Penguins drop lead, give up and lose to Devils 4-3 in OT
pensburgh.com 1/31/2009 — "The streak ends tonight." 6:50 text message to John from In Lou We Trust Three hours later the faceoff was set to come in the Penguins' zone with one minute and four seconds remaining in a 3-3 overtime. "If the Devils score here," I said ...

Pittsburgh Penguins Midseason Reviews
penguinsexperience.com 1/8/2009 — Tuesday's game against the Atlanta Thrashers was the Pittsburgh Penguins's 41st game of the season. That means we have officially hit the midway point of the 2008-2009 NHL season. Midseason is a good time to look back at the performance of ...

Is Brendan Shanahan In The Best Shape Of His Life? PENS LOSE
thepensblog.blogspot.com 1/2/2009 — We're not ones to start spreading rumors, but then again we are only repeating things we saw unfold. During the first period we tried listening to the radio side of the broadcast, but it was too behind the play. But before we switch Mike Lange ...

Two Telling Stats
banginpanger.com 1/15/2009 — 2 stats can attribute to the fall of the Penguins, last in shots per game and being outscored in the 3rd period. This explores those two facets of the Pens' game.

PENGUINS: WB/S Baby Pens Mid-Season Report
faceoff-factor.com 1/12/2009 — January 11 --- Faceoff Factor: Take a look at the stats, player type, and further analysis of all 26 players from the half-way point...

Some thoughts on the Penguins
cyclelikesedins.blogspot.com 2/9/2009 — Maybe it's just not meant to be. The Penguins spent the first few months of the season without two of their top four D, minus key veteran support players and with a handful of mediocre new players to try to fill the gaps. Perhaps instead of deriding the team for wasting the work of the top two ...

Looks Like We're In For Nasty Weather. PENS LOSE.
thepensblog.blogspot.com 12/31/2008 — We thought this game was gonna be like a classic episode of Home Improvement. Instead, it turned into an episode of Family Feud when Al Borland hosted it. What a mistake. It's like every home game now is an AFC Championship ...

PENGUINS: Let’s Get Back To Basics
faceoff-factor.com 1/30/2009 — January 29 --- Faceoff Factor: ...And no, I’m not talking to the players. I’m talking to you, the fans. --- A friendly reminder to all of our readers, myself included, to enjoy the journey we’re about to take. --- This is what hockey is all about...

Philadelphia announcers know what's best for Penguins
pensburgh.com 1/12/2009 — I turned on last night's Flyers/Leafs game for a few minutes in effort to catch a glimpse of this recently dubbed 'hot' team the Pens have waiting for them on Tuesday night.  Of course the ten minutes that I tune in for just happen to be at the ...

Pittsburgh Penguins Retired Numbers: Should there be more?
penguinsexperience.com 11/26/2008 — The Pittsburgh Penguins have two retired numbers: #66 for Mario Lemieux, the greatest player in the history of the franchise, and #21 for Michel Briere, a young phenom whose life was tragically cut short. Out of all the men who have wore a ...

Pittsburgh Penguins: Midseason Report Card — Bleacher Report - NHL 1/22/2009
The 2008-'09 Pittsburgh Penguins has left me feeling almost exactly the same way that 24: Redemption left me feeling back in November. There was this big build up of excitement and anticipation waiting for the the two hour back story for the ...

Marty St. Louis to Replace Sidney Crosby at NHL All-Star Game — Bleacher Report - NHL 1/22/2009
Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning will replace fan favourite Sidney Crosby at this weekend's All Star Game and skills competition, citing an ailing knee. Crosby was questionable for the mid-season festivities earlier in the week, and at ...

Sidney Crosby Withdraws from All-Star Game Due to Injury — Bleacher Report - NHL 1/22/2009
For yet another year, the NHL All-Star Game will be without one of its biggest stars. Sidney Crosby, who currently sits second in the league in scoring with 60 points, will rest his injured knee over the All-Star break at the advice of his doctors. ...

Injured Crosby to miss All-Star game (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 1/22/2009
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will miss the All-Star game because of an injured left knee. Tampa Bay Lightning leading scorer Martin St. Louis will replace Crosby on the Eastern Conference roster, the NHL announced Thursday. The game is ...

Injured Crosby to miss All-Star game — The Seattle Times: Sports 1/22/2009
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will miss the All-Star game because of an injured left knee.