Will Sidney Crosby ever play hockey AGAIN?
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning…
What will (and what could) the Penguins do with their newest first-round pick? Gretz hypothesizes that the team could draft two long-term pieces for the next generation or flip a pick for a more immediate asset. [PensBurgh]
Sidney Crosby’s status for Friday’s game against the New York Rangers remains uncertain, and his potential lack of availability has the Pittsburgh Penguins reevaluating their options at center if he’s forced to miss time. [Trib Live]
Kevin Acklin will be stepping away as president of business operations for the Penguins, saying he plans on remaining with the team through the end of this season. [Trib Live]
After their annual Black Hockey History game earlier this week, the Penguins honored the legacy of the organization’s Black players and hockey player Willie O’Ree, who broke the NHL’s color barrier, with a portrait by Pittsburgh visual artist Ashanté Josey. [Trib Live]
News and notes from around the NHL…
The “NHL on TNT” panel of analysts ripped into Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard for supposedly making “pond hockey” plays, and that’s why he’s a terrible leader, apparently. [The Hockey News]
The Great 8 Race continued Thursday night. Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th NHL goal to help the Washington Capitals rally for a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. [NHL]