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<\/p>\nThe Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins began Game 5 at 6:05 p.m. which was perfect to cover the game and get home. However, they elongated the game by absolutely filling the net in their 8-1 win over Springfield, but the outcome was abundantly obvious from the opening drop. Tristan Broz was dominant, and we\u2019ve got in-depth analysis of the big night and go inside the Penguins prospects\u2019 impressive performances.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere in the Daily, it seems everyone has the same idea and the same goalie target on the NHL trade block. The Carolina Hurricanes took the life out of Game 2, allowing the Montreal Canadiens just 12 shots even with overtime. 12?! It looks like Boone Jenner is on his way out of Columbus, and Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar should have chosen his words better, unless he wanted to deliver some veiled criticism of injured defenseman Cale Makar. <\/p>\n
Happy to say the trip up and back to Wilkes-Barre was uneventful. And the Kingerski curse is officially OVER! Since I didn\u2019t get a hotel last night, I rolled around Wilkes-Barre all afternoon. I asked Siri for the nearest diner, and it took me to Amigon\u2019s Diner, which was not exactly a greasy spoon. I mean, it had flowers and such, but what the heck? Check out this breakfast for $14. The waitress actually asked me \u2014 \u201cDo you want the strawberries?\u201d <\/p>\n
Uhhh, yes!<\/p>\n
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And then I found the downtown Wilkes-Barre Boscov\u2019s. I\u2019m a sucker for department stores in a downtown setting, and it is an old-school five-story department store with old narrow escalators. So, with all of the clearance sales, I got flannel pajama pants for $1.99, and a flannel shacket for $4.99. <\/p>\n
Bear in mind, I didn\u2019t need pajama pants or a shacket, but the Polish in me saw the clearance prices and it would have been offensive NOT to buy them. <\/p>\n
Also, happy Indy Day! I\u2019ve watched more of the practices than I care to admit and Chip Gnassi\u2019s cars have been on rails this month. But I\u2019m pulling for Ferrucci and Pato, both deserve a 500. Or, an Indiana boy on an Indiana night (Ed Carpenter, Connor Daly) wouldn\u2019t disappoint, either. Hopefully, the rain holds off. <\/p>\n
Pittsburgh Penguins<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh Hockey Now: There are some lingering questions as we get closer to June, and some we haven\u2019t yet discussed, including Ryan Graves\u2019s future, Justin Brazeau\u2019s fade, and dark horses to make next year\u2019s Penguins roster<\/a>. <\/p>\n Humble brag: I was the only Pittsburgh media folk to make the trip to Wilkes-Barre for Game 5, and it was an angry beatdown off the hop. Tristan Broz flexed. Harrison Brunicke was really good. And we got our first look at Bill Zonnon. With some colorful quotes, here\u2019s the in-person game coverage and in-depth Penguins prospect analysis<\/a>. <\/p>\n Broz. He put on a show in the first period, which decided the game. An absolute playoff performer. <\/p>\n Or if you\u2019d like the postgame video from the arena instead: <\/p>\n NHL Trade Talk, News, & National Hockey Now<\/p>\n Spector\u2019s Hockey: Three different stories, three different writers in three different cities. Ottawa, Edmonton, and Philadelphia. They all came to the same conclusion, and that is trade for Buffalo Sabres goalie Devon Levi<\/a>. <\/p>\n Montreal Hockey Now: 12 shots. Some 64 minutes of hockey and the Carolina Hurricane absolutely crushed Montreal, allowing them just 12 measly shots on goal. et, Montreal forced overtime before Carolina claimed Game 2. Marc Dumon has the full story and everything you need to know about the Canadiens loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n NHLtraderumors.me: It looks like Boone Jenner is on his way out of Columbus. The long-time captain and absolute thorn in the Penguins\u2019 shoe, axed his agent, and it looks like Columbus is prepared to move on, too<\/a>.<\/p>\n That\u2019s kind of a shame. It feels like Jenner should be a lifer in Columbus. <\/p>\n Sportsnet: Taken individually, Colorado coach Jared Bednar\u2019s comments were a little squirrelly. He seemingly put Makar\u2019s absence on Makar and said the player would return when he feels ready<\/a>. <\/p>\n No pressure. <\/p>\n Detroit Hockey Now: James van Riesmdyk. It\u2019s just about time to say goodbye. He had a big first half, but then? He hit the skids in the final 30. Kevin Allen delivers a gentle but stinging report card. Will the kids take his spot? Will JVR hang it up<\/a>? <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTags: 2026 stanley cup playoffs<\/a> eastern conference final<\/a> nhl trade<\/a> Penguins Prospects<\/a> Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> <\/p>\n Categorized:Links<\/a> NHL Trade Rumors<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins began Game 5 at 6:05 p.m. which was perfect to cover the game and get…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":582614,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[377],"tags":[20557,4220,5,4433,2523,100],"class_list":["post-582613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hockey","tag-2026-stanley-cup-playoffs","tag-eastern-conference-final","tag-hockey","tag-nhl-trade","tag-penguins-prospects","tag-pittsburgh-penguins"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116629706130036824","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=582613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/582614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=582613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=582613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}