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I’m on my couch watching Game 7 between the Canadiens and Capitals. Team Trib Total Media has Kevin Gorman at Verizon Center, so be sure to check the web site and Thursday’s print product for complete coverage.

While the Penguins notched a goal in the second Period, the Senators put two more between the pipes to hold their lead.

Not a great opening 12 minutes by the Penguins, but they are down by just a goal — though a late minor penalty (charging) assessed to Matt Cooke will give the Senators a power play of 1:26 to open the second period.

The Penguins went with a lineup that included right winger Chris Conner for Game 6 tonight against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place.

Some thoughts and observations after the Penguins’ 7-4 victory at Ottawa on Thursday night in Game 4 of an Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series.

Some quick observations and notes off the Pens’ 2-1 home win over Ottawa in Game 1 of the EQF on Friday night.

Some quick observations and notes off the Pens’ 5-4 home loss to Ottawa in Game 1 of the EQF on Wednesday night.

LUNCH PUCK Greetings from Mellon Arena, where I’m starting this first blog entry at 12:26 – fewer than eight hours before the face-off for Game 1 of the EQF between the Pens and Sens. Some thoughts: TIGHT QUARTERS As always, the space near C Sidney Crosby’s dressing-room stall was filled by a semicircle of reporters [...]

Thanks to everybody who submitted Mellon Arena memories. I’ll miss the Igloo, and it seems like I’m not alone in that sentiment.

My main point for Sidney Crosby as league MVP comes from comparing his carrying of the Penguins this season.