In what was an otherwise dreadful game for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, a lone sliver of positivity came when Sidney Crosby finally scored his 600th NHL goal. [PensBurgh]
Owen Pickering, the Penguins’ towering 2022 first-round pick, has not looked too out of place as a 20-year-old rookie in the big leagues, so much so that he earned a promotion to the team’s top defensive pairing. [Trib Live]
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Former Boston Bruins head coach Jim Mongomery is back on his feet after being unemployed for five days.