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The Penguins will be without captain Sidney Crosby. For how long they are not sure, though there is optimism he could be ready for the Stanley Cup playoffs, which begin April 30. Crosby had oral surgery after he was struck in the face with a puck on Saturday in a win over the New York [...]

Well, dear readers, what were you doing early Thursday morning? In cased you missed it, the time has come to get Iggy with it: http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/3742701-74/iginla-penguins-shero#axzz2OpxGKvCF Some of what GM Ray Shero said during our phone conversation around 2 a.m.: “This is something we’ve been talking over the past couple of weeks. I stayed in touch [...]

A quick, pregame hit on this Tuesday. = There continues to be nobody that will say the Penguins are done dealing — quite the opposite, actually — and there is nobody that has said, on or off the record, that they are out of the running for Calgary RW Jarome Iginla. That cost would be [...]

A good snowy Monday to the dear readers in Pittsburgh, and anywhere else where there is no snow, which seems to be everywhere else. This seems a good place to tie up some loose ends regarding the Penguins acquisition of LW Brenden Morrow: = No sooner had the story of him being asked to enact [...]

A quick update prior to the Penguins’ full practice at Consol Energy Center: = D Kris Letang (lower body injury) skated with strength and conditioning coach Mike Kadar for 47 minutes. He focused mostly on testing his injury, including drills that featured lateral movement and backwards turns. Occasionally, Letang appeared to be in slight discomfort. [...]

An afternoon update from Consol Energy Center, were the Penguins practiced around noon on Wednesday. This was an optional session. = C Evgeni Malkin (upper-body injury) skated with strength and conditioning coach Mike Kadar in the 10 a.m. hour. Malkin wore only a track suit, but showed no apparent signs of any setbacks on his [...]

Greetings from Toronto, dear readers. Some quick hits before the unveiling of the #TribHKY Power Poll: = Vicky Hall of the Calgary Herald with this report that ties into the #IginlaWatch: http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/hockey/calgary-flames/National+Hockey+League+scouts+flock+Calgary/8081852/story.html As you’ve read here before, the Penguins are intrigued by what Flames RW Jarome Iginla would bring to the team, but they are [...]

A quick, trade-related update on a snowy Wednesday in Pittsburgh, where the Penguins did not practice and are scheduled to depart via charter plane for Philadelphia. The Penguins will play at the Flyers on Thursday night. = Reports out of Columbus, by the esteemed Aaron Portzline of that city’s Dispatch, have the Blue Jackets dismissing [...]

The NHL trade deadline expires in less than a month. The Penguins may again me be looking to strike before it by moving a young defenseman. Simon Despres, 21, is available – and the Columbus Blue Jackets’ three senior members of hockey operations attended the Penguins’ 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Consol [...]