Shero said he was looking around for possible deals to help up front. But what is likely to happen is Evgeni Malkin will probably move to the wing, allowing Jordan Staal to become the No. 2 center.
No one is saying if Malkin would play with Crosby or Staal, but the Malkin-Crosby chemistry hasn't been perfect in their limited time together. A Staal-Malkin combination might be a better fit.
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Malkin might go from star center to Penguins' wing man
Posted by maximumhockey 14 days ago (http://www.usatoday.com)Penguins Want Both Gonchar And Hamhuis On Defense
Posted by cegeland 66 days ago (http://www.post-gazette.com)
They see a defense that includes Sergei Gonchar, Dan Hamhuis, Brooks Orpik, Kris Letang and Alex Goligoski as their top five. They are willing to sacrifice bringing in a high-profile winger or two this offseason to turn it into reality.
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Penguins Goalie Fleury Was The First To Have His Season End
Posted by cegeland 112 days ago (http://www.nhl.com)
Just like his teammates, Marc-Andre Fleury couldn't believe it.
The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender was stunned by what transpired at Mellon Arena on Wednesday night, as the 2009 Stanley Cup champions were ousted from the postseason with a 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
For Fleury, this was an especially difficult pill to swallow -- unlike his teammates, No. 29 wasn't on the ice when Read More »
The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender was stunned by what transpired at Mellon Arena on Wednesday night, as the 2009 Stanley Cup champions were ousted from the postseason with a 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
For Fleury, this was an especially difficult pill to swallow -- unlike his teammates, No. 29 wasn't on the ice when Read More »
Something Not Quite Right In Pittsburgh
Posted by IceColdNews 139 days ago (http://www.pittsburghlive.com)
Take your finger off the button.
There was no sense of panic in the Penguins' dressing room Thursday, even after a 5-4 loss to the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal that seemed to stun everyone at Mellon Arena.
It's one game in a best-of-seven series they should still win.
But something seems to be off. Read More »
There was no sense of panic in the Penguins' dressing room Thursday, even after a 5-4 loss to the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal that seemed to stun everyone at Mellon Arena.
It's one game in a best-of-seven series they should still win.
But something seems to be off. Read More »
Are The Penguins Good Enough To Repeat As Cup Champs?
Posted by cegeland 157 days ago (http://www.torontosun.com)
Now is the time to shake off what may linger of the championship hangover and see if the Pittsburgh Penguins have another big run in them.
Over the remaining seven games of the season — starting Sunday night here against the Maple Leafs — Crosby and company will prepare to launch a deep playoff journey for the third consecutive spring.
But are they good enough? Read More »
Over the remaining seven games of the season — starting Sunday night here against the Maple Leafs — Crosby and company will prepare to launch a deep playoff journey for the third consecutive spring.
But are they good enough? Read More »
Crosby On Pace For 50 Goals This Season
Posted by IceColdNews 232 days ago (http://www.tsn.ca)
But there's one thing Crosby has never done that may surprise some fans of the game: score 50 goals in a season. In fact, he hasn't even come all that close; in 2005-06, his rookie season, the Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia native scored 39 goals, still the most times he's lit the lamp in an NHL campaign.
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Penguins Travel To The West Coast
Posted by IceColdNews 299 days ago (http://www.nhl.com)
The defending Stanley Cup-champion Pittsburgh Penguins are letting the rest of the NHL see how difficult they are going to be to unseat as champs.
After seeing Sidney Crosby slide across the goal crease and make a double pad stack save on Scott Niedermayer and then Marc-Andre Fleury flash a glove save on Saku Koivu -- both in the final minutes -- of a 4-3 victory at Anaheim on Nov. 3, the Peng Read More »
After seeing Sidney Crosby slide across the goal crease and make a double pad stack save on Scott Niedermayer and then Marc-Andre Fleury flash a glove save on Saku Koivu -- both in the final minutes -- of a 4-3 victory at Anaheim on Nov. 3, the Peng Read More »
Malkin Out For 2 To 3 Weeks
Posted by IceColdNews 308 days ago (http://penguins.nhl.com)
Head coach Dan Bylsma announced Thursday that forward Evgeni Malkin will miss 2-3 weeks with a shoulder strain. It is not the same shoulder that kept Malkin out of the lineup during the beginning of the 2006-07 season and the team is being cautious.
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