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Penguins bounce back with 3-2 win over Thrashers

by Tony on 11/21/09 at 10:31 PM ET
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Two days after a 6-2 lackluster effort in Ottawa, the Penguins got another healthy body back in the lineup and started to regain some of their form tonight with a 3-2 win over the Thrashers at Philips Arena.

That ultra-sniper Martin Skoula scored twice for the Penguins (sarcasm), while Evgeni Malkin had the other tally. Chris Thorburn and Maxim Afinogenov scored for Atlanta.

The Pens welcomed back defenseman Brooks Oprik back to the ice, while Pens’ announcer Paul Steigerwald mentioned that Tyler Kennedy practiced with the team with contact and might be back in the lineup Monday night at Florida.

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Penguins re-assign defenseman Nate Guenin

by Tony on 11/20/09 at 07:12 PM ET
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Good news for the return of Brooks Orpik Saturday night. From the Penguins:

The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned defenseman Nate Guenin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero.

Guenin, a Hopewell High School graduate, saw action in two games for the Penguins, becoming the third Pittsburgh native to play for the organization in the last three seasons (Bill Thomas, 2008-09; Ryan Malone, 2003-08). Guenin has spent the majority of this season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, posting a plus-1 rating and 22 penalty minutes in 15 contests.

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Orpik plans to return Saturday vs. Thrashers

by Tony on 11/20/09 at 05:15 PM ET
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According to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette’s Dave Molinari, Pens defenseman Brooks Orpik plans to return to the lineup for Saturday night’s game vs. Atlanta.

Orpik, out since Nov. 10th because of a suspected hip injury, stated that “I think I’m in as long as all goes well tomorrow,”

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Penguins re-assign defenseman Chris Lee

by Tony on 11/20/09 at 01:55 PM ET
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He was a “just in case” callup anyway after Mark Eaton’s back spasms. From the Penguins:

The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned defenseman Chris Lee to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero.

Lee, who was recalled on Thursday, leads all WBS blueliners with seven points (1G-6A) through 15 games, and is third overall on the club with 41 shots.

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Passive Penguins downed by Senators, 6-2

by Tony on 11/20/09 at 10:13 AM ET
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Sorry the tardiness. Had to make a quick trip to DC, was beat last night.

Speaking of beat, boy did the Penguins look like they were in a funk last night in their 6-2 loss to the Senators. One of those games where you try to forget about it as quickly as possible, it was pretty ugly.

One of those games when the Pens made Chris Phillips look like Dany Heatley’s replacement.

Just, ugh.

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Jay McKee out 2-4 weeks with upper-body injury

by Tony on 11/18/09 at 12:38 PM ET
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Unbelievable.

Defenseman Jay McKee is the next Penguin to find himself out of the lineup, out 2-4 weeks with an upper-body injury.

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Crosby carries Olympic Torch today in Halifax

by Tony on 11/18/09 at 09:01 AM ET
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From the National Post:

Hockey star Sidney Crosby will carry the Olympic torch in Halifax on Wednesday. The captain of the Stanley Cup winning Pittsburgh Penguins is making a brief stop in his home province to join the Olympic torch relay festivities.

The event will be memorable, said Mike Gillett, co-ordinator of the relay in the Halifax Regional Municipality. “For a lot of people that’s going to be very special. [Crosby’s] so much a powerful sports hero in Canada, definitely here in HRM,” said Gillett. “It’s gonna be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for people to see him with the Olympic flame.”

Crosby, from Cole Harbour, is set to run two city blocks, from Sackville Street to Carmichael Street. He will pass the flame to the final torchbearer, Olympic snowboarder Sarah Conrad, around 7 p.m.

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Penguins to launch “NHL in Russian” show on HD Radio

by Tony on 11/17/09 at 03:42 PM ET
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From the Penguins:

The Pittsburgh Penguins have created a 30-minute Russian-language radio show devoted to Russian NHL fans that will air each week on the Penguins’ new HD radio station (105.9 HD2).

“NHL In Russian” (“NXL Na Russkom”) will also be streamed live on http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com and http://www.nhl.com. The show, created in partnership with the National Hockey League, will feature interviews with Russian NHL players and legends, as well as NHL news and notes. It will air at 8:30 a.m. eastern time on Tuesday mornings in the U.S. (4:30 p.m. in Moscow). It also will be repeated several times and be available via podcast.

“NHL in Russian” will debut on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Special guests on the inaugural show will be 2009 NHL scoring champion Evgeni Malkin and Russian hockey legend Igor Larionov.

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Penguins’ Letestu reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

by Tony on 11/17/09 at 02:51 PM ET
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Good news for a Max Talbot return: From the Penguins:

The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned forward Mark Letestu to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero.

Letestu, 24, made his NHL debut in the Penguins’ 6-5 overtime victory over the Boston Bruins Nov. 14, and has appeared in two games for Pittsburgh.

At the time of his recall, Letestu was one of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s top scoring threats with eight points (3G-5A) in eight games. The Elk Point, Alberta native has played the last two-plus seasons in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, finishing third on the team in scoring last season with 61 points on 24 goals and 37 assists in 73 contests.

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‘Will to win’ drove Penguins fan’s recovery

by Tony on 11/17/09 at 08:34 AM ET
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From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Rob Rossi:

Pat Celesnik expected a special delivery Monday from “somebody with the Penguins.” She anticipated an autographed team sweater. Then Stanley Cup hero Max Talbot arrived. “Oh, my God,” Celesnik said, pressing each hand against a cheek. “I can’t believe I’m meeting Max. He was so important last year.”

Talbot’s two goals in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final at Detroit on June 12 delivered an NHL championship to the Penguins. Their trek toward the title helped deliver Celesnik, 59, of Derry back to health. Celesnik arrived at a hospital on April 8 for a heart catheterization. It was three months before she left, enduring two weeks in a medically induced coma, a heart attack, removal of the majority of her lower intestine and head-to-toe muscle atrophy.

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