Pens Points: Back-to-Back on Deck
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Thursday is an extra off day for the Pittsburgh Penguins before they wrap up their Western Canada road trip with a back-to-back set against the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks on Friday and Saturday. As it stands, the Penguins are 0-1-1 on the road trip following a loss to Winnipeg then an overtime loss to Calgary.
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A 3-1-0 start to the season has the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins off on the right foot and the team is being led by players the Penguins may need at some point this season. [Pensburgh]
It has been a tough road trip for the Penguins to this point, but Kyle Dubas is focusing on the positives from the two losses and hoping his team can build on what they are learning. [Penguins]
Justin Schultz, a key remember of the Penguins back-to-back Stanley Cup teams in 2016/2017, is continuing is hockey career overseas in Switzerland with HC Lugano. [Trib Live]
Late last season, Jack St. Ivany joined the Penguins during a last second playoff push. His steady play earned him a contract this offseason and he’s proving last year was no fluke. [Trib Live]
Maybe it’s just a slow start or maybe age is finally catching up, but Sidney Crosby has not been his normal self through eight games and it can no longer be ignored. [The Hockey News]
There’s going to be healthy debate where Sidney Crosby ranks among the all-time greats once he retires, but even now still active, Crosby ranks among the Top 3 to ever play the game. [Daily Faceoff]
NHL News and Notes...
If you had hopes of attending the upcoming Four Nations Faceoff set for February, tickets will go on sale starting next Tuesday and Wednesday at Ticketmaster. [NHL]
It looks like once again New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba will get off without any supplemental discipline from the NHL following yet another controversial hit. [ESPN]
A new player tracking tool developed by the NHL gives fans a new way to see how scoring plays come together using moving dots to simulate the players on the ice. [ESPN]