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SYKORA ON MARKET Per the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, former Penguin RW Petr Sykira is set to become an unrestricted free agent. A couple of weeks back, I tossed out the suggestion of Sykora returning to the Penguins, with whom he scored 25 goals last season. He tallied only twice in 16 games with the Minnesota Wild, [...]

Some thoughts after the Penguins’ 2-1 victory Sunday afternoon over the Philadelphia Flyers at Wachovia Center.

At least one traveling reporter has been saying for a few weeks that the Penguins have some problems that should raise some eyebrows.

As a horde of Canadian media hounded C SIDNEY CROSBY at Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, I gathered these notes from the Penguins’ morning practice: THE BAND IS BACK TOGETHER OK, so that reference is about 30 years old; still, I’m using it to describe the new “old” second scoring line of LW RUSLAN FEDOTENKO-C EVGENI [...]

IN THE ROOM (AFTER THE GAME) A quick glance at my game story off the Penguins’ 7-4 loss to the Flyers on Thursday will tell you all you need to know about why I needed to stay in the club’s dressing room to give G MARC-ANDRE FLEURY a chance to comment. Clearly, the “gamer” is [...]

Lightning LW RYAN MALONE on his selection Friday morning by USA Hockey to the American men’s ice hockey roster for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics: Q: Who made the call? A: I kind of heard through my agent and my dad. They got stuff in the mail. Q: What was that conversation like with your dad? [...]