Penguins News

[Ed H in Pasadena]

Thinking I should post this for the latest updates on the team's up and downs as far as injuries, recalls and demotions, etc.

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

Bryan Rust is going to be "week-to-week" after the injury sustained during the Panthers game last week. And Sid, of course, is still "some time away", though he is skating regularly with the team. And there's a Mike Matheson update.

Updates on Rust and Crosby; Matheson close

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

And it's good to see Geno back skating with the club for the first time since surgery.

Evgeni Malkin update: skates with team

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

A tribute to the great Pens announcer Mike Lange, and the Pens sellout streak ends at 633? WTF?

When I was a kid growing up in Latrobe, my parents had a rule.

My brother, Vince, and I were allowed to watch the first period of the Penguins game on TV. Then, we had to go to bed. Begrudgingly, we’d trudge upstairs to our room. I’d climb the ladder to the top bunk as my brother flipped on my grandfather’s 1960s-style Zenith tabletop radio.

It was there that Mike Lange’s voice transformed our room into the Civic Arena.

With his uncanny ability to anticipate plays, his quick wit, vivid imagery and — of course — signature phrases, Lange made us fall in love with the game of hockey and sports storytelling

Mike Lange's legacy as Pens announcer

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

Story on the new guy, Josh Getzoff. I've liked what I've heard so far from the kid. Here's hoping to a long, distinguished career with the Pens, just like Lange.

When Mike Lange arrived in Pittsburgh in 1974, Bob “The Gunner” Prince, the longtime voice of the Pirates, welcomed him with a gift: an hourglass-shaped egg timer.

Each time it ran dry, Prince instructed the new play-by-play broadcaster of the Penguins to recite two key centerpieces of sports radio: time and score.

So more than four decades later, when Josh Getzoff arrived in Pittsburgh and began calling preseason games, Lange had a gift ready. In the press box between periods at PPG Paints Arena, Lange passed along an egg timer and a Pittsburgh broadcasting tradition.

With Lange's blessing, Getzoff begins new era as Pens radio guy

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

Jeff Carter tested positive, and he and Tristan Jarry were placed in the Covid protocol.

Jeff Carter, Tristan Jarry in Covid protocol

 

[Habspatrol]

So it doesn't sound like Jarry tested positive then?

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

So it doesn't sound like Jarry tested positive then?

Coach Mike Sullivan said Carter tested positive for the virus but did not specify any testing results for Jarry. Sullivan also said each player is asymptomatic.

What the story said. No other story I saw reported why for Jarry. Maybe close proximity to Carter?

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

And now no Letang (Covid). But at least Jarry had a false positive.

Short-handed Pens lose Letang to virus protocol

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without Kris Letang against Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night after the defenseman was placed in NHL's COVID-19 protocol.

www.espn.com

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

Crap! Letang's follow up test was positive, too. Hope it doesn't hit him too hard (ZAR can attest to that difficulty).

Penguins' Kris Letang confirmed positive for COVID-19

Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Kris Letang has a confirmed positive case of COVID-19 and will be away from the team while he completes protocols.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

Bryan Rust skated with the team, but is still "week to week". And a Crosby update

Rust, Crosby updates

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

Sid is back (and Jeff Carter)!

https://www.nhl.com/news/sidney-crosby-playing-status/c-327370732

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

Letang back, but lose Ruhwedel and Pettersson to Covid protocol. Sheesh: from least affected to most affected by Covid in a year.

Penguins’ Kris Letang returns to ice; Chad Ruhwedel, Marcus Pettersson covid confirmed

Kris Letang returned to the ice Monday after clearing NHL covid-19 protocols, but two other Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman were confirmed positive for the virus. Letang had served his 10 days of isolation after a positive test and was cleared by medical personnel after a screening for...

triblive.com

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

Pierre-Olivier (P. O.) Joseph was recalled the other day, may make his season debut tomorrow evening vs the Flyers.

Prospect P.O Joseph back in NHL, still very much in Penguins’ plans

His status as a significant part of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ future dates to the day he was acquired more than 28 months ago, which perhaps makes it seem to some as if P.O Joseph is aging out of “prospect” status. But Joseph is still an always-smiling 22-year-old, and he still

triblive.com

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

Crap! Sid's tested positive and is exhibiting mild syptoms! And Brian Dumoulin has as well, just as we're getting Kris Letang back from the same! Crap, crap, crap!

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

And just to maximize our misery, Coach Sullivan has misses the match "due to Covid protocols".

Coach Sullivan to miss match due to Covid protocols

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

Pens activated Bryan Rust off IR yesterday.

Bryan Rust off IR

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

Missed the activation of Ruhwedel and Pettersson, but the Pens did do something good: hired their first female scout.

Pens hire Krissy Wendell-Pohl as scout

 

[Habspatrol]

Looks like the Pens are on the verge of being sold.

 

[Ed H in Pasadena]

Report: Fenway Sports Group in advanced talks to buy NHL's Penguins

Report: Fenway Sports Group in advanced talks to buy NHL's Penguins

Fenway Sports Group LLC is in advanced talks to purchase the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins, according to Cara Lombardo and Laine Higgins of the Wall Street Journal.A deal could reportedly be finalized later this week, assuming the talks don't fall apart. The terms of the deal are unknown.The...

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