You have to take the good with the bad sometimes and in the case of last nights 6-1 win over the Habs, Crosby's hat trick comes with a heavy price, Malkin is out for 2-3 weeks with a shoulder injury. For the full story check out the Pens site.

With all the injuries and Tyler Kennedy and Chris Kunitz not attending practice, we'll have a chance to see some of the depth within the system shine.

On Monday, Mikey and Big Bob of the KISS FM 96.1 Morning Freak Show fire up 'I Bleed Black n Gold' to let one of their regular callers...the infamous Eileen from Blawnox, talk to Evgeni Malkin. This one's pretty damn funny!



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Another amazing game last night. The Pens upended the streaking Thrashers 6 - 2 with strong play on offense, defense and in goal. It looks like the Penguins are running on all cylinders at just the right time of the year. Now tied with the Flyers at 84 pts, we are looking at (knock on wood) a potential first round series with our state-mates. While, thats a ways off the Pens just need to stay focused and keep winning games. More scenarios to come. Congrats to Geno on surpassing 100 points on the season with his 5 point showing. Speaking of Malkin...

The legacy of Evgeni Malkin's post-game interviews has become the high point to many Pittsburgher's game day entertainment. This is for two good reasons. One, they only interview Geno when the Pens win (so far) and two, he has such a, um, er unique way of putting things. Thank you Sarge for helping him with the English. Without Sergei's aid, none of these fantastic spots would likely be possible.

The St. Patty's night game was full of just about everything you'd want to see in a game. Your team winning in a dominating fashion, the defensive pair 2 on 1 for a Mark Eaton goal, Staalsy playing like a beast and controlling the puck as if his blade were glue, Crosby continuing to tally points, MAF making some huge saves, Malkin inches away from the hat trick, the penalty shot (even though it missed the net completely) and of course and good old fashioned hockey brawl!

LETS GO PENS!!!

After a thrilling comeback in what turned out to be one of the most entertaining games of the season, the Pens faced the Panthers in a heated shootout. Hoping the luck we witnessed last week in Washington would somehow carry over, fans sat on the edge of their seat. With some heluva-moves Letang, Malkin and Fleury chalked up the additional point.

As if the game wasn't good enough, the hockey gods graced us with a Geno interview. Evgeni Malkin's post game interview was awesome as usual. Listen closely to when he explains how he practices the shootout.

Evgeni Malkin scored what was arguably the best looking goal during Sunday's All-Star Game. Geno tried quite a few times to set up some drop passes and spin-o-ramas, but this was the only one that came to fruition.  

After the dismal performance Monday night in New York, it was starting to look pretty gloomy. Pens fans were starting to stir and the All Star Game couldn't come soon enough. Alas, reason to rejoice! The Pens top Atlanta 3 - 1 at Mellon Arena and the slump is (at least temporarily) over. So what if they are the worst defense in the league, we won. If this would have gone the other way, who knows what type of rioting would have arisen in the strip post game.



Time to look at the pluses. Fleury looked like he was returning to his All-Star-hopeful-self. Making a handful of game changing saves to keep the Pens in the game. It was even looking like he could go for the shut out for a while there. Malkin put up three more points to increase his league points lead back to 10. Crosby scored in dramatic fashion with a waist-high redirect. The defense looked good all around, not allowing many breaks and making wiser passes. Ruslan Fedetanko got a nice shot on that damned Colby Armstrong, even though he had to leave the game after. And of course...Petr Gunn was so close to a hat trick he could taste it. He was practically drooling when the Thrashers pulled Lehtonen with a little over a minute remaining. But couldn't quite close the deal due to a Kozlov cross-checking penalty. Maybe next time Sykora! Keep shootin buddy.

Even though it was a small victory and only two points, it's a start. The first power play goal of the game appeared to rejuvinate the boys and the rest was history. All hope is that it sticks and we continue to build confidence and gain momentum enough to keep racking up the wins. Come on...how depressing was it to see the graphic with Pittsburgh out of the playoff picture? We can't have that now!

While a slump is hard for fans, players and the organization overall it is important to remember who we are and why we are so passionate in the first place. With that in mind we'll try to dig up some old favorites and newer soon-to-be classics. Just to keep our hearts in the right spot. Enjoy.

This is a Geno video from last summer. A good collection of clips with impacting text.