PensHead Daily Links 11-23-2011


November 23rd, 2011 by usbzoso - Number of views: 346

@pghpenguins: Marc Andre is 7-1 at home this season. – http://twitpic.com/7il5mx

Pens-Blues In-Game Blog Source: penguins.nhl.com
6:30 PM: Hello and good evening everyone! It’s an odd feeling here in the Steel City right now…one of normalcy. Captain Sidney Crosby made his long-awaited return to the lineup on Monday – his first NHL game since Jan. … View post

Puck Previews: Boston at Buffalo; Wild signs beer-leaguer (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Matt Ellis used to be afraid to look at the Bruins bench. But not tonight. … Visit link

Live Streams: Blues @ Pens Source: The Pensblog
If you have any post them below. Here are some known ones: CastAmp Firstrow sports We'll post more if we find any … More

American television viewers, on Sidney Crosby’s return: Meh (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Sidney Crosby’s return was one of the few things that lived up to the hype. Like a can of forgotten chowder, Crosby showed that he was still very, very good after a year on the shelf. … Read the rest here

Gameday 22 – Blues Source: The Pensblog
St. Louis Blues (10-8-2) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (12-6-3) 7:00 pm/et TV: ROOT CONSOL Energy Center The “OMG SIDNEY CROSBY IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!” tour continues and we're still ridiculously excited about it. It's still a bit strange to see Crosby, Malkin & Staal all centering their own lines, but we'll certainly take it. … Excerpt from

Annual Penguins Booster Club Charity Ornament Sale Begins November 23! Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins Booster Club will begin to sell their annual holiday ornament when the Penguins battle the St. … See the rest here

Nugent-Hopkins making big impact for Oilers (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
If Ryan Nugent-Hopkins keeps this up, he’ll find himself in some pretty exclusive company. … Go here to read the rest

Blues at Penguins – 11-23-11 Source: Empty Netters
PREGAME hH5uCnhDZHM -Greetings from a cold, clear, Thanksgiving eve in Pittsburgh. It’s dark, so we dont’ have many photos from a walk up … Go here to read the rest

Bettman pleased with early returns on NHL season (PA SportsTicker) Source: Yahoo Sports
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer … See the article here

Hitchcock one of Crosby’s biggest fans (The Canadian Press) Source: Yahoo Sports
PITTSBURGH, Pa. … See more here

Pittsburgh Penguins & St. Louis Blues Lines For Tonight Source: The Pensblog
It's still great to see Sidney Crosby in the line-up. … See more here

Twenty Years Later – Islanders 2, Penguins 2 – 11-23-11 Source: Empty Netters
“Twenty Years Later” is a segment with a highly unimaginative name which will appear on Empty Netters throughout the 2011-12 season. We will examine the Penguins’ 1991-92 season which led to the second Stanley Cup title in … … Excerpt from

Post-Morning Skate Buzz: Long-term, Bylsma still plans to unleash new attack with Malkin, Crosby & Staal Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
St. Louis Blues (10-8-2, 22 pts) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (12-6-3, 27 pts) When: 7:08 p.m. | Where: Consol Energy Center TV: Root Sports (HD) Referees: Hebert Ghislain (22); Don VanMassenhoven (21); Linesmen Pierre Champoux (67); Steve Barton (59) Post-Morning Skate Buzz 18 Minutes or less for Crosby? … Continue reading here

Barbecue Bruce Opens His Fat Mouth Yet Again Source: The Pensblog
Isn't there an ethics involved in shit talking? You know, “talk the talk, walk the walk” and all that happy horseshit … See more here

Blues’ Stewart returns – 11-23-11 Source: Empty Netters
The Blues will have forward Chris Stewart (above) back in the lineup tonight after he finished a three-game suspension for a hit from behind against Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall Nov. 15: 9SX0NLOPFhI With Stewart back, the Blues lines and defensive pairings are expected to look like this : Alexander … … More here

We like Mike – 11-23-11 Source: Empty Netters
If you haven’t heard Mike Lange’s goal calls from Monday’s memorable game, do yourself a favor and play the video posted below: yUCdYtjIY8A … Read more here

Video: Verizon Game Day Report (11/23/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Steve Mears breaks down tonight’s game against the St. Louis Blues. … Watch here

Video: Game-Day: Sidney Crosby (11/23/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Sidney Crosby talks to the media before tonight’s game against the St. Louis Blues. … Video here

Video: Game-Day: Zbynek Michalek (11/23/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Zbynek Michalek talks to the media before tonight’s game against the St. Louis Blues. … See video here

Video: Coach’s Corner: Game-Day (11/23/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
Head Coach Dan Bylsma talks to reporters before tonight’s game against the St. Louis Blues. … View video here

WEEKLY RINKO: Dec/Jan game pot up to $800 Source: The Pensblog
The deadline to sign up for the December/January game is December 1st. Sign up here. Currently prize pool is $830. [ rinko ] In the current game, the race is coming down to the wire: There are some people that did select Crosby. … Visit link

Morning Pens Buzz: Moving forward, things won’t be as easy for Crosby, Pens as they were Monday night Source: Inside Pittsburgh Sports
Morning Pens Buzz – Sidney Crosby’s performance Monday night could not have been scripted better and Pittsburgh could not have faced a better opponent. The Islanders are an AHL team right now with no direction and they played right into the moment Monday night and rolled over for the Penguins … Go here to read the rest

STATS: Steve Sullivan is Mr. Wednesday Night Source: The Pensblog
Steve Sullivan's stat line on Wednesday nights is interesting: GP Goals Assists Points +/- 152 40 53 93 -24 Via Yahoo's split stats : Sullivan also has 49 points in 60 games against the Blues. … Link

Penguins Report: Game Day vs. St. Louis Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pens lines (10:33 AM). 10:58 AM: St. Louis Blues TV color analyst Darren Pang is in the house!! He chatted with Steve Mears on “Penguins Live” on Penguins 24/7 Radio … Continue reading here

Which players have most grassroots support for NHL All-Star Game? (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
The first results from the 2012 NHL All-Star Game voting are in, and well, the game’s in Ottawa, and there are three Senators (Erik Karlsson, Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza) and one ex-Senator (Zdeno Chara) currently in starting positions Continue reading … More

VIDEO: Rick DiPietro stealing MAF’s shutout puck Source: The Pensblog
From reader Nathan K. … Visit link

About the Blues – 11-23-11 Source: Empty Netters
A preview of the Blues. When and where: 7 p.m., EST; Consol Energy Center … Visit link

Empty Netter Assists – 11-23-11 Source: Empty Netters
Penguins -” If he came back and just was average for a month, I think that would eat him up .” – Brooks Orpik on you know who (above). … Read this article

Video: UPMC Spotlight: Sidney Crosby (11/23/11) Source: penguins.nhl.com
UPMC Penguins Spotlight focuses on Sidney Crosby’s stellar performance against the New York Islanders … To see video click here

5 things to know about the Blues Source: The Pensblog
Who we'll hate, who to be scared of, and more. Read more for the breakdown… 1. … View post

Pens fans are fat idiots Source: The Pensblog
Remember this guy? Complete devastation in his body language. Turns out he attended the game with a Pens fan, and said Pens fan took a screenshot of Stunned's Facebook status following the game: … View post

24/7 DVD discount Source: The Pensblog
G. … See the article here

VIDEO: Rick DiPietro stealing game puck Source: The Pensblog
Nate K, a familiar name in our inbox, sent this e-mail… So I was at the Pens Isles game and I took a few videos throughout the game in hopes of catching somethingmemorable.I took one of the final few seconds of the game and when I watched them later on I realized what I caught. After the horn sounds and the Penscongratulate Fleury you can see DiPietro go and pick up the game puck just beating a pens trainer to it … Continue reading here

Chat live with Dejan Kovacevic today Source: Tribune-Review
Tribune-Review columnist Dejan Kovacevic will hold his weekly chat with readers about Pittsburgh sports at noon today. … Read more

Crosby return to Pens draws big local rating Source: Tribune-Review
The game averaged an astronomical overnight Nielsen rating of 15.36 on the Root Sports Pittsburgh cable network. … Continue reading here

Crosby return has Pens’ Malkin thinking Cup Source: Tribune-Review
Penguins star Evgeni Malkin admitted to being blown away by Sidney Crosby’s four-point performance vs. the Islanders. … Follow this link

Crosby lifts defense’s production with Pens Source: Tribune-Review
History shows the Penguins’ blue line especially defenseman Kris Letang is far more productive with Sidney Crosby in the lineup. … Read this article

Sid’s return the day after Source: Post Gazette
Normalcy takes over at practice and in the locker room a few hours after Crosby’s stunning re-entry prods some people into projecting him into the NHL scoring race … More here

Bylsma sharing Payne’s agony Source: Post Gazette
Dan Bylsma has had enormous success with the Penguins, going 126-62-22 with a Stanley Cup title since he accepted his first NHL coaching job in February 2009. Still, Bylsma knows how fickle things can be in his profession. … Go here to read the rest

Mitchell’s 3rd-period goal cools off Blues, 3-2 Source: Post Gazette
Mike Richards had a goal and an assist Tuesday night, and Willie Mitchell scored the winner with his first goal this season to help the visiting Los Angeles Kings slip past the St. … Follow this link

Pittsburgh Penguins: Blues Game Will Bring Normalcy After Sidney Crosby’s Return Source: Bleacher Report
On Monday night, it finally happened. … The rest is here

Stunned Pic Of The Night 11.22 Source: The Pensblog
Stunned type: The I'm not playing the Penguins so I can't get my team to play stunned face. Asshole. Tampa lost 7-1 to the Leafs … Read more

Montreal and Boston fans fight in the stands. Source: The Pensblog
Via Larry Brown Sports: Perhaps Montreal’s 1-0 loss to the Bruins on Monday night would help explain why a pretty big fan fight broke out in the middle of the game. The intriguing part about it is it almost looks like no Boston fans are involved based on attire, although 25Stanley.com said it was a Bruins-Habs thing … Read more here

Penguins vs. Blues Scouting Report Source: penguins.nhl.com
Pittsburgh Penguins Overall: 12-6-3-27 Home: 7-1-1-15 Road: 5-5-2-12 WHEN: Nov. 23, 2011 – 7:0… … Visit link

Fan Guide vs. St. Louis Source: penguins.nhl.com
The Pittsburgh Penguins will battle the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, November 23 at CONSOL Energy Center. Here are some tips for fans who plan to attend the game: Doors will open at 6:00 pm for the 7:00 pm start … … Visit link

Crosby feels no serious after effects from first game back (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Yahoo Sports
Sidney Crosby said he felt fine Tuesday, one day after his spectacular return to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Crosby said he was tired but had no concussion-like symptoms after his first game in 10 months, and he expects to be ready to play again Wednesday when the Penguins are home… … Visit link

Pittsburgh Penguins Fans Finally Get a Look at the Lineup Shero Envisioned Source: Bleacher Report
Sidney Crosby returned to the game of hockey Monday night in Pittsburgh and put on an amazing individual performance. Two goals. Two assists. No rust, no hesitation, and no indication that the Penguins’ captain had missed nearly eleven months with one of the most serious injuries imaginable. … More

Sidney Crosby Show Back on the Air—Did the NHL Learn Anything in His Absence? Source: Bleacher Report
Sidney Crosby is a luminary athlete who comes along once in a lifetime, one who can negotiate the regimen of an ice sheet 200 x 85 feet with such deft and precision that the other eleven men on the ice with him appear to be moving at half-speed. Before he was legally able to rent a car, Sidney Crosby’s play has garnered all of the major individual awards the NHL gives to its most outstanding players. And by all accounts it appears as if he’s just getting started. … More here

Sidney Crosby: His 10 Worst Moments in Hockey Source: Bleacher Report
Chances are if you clicked in to take a look at what this article is about, you are not like me. You probably do not like Sidney Crosby , nor do you have much good to say about the Pittsburgh Penguins . This topic was presented and I thought, “This is perfect.” Seriously … Read the rest here

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