Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 97

Jim Rutherford is mindful of his pronouns. It’s not “we.” It’s “they.” The Pittsburgh Penguins would be “they.” “I’m usually very careful with my words, as you’ve known over the years,” the team’s former general manager said by phone Saturday. “I went to ‘they’ relatively quickly as I left.” Rutherford...

The Penguins’ taxi squad is no more. With NHL’s rosters expanded for the postseason, the Penguins essentially dissolved their taxi squad. Defensemen Juuso Riikola, Yannick Weber and goaltender Emil Larmi were recalled to the NHL roster while defenseman Josh Maniscalco was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL)....

Maxime Lagace hasn’t had many positive results this season. Or bad ones for that matter. Mainly, he just hasn’t played a great deal this season. And that’s by design. When the Pittsburgh Penguins signed Legace to a one-year, two-way contract in October to be their third goaltender on the organizational...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jared McCann used the “F” word repeatedly Saturday evening in the aftermath of his team’s 1-0 home win against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. He uttered it at least three or four times. It was clear he had a message he wanted to convey. “We...

The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Maxime Lagace in their regular season finale, a home contest against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. Lagace’s status was announce via statement. With starter Tristan Jarry and backup Casey DeSmith each sidelined due to undisclosed injuries, Lagace will be...

Observations from the Penguins’ 8-4 win against the Sabres: Four goals in a game isn’t exactly the be-all, end-all achievement for an NHL player. After all, the record is seven, as established in the earliest days of the NHL by Quebec Bulldogs star Joe Malone in a 10-6 home win...

Thankfully for Jeff Carter, his shot is better than his memory. On Thursday, the forward, just over three weeks into his tenure as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins, set a career-high with four goals and led his team to an 8-4 rout of the bumbling Buffalo Sabres at PPG...

Forward Sidney Crosby has been named as the Penguins’ MVP for the 2020-21 season. Voting on the award is conducted amongst the team’s players. Crosby, 33, has appeared in 53 games this season and leads the team with 60 points (23 goals, 37 assists). This is the ninth time Crosby...

The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Thursday’s home game against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. Jarry’s status was announced by coach Mike Sullivan via video conference. In 38 games this season, Jarry has a 24-9-3 record along with a 2.71 goals against average, a...

Observations from the Penguins’ 7-3 win against the Flyers: First things first, no one got injured, substantially at least, in this game. That’s something of a minor miracle given how heated this was. If this game went five minutes longer, someone might have ended up in the hospital. Each instance...

The way Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan sees it, things don’t need to be complicated for his team to have success. Quite the opposite. Literally. “There’s an element of simplicity associated with our game that gives us a chance to be successful and makes us hard to play against,” Sullivan...

Having played all of 15 NHL games over three seasons, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman isn’t all that particular over how opportunity arrives. He’s just grateful when it does arrive. “An opportunity is an opportunity,” Friedman said via video conference. “In this business, when you get an opportunity, you’ve got...

With backup goaltender Casey DeSmith’s status uncertain, the Pittsburgh Penguins recalled reserve goaltender Maxime Lagace from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on an emergency basis. According to CapFriendly, Lagace is signed to a one-year two-way contract with a salary cap hit of $700,000. Lagace, 28, has appeared in...

The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Tuesday’s road game against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center. Jarry’s status was announced via a statement from the team. During Monday’s 7-2 road loss to the Flyers, Jarry replaced an injured Casey DeSmith to open the third period...

The Penguins welcomed forward Evgeni Malkin back to their lineup for a road contest against the hated Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Monday. Activated from long-term injured reserve, Malkin played his first game since suffering a suspected right knee injury March 16. For anyone with a rooting interest...

Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson will be sidelined on a week-to-week basis with a suspected face injury. His status was announced by coach Mike Sullivan via video conference Monday afternoon. Matheson was injured during the second period of Saturday’s 3-0 road win against the Washington Capitals when Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry...

Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin is scheduled to return to the lineup for Monday’s road game against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center. He has missed the past 23 games due to a suspected right knee injury. Malkin’s status was announced by coach Mike Sullivan via video conference. In...