Tag: Pittsburgh Penguins

Eastern Conference Injuries: Penguins, Bruins, Red Wings and Islanders

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Evgeni Malkin practiced yesterday in a no-contract jersey, but he did take a bit of contact at practice yesterday. It was the first contact he's taken since he suffered…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Pens, Devils, Lightning, Wings, Flyers and Rangers

Evgeni On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Wes Crosby: Forward Evgeni Malkin was on the ice for Penguins practice yesterday. Pittsburgh Penguins: Coach Mike Sullivan on Malkin: “Geno will not play tomorrow. He was in a non-contact jersey today but we…

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NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Stars

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jonathan Bombulie of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Penguins GM Jim Rutherford would rather not trade Marc-Andre Fleury in-season. He'd rather worry about the expansion draft after their playoffs are over. “Our priority here is to…

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NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Rob Rossi of Upgruv: Marc-Andre Fleury didn't expect to be with the Penguins this season. He has never asked for a trade after it became apparent that Matt Murray was the No. 1 goalie in…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Pens, Habs, Panthers, Devils, Flyers, Caps and Bruins

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... NHL.com: Penguins forward Conor Sheary will be out four to six weeks with an upper-body injury. Sheary played almost 17 minutes on Tuesday, but didn't practice yesterday. Evgeni Malkin (lower-body) skated before practice yesterday. "…

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NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning and Vancouver Canucks

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Pierre LeBrun of TSN: Lightning GM Steve Yzerman hasn't given up on his team and he still think they can make the playoffs. The Lightning will look to improve their blueline before the deadline,…

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NHL Injuries: Pens, Habs, Leafs, Devils, Sabres, Wings, Kings, Hawks, Avs, Ducks and Oilers

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey: The Penguins activated defenseman Kris Letang from the IR before last night's game. On the Montreal Canadiens ... SportsCentre: Defenseman Andrei Markov and forward David Desharnais returned to the lineup last night. Renaud Lavoie:…

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2016-17 NHL Trade Tracker * Pinned

    The March 1st NHL trade deadline has come and gone. There were 19 trades made on deadline day. It was a slow morning with basically no action, but as usual, there were a bunch of small moves. Most…

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NHL Rumors: Eastern Conference Buyers/Sellers and Good Fits

Trade deadline buyers and sellers for the Eastern Conference Scott Burnside of ESPN: Looking at who could be buyers and sellers in the Eastern Conference at the All-Star break, and who could be good fits for them for those teams.…

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NHL Rumors: Kings, Sabres, Penguins and the AHL

On the Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres ... Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: Wonder if the Toronto Maple Leafs will take a run at Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk. The Los Angeles Kings are scouting almost…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Pens, Habs, Leafs, Bruins, Panthers, Rangers and More

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Pittsburgh Penguins: Coach Mike Sullivan said that Evgeni Malkin is working out off-ice and is making progress. He added that Kris Letang is a game-time decision tonight. On the Montreal Canadiens ... Eric Engels: The…

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NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues and the Ottawa Senators

On the St. Louis Blues ... Chris Nichols: Darren Dreger: "I don't believe St. Louis is a contender for Fleury. I think that they're all in on Jake Allen." Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: (chat) Was told by someone…

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