Last night’s matchup between the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins had plenty of dramatics despite being a modest three-goal event. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety involved themselves this morning bestowing a $5K fine on Pittsburgh forward Evgeni Malkin for slashing and fining Boston defenseman Nikita Zadorov $5K for unsportsmanlike conduct. Both fines serve as the … [Read more...] about Evgeni Malkin Fined By Department Of Player Safety
Penguins Remain Active In The Trade Market
TSN’s Darren Dreger is reporting that Philadelphia Flyers defender Rasmus Ristolainen is drawing a lot of interest on the NHL trade market. The 30-year-old defenseman is his fourth year with the Flyers and has two years left on his contract after this season with a cap hit of $5.1MM. Ristolainen has been playing in Philadelphia’s top four and averaging over 20 minutes a game … [Read more...] about Penguins Remain Active In The Trade Market
Snapshots: Hronek, Friedman, Pickering, Sillinger, Chinakhov
Vancouver Canucks defenseman Filip Hronek is expected to miss a “while” with an upper-body injury per Irfaan Gaffar of Daily Faceoff. Hronek seemed to suffer a shoulder injury in Vancouver’s Wednesday loss to the Penguins, after getting hit awkwardly into the boards by Pittsburgh defenseman Jack St. Ivany. Any extended absence from Hronek would be hard for Vancouver to bear. … [Read more...] about Snapshots: Hronek, Friedman, Pickering, Sillinger, Chinakhov
Lizotte A Game-Time Decision, Glass Out
Josh Getzoff, play-by-play commentator of the Pittsburgh Penguins, gave a few injury updates for the team today. Getzoff shares that forward Blake Lizotte, who hasn’t played since November 13th, will be a game-time decision for the team’s game tonight against the Vancouver Canucks. There’s worse news regarding Cody Glass as Getzoff, unfortunately, shares he will miss his ninth … [Read more...] about Lizotte A Game-Time Decision, Glass Out
Pittsburgh Penguins Place Valtteri Puustinen On Waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins are creating additional room for their recent trade acquisition, Philip Tomasino. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that the Penguins have placed Valtteri Puustinen on waivers to eventually assign him to their AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. It’ll be the first time Puustinen’s been on waivers after being a frequent call-up of the … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh Penguins Place Valtteri Puustinen On Waivers