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What recent performance highlights the Penguins' success without Sidney Crosby?
Pittsburgh still pressuring. They score! It's Chinnikov who put it off the bar and in. And Pittsburgh, moments after the power play, take a 2-0 lead. Here's Ben Kendall. Scores! Ben Kendall snaps one by Aiden Hill. And it's Pittsburgh on home ice with a 1-0 lead. Bob, there's only one place to begin, and that's where we just began. That's with the Penguins. But first, I must inquire as to your well-being. You look incredible today. I'm ready for golf season, Joe. Let's go. Is that a Laurel shirt? Yeah, it's a Laurel. Srixon hat. Or if you're walking around town, people think sometimes it's a marijuana endorsement. Yes, they do. That's what they think. Maybe David DeCastro will sign you up as an endorser, Bob. Yeah, so we're ready to go.
Let's go. It's golf season. I'm doing great, guys. It's good to be back. That's it? That's all you got? I mean, I'm wonderful. Where were you? I had a great weekend. It was at Penn State. I was at Penn State visiting my sister. Did you guys party? We had some fun. I sent Bob a picture and said, Bob, this is where Gavin McKenna got into that altercation. Did you punch anybody there? No, I did not. Got nowhere close to it. If I was there, it might have been an attack, Bob, with Limits. Can you imagine if Limits punched me outside a Penn State bar? No, I can't see that happening. What if Harry Callas was at that bar? I would never try to injure Harry, no. Never try to injure Harry. I've made friends with a lot of my sister's friends, though, so it was good to be able to see them as well.
All right, Tom. Good. I'm glad that you had fun. It's good to be back with you. It's good to be back with you, Bob. This is quite the reunion. Yes, and it's a good way to start with the Red Hot Penguins. Only they're not as hot as the teams around them. That's the amazing thing about this is that the Hurricanes above them have won five in a row. Mm-hmm. And the Islanders below them, at least in terms of points percentage, have won five in a row. It's unreal what's going on. And they had to go to the end yesterday to beat a good Florida team, or at least one that's a defending champ. I don't know how good they are really. Not very good right now. No. But the other teams behind them are not doing so well. Not doing so well.
And that's the Silver Penguins having their advantage. And that's great news. And, man, is this team impressive. They just keep impressing, don't they? And we talked about... How the first week or so, whatever, first four or five, six games without Sid was going to be a telltale sign here and maybe inform Kyle Dubas on what to do with the trade deadline. And all they've done is impress. They have. Five points in three games. Am I right about that? 2-0-1, yep. Five points in three games. They look great yesterday. Maybe the best game of the year, actually. One of them. I would say one of them, for sure. And that raises all kinds of interesting questions that I want to preface by saying this, Bob. This is fun.
This is great to be talking about the Penguins at a trade deadline and whether they'll be a buyer and that even if they're not like the alternative and the topic today is, are they okay just standing pat or maybe making a minor addition? Either way, they're going to be getting a hell of a player back pretty soon. His name is Sidney Crosby. I love where they're at right now. And this has just been an unexpectedly fun season, a great ride. And, man, was yesterday just – you're right. Maybe their best game of the year, but just a reminder – that they're just a good hockey team period they've become good again i don't know about great again we'll see but they've become good again now the question is what do you do friday by 6 p.m there's some interesting pieces out there it's not just like do you want to pick up an eighth line centerman who you can use as depth i mean people have talked about trochek
He's an interesting guy. I don't think they're going to do that. Elliott Friedman was talking about that, that there's some chatter around the Penguins, but that none of that is necessarily coming from Pittsburgh.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What recent performance highlights the Penguins' success without Sidney Crosby?
0:00–4:47
2
How has Kyle Dubas influenced the Penguins' performance this season?
4:47–10:44
3
What factors contribute to the Penguins' playoff success expectations?
10:44–15:43
4
What trade strategies are being considered for the Penguins?
15:43–21:42
5
How do injuries affect the Penguins' roster decisions?
21:42–28:05
6
What role does Evgeny Malkin play in the Penguins' future?
28:05–34:20
7
How can the Penguins improve their faceoff performance?
34:20–39:41
8
What should fans expect from the Penguins in the upcoming playoff season?
39:41–46:50
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