Final Day of Camp in Pittsburgh
The Penguins took to the ice for the final day of training camp in Pittsburgh, before taking off for a three day trip through the Canadian Maritimes. The team has been running very structured practices and the players seem thrilled. Michael Therrien is doing a great job of implementing his system and clearly defining what he wants done on the ice. Many of the players have been vocal about feeling a difference from last year. Noticing the structure. Players who were here last year have felt even more comfortable because they know the drills and the system and can work on getting better at it.
The team played it's final intra-squad scrimmage with the Black team taking the series 2 games to 1. It didn't seem as if that would be the case early as the White squad jumped out to a three goal lead on tallies by Dan Carcillo, John LeClair and Jonathan Filewich. The shut out didn't last long as Evgeni Malkin scored on an awesome one timer. He entered the zone and took a feed from Mark Recchi, he dropped a subtle pass to Sergei Gonchar and glided to the right face off circle. Gonchar got him the puck and he buried up above Marc-Andre Fleury's glove hand, sending the water bottle flying! The period ended with White holding a 3-1 lead.
Period two got underway and the team exchanged penalty shot goals by Max Talbot and Ryan Whitney. That left the score at 4-2. As the period moved on, Ryan Stone and Tyler Kennedy scored to knot the game at 4 all. The teams exchanged chances and it looked like OT was inevitable. That was until Max Talbot drew a penalty shot with :22 seconds remaining in the period. His shot found it's way into the net giving Black the victory.
The team made a few roster moves before leaving for Halifax. They reassigned 4 players to their Wilkes Barre-Scranton AHL affiliate: Forwards - Jordan Morrison, Mathieu Roy, Tim Wallace and Defenseman - Paul Bissonnette. They also reassigned goaltender Patrick Ehelechner to Duisburg (Germany).
Ronald Petrovicky looks to be out for 8-10 weeks following his hip surgery on Friday.
Sidney Crosby looks very strong in camp. He looks poised for a huge year. Not only is he throwing his body around a bit, he looks at least a step faster. His line looked strong throughout the 3 days in Pittsburgh and Nils Ekman seems to be settling right in with he and Colby Armstrong.
The team will actually be practicing in Moncton, New Brunswick beginning today. They will face the Ottawa Senators tomorrow night in Halifax and the Philadelphia Flyers in Moncton Wednesday.
The team played it's final intra-squad scrimmage with the Black team taking the series 2 games to 1. It didn't seem as if that would be the case early as the White squad jumped out to a three goal lead on tallies by Dan Carcillo, John LeClair and Jonathan Filewich. The shut out didn't last long as Evgeni Malkin scored on an awesome one timer. He entered the zone and took a feed from Mark Recchi, he dropped a subtle pass to Sergei Gonchar and glided to the right face off circle. Gonchar got him the puck and he buried up above Marc-Andre Fleury's glove hand, sending the water bottle flying! The period ended with White holding a 3-1 lead.
Period two got underway and the team exchanged penalty shot goals by Max Talbot and Ryan Whitney. That left the score at 4-2. As the period moved on, Ryan Stone and Tyler Kennedy scored to knot the game at 4 all. The teams exchanged chances and it looked like OT was inevitable. That was until Max Talbot drew a penalty shot with :22 seconds remaining in the period. His shot found it's way into the net giving Black the victory.
The team made a few roster moves before leaving for Halifax. They reassigned 4 players to their Wilkes Barre-Scranton AHL affiliate: Forwards - Jordan Morrison, Mathieu Roy, Tim Wallace and Defenseman - Paul Bissonnette. They also reassigned goaltender Patrick Ehelechner to Duisburg (Germany).
Ronald Petrovicky looks to be out for 8-10 weeks following his hip surgery on Friday.
Sidney Crosby looks very strong in camp. He looks poised for a huge year. Not only is he throwing his body around a bit, he looks at least a step faster. His line looked strong throughout the 3 days in Pittsburgh and Nils Ekman seems to be settling right in with he and Colby Armstrong.
The team will actually be practicing in Moncton, New Brunswick beginning today. They will face the Ottawa Senators tomorrow night in Halifax and the Philadelphia Flyers in Moncton Wednesday.
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