PensBurgh Sep 24, 2023
Reilly Smith adding latest chapter to the book of Evgeni Malkin’s linemates
Photo by Jason Mowry/ The Pens’ most important new forward addition has been clicking with one of their franchise centers early in training camp Going into his 18th season, Evgeni Malkin has seen all kinds of linemates over the years. Some have been better than others, some worked and some weren’t with Malkin or in Pittsburgh all that long altogether. Sometimes he’s found fits by accident via injury, and another time famously with the “HBK line”, he found his wingers poached away due to an injury of his own. The next chapter for Malkin’s linemates will have...
PensBurgh Sep 17, 2023
Penguins training camp preview: Centers are old, but a strength of the team
Photo by Rich Graessle/NHLI via They’re old, but still good..Well, most of them. The Pittsburgh Penguins are an old team, and they aren’t any older than they are at center. The five top options they have down the middle average 35.2 years old — and that’s with “youngster” Noel Acciari (31) chipping in to significantly drag down the number with Sidney Crosby (36), Evgeni Malkin (37), Jeff Carter (38) and Lars Eller (34) around. With age, however, comes some of the team’s best players. (And, well, not in all cases though). Sidney Crosby and...
