Pre-Season Game 1 (Period 1)

Pens vs Red Wings!!!
Finally hockey is back! Geno, Kuni, and Neal started the game. Martin and Carl Sneep are on defense and Flower in the neat. Geno is looking good, skating well, and going for the puck. The defense is looking good and Tanger is very strong. Walker gets a boarding call about 7-8 minutes into the game, Pens successfully kill it. Flower is getting some early action, he looks sharp. About 12 minutes in Kuni gets the first goal on the blocker side of Howard. Assited by Geno, great play, Geno made nice a tape to tape pass to Kuni.
About 14 minutes in Kronwall scores for the Red Wings on the glove side (top shelf) of Flower. Assited by Datsyuk. Pens are getting good chances and have some nice set-up plays. Red Wings have been spending a bit to much time in our zone. It makes me nervous. Duper is looking good and almost scores.
Geno is doing great! Geno makes a sweet play towards the end of the period. He took the puck from Datsyuk, makes a spin-o-rama move in front of the net and then makes a blind pass to Tanger. Tanger gets a Tang, as the puck hits the goal post. Pens looking good, lets keep up the good work.

Sid, Staalsy, Cookie, Brooksie, Jeffrey and Z are not in the line-up (the ones I have noticed so far)

Go PENS!

Pre-Season Time!

 The Pens will take on the Detroit Red Wings at 7pm in the Consol Energy Center. It will be televised on ROOT Sports and the NHL Network!! That means we can all watch the Pens! Ya! It is hockey night in Pittsburgh and in my house tonight! Welcome back hockey season, we have missed you! I know it is pre-season, but it is Pens hockey! Lets get prepared for the upcoming regular season!

GO PENS!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DISCO DAN!!

Happy Birthday to the Penguins Coach Dan Bylsma (41)!!!! You are a great coach and we love you for it! Keep up the great work and have a great day!

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Sid is doing well!

Sid has been doing great at training camp! He is not doing any contact drills, but is not having to stay out of high-traffic areas in drills. He is not having any symptoms, which is great!! "I'm trying to do everything but get hit right now," Crosby said. Keep up the good work Sid!

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9/19/11 Training Camp

Nothing major changed, normal training camp practice. Things are looking good!

Brooksie and Jeffrey did not skate today, this is part of their normal rehab. Also, Geno thinks he is ready to play!! I hope so, we have missed you Geno! On another note, Mario and Shero watched today's practice!!

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2011 Pens Pre-Season Schedule

Some of the Pre-Season games are going to be televised, so here is the list for you.

Wednesday, September 21st vs Red Wings @7pm (ROOT Sports)

Thursday, September 22nd vs Blackhawks @7pm (ROOT Sports)

Saturday, September 24th vs Wild @3pm (ROOT Sports)

Tuesday, September 27th vs Kings @Kansas City 8pm

Friday, September 30th @ Blackhawks @8:30pm

Sunday, October 2nd @ Red Wings @5pm (PCNC)

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Brooksie Still Recovering!

Brooksie underwent a lower abdominal/hernia surgery this summer (July 20) and is still recovering. The surgery has a recovering time of 6-8 weeks, but he is not 100%. Right now he is just focusing on getting back into game shape. He stated, he is right were he needs to be. I am glad to hear that he is recovering and can't wait for him to be back to 100%. We really need Brooksie on our defense, handing out the big hits.

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SID UPDATE!!!

Sid has been working this summer and doing his normal summer workouts. Sid has finally been cleared for practice and has been working with the team at training camp. He said, he has felt good and that he has really pushed himself. He reported that he has not felt any symptoms after these pratices. At yesterday's training camp practice, Sid got a standing ovation from the crowd and it was really cool. I am so glad to hear that he is doing well and I think everyone in Pittsburgh is happy to see him back on the ice. I think he will make a full recovery and hopefully be ready for the start of the regular season. On a side note, the Pens training camp has been going great. A new line combination of Geno, TK, and Sullivan has been working great together. It is nice to see Geno back in action and doing well. It looks like this year's team is really looking good and I can't wait for the season to start, it has been a long summer. I am finally ready for hockey season to start. First preseason game is Wednesday against the Red Wings @7pm.

Crosby / Pittsburgh Penguins

Malkin / Pittsburgh Penguins

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