Pittsburgh Penguins 2012 Deadline Trade Rumors

By PenguinPoop.com     January 31, 2012

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We will keep updating this until the trade deadline:

Here we go again, the trade rumors are circling and the Pittsburgh Penguins have been brought up again over and over mostly mentioning the Penguins picking up rental players.

—————- February 1st, 2012

This is not a rumor:  The Penguins picked up 25 year old 6′ Center Cal O’Reilly off waivers from Phoenix.  His cap hit is $375,000.  O’Reilly was originally drafted by Penguins GM Ray Shero back when Shero worked for the Nashville Predators.  It is unknown where O’Reilly fits into the Pens lineup, but this could be a pre-cursor to more moves by Ray Shero.  O’Reily has 13 goals and 40 points in 107 games and does not have any NHL playoff experience.

—————- January 30th, 2012

Scott Cullen – TSN.COM - “The wild card for the Eastern Conference may be the Pittsburgh Penguins. If they know they will have Sidney Crosby available, the Penguins are likely Cup contenders and can make the kind of move that might put them over the hump.”  “Pittsburgh should at least upgrade their secondary scoring. Even once Jordan Staal returns to the lineup, Malkin, James Neal and Chris Kunitz could use additional support if the Penguins are going to make serious noise in the postseason. ”

—————- January 21st, 2012

OTTAWA SUN – “Montreal D Hal Gill will be a hot commodity once the Habs decide to start unloading. The Flyers, Penguins, Panthers and Senators all have interest. Don’t be surprised if Pittsburgh brings back Gill; the Penguins never wanted to lose him to free agency weeks after he helped them win the Cup in 2009″

OTTAWA SUN -  “The Penguins have more than a passing interest in Tampa’s ...

Video: Crews Start Demolition of Civic Arena Roof

By PenguinPoop.com     January 28, 2012

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Video of constuction crews dropping a portion of the Civic Arena’s roof.   At about the 1 minute mark you can see the whole roof slide when the piece is collapsing. 

Ex-Penguins Update: 2012 All-Star Break

By PenguinPoop.com     January 27, 2012

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Here’s a quick glance at how former Penguins are faring at the 2012 All-Star break.

Video: Sobotka Sucker Punches Sullivan (Blues & Penguins)

By PenguinPoop.com     January 24, 2012

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Sobotka Sucker Punches Sullivan (Blues & Penguins)

Video: Alexander Ovechkin Cheap Headshot of Penguins Zbynek Michalek

By PenguinPoop.com     January 22, 2012

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Washington Capital’s Alexander Ovechkin leaves feet and targets Pittsburgh Penguins Zbynek Michalek’s head during afternoon game on January 22, 2012.  Will the NHL take action?

Pittsburgh Penguins First Half of the 2011/2012 Season Report

By PenguinPoop.com     January 13, 2012

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It’s the halfway point of the Penguins season and right now the Penguins are in the midst of one of their biggest downturns in recent history.  They say you can learn from the past so we’ve put together a group of long time Penguins fans, one of whom who wrote a couple books on the Pens, to review how the Penguins season has shaped up so far and what you have to look forward to. 

We are going to kick it off with STH35 who’s been a Penguins season ticket holder for 38 years.

STH35: The first half of the 2011-2012 season has been a nightmare for the Pens.  Amazingly enough, the worst day was 11-21-11 – the day Sid came back.  The team was holding their own in anticipation of his return.  Then eight short games later, he was gone again.  This time, the air went out of the balloon and has not returned.

The loss of Letang was devastating.  He is irreplaceable.  25 minutes a game.  Powerplay.  Penalty kill.  Puck mover.  Physical.  Intense desire to win. There is no one else like him on the roster – maybe not in the League.

Now Staal is gone for a month or so and it seems that the Pens’ drive to win has disappeared.  Even with the adversity there should ...

Baby Penguins Update: January 1, 2012

By PenguinPoop.com     January 1, 2012

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Here’s a quick glance at how the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are faring. The Baby Pens have a record of 18-10-5, good for third place in the East Division (AHL Eastern Conference). Stats are updated through December 31, 2011.