Pens Labyrinth - A Pittsburgh Penguins Blog

Jan. 13, 2012: Sunrise, FL, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins left wing James Neal (right) celebrates his third period goal with teammate Evgeni Malkin (left) against the the Florida Panthers at the BankAtlantic Center. Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-US PRESSWIRE

Malkin was the First Pittsburgh Penguin to be Chosen in the 3rd round of the NHL All Star Fantasy Draft by Team Chara.    Malkin is currently the Points leader and questionably the best Player in Hockey.

He was followed up Kris Letang in the 5th round by Team Alfredson.    Kris Letang was a late add to the team for he just got back on the ice within the last couple of weeks from a Concusstion. Continue reading this post »

Here is a sampling of the latest News and Notes from around the Atlantic Division.

bluelinestation.com  - “A Draft Night In Ottawa”  

broadstreetbuzz.com – “Breaking Down Hartnells Recent PowerPlay Surge”  

eysonisles.com –             “Hockey From The Blind Side” 

pucksandpitchforks.com –  ”Buffalo Sabres vs. New Jersey Devils” 

Checkout these and more from all of our Fansided.com links and affiliates.

If you have any questions or comments or would like to follow me on Twitter, you can at Sports Monger.   You can also like me on Facebook at Pittsburghsportsmonger.    Lastly, do not miss a minute of Penguins Talk from Sports Monger Radio tonight at 11pm.

January 20, 2012; Pittsburgh,PA, USA: Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin (71) scores a goal in the shootout against Montreal Canadiens goalie Peter Budaj (30) at the CONSOL Energy Center. The Pens won 5-4 in a shootout. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USPRESSWIRE

If you are the Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara, who is he going to pick first?Will it be Tim Thomas?   Is team loyalty going to win out over choosing someone that can score? Not sure how you take a Goalie first in a game that lacks defense as much as this game will.

If you are Daniel Alfredson, who will he be choosing first?      Will he choose scoring talent or will he choose to go the route of a goalie?     This should be simple.    You get a high scoring center that can not only score, but can generate goals with assists and plays hard on both sides of the ice.      Wonder who I am thinking of…. Continue reading this post »

Sorry Tampa Bay Fans, but this is a great sample of What Makes Malkin The Best Player In Hockey!

Alexander Ovechkin has decided since he was to sit out 3 games because of an illegal hit to Michalek, that he would not take part in All Star Weekend. Because he made this choice, James Neal was added to the roster. This will be Neal’s 1st All Star game and he will be accompanied by Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang.    Here is the LINK to James Neals Biggest Highlights!

(Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

The Pittsburgh Penguins got off to another fast start against the St Louis Blues, but the Blues came  back to tie only to lose the game in a Shootout as the Pens extend their Streak to 7 games.     Continue reading this post »

I wrote about it earlier, and it happened. The Punishment Czar gave Ovechkin 3 games for that illegal hit. He is considered a repeat offender, not this year but in previous years he has taken a few liberties. Because of these liberties, the NHL was not going to let this hit go unnoticed. I think it would have been fair to say that he would have gotten more games if Michalek would have been injured from the hit.

You make the call, do the Pittsburgh Penguins or the NHL have a beef with Alexandre Ovechkin?     Is this not the kind of hit they are trying to eliminate from the league?     I think so. Continue reading this post »