The Penguins' road trip continues in Dallas, starting with a 2:30 p.m. Eastern practice at the American Airlines Center. I'll have updates here, to be read from the bottom up.
• OK, imagine this but one of the jurors is just sitting in his stall with a big grin on his face the whole time observing, and he also happens to be from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. And there are two more jurors in their own little enclave off to the side totally oblivious about the trial because they’re deep in discussion about goalie equipment. And instead of a guy being on trial for murder it’s Ryan Shea on trial for bumping into Kris Letang, or something like that. That was this afternoon.
• I don’t even know what that was fully about but it devolved into talk of highway laws and who is at fault in car accidents and yelling about car insurance.
• The entire team has been in an argument on that last drill for about 10 minutes in the locker room. Kris Letang at the center of it. It’s been going on for so long because guys keep coming off the ice and joining.
• They’re playing seven-on-seven in one end. Slow-paced. But they’re chirping each other and attempting to call penalties. Erik Karlsson just now: “Geno! High stick! F— you! High stick!” Then Malkin’s side scores and he yells “High stick!” as he’s celebrating.
• Onto special teams work. Yet another indication Evgeni Malkin is back, he's knocked Kevin Hayes off the second power play.
First unit: Matt Grzelcyk, Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust, Ville Koivunen Second unit: Erik Karlsson, Kris Letang, Rutger McGroarty, Phil Tomasino, Evgeni Malkin.
• Kevin Hayes got three of his teeth knocked back last night. All bloody last night in the locker room. Looks like they're still bothering him, was getting looked at on the bench.
• Biggest indication Evgeni Malkin is feeling normal: His team just lost a drill and had to do pushups and he's arguing and yelling about a call somehow. He's back.
• Evgeni Malkin is back at second-line center, looks like he returns tomorrow. Would explain Emil Bemstrom getting sent back down.
Rutger McGroarty - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust Rickard Rakell - Evgeni Malkin - Ville Koivunen Connor Dewar - Kevin Hayes - Phil Tomasino Noel Acciari - Blake Lizotte - Danton Heinen
Matt Grzelcyk - Kris Letang Conor Timmins - Erik Karlsson Ryan Graves - Ryan Shea
Joona Koppanen, Vladislav Kolyachonok are rotating in.
• All healthy players are present. Only absences are P.O Joseph and Tommy Novak, who aren't on this trip.
• Evgeni Malkin is on the ice in a regular jersey.
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6:02 am - 04.04.2025DallasFinal: Penguins practice
The Penguins' road trip continues in Dallas, starting with a 2:30 p.m. Eastern practice at the American Airlines Center. I'll have updates here, to be read from the bottom up.
• OK, imagine this but one of the jurors is just sitting in his stall with a big grin on his face the whole time observing, and he also happens to be from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. And there are two more jurors in their own little enclave off to the side totally oblivious about the trial because they’re deep in discussion about goalie equipment. And instead of a guy being on trial for murder it’s Ryan Shea on trial for bumping into Kris Letang, or something like that. That was this afternoon.
• I don’t even know what that was fully about but it devolved into talk of highway laws and who is at fault in car accidents and yelling about car insurance.
• The entire team has been in an argument on that last drill for about 10 minutes in the locker room. Kris Letang at the center of it. It’s been going on for so long because guys keep coming off the ice and joining.
• They’re playing seven-on-seven in one end. Slow-paced. But they’re chirping each other and attempting to call penalties. Erik Karlsson just now: “Geno! High stick! F— you! High stick!” Then Malkin’s side scores and he yells “High stick!” as he’s celebrating.
• Onto special teams work. Yet another indication Evgeni Malkin is back, he's knocked Kevin Hayes off the second power play.
First unit: Matt Grzelcyk, Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust, Ville Koivunen
Second unit: Erik Karlsson, Kris Letang, Rutger McGroarty, Phil Tomasino, Evgeni Malkin.
• Kevin Hayes got three of his teeth knocked back last night. All bloody last night in the locker room. Looks like they're still bothering him, was getting looked at on the bench.
• Biggest indication Evgeni Malkin is feeling normal: His team just lost a drill and had to do pushups and he's arguing and yelling about a call somehow. He's back.
• Evgeni Malkin is back at second-line center, looks like he returns tomorrow. Would explain Emil Bemstrom getting sent back down.
Rutger McGroarty - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Rickard Rakell - Evgeni Malkin - Ville Koivunen
Connor Dewar - Kevin Hayes - Phil Tomasino
Noel Acciari - Blake Lizotte - Danton Heinen
Matt Grzelcyk - Kris Letang
Conor Timmins - Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves - Ryan Shea
Joona Koppanen, Vladislav Kolyachonok are rotating in.
• All healthy players are present. Only absences are P.O Joseph and Tommy Novak, who aren't on this trip.
• Evgeni Malkin is on the ice in a regular jersey.
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