40 Results for evgeni malkin

Rob Scuderi perfect example of how nothing good lasts forever for Cup winners

Scott Burnside

Let's just say these are bittersweet days for Rob Scuderi's mother, Leslie. When the hard-as-nails but well-spoken Scuderi first left home to play ho...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 03, 2009

Quick takes from NHL awards show

Scott Burnside

...to the award. • Ooops. Who's that dude tagging along behind Maxime Talbot and Evgeni Malkin? Oh, yeah, it's Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma. The coach didn't quite get equal billing...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 18, 2009

Our Stanley Cup player reviews: Crosby, Osgood, Malkin and more

Scott Burnside

DETROIT -- Evgeni Malkin won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, but here's a review of all the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 13, 2009

First-period report: Goalies strong, Crosby seeing lots of Zetterberg ... we smell overtime

Scott Burnside

...they killed off the only power play of the period, a slash by Brad Stuart on Evgeni Malkin's stick. The Pens had lots of puck possession time during the power play, but couldn...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2009

What to watch for in Game 6: Fleury, Datsyuk and setting the tone

Scott Burnside

...right personality to do just that. We'll see. 2. Looking for backup Anyone other than Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby care to add a little scoring help? Bill Guerin, Ruslan Fedotenko, Maxime Talbot...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009

What to watch for in Game 5: How effective will Datsyuk be in return?

Scott Burnside

...the star back to center and presumably have him take shifts against the playoffs' leading scorer, Evgeni Malkin. Still, no one knows just how effective Datsyuk will be until the adrenaline of the game...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2009

First-period report: Which team put pressure on?

Scott Burnside

...but the momentum swung back to Pittsburgh after coach Dan Bylsma sent out Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin together. The line produced good puck possession and started a string of strong shifts, including a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009

Second-period report: Penguins lucky to be tied up heading into third

Scott Burnside

...Nicklas Lidstrom and Brian Rafalski out against Sidney Crosby. Even then, the Pens loaded up with Evgeni Malkin and Crosby, and it has no effect. An amazing job by Zetterberg & Co. again tonight. It...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2009

Checking in from Wings' skate: How to stop Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin

Scott Burnside

...give Detroit coach Mike Babcock some much-needed flexibility as the Red Wings try to keep Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby under wraps. "He just gives us, the way their centers play 20 minutes...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009

Second-period report: Pens play solid frame before Fleury's out-of-position play

Scott Burnside

...Penguins. After looking tentative at times in the first, they seemed to get into a groove. Evgeni Malkin, the best player on the ice for both teams through two periods, had a breakaway, but...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009

Pregame report from Raleigh: Players ready to get Game 4 going

Scott Burnside

RALEIGH, N.C. -- If it seems like this Eastern Conference finals series is taking forever, well, that's because it is. Game 4 will mark just the fourt...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 26, 2009

The power of Penguins' duo, Guerin's resurgence, Canes' no-name defense

Scott Burnside

...Bylsma to drop a forward from the lineup (Pascal Dupuis) and use mostly Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin as centers on the fourth line with Craig Adams and Miroslav Satan. Any time you put...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 24, 2009

First-period report: It's the Malkin and Crosby show again

Scott Burnside

...or the fact there is a strong Pittsburgh presence in the jam-packed RBC Center. When Evgeni Malkin cruised in from the corner and deftly jammed home his second of the period, a throng...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 23, 2009

Second-period report: Canes, RBC Center not showing much life in Game 3

Scott Burnside

...dominated play during the last minute of the second frame with both Sidney Crosby's and Evgeni Malkin's lines having decent chances and the Canes looking like a group of headless chickens -- again...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 23, 2009

Second-period report: Crosby, Malkin again putting on a clinic

Scott Burnside

...resiliency, but what about the Pens? They just keep coming. And once again, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are putting on a clinic. Both have a goal and an assist, and in the second...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 21, 2009