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Empty Thoughts: Penguins 5, Oilers 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers: The Penguins are hobbled right now. They’ve been that way for the vast majority of the season. For the past few weeks, with Sidney Crosby out, Evgeni Malkin has largely carried the freight. When Kris Letang has been injured, John...
Minor league report: Tokarski, Penguins shut out Bruins
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 23 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 1-0 shutout of the Providence Bruins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Tokarski recorded his first shutout of the season for the Penguins (15-11-3-1) while forward Anthony Angello scored the only goal. Highlights: The Penguins will...
Penguins forward prospect Jordy Bellerive has little time for fearVideo
WILKES-BARRE — Jordy Bellerive didn’t hold back. Despite being listed at a somewhat-dubious 5-foot-11 and 194 pounds, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward didn’t hesitate to give the business to Providence Bruins forward Trent Frederic, who has a more ample 6-foot-2 and 200-pound frame. Frederic didn’t appreciate the interaction and ripped Bellerive’s...
Penguins recall Kevin Czuczman and Thomas Di Pauli from AHL affiliate
The Penguins have recalled defenseman Kevin Czuczman and forward Thomas Di Pauli from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Czuczman, 28, has appeared in 21 AHL games this season and has eight points (one goal, seven assists). His only previous NHL experience came in the form of 13 games and...
Casey DeSmith waits for another opportunity with PenguinsVideo
WILKES-BARRE — The differences between life in the AHL and NHL can be stark. You generally travel by bus and not charter plane. Dining recommendations are more likely to be found on Yelp than in the Michelin Guide. And the hotels tend to be a Courtyard with a great view...
Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz out ‘week to week’
Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz will be sidelined indefinitely on a “week-to-week” basis according to coach Mike Sullivan. Schultz left Tuesday’s 4-1 road win against the Calgary Flames during the first period after recording a mere 40 seconds of ice time. In 27 games this season, Schultz has eight points (two...
Penguins lose Stefan Noesen to Sharks through waivers
The Penguins lost forward Stefan Noesen to the San Jose Sharks through waivers on Thursday. After being a healthy scratch for Tuesday’s 4-1 road win against the Calgary Flames, Noesen was placed on waivers the following day. At noon on Thursday, the Sharks officially claimed the 26-year-old forward. Signed to...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by Bruins
Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 21 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-0 loss to the Providence Bruins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. It marked the second time in three game the Penguins (14-11-3-1) have been shut out and it was their sixth loss in their past...
Penguins prospect Pierre-Olivier Joseph rebounds from mononucleosisVideo
WILKES-BARRE — Summer is a time when many people want to shed a few inches on the waistline, slim down those love handles and have a trim beach body. Penguins defensive prospect Pierre-Olivier Joseph went the opposite direction. He tried to add pounds. Ten, to be precise. Listed at 6-foot-2...
Penguins place forward Stefan Noesen on waivers
The Penguins have placed forward Stefan Noesen on waivers little more than two weeks after signing him to a one-year, two-way contract. Noesen, who was signed Dec. 2, has appeared in six games and has one goal since joining the Penguins. After scoring a goal in his first game Dec....
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Flames 1
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-1 win against the Calgary Flames: First things first, there was no update on defenseman Justin Schultz who limped off the ice following his first shift of the game at the Saddledome. Coach Mike Sullivan simply told reporters in Calgary that Schultz’s undisclosed injury was being...
Former Penguins forward Tanner Glass embarks on a new career
In a poetic way, it was the perfect place for a rambunctious kid from the hard-scrabble prairies of Western Canada to end his NHL career. Calgary is one of the few outposts in the NHL where fighting and hitting still has some value. While most of the league’s teams increasingly...
Penguins trade forward Ryan Haggerty to Panthers for minor leaguer
The Penguins traded minor league forward Ryan Haggerty to Florida Panthers in exchange for another minor league forward, Kevin Roy. Roy, 26, is signed to a one-year, two-way contract with a salary-cap hit of $850,000. In 23 AHL games for the Springfield Thunderbirds this season, Roy has 14 points (four...
From Texas to the Penguins: A chat with Stefan Noesen
Texas is the land of Friday night lights. Not forechecks and fights. In the 102-year history of the NHL, only 11 players were born in the Lone Star State. Pittsburgh Penguins forward Stefan Noesen, of Plano in the Dallas suburbs, is one of them. If Western Pennsylvanians such as John...
Ex-Penguins 1st-rounder Joseph Morrow joins KHL team
Former Penguins defensive prospect Joseph Morrow, the team’s first-round pick in 2011, has signed with Dinamo Minsk, a Belarusian team that plays in Russia’s KHL. Morrow’s deal with Minsk comes two days after the New Jersey Devils put him on unconditional waivers for the purposes of releasing him from his...
4 games in 4 days were ‘blessing’ to Penguins forward Joseph Blandisi
Joseph Blandisi had a simple goal Sunday. Sleeping in. “I’m hoping,” Blandisi said. “I’m hoping. We’ll see what happens, though.” As it turned out, nothing happened to Blandisi on Sunday morning. He didn’t have to go anywhere for the first time in four days and was in position to engage...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 5, Kings 4 (SO)
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-4 win against the Kings: Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin missed Saturday’s meeting at PPG Paints Arena against the Los Angeles Kings due to an undisclosed illness. It was the second consecutive game he was absent for due to the ailment. His time frame for returning to...
Minor league report: Angello leads Penguins past Monsters
Two goals by forward Anthony Angello led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-1 win against the Cleveland Monsters at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Saturday. Forward Thomas Di Pauli added a goal and an assist for the Penguins (14-10-3-1) while defenseman Kevin Czuczman recorded two assists. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski...
Goalie Tristan Jarry not perfect, still good enough for Penguins against KingsVideo
On the surface, Tristan Jarry had his worst game by a country mile. Considering he recorded shutouts in three of his previous four outings for the Pittsburgh Penguins, his play was bound to level off at some point. It did Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. He allowed four goals. Some...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin out vs. Kings
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will miss Saturday’s game at PPG Paints Arena against the Los Angeles Kings because of an illness, according to coach Mike Sullivan. This will be the second game Malkin has not played due to the malady, having already been absent for Thursday’s 1-0 overtime win at...
Penguins recall forward Joseph Blandisi from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
For the second time in three days, the Penguins have recalled forward Joseph Blandisi from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League under emergency conditions. Presumably, Blandisi’s latest recall is related to the health of forward Evgeni Malkin who missed Thursday’s 1-0 overtime home win against the Columbus Blue Jackets due...
Minor league report: Penguins, DeSmith shut out by Monsters
Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 26 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-0 loss to the Cleveland Monsters at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Friday. This was the second time this season the Penguins (13-10-3-1) have been shut out. This was Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s fifth consecutive loss. Highlights: The Penguins are...
Evgeni Malkin withheld from Penguins’ practice because of illness
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin continues to recover from an illness which sidelined him for Thursday’s 1-0 overtime home win against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Malkin, who is the fourth member of the roster to be stricken with an undisclosed illness, was withheld from practice in Cranberry on Friday for precautionary...
Penguins assign Joseph Blandisi to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Joseph Blandisi is on the move again. A day after being recalled under emergency conditions, the Penguins forward was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. With forward Evgeni Malkin sidelined, Blandisi was summoned to play in Thursday’s 1-0 overtime win against the rival Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 1, Blue Jackets 0 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 1-0 win against the Blue Jackets: Jake Guentzel was out of position on Thursday. Sure, he’s listed as a center. But he’s not a center. Yet, with all the maladies the Penguins are contending with, they were limited with who they could use as the No....

