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‘Should be fun for all’: Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews’ playoff debuts...
It’s 2005-06 all over again for Wayne Gretzky when it comes to youngsters Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews making their NHL playoff debuts. The Great One couldn’t help but share his enthusiasm in a...
View ArticleConnor McDavid scores, Erik Karlsson wheels and deals: How solo brilliance...
At times, playoff hockey is so tight, it seems the only way a team might score is on a seeing-eye shot or a head-scratching bounce that catches everyone by surprise. (The first play is how Tom Wilson...
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Sid vs. Ovi still the best rivalry in hockey: Three observations from Game 1...
Washington versus Pittsburgh. When the playoffs began, this is the matchup that all of us desperately wanted to see. And yet, it seems a bit premature that it’s happening in the second round. After...
View ArticleWashington Capitals’ Kevin Shattenkirk scores in overtime to seal...
PITTSBURGH — On Monday morning, Washington Capitals defenceman Kevin Shattenkirk stood in front of his locker and admitted his struggles. Capitals Coach Barry Trotz had criticized his play this...
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Pittsburgh Penguins-Washington Capitals series feels like it will hinge on...
Can the Pittsburgh Penguins win without Sidney Crosby? That’s the question being asked today after Crosby left Game 3 of the conference semi-final with what appeared to be a head and/or leg injury. It...
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Penguins have some sharp words on Sidney Crosby hit by Matt Niskanen: ‘I...
PITTSBURGH — The lasting images from Monday night’s game, at least from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ perspective, may be captain Sidney Crosby getting cross-checked by Washington Capitals defenceman Matt...
View ArticlePittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby diagnosed with concussion after Game 3 hit
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby has been diagnosed with a concussion and will not play in Game 4, Penguins Coach Mike Sullivan said Tuesday. Sullivan said Crosby will be “day-to-day from there.” Crosby...
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Alex Ovechkin’s slash, Matt Niskanen’s hit, Sidney Crosby’s injury epitomize...
Because it’s the Cup. That old NHL marketing campaign, which featured players battling through adversity, injuries and insurmountable obstacles on their way to winning a championship, is one way of...
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Hockey’s Dark Secret: (Some) fans despise Sidney Crosby so much they cheer...
Sidney Crosby was lying face down on the ice. He wasn’t moving. It didn’t look good. Crosby had been thwacked in the back of the head by Alexander Ovechkin’s stick before being crosschecked to the side...
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‘I felt ill’: Pittsburgh Penguins’ former GM reflects on Sidney Crosby’s...
Ray Shero was nauseous. Sitting with a number of his scouts on Monday evening, the New Jersey Devils general manager glanced up at the television screen at the Pittsburgh-Washington playoff game and...
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Sidney Crosby fell hard into the boards a week after he was injured — and...
PITTSBURGH — After Sidney Crosby barreled into the boards near the end of the first period Monday, he lay face down on the ice for a few moments before pushing himself up. Crosby then paused on his...
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Sidney Crosby incident just the latest sign the NHL’s concussion protocols...
Storylines abound for the third round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Can the Penguins repeat? Is Erik Karlsson, in fact, a robot? Will P.K. Subban continue to rub Marc Bergevin’s face in it? And also...
View ArticleMurray, Crosby play starring roles as Penguins even Eastern Conference Final...
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators were fit to be tied. The Eastern Conference final is down to a best-of-three after the Senators suffered a disappointing 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 of...
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Plenty riding on Game 7 for Sidney Crosby: Chance to lead Pittsburgh Penguins...
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby was his usual cool self as he prepared for another monumental game in his already storied career. “You’ve got to refocus,” said the 29-year-old moments after a close Game 6...
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‘Sid scores, I want to score two’: Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby, Evgeni...
PITTSBURGH — This is how it works with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. “It’s a good competition between me and Sid,” the usually quiet Malkin said. “It’s like, Sid scores, I want to score two. “Sid...
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Sidney Crosby needs his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates to step up to defeat...
NASHVILLE — We have finally found a flaw in Sidney Crosby: He can’t play defence for the Pittsburgh Penguins. And he can’t play the wing or in goal and in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final, the Penguins...
View ArticlePittsburgh Penguins take cue from Sidney Crosby in Game 5 rout of Nashville...
PITTSBURGH — The problem was never Sidney Crosby. It never is. No, the reason why the Pittsburgh Penguins headed into Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final having blown a 2-0 series lead to the Nashville...
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Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby proving — again — he is truly something...
PITTSBURGH — There is a framed newspaper page on the wall of the press box at PPG Paints Arena with the championship headline: “It’s Mario’s Team.” It will soon be time for another page, another frame,...
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Sidney Crosby laying waste to the myth that he can’t adapt to whoever lines...
NASHVILLE — Like all myths, it’s difficult to know where this one started. Maybe it was because he tried and failed with Bill Guerin, Marian Hossa and James Neal. Maybe it was because Chris Kunitz had...
View ArticleBarry Trotz can’t help but feel his Nashville history
NASHVILLE — The one that got away. That comes to mind when talking to Barry Trotz, the Washington Capitals head coach who prior to his current gig had spent 15 long years coaching the Nashville...
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