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Some quick, late-afternoon hits, prior to the Penguins playing the Rangers at what feels like brand new Madison Square Garden: = Confession: MSG has always been my favorite US arena at which to cover a game. There is energy in this building that cannot be duplicated and the setup was unique. Used to be that [...]

Some quick hits from the Penguins’ practice at Southpointe Iceoplex on Monday: = There wasn’t a huge buzz inside the dressing room regarding the coaching changes with Washington and Carolina, and I will touch on how those moves might impact the Penguins in Tribune-Review notebook on Tuesday. However, HC Dan Bylsma had this to say [...]

Reaction from Penguins players on the impending return of team captain Sidney Crosby, who will play Monday night for the first time since Jan. 5:   = RW PASCAL DUPUIS: ON HOW HE KNEW IT WAS TIME: “We’ve been, as you know, thinking it was close forever. I guess he’s had some really good days [...]

Some quick hits after the Penguins’ 6-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday: So, clearly, describing goals is not my strength as a hockey scribe. (Hold the tee-em-up jokes, eh?) Anyway, keeping my limitations in mind, some of what Penguins players had to say about the gems on this night from C Evgeni Malkin, [...]

Some thoughts and observations after the Penguins’ 3-1 win over Dallas at Consol Energy Center: = This game turned on the approximately six-minute stretch late in the second period that Dallas played with only four defensemen because of injuries to Alex Goligoski and Mark Fistric. It was during those minutes the Penguins cracked the 1-4 [...]

A quick update after the Penguins returned to practice Wednesday at Consol Energy Center: = C Sidney Crosby did not speak, but coach Dan Bylsma reiterated there is “no timetable, no date” set for his return to NHL games. Crosby appeared irritated at a group of reporters, which included representatives from national outlets such as [...]