Jason Mackey's Penguins chat transcription

Jason Mackey: Hi, people. Happy thursday. Today in the office, so I thought we would talk. He'll be back at 1 in the afternoon. to answer all your questions. As always, thank you for spending time here.
Jason Mackey: Okay, let's do it. Sorry for being late. He spoke with Linda Parker, an assistant editor for P-G, the nicest person in the world and perhaps the biggest fan of Marc-Andre Fleury in the world. So, let's do it ...

Steven: Did Rutherford meet any RFA agent to your knowledge?
Jason Mackey: Yes. These are in progress. I expect all NHL guests to come back.
Jason Mackey: Just like on the side, people: we ended up with "daddy" stuff. It's unproductive and has its course. These questions in the queue will not be pushed through. Thanks, management.

The Penguins’ Stanley Cup defense is over

The Vegas Golden Knights could win the Stanley Cup in its first year of existence. That's largely thanks to a group of players who abandoned the last Cup winner.

With the Penguins out of the playoffs since the Capitals beat them in the second round, a group of former Penguins - led by their goalkeeper over a decade - has been critical in the historic Vegas race for the Cup final.

If the Golden Knights defeat the capitals, Fleury will win the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the playoffs. Even if the Knights lose, there is a chance that Fleury will win that honor.

Keeping Murray was always the right decision

June 21, 2003 The Pittsburgh Penguins have chosen goalkeeper Marc-Andre Fleury with the best overall pick in the NHL project in 2003 in Nashville. Over the next 14 years, Fleury became one of the cornerstones of the Penguins franchise, which included Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Together, the trio won three Stanley Cups, and Fleury became the leader of the franchise throughout the time in almost every major statistical category for the goalkeeper.

Accelerate for nine years until June 23, 2012. Entry to the NHL is held in Pittsburgh, where the Penguins chose another young goalkeeper, this time in the third round. His name was Matt Murray, and he quickly grew into an unthinkable prospect.

Brassard’s cap hit for next season is the most redeeming quality about his acquisition

Penguins received 42 goals and 98 points from Yevgeny Malkin, his best offensive result from 2011 to 2012. Phil Kessel finished the regular season with 92 points in his career. Patrick Hornqvist scored 29 goals, the second-largest career, while the penguins were one of eight teams with five or more 20 points.

Nevertheless, after reaching the Stanley Cup playoffs in the second round, it is difficult to sum up the Penguin forwards and come to some final conclusion. Yes, they were prolific. But their five-fold insult to start the season was terrible, and their secondary result was unsuccessful in the playoffs.

Jake Guenzel, Conor Sheri and Karl Hagelin were on the map. Dominic Simon, Zach Aston-Rees and Daniel Sproung showed flashes, but that's really all they turned out to be. Derik Brassard received incomplete information in his card, while Kessel played on the hook in the postseason.

Defending Champion Penguins Pushed to Brink of Elimination

Saving the games in the capital of Washington - and perhaps the decisive advantage in the playoffs - was the result of a 22-year-old recruit not burdened with torture in the history of the organization's post-season. Jakub Vrana was 2 years old, when the last time the capital passed the second round. He was a scratch in the first round of this postseason. He hardly saw the ice at the beginning of this series. He was a hero on Saturday night.

In the related third period, Vrana followed Alex Ovechkin on the ice, and after Ovechkin descended to the right of the Pittsburgh Penguins player, Matt Murray, in order to get him out of the position, Ovechkin easily put a pass into the slot for Vrana who knocked the puck into the wide open net , as if it was not important. He tried to maintain this composure when he stood in front of the reporters in the locker room after the game, but then showed youth and abundance, which made him an important part of this "Capital" team.

Penguins furious Tom Wilson was laughing after hit that broke Zach Aston-Reese's jaw

As a handful of Pittsburgh penguins dribbled to the ice for an extra morning skate on the team's training facility on Wednesday morning, they found themselves in an unfamiliar and uncomfortable place. It was less than 14 hours after they suffered a crushing loss of 4-3 in Game 3 in the Washington capitals, which are only the second team for so many years to play a series of playoffs over the two defending champions.

Pittsburgh found himself pursuing Washington in Games 1 and 2 after slow starts in each, and now he was in a rare position in the pursuit of the series. It resembles a 2-1 hole that the penguins hit last year's Eastern Conference finals against Ottawa that created a tight game in this series 4. Pittsburgh won this game, 3-2, the main answer, as he survived the senators in seven games before dislodging Nashville in the final of the Stanley Cup. The fourth game 4 against Washington carries similar bets, so on Wednesday for some players there was a chance to work on their shortcomings and find a complete closure after the captains of forward Alex Ovechkin shook them in his own building with a win in the game with 67 seconds left on Tuesday in the evening,

"It's good to be there. I mean, especially after the game, if there are things you want to work on, "said Capt. Penguins Sidney Crosby, who was one of the few payers who skated on Wednesday. "You know, when there are fewer fewer guys that you sometimes do there a little."

Penguins recall Sprong, Black Aces

On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Penguins essentially brought together their "Black Aces" team by remembering 13 players, including winger Daniel Sprong of Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins, their AHL affiliate.

The Black Aces travel with and shade the NHL squad through the playoffs, practicing and fighting each other to stay in shape in case the injuries require their inclusion in the 23-player roster of the night game.

Several new Black Aces players played in the NHL this season, including Sprong, Jooris and Jarry.

This season, Sprong had three points (2g, 1a) in eight NHL games. He declined quickly after a strong start, even playing alongside Sidney Crosby. Sprong scored 65 points (33g, 32a) in 65 AHL games, was named to the AHL rookie team and played in the AHL All-Star game.

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Sprong, 21, was also part of the 2016 Black Aces team. He suffered a shoulder injury during ice training that required surgery and cost him most of last season. Sprong will be an RFA after the season.

The penguins acquired Jooris at the Carolina Hurricanes trade deadline in exchange for the Greg McKegg center. Jooris played 31 NHL games for Carolina this season and scored six points (3g, 3a). He did not score in nine games with the Penguins.

Pedan, 24, was acquired at the beginning of this season by the vanished perspective Derrick Pouliot. Pedan did not play in the NHL this season. He scored nine goals and 17 assists in 52 games of AHL. Pouliot had 22 points (3g, 19a) in 71 games in the NHL, but he was also a -22.

Jarry played 26 games in the NHL this season. He lost the backing competition of Casey DeSmith after Jarry recorded a save percentage of .908 and 2.77 goals against the average.

The Charlotte Checkers eliminated the WBS Penguins in their playoff series in the first round, 3-0.

Penguins’ quick strikes in third earn them a 3-2 win over Capitals

After the Washington Capitals scored early, the Pittsburgh Penguins scored often to stun their rivals with another comeback.

Patric Hornqvist, Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel scored in a span of 4:49 to help Pittsburgh erase a two-goal deficit in the third period and the Penguins beat Washington 3-2 on Thursday night in the Game. 1 of the second round series.

Without showing panic by allowing a goal to Evgeny Kuznetsov in the 17 seconds of the game and another to Alex Ovechkin at 28 seconds of the third period, the consecutive defending champions of the Stanley Cup took another advantage of the series typical of the penguins.

Playing without injured strikers Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin, Pittsburgh naturally fed on Crosby, who had a goal and an assist.

Penguins-Capitals to Play Game 1 April 26 at 7:00PM at Capital

You were with a grid for a week and a half. You wake up, and the Washington capitals won their second round against the Pittsburgh penguins. How did this happen?

Greg Uyszynski, a senior NHL writer: Oh, how crazy is that the penguins had the NHL franchise chart chart withdrawn in the middle of the playoffs, since this is by far the only way they can lose a series in the capitals? Wait, they did not?

Well, look at this: Washington's recipe for success in its first round of the series against the Columbus Blue Jackets series somehow prepared a victory over the penguins. "Capitals" scored the goal in each game and closed the game in Pittsburgh in every victory. Goalie Braden Holtby was the best player on the ice for a couple of games. Rookie contenders Devante Smith-Pelly, Jakub Vran and Chandler Stevenson scored the key goals because they knew nothing better. Alexei Ovechkin had eight points in six games. Operative phrase: six games. No sphincter-squeezing "How-do-It-All-Go-To-Hell" in the 7th game in D.C. Because if the series goes so deep, it is obvious that we will not conduct this conversation.

Emily Kaplan, NHL National Reporter: The Capitals were in a dangerous situation. Not burdened by external expectations (not the trophy of the presidents), the team really felt more pressure than ever. They knew that their coach, Barry Trotz, had no contract for the next season and most likely would not return to win the Stanley Cup, and even then it was not given. Cape also knew that GM Brian MacLellan would shake the list decisively if they fell back on the penguins.

Thus, they raised one feature of the play to win this series in six games. Of course, it helped that Handles played the equivalent of an extra half-season hockey in the last two Stanley Cups. Washington also took advantage of the fact that Evgeni Malkin and Patrick Hornqvist missed the games with protracted injuries. The power game of the Penguins was uncharacteristically tamed - oh, sorry, this is the fantasy "Capital". I wanted to say that Washington continued a violent assassination in the box from the Blue Jackets series. In addition, I'm happy to report that beer cans have not hit the ice.

Chris Peters, NHL writer: First, I had to make sure that I was not hallucinating. After that, I'll probably find out that Holtby, with some restored confidence after four consecutive victories against the Columbus Blue Jackets, was at the top of his game. His .932 career save percentage in the postseason did not necessarily help tone against Pittsburgh in previous years, but this time it's enough, especially if the number of goalkeeper penguins Matt Murray continued to plunge.

The capitals would need big performances from their players in depth to support the expected products from their best guys such as Ovechkin, Niklas Backstrom, Eugene Kuznetsov and John Carlson, who were so strong against Columbus and continued to threaten Pittsburgh. Caps received little help from deep-down guys like Stevenson and Jay Beagle, among others, against Columbus. They will need even more against the pens. It is expected that the top lines will carry their respective commands, but the depth can provide separation. And you know what? I think that there is a decent probability that this happens in real life.

Sachin Chandan, ESPN Journal researcher: Three things had to happen. First, the Capitals won a high chance of winning. They are already strong, as they lead all the playoff teams with 66 high-risk chances with high danger, for every natural trick. Secondly, Holtby was clearly a star, but he needed protection in front of him to help him. This year, Holtby was more susceptible to shots from the center of the zone, and he would need his upper defensive pairs, Michal Kempni-Carlson and Dmitry Orlov-Matt Niskanen, to close these vulnerable strips. Three, they continued their success in the power game, not taking penalties. Washington leads all the teams with a 33.3 percent stake on the power game, having the most chances and not imposing penalties. It was a struggle, but everything is possible.

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