When I was talking to Shawn P. Roarke and Dan Rosen for the “NHL @TheRink” podcast Dec. 28, they asked what team could stand in the way of the Boston Bruins out of the Western Conference. My immediate answer was the Avalanche (27-18-3) even though they trail the Calgary Flames by one point for the…… read more »
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Stevenson scores career-high in West Virginia’s big win over Oklahoma
Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports Good morning! This is the Shotgun Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup. Welcome, By-Godders, to The Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU’s best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor, and daily distractions. Another career-high showing for fifth-year senior Erik Stevenson helped the West Virginia men’s basketball team blow out Oklahoma, 93-61, on Saturday…… read more »
Malkin still consistent force for Penguins, closes in on 1,200 NHL points
“There’s times where it’s like, ‘Holy cow, how do you stop this guy?'” Penguins general manager Ron Hextall said. The 36-year-old center has 1,196 points (463 goals, 733 assists) in 1,030 games heading into Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh (7 p.m. ET; TVAS, ATTSN-PT, ALT, ESPN+). Malkin would become…… read more »
Avalanche look to rumble up the standings
Boy, being the Stanley Cup Champions will motivate you to do anything and think anything is possible. Such is the case for the Colorado Avalanche. In fact, even with the weekend’s festivities at the NHL All-Star Game, they were focused and still had sights set on a repeat at the season’s end. Nathan MacKinnon in…… read more »
NHL trade deadline: Should these 10 bubble teams buy or sell?
There are less than four weeks until the NHL trade deadline on March 3 and the market is still taking shape.… read more »
The Week Ahead: Penguins start with huge challenge
The Pittsburgh Penguins return from the All-Star break on Tuesday night, looking to get rid of the awful stench that came from their ugly pre-break loss to the San Jose Sharks. It will also be an opportunity to set the tone for what will hopefully be a better and more consistent second half of the…… read more »
Penguins GM Not Interested in Adding Trade Sweeteners
Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall made one thing clear during his recent media availability – don’t expect to see him include top draft picks just to move out salary. Hextall would love to create some more salary cap flexibility ahead of the March 3 trade deadline, however it’s going to come at a price…… read more »
Bus announcement for Crescent area in Raleigh County
As of Feb 6, 7:31am: In Raleigh County near Crescent, Bus 261 is running 10 minutes late for Elementary runs.… read more »
Pens Points: We now resume regularly-scheduled programming
Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… General manager Ron Hextall gave a media briefing Sunday afternoon as the Pittsburgh Penguins prepare to duel with the defending Stanley Cup champions in the Colorado Avalanche. Hextall said, in part, the Penguins “would like to get better” via trade. The Penguins recalled reserve goaltender Dustin…… read more »
Pittsburgh hosts Colorado after Malkin’s 2-goal game
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Colorado Avalanche after Evgeni Malkin’s two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Penguins’ 6-4 loss. Pittsburgh is 24-16-9 overall and 14-6-4 at home.… read more »