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Center Jordan Staal hit the ice this morning for an individual workout session at Consol Energy Center. Staal is out indefinitely with a right-foot injury. He has not played since mid-May in the Stanley Cup playoffs. He underwent surgery in a second-round series to repair a severed right-foot, and over the summer had two surgeries [...]

An off-day update, dear readers. First, though, a well-wish to my dad. He underwent double knee-replacement surgery Monday, which is why Josh Yohe was in lovely downtown Newark for the Penguins’ win at The Devil. Watched a DVR of it this AM. Hardly impressive, given the cap-strapped Devils lineup, but two points after two home [...]

Something new this season for select home games. My backup Josh Yohe offers his thoughts following the Penguins’ second straight loss at home: = C SIDNEY CROSBY hasn’t had much success figuring out Montreal in recent contests. Crosby recorded a hat trick against Montreal on Oct. 28, 2009. Since then, he’s managed only two goals in 11 [...]

= GREAT, GREAT, GREAT job by the Penguins on their pregame ceremony. Understated, as I expected, but pefect in pitch. Seeing MARIO LEMIEUX skate to center ice and pour melted ice from Civic Arena onto the new ice at Consol was classic. A big hat tip to game-night whiz Billy Wareham and his devoted crew [...]

= D KRIS LETANG is a game-time decision because of illness. Letang didn’t practice, and if he can’t play D ALEX GOLIGOSKI will likely pair with D DERYK ENGELLAND, with D PAUL MARTIN and D BEN LOVEJOYtogether. Goligoski said he meshed well with Engelland when they played together during the 2006-07 season at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. = [...]

Wednesday night was one of my weirder ones on this beat, dear readers. The roster situation involvoing LW ERIC TANGRADI and G PATRICK KILLEEN was bizarre to say the least — the very least. This is what went down yesterday: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_703129.html, but Tangradi is at practice — he’s been recalled — and skating on a line [...]

Figured I would get my blog on while co-hosting “Penguins Live” on the team website and its HD radio station.

Perhaps dear readers will show pity on the WVU grad who was forced to watch a Rich Rodriguez Michigan Football Show during breakfast.