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    PENGUINS 4, BLUE JACKETS 3 (SO)
    The Trib’s Terrific Trio:
    1 – C Sidney Crosby, Penguins
    Key stats: 2 assists, plus-2 rating, 5 attempted shots
    Rossi: He’s consistently very good, and rarely above or below that standard – giving the Penguins a chance to keep winning despite their recent injury bug. Oh, and he’s 4-for-4 this season in the [...]

    DEVILS 4, PENGUINS 1
    The Trib’s Terrific Trio:
    1 – G Martin Brodeur, Devils
    Key stats: 32 saves
    Rossi: He said he thought he had a shot at the history-tying shutout. I was convinced it was his.
    2 – D Alex Goligoski, Penguins
    Key stats: 1 goal, 8 attempted shots, 2 hits, 22:11 total ice time
    Rossi: You prevent history from being [...]

    PERSONAL NOTE: I’ll dedicate this Penguins’ win to my sister, Lisa Marie Rossi, who turned 29 on Friday. Had the Penguins taken care of business before a shootout I might have been able to finish this blog update earlier and buy her a celebratory drink. She’ll have to settle for this shout out.
    PENGUINS 3, PANTHERS [...]

    My Interview with Gonchar

    October 21st, 2009

    Hockey Day Chat: Sergei Gonchar
    Below are excerpts from my 20-minute interview Wednesday afternoon with injured Penguins D Sergei Gonchar, who will miss between 4-6 weeks with a broken left wrist. Additional parts of this interview will appear in Thursday’s Tribune-Review.
    What will be different about your recovery from this injury compared to your left shoulder separation [...]

    GONCHAR UPDATE
    The Penguins will be without D Sergei Gonchar for at least a month, players were told Tuesday night after a 5-1 victory at home against St. Louis. Players also were told Gonchar has at least one broken bone near his hand and wrist.
    I received text messages from several people close to Gonchar, though not [...]

    PENGUINS 5, BLUES 1
    The Trib’s Terrific Trio:
    1 – LW Ruslan Fedotenko, Penguins
    Key stats: 1 goal, 7 attempted shots, 2 hits, 2 blocked shots
    Rossi: Now that was the ‘Feds’ we all saw during the playoffs.
    2 – D Kris Letang, Penguins
    Key stats: 2 assists, 3 attempted shots, 2 hits, 1 blocked shot
    Rossi: If Sergei Gonchar is out [...]

    PENGUINS 4, LIGHTNING 1
    The Trib’s Terrific Trio:
    1 – D Jay McKee, Penguins
    Key stats: 1 hit, 7 blocked shots
    Rossi: A call now for Pens fans to form a fan club for McKee called the “McBlockheads.”
    2 – C Sidney Crosby
    Key stats: 4 attempted shots, 2 assists
    Rossi: Rumors of his disappearing playmaking-ways were greatly exaggerated.
    3 – D Sergei [...]

    PEGUINS 3, HURRICANES 2 (SO)
    The Trib’s Terrific Trio:
    1 – LW Chris Kunitz, Penguins
    Key stats: 5 attempted shots, 6 hits, 1 assist, shootout-winning goal
    Rossi: Sure, a few regulation goals wouldn’t hurt, but people need to back off Kunitz – a first-line force even when not tallying.
    2 – LW Ray Whitney, Hurricanes
    Key stats: 2 goals, 6 [...]

    PEGUINS 5, FLYERS 4
    The Trib’s Terrific Trio:
    1 – G Marc-Andre Fleury, Penguins.
    Key stats: 30 saves, including 10 in third period
    Rossi: Disgusted with himself for allowing a late goal to Flyers C Jeff Carter. I reminded Fleury he didn’t allow the important tying-goal. “Exactly!”
    2 – C Evgeni Malkin, Penguins
    Key stats: 1 goal, 2 points, 2 takeaways
    Rossi: [...]

    Beat writer Rob Rossi's recap of the day's events, including Penguins vs. Islanders from Nassau Coliseum.

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    If a big-time event took place in Pittsburgh sports since 2002, Rossi helped cover it for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Major League Baseball's All-Star Game, Super Bowl XL, the Penguins' new arena saga -- Rossi has seen a lot, including angry looks from local legends such as Bill Cowher and Mario Lemieux. He has not dined with kings, but did interview one in Jerry Lawler. Aside from Mick Jagger, Rossi has proven willing to ask anybody just about anything, then write about it. (With Jagger, he was willing to ask, but, to his own embarrassment, not able.)

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    Bio: Rossi is a Pittsburgh native and West Virginia University graduate. He is single, hence his fondness for some of the finer adult beverage establishments along Carson Street on the South Side — specifically Smokin' Joes Saloon. Also, you can likely catch him at the Mt. Lebanon Dairy Queen. At this point, he knows very little of what passes for popular culture. Rossi was with the Steelers at Super Bowl XL and spent 2006 covering the Pirates. His responsibilities since 2007 have included hanging on Sidney Crosby's every word and making the most of what few Evgeni Malkin speaks in English as Trib Total Media's Penguins beat reporter. He is the local chapter president of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

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