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GONCHAR UPDATE
The Penguins will be without D Sergei Gonchar for at least a month, players were told Tuesday night after a 5-1 victory at home against St. Louis. Players also were told Gonchar has at least one broken bone near his hand and wrist.
I received text messages from several people close to Gonchar, though not [...]

PENGUINS 5, BLUES 1
The Trib’s Terrific Trio:
1 – LW Ruslan Fedotenko, Penguins
Key stats: 1 goal, 7 attempted shots, 2 hits, 2 blocked shots
Rossi: Now that was the ‘Feds’ we all saw during the playoffs.
2 – D Kris Letang, Penguins
Key stats: 2 assists, 3 attempted shots, 2 hits, 1 blocked shot
Rossi: If Sergei Gonchar is out [...]

PENGUINS 4, LIGHTNING 1
The Trib’s Terrific Trio:
1 – D Jay McKee, Penguins
Key stats: 1 hit, 7 blocked shots
Rossi: A call now for Pens fans to form a fan club for McKee called the “McBlockheads.”
2 – C Sidney Crosby
Key stats: 4 attempted shots, 2 assists
Rossi: Rumors of his disappearing playmaking-ways were greatly exaggerated.
3 – D Sergei [...]

PEGUINS 3, HURRICANES 2 (SO)
The Trib’s Terrific Trio:
1 – LW Chris Kunitz, Penguins
Key stats: 5 attempted shots, 6 hits, 1 assist, shootout-winning goal
Rossi: Sure, a few regulation goals wouldn’t hurt, but people need to back off Kunitz – a first-line force even when not tallying.
2 – LW Ray Whitney, Hurricanes
Key stats: 2 goals, 6 [...]

PEGUINS 5, FLYERS 4
The Trib’s Terrific Trio:
1 – G Marc-Andre Fleury, Penguins.
Key stats: 30 saves, including 10 in third period
Rossi: Disgusted with himself for allowing a late goal to Flyers C Jeff Carter. I reminded Fleury he didn’t allow the important tying-goal. “Exactly!”
2 – C Evgeni Malkin, Penguins
Key stats: 1 goal, 2 points, 2 takeaways
Rossi: [...]

Beat writer Rob Rossi's recap of the day's events, including Penguins vs. Islanders from Nassau Coliseum.

Beat reporter Rob Rossi's postgame recap...

Tribune-Review beat reporter Rob Rossi reports on the Penguins for Sept. 30, 2009.

Tribune-Review beat reporter Rob Rossi recaps Penguins' practice from Sept. 29, 2009.

FA Day 2: fifth update...
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RAY SHERO RECAP: Let me do some tea-leaf reading into some points the Pens GM made during our around-8 p.m. chat Thursday:
• Shero: "We'd like to find a replacement for Rob (Scuderi)... maybe a trade at some point."
Rossi: As I've pointed out all too often the Pens are quite short on [...]