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Greetings, dear readers, from Consol Energy Center, where C EVGENI MALKIN has returned to practice.

SIDNEY CROSBY spoke for nearly 10 minutes, confirming reports that he will not play in the All-Star Game this weekend.

multiple sources confirmed early this morning that C SIDNEY CROSBY (concussion) will definately miss the NHL All-Star Game next Sunday at Carolina. Also, C EVGENI MALKIN is very unlikely to play.

Greetings, hockey fans. = If you had tickets to this evening’s game between the Penguins and Hurricanes, you didn’t see the most entertaining game of the season. However, you should be proud of your Penguins. With the $17.4 million of salary currently out of the lineup, better known as Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, the [...]

Greetings, happy Penguins fans. Even without Sidney Crosby, the Penguins have won three straight against teams that likely will be playoff participants. Although the Red Wings are depleted with injuries, they are still the Red Wings, and earning two points against them is significant. Here are some observations that weren’t coherent enough to make the [...]

Stepping away from the latest controversy surrounding C SIDNEY CROSBY, now seems a good time to hit up a look at the NHL rankings.

Some thoughts from the Pens’ 3-4 win at Boston on Saturday afternoon – a win that, after which, the majority of players couldn’t wait to get on a charter plane for Pittsburgh. As one was heard telling FSN Pittsburgh’s Dan Potash, “We have a football game to watch.” (Oh, by the way: As a result [...]

Some quick thoughts after the Penguins’ 5-2 win at Montreal on Wednesday night – their first victory since C SIDNEY CROSBY went down with a mild concussion Jan. 5. = D BROOKS ORPIK wasn’t pleased with my story off the loss Monday night at home against Boston, particularly the sixth paragraph: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_717582.html He thought that [...]

Full disclosure: I wasn’t IN the Penguins dressing room after their stunning collapse into a 4-2 loss to the Bruins at Consol Energy Center on Monday night.

Penguins C SIDNEY CROSBY, still feeling “off” from a mild concussion sustained Wednesday night during a home win against Tampa Bay, spoke Saturday morning for the first time since his injury was diagnosed by team doctors Thursday night. Most interesting were his thoughts on controversial hits he took over the past week from Washington LW [...]