The Daily Bongo
Pens 2007-2008 Season
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| 2007-2008 Stanley Cup Matchup | ||||
| Game | Date | Matchup/Result | Winner | Score |
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| 1 | Saturday, May 24, 8:00 pm et | Pittsburgh Penguins @ Detroit Red Wings | DET | 0-4 |
| 2 | Monday, May 26, 8:00 pm et | Pittsburgh Penguins @ Detroit Red Wings | DET | 0-3 |
| 3 | Wednesday, May 28, 8:00 pm et | Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins | PIT | 2-3 |
| 4 | Saturday, May 31, 8:00 pm et | Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins | DET | 2-1 |
| 5 | Monday, June 2, 8:00 pm et | Pittsburgh Penguins @ Detroit Red Wings | PIT | 4-3 |
| 6 | Wednesday, June 4, 8:00 pm et | Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins | DET | 3-2 |
| 2007-2008 Eastern Conference Final Matchup | ||||
| Game | Date | Matchup/Result | Winner | Score |
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| 1 | Friday, May 9, 7:30 pm et | Philadelphia Flyers @ Pittsburgh Penguins | PIT | 2-4 |
| 2 | Sunday, May 11, 7:30 pm et | Philadelphia Flyers @ Pittsburgh Penguins | PIT | 2-4 |
| 3 | Tuesday, May 13, 7:30 pm et | Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadelphia Flyers | PIT | 4-2 |
| 4 | Thursday, May 15, 7:30 pm et | Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadelphia Flyers | PHI | 2-4 |
| 5 | Sunday, May 18, 3 pm et | Philadelphia Flyers @ Pittsburgh Penguins | PIT | 0-6 |
| 2007-2008 Semifinal Conference Round Playoff Matchup | ||||
| Game | Date | Matchup/Result | Winner | Score |
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| 1 | Friday, April 25, 7pm et | New York Rangers @ Pittsburgh Penguins | PIT | 4-5 |
| 2 | Sunday, April 27, 2pm et | New York Rangers @ Pittsburgh Penguins | PIT | 0-2 |
| 3 | Tuesday, April 29, 7pm et | Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Rangers | PIT | 5-3 |
| 4 | Thursday, May 1, 7pm et | Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Rangers | NYR | 0-3 |
| 5 | Sunday, May 4, 2pm et | New York Rangers @ Pittsburgh Penguins | PIT | 2-3 |
| 2007-2008 First Round Playoff Matchup | ||||
| Game | Date | Matchup/Result | Winner | Score |
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| 1 | Wednesday, April 9, 7pm et | Ottawa Senators @ Pittsburgh Penguins | PIT | 0-4 |
| 2 | Friday, April 11, 7pm et | Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins | PIT | 3-5 |
| 3 | Monday, April 14, 7pm et | Pittsburgh Penguins @ Ottawa Senators | PIT | 4-1 |
| 4 | Wednesday, April 16, 7pm et | Pittsburgh Penguins @ Ottawa Senators | PIT | 3-1 |
| 2007-2008 Atlantic division final results | Team | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | Home | Away | Div |
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| PITTSBURGH | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 102 | 26-10-5 | 21-17-3 | 15-12-3 |
| New Jersey | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 99 | 25-14-2 | 21-15-5 | 13-15-4 |
| NY Rangers | 82 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 97 | 25-13-3 | 17-14-10 | 20-7-4 |
| Philadelphia | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 95 | 21-14-6 | 21-15-5 | 17-12-3 |
| NY Islanders | 82 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 79 | 18-18-5 | 17-20-4 | 15-15-2 |
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 -- Evening
It seems that someone out there used Photoshop to put Petr Sykora in the pose that Babe Ruth made famous when he called his homerun in one of the World Series games. I'm not sure who did it, but it's a great picture. Everyone has been talking about Sykora telling Pierre McGuire and his teammates that he would score in Monday's second OT period, and then he wound up actually making the winning goal in the third OT. It seems that Sykora has been getting ribbed alot about the call and the comparisons to Ruth. All in all this is an excellent photo!Tuesday, April 29, 2008 -- Late Evening
Evgeni Malkin was named one of the three finalists for the Hart Trophy today. The Hart goes to the most valuable player in the NHL. Alexander Ovechkin and Jarone Iginla were also nominated for the award.Friday, April 25, 2008 -- Evening
Tonight was the first game in the semifinal round of the conference playoff matchup for the Pens and the New York Rangers. The game was played here in Pittsburgh, but I did not attend the game because I am recouperating from some minor hand surgery that I had yesterday. My left arm is in a sling, and I am planning on going to the second game on Sunday. However, I probably won't have alot of pictures from the game. This game generated a ton of press because Jaromir Jagr is back in Pittsburgh and playing in the playoffs. Unfortunately, he is playing against his former team. Jagr was nice though, and spent alot of time talking to the media about being back and Pittsburgh and why he left 8 years ago. The main reason was because Jagr knew that the team couldn't keep him and the other strong players on the team. Jagr thought that if he left, the other players could be kept. However, that wasn't the case. I love Jagr back when he played with the Pens, and I was upset when he left. However, I quickly got over it. I would love it if Jagr would come back to play with the Pens.Wednesday, April 9, 2008 -- Early Afternoon
The Pens will be playing the Ottawa Senators tonight at 7:00 pm. I probably won't be getting home until late, so I won't post the recap and pictures from the game until Thursday evening. Bryan Murray, coach of the Senators, has been trying to rile up his team by lisping on Monday that the Pens deliberately lost the game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday so they would face the Senators. As most people have been saying here, someone should have made sure that Marc-Andre Fleury got the memo because he stopped all but one goal. It's just sour grapes on the part of Murray who is upset that his team has been the worst team in hockey since January. The Senators started the season red hot, but something has just gone wrong with the team. Also the Senators have had some recent injuries, like Daniel Alfredsson, which could impact their play even further. Everyone also keeps commenting on last year's playoffs. However, both the Senators and the Pens have changed since then. The Senators were hot and would kill every team in the Eastern Conference, and the Pens just made it into the playoffs and were inexperienced. Tonight's game should be a good one.I just got a text message from the Pens saying that they will be broadcasting games one and two on a giant 12 foot by 16 foot LED screen outside of Mellon Arena at Gate 3. If you don't have tickets, you can still be there and watch. You can bring your own food too (which is cheaper than eating in the Arena).
Monday, April 7, 2008 -- Evening
The playoff schedule was released today. The Pens will be playing the Ottawa Senators here in PIttsburgh on Wednesday and Friday evening. Then the series moves to Ottawa for games three and four on Monday (April 14) and Wednesday (April 16). Then it's back to Pittsburgh on Saturday (April 19) for game 5, Ottawa on Sunday (April 20) for game 6, and back to Pittsburgh on Tuesday, April 22 for game 7 if needed.Wednesday, April 2, 2008 -- Late Evening
The Pens played the Philadelphia Flyers this evening in the last home game of the regular season. The next time I see the Pens it will be in the playoffs. The game tonight was a really rough game, with the Flyers being very physical. George Laraque got into a great fight with Riley Cote. The Flyers were all over Sidney Crosby, roughing him up. The Pens played well though, and Marc-Andre Fleury was phenomenal in goal. The Pens won with a final score of 4-2, and finish first in the Atlantic Division. Now if the Montreal Canadiens lose tomorrow, the Pens will be first in the Eastern Conference! I won't have my pictures ready until tomorrow.Friday, March 28, 2008 -- Late Afternoon
Pens' playoff tickets went on sale to 2000 lucky buyers. The season ticket holders who signed up to pay as we go for the playoff tickets should get them in the mail sometime today or tomorrow.Friday, March 14, 2008 -- Late Morning
Georges Laraque was suspended for three games for hitting Nathan Paetsch with an elbow in Wednesday's game against the Buffalo Sabres. I watched the replay of the incident, and it looks as if Laraque barely touched Paetsch. However, it seemed that Paetsch had taken a hard hit in the game before that, and he had probably suffered a slight concusion in that game. That would explain how such a slight touch from Laraque would end in Paetsch being knocked unconscious. The NHL, being the incompetent organization that it is in such matters, judges these things not on the type of blow, but on how badly hurt the person is. So when Jordan Staal is shoved head first into the boards, it results in a minor penalty because Staal didn't get hurt. Who cares that boarding someone head first is a potentially dangerous move. And if Laraque lightly brushes against someone with an elbow, and that person has a glass jaw, it's a hard penalty on Laraque. These things don't make any sense.Tuesday, March 11, 2008 -- Evening
Petr Sykora and Max Talbot are not going to be playing in tomorrow's game. Sykora has a sore back, and Talbot reinjured his high ankle sprain. It's not sure how long Sykora will be out, but Talbot says that he thinks he will be back soon. Marian Hossa won't be playing in tomorrow's game either, but he might be playing by Sunday's game. I know that I won't be going to the game tomorrow either because I'm still recouping from my flu.Tuesday, February 26, 2008 -- Evening
Today was quite a day on the Pens front. Today was trade deadline, and boy, did the Pens make a trade. It was just minutes before the deadline of 3 p.m. when the Pens announced that they were trading Colby Armstrong (Sid's best buddy on the team) and Erik Christensen for Marian Hossa. The Pens also got traded last year's first round draft pick, Angelo Esposito and a first round pick in the coming draft. We also got Pascal Dupuis and Hal Gill. The Pens had to call up Connor James and Nathan Smith from the Baby Pens. The Pens were short handed in tonight's game against the New York Islanders until the two made the three hour trip to New York. This is quite a trade, and it has been huge news both here in Pittsburgh and in the hockey world. It's obvious that the Pens are going to try to win the Stanley Cup this year.Saturday, February 16, 2008 -- Evening
Kris Beech broke his right wrist in Thursday's game and is going to be out for the rest of the season. I think it's really ironic that we bring the loser Beech back, and after only a couple of games, he breaks his wrist. Life is ironic that way.Sunday, February 10, 2008 -- Evening
Marc-Andre Fleury was sent down to Wilkes Barre on a conditioning assignment. That means that he should be back on the ice for the Pens sometime soon.Thursday, February 7, 2008 -- Morning
Pictures and game recap from tonight's Pens vs. New York Islanders game will be posted Friday evening. Check the game recaps page for information on this season's home and away games.Sunday, January 27, 2008 -- Late Morning
The Pens claimed Kris Beech off of waivers from the Washington Capitals yesterday. They have a shortage of centers with Sidney Crosby out for an extended period. It's funny that Beech is back because he used to be with the Pens in the 2003/2004 season. Beech was a tad of a disappointment, but times are deperate for the Pens.The NHL Skills competition was yesterday, and the All-Star game is tonight at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 24, 2008 -- Evening
There is news on the Pens front over the past two days. First is that Tyler Kennedy will be out indefinitely with mononucleosis. It seems that the Pens just can't win this season. Either someone is getting injuried, or they are suffering from infection (as was the case with Ryan Malone) or illness. The only thing that we can hope si that things settle down over the next few months, and that the Pens are playing at full force later in the season, especially if the Pens get into the playoffs.Other news is that the Pens will be starting the 2008-2009 season in Europe. The NHL will announce during the All-Star week that the Pens and the Ottawa Senators will start the season in Stockholm, Sweden. The games should be on the weekend of October 4 and 5, and games will be played on both days.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 -- Evening
The Pens released information about Sidney Crosby this afternoon. He has a high ankle sprain and will be out for six to eight weeks. That should mean that Crosby will be back in time for the playoffs. The news was considered worthy of a text alert from the Pens and a press conference. Because of the injury, Crosby will not be going to the NHL All-Star game next week, but in some good news, Evgeni Malkin was named as his replacement.Monday, January 21, 2008 -- Early Afternoon
Pictures and game recap from tonight's Pens vs. Washington Capitals game will be posted Tuesday evening. Check the game recaps page for information on this season's home and away games.Saturday, January 19, 2008 -- Evening
There were no further updates on Sidney Crosby today. They are going to reevaluate him earlier next week. It seems that the swelling is preventing them from giving an accurate prognosis. What they want to do is reduce the swelling and then give further information on the situation.Tuesday, January 15, 2008 -- Evening
I have finally finished my pictures from last night's Pens' page.The Pens announced that two of their rookies will be participating in the YoungStars game. Those two are Tyler Kennedy and Kris Letang. Both players have been playing really well and deserve the honor.
Friday, January 11, 2008 -- Afternoon
Sergei Gonchar has joined Sidney Crosby on the NHL All-Star team. They are the only two Pens who have been named to the team.Tuesday, January 8, 2008 -- Afternoon
Sidney Crosby has been named to the starting line for the 2008 NHL All-Star game. The game will be held in Atlanta on January 27. Crosby was the lead vote getter with 507,274 votes.Tuesday, January 8, 2008 -- Morning
The Pens start their Florida road trip tonight, playing the Florida Panthers. The Pens don't have a very good record when playing in Florida, so if they come out with a couple of wins, that will be impressive. Maxime Talbot has been practicing with the team, and might be returning soon from his time off with a high ankle sprain. The big rumors swirling around the Pens deal with trade rumors. There has been alot of talk that the Pens are shopping around Jordan Staal, and the hot gossip is that they are looking at Marian Hossa. According to the Pens, that isn't true. We have until February 23 at 3 p.m. (the NHL trade deadline) to hear more rumors and maybe see a trade or two.Sunday, January 6, 2008 -- Afternoon
The Pens have announced how they are handling the A that has been left empty with Gary Roberts out with the broken leg. Ryan Malone will wear the A at home. We already know that because Malone wore the A on Thursday and Saturday's games. Daryl Sydor will wear the A during away games.Saturday, January 5, 2008 -- Evening
An update on the condition of Mark Bell. Bell plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs and fought with Ryan Malone on Thursday night. It didn't look like a serious fight, but Bell went directly to the locker room after the fight. I thought he just jarred something when he hit the ice. However, it appears that Malone rang Bell's bell, and broke Bell's orbital bone. It also seems that Bell has major swelling, and he's going to have to wait for the swelling to go down before they can do surgery. It's expected that he will have the operation early next week.Friday, January 4, 2008 -- Evening
It seems that Mark Recchi has really been hot since he has gone to the Atlanta Thrashers. He has scored 12 points in the past 12 games. The thought that ran through my mind is that maybe Recchi's performance improved not because Recchi has improved, but the age of the team increased. I thought that I would check out the average ages of the team and found that my hypothesis does have some weight. The average age of the Thrashers team is 30.3 years while the average age of the Pens is 26.4 years. That's four years, and it possibly explains Recchi's improved performance. Eight of the Pens are over 30 compared to twelve of the Thrashers. Twenty of the 24 Thrashers are over 25 compared to fifteen of the Pens. So Recchi is doing better on an older team. That's not so surprising now, is it?Thursday, January 3, 2008 -- Morning
Pictures and game recap from tonight's Pens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs game will be posted Friday morning. Check the game recaps page for information on this season's home and away games.Tuesday, January 1, 2008 -- Afternoon
The time for the Pens' game this coming Saturday has been changed from 7:30 to 3:00. The reason is because of the Steelers playoff game that will be played in town at 8:00 the same night.Wednesday, December 26, 2007 -- Late Afternoon
Bad news for Mark Eaton. The Pens' defenseman suffered a torn ACL when he was slew footed in Sunday's game. Eaton will be out indefinitely because a torn ACL is fairly serious.Sidney Crosby was named Canadian Press male athlete of the year. This is in addtion to the Toronto Star's Lou Marsh Award as Canada's outstanding athlete earlier this month.
Friday, December 21, 2007 -- Early Morning
Pictures and game recap from tonight's Pens vs. New York Islanders game will be posted by Saturday morning. Check the game recaps page for information on this season's home and away games.Wednesday, December 19, 2007 -- Evening
Ryan Malone didn't play in yesterday's game because of flu like symtoms. It seems thought that he didn't have the flu, he had an infected cut in his leg. It seems that the infection was so bad that Malone developed flu like symptoms. Hopefully, Malone will get better soon. This type of infection can be quite serious.Thursday, December 13, 2007 -- Late Afternoon
Pictures and game recap from tonight's Pens vs. Ottawa Senators game will be posted Friday evening. Check the game recaps page for information on this season's home and away games.Wednesday, December 12, 2007 -- Afternoon
Bad news for the Pens! Marc-Andre Fleury and Maxime Talbot both have high ankle sprains and will be out for several weeks. Fleury is scheduled to be out for 6-8 weeks while Talbot should be out an additional 2-4 weeks. The goaltending situation is looking bleak, but Michel Therrien said that the Pens aren't seeking another solution at this time.Saturday, December 8, 2007 -- Late Evening
The Atlanta Thrashers claimed Mark Recchi today. That means that they will only have to pay half of his $1.7 million salary. The Pens will still have to pay the rest of his salary.Thursday, December 6, 2007 -- Evening
The Pens played the Edmonton Oilers last night. Because the game was on the West Coast, the game started late and ran until midnight. The first two periods of the game did not look good, and I thought for sure that the Pens would lose. However, the team showed up to play in the third period. They scored four goals in the third to win the game. The final score was Pens 4, Oilers 2. Sidney Crosby had three assists and got the number one star in the game. The media and fans turned out for Crosby's first appearance in Edmonton since Crosby entered the NHL. That's how it is in most places where Crosby goes. The amazing part is how the kid handles himself with the media. He is always so poised.Mark Recchi cleared waivers yesterday and wasn't picked up by any team. The Pens are going to send Recchi on paper to the minor leagues and then bring him back. On re-entry, a team could pick him up by just paying half his salary. The Pens would still have to pay the other half. They are hoping that with that tactic that Recchi will be picked up by someone. However, this really seems like the John LeClair incident last year. Recchi just doesn't realize that he is past it. His agent, Rick Curran, is blaming Michel Therrien for Recchi's woes, saying that Therrien didn't give Recchi a chance to play. What??? What planet was Curran on? Recchi was playing on the first line with Crosby, and was playing in the power play! Every time he would get on the ice at Mellon Arena, the fans would groan because it meant that we would be watching Recchi five paces behind everyone else, missing the puck, and just missing every play because his churning legs just weren't getting him to where he needed to go. It was a sad and pitiful performance. That's Recchi has been a healthy scratch over the past several games. It's nothing personal against Recchi. Even though I don't like him, it's because he's just not able to keep up with the young NHL.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007 -- Evening
The Pens played the Phoenix Coyotes this evening here in Mellon Arena. The game for the first two periods was fairly lackluster. The Pens only scored in the last seconds of the first period, and then there was nothing in the second period. The Coyotes tied things up at the start of the third, but fortunately, the Pens pulled ahead. I thought that Ilya Bryzgalov did a nice job in goal for the Coyotes. He made some really nice saves, and faced 33 shots. The final score was Pens 3, Coyotes 1. Check out my pictures of the game.Other big news on the Pens front, Mark Recchi was placed on waivers today. There has been talk over the past few days that the Pens are going to try to trade Recchi. What was sad was that the Pens had a bobblehead night for Recchi last night. My boyfriend thought that Recchi would play, but I knew that Recchi just hasn't been playing up to potential. He is really showing his age. He was a healthy scratch yesterday, and as the team is traveling to Edmonton for a game tomorrow, they announced the waiver move. What does this mean? Well, another team has until noon tomorrow to pick up Recchi. If no one does, the Pens can either send him to the minors or keep him on the roster. This sounds like shades of John LeClair from last year. Sometimes you have to admit your age, and move aside.
Monday, December 3, 2007 -- Morning
Pictures and game recap from tonight's Pens vs. Phoenix Coyotes game will be posted Tuesday evening. Check the game recaps page for information on this season's home and away games.Friday, November 30, 2007 -- Afternoon
Pictures and game recap from tonight's Pens vs. Dallas Stars game will be posted Saturday morning. Check the game recaps page for information on this season's home and away games.Thursday, November 29, 2007 -- Evening
Interesting news on the Pens front. It appears that Mark Recchi may be looking for another team to play with. Recchi has been a healthy scratch in four of the last five game. Now I'm not sure what team will want to pick up Recchi because he hasn't been producing and he is getting on the old side. There may be a team though that is looking for some mature leadership. Recchi does try. It's just that trying isn't always enough. You need to succeed too!Saturday, November 24, 2007 -- Late Evening
It was a glorious night at Mellon Arena tonight. The Pens played the Atlanta Thrashers. The analysts were right when they said that they thought the Ottawa Senators' game might have been a turning point for the Pens. Everyone seemed to want to come out to play. There was some talk about Dany Sabourin starting, but it was Marc-Andre Fleury in goal, and he played great this evening, earning a shutout. The Thrashers seemed to not be able to handle the Pens at all. Jordan Staal got his first goal since the beginning of October, and Fleury got a shutout. Mark Recchi was a health scratch again, and his churning old legs weren't missed. The Pens won with a final score of 5-0. Check out my pictures from the game. There were some Sidney Crosby fans sitting in the row in front of me. They came from around Toronto to see Crosby whoop some butt, and he did with a goal and an assist. They had some really neat signs which are in my pictures. Hope you guys come back for some more games!Tuesday, November 20, 2007 -- Evening
It is time to vote for your favorite NHL star on the All-Star ballot. Both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are on the list for wingers, and Ryan Whitney is listed under defensemen. You have until January 2, 2008 to vote as many times as possible!Sunday, November 18, 2007 -- Morning
As usual, the prarie dogs were out at last night's Pens' game. My boyfriend actually complained to the folks at the arena because we missed every goal because of the folks standing up in front of us. As he told the arena management, we didn't pay for our tickets to see someone's back. The problem is that the ushers at the arena are a bunch of goobers who are just there to watch the game. They let people go to their seats during the game, and don't say anything to people who stand up during play and won't sit down. Everyone in my area was yelling at the people to sit down, and they just gave us dirty looks. As the woman behind me said, they were premature standers--because they would stand anytime the puck came down to our end of the ice. While my boyfriend was in Dallas, he went to a Dallas Stars game, and he came home very disgruntled with Mellon Arena and the fans. As he said, during play, people didn't stand up, but kept their rears in their seats. I can only hope that the arena management does something to make the ushers actually do their job, but I'm not holding out hope.Saturday, November 17, 2007 -- Morning
Pictures and game recap from tonight's Pens vs. New York Rangers game will be posted Sunday morning. Check the game recaps page for information on this season's home and away games.Monday, November 12, 2007 -- Evening
Former Pen, Ron Francis, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame this evening. He was joined by Scott Stevens, Mark Messier, Al MacInnis, and Jim Gregory.Wednesday, November 7, 2007 -- Late Evening
The Pens have been holding tickets for student rush, and today was no exception. Two hundred tickets were available for the students, and the kids started lining up around noon. The Pens sent Maxime Talbot and Georges Laraque out to give the kids some pizza.Wednesday, November 7, 2007 -- Morning
Pictures and game recap from tonight's Pens vs. Philadelphia Flyers game will be posted Thursday evening. Check the game recaps page for information on this season's home and away games.Thursday, October 25, 2007 -- Late Evening
What a disappointing game this evening. The Pens played two great periods of hockey against the Toronto Maple Leafs. In the third period, things fell apart and the 1-1 time turned into a 5-2 loss for the Pens. Marc-Andre Fleury made some great saves, but that just wasn't enough. What irritated me was this guy in the stands who was yelling to pull the goalie after two goals. My gosh, they aren't going to win every game, and the goalie is going to let some pucks in. Even Martin Brodeur has losses. The major problem with the Pens is that they really are in a scoring slump. The wins have been coming when the defense plays above and beyond, and unfortunately, that wasn't happening this evening. After the game, Michel Therrien said that the guys just weren't playing up to snuff. One of the problems is Mark Recchi. Just because he has had a good past that doesn't mean that he isn't past it now. Unfortunately, he is very much past it. When he is on the ice he seems to be moving in slow motion. As one fan stated, Sidney Crosby looks like he has a ball and chain attached to his leg when Recchi is on the ice. Crosby makes the pass, but then his line mates just aren't stepping up to the plate. There was a scary moment this evening when Maxime Talbot went face first into the boards at the end of the first period. It was very scary looking, but he did get up to leave the ice. He didn't play after that, and I heard on the news that he had injured his neck. I will post the pictures for the game tomorrow evening.Thursday, October 25, 2007 -- Early Evening
Pictures and game recap from tonight's Pens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs game will be posted Friday evening.Saturday, October 20, 2007 -- Early Morning
The game recap and pictures and video from last night's Pens game have been posted.Friday, October 19, 2007 -- Early Evening
Pictures and game recap from tonight's Pens vs. Carolina Hurricanes game will be posted by Saturday morning.Friday, October 19, 2007 -- Late Morning
There are rumors that the Pens are looking for a vetern goalie to backup Marc-Andre Fleury. Although Fleury hasn't been exceptionally bad (in my opinion), he hasn't provided the Pens with the level of consistency that they expected from him this year. He has been letting in too many goals, and some of them have been because he hasn't been rebounding the puck properly or getting in the proper position. Of course, it doesn't help that the defensive guys aren't helping. Tonight the Pens will be playing the Carolina Hurricanes here at the Mellon Arena. I will have the game recap and photos posted by late tomorrow morning (if not earlier).Thursday, October 18, 2007 -- Evening
The pictures and game recap from last night's Pens game have been posted.Wednesday, October 17, 2007 -- Early Evening
Pictures and game recap from tonight's Pens vs. New Jersey Devils game will be posted Thursday evening.Thursday, October 11, 2007 -- Evening
I have updated my game recaps page and uploaded my pictures.Wednesday, October 10, 2007 -- Early Evening
Pictures and game recap from tonight's Pens vs. Montreal Canadiens game will be posted Thursday evening.Tuesday, October 9, 2007 -- Evening
Sidney Crosby was practicing today after sitting out yesterday's workout. Crosby's right foot was bruised when he blocked a shot in Saturday's game. Quite a few people in Pittsburgh were concerned that he had broken something and that it was being kept quiet. After all, at the end of the last season, Crosby had a broken bone in his foot. All seems well this time, and the swelling is down. Tomorrow night the Pens will be playing the Montreal Canadiens here at home. I'll be at the game, but I probably won't be able to upload pictures until Thursday evening. Schoolwork has really put a crimp in my usual game blogging!Saturday, October 6, 2007 -- Late Evening
Check out the game recaps for details and pictures of this evening's home game.Thursday, October 4, 2007 -- Evening
The Pens have named their three alternate captains. Mark Recchi is a full time alternate. Sergei Gonchar will have the role of alternate during home games, and Gary Roberts will hold that role on the road.Saturday, September 29, 2007 -- Late Evening
I was busy with other work, and haven't had a chance to post about yesterday's Pens game. The game was action packed with alot of goals. That's typically how exhibition games are. The final score was 6-5, but we all thought that the game was tied in the very last seconds when it looked like Evgeni Malkin had scored. Time had run out, and the goal was not allowed. Even though the Pens lost, the game was fun. Sidney Crosby scored two goals, and didn't appear to be bothered by a groin problem. I did take pictures of the game.Friday, September 28, 2007 -- Morning
It's a hockey night in Pittsburgh! The Pens are playing the Buffalo Sabres in an exhibition game. Sidney Crobsy should be playing tonight even though he has been suffering from a sore groin this week. Everyone who follows hockey in this city has been concerned over the news of Crosby's groin issue. The same problem took him out of a few games last season. Supposedly, this injury isn't as severe. I should have a few pictures of the game tonight.Thursday, September 6, 2007 -- Early Evening
Sometimes it's nice to have a PO Box address, and other times, it's not. Today was one of those days when it wasn't nice. 24 lucky season ticket holders had their Pens ticket package hand delivered by various members of the team. The local television stations were following Sidney Crosby as he delivered tickets to a few randomly selected fans. I received my package today. I wasn't expecting the huge book, but it was filled with the tickets, a DVD of the past season, two Pens' pins, and two nice pocket schedules.2007 - 2008 Season Tickets Package
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Sunday, September 23, 2007 -- Late Afternoon
The PIttsburgh Penguins had a town hall meeting on Thursday evening. I received tickets for the event, but I wasn't able to go because of excessive amounts of school work. However, it appears to have been a fun time. Sidney Crosby, Marc-Andre Fleury, Ryan Whitney, Jordan Staal, and Colby Armstrong were the players in attendance. Ken Sawyer and Ray Shero were also there. The players cracked some jokes and answered questions from the fans. The most telling piece was when Ken Sawyer said that the team hopes to put together a high cost team, but not with a high cost to ticket payers. I know that alot of the season ticket holders have been worried that the cost of tickets will make it impossible for long time fans to continue to get tickets. We will have to see how things play out in the end.As for the new NHL uniforms, the players like that the material is lighter. However being water resistant means that sweat pours into the players' gloves and skates. All in all, most are complaining that the uniforms are not comfortable.