs. Buffalo, But Letestu out 4-6 Weeks for Surgery

by Tony on 02/03/11 at 12:56 PM ET
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According to HDCB, the Penguins will get Evgeni Malkin back for their home game Friday vs. Buffalo, but that news is tempered by Mark Letestu now being out of the lineup for 4-6 weeks after requiring knee surgery (assumption on the knee part).

In addition, HCDB stated that Arron Asham is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury (believed to be shoulder).

No further updates on Sidney Crosby, other than he “continues his functional rehab and light exercises”.

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Penguins’ Injuries Continue to Mount, Tangradi Recalled

by Tony on 02/02/11 at 10:13 AM ET
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The Penguins might just get Evgeni Malkin back tonight vs. the Islanders, that is if his knee, sinuses and whatever else has been ailing him is better.

But with Mark Letestu’s skate getting caught in a rut in the MSG ice yesterday morning, plus Arron Asham suffering a upper-body injury during last night’s shootout win over the Rangers, the Penguins must make yet another call-up.

Joining Wilkes-Barre teammate Dustin Jeffrey, who scored the only goal in the shootout last night, will be power forward Eric Tangradi.

By the way, HCDB had an interesting quote in reference to Letestu’s injury, saying “For Mark we haven’t evaluated where it’s at,” Bylsma said. “I don’t expect him for Wednesday. We’ll see what our doctors say and hopefully it’s better than what it looks like right now.”

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Penguins Rank No. 1 in Local TV Ratings Among U.S.-based NHL teams in 2010

by Tony on 01/31/11 at 10:15 AM ET
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From the Penguins:

The Pittsburgh Penguins ranked No. 1 in local television ratings among U.S.-based NHL teams in the calendar year 2010, according to Nielsen’s “State of the Media: Year in Sports 2010,” published in the Sports Business Journal.

The Penguins had an 8.0 rating on FSN Pittsburgh to lead the way in 2010. Rounding out the top five were the Buffalo Sabres at 6.3, the Detroit Red Wings at 3.9, the Chicago Blackhawks at 2.6 and the Boston Bruins at 2.3.

“The loyalty and passion of Penguins fans never cease to amaze us,” said David Morehouse, CEO and President of the Penguins. “This gives us another opportunity to say thank you to the greatest fans in hockey.”

 

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Fleury Turning Rocky Start Into Career Year

by Tony on 01/26/11 at 07:50 PM ET
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I quickly did a search of articles I’ve written in the 2 1/2 seasons here at KK, and there are no fewer than five articles I’ve done here at The Confluence that are criticizing Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury in one way or another.

Not that I’m back-peddling on those at all, mind you.

But I’ve always said that I’ll praise a player with the same respect that I constructively criticize.  So having said that, it’s only fair that I type yet another Marc-Andre Fleury article, but this time it’s one of praise.

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Penguins Announce Crosby to Miss All-Star Game

by Tony on 01/24/11 at 02:07 PM ET
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Continue Reading for Penguins’ Official Statement:

 

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Confluence Live Blog from the Consol Energy Center

by Tony on 01/22/11 at 06:32 PM ET
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Greetings from Bloggers Night here on press row of the Consol Energy Center as the Penguins host the Carolina Hurricanes.  Joining myself are Derek and Adam from Pensblog and Jesse from Faceoff Factor.  It should be a fun night.

As I did during my last bloggers visit, rather than a play-by-play live blog, just going to jot down various observations during the night.

And here we go:

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