46 Mins Pittsburgh Penguins Comment

Brenden Morrow is believed to be dealing with an upper-body injury, but it may not prevent him from playing in Game 4 Wednesday.

He left Tuesday's practice early but it's suspected that he'll try to play through it Wednesday night. Morrow has skated on Pittsburgh's third and fourth lines throughout the playoffs and his undisclosed ailment might have something to do with that. He has one goal and two assists in nine postseason contests.

19 Hrs Pittsburgh Penguins Comment

Brenden Morrow left practice Tuesday for unspecified reasons and his status for Wednesday's Game 4 is uncertain.

The Penguins were predictably tight-lipped on Morrow. Beat writer Josh Yohe doesn't believe Morrow is seriously hurt, but said he's definitely not 100 percent. This could've been a case of the Penguins giving a veteran some extra time to rest, but we likely won't know anything for sure until tomorrow's morning skate.

5 Days Pittsburgh Penguins Comment

Brenden Morrow wasn't happy with the way he played against the Islanders in Round 1 and he's already gotten off to a decent start versus Ottawa.

"Looking back at that series against the Islanders, I'll be honest, I'm not too happy with how I played," he said. "I was a minus-3. I know I need to be better than that, and I know I can play better than that. I'm not satisfied right now." Morrow had an assist on Paul Martin's power-play goal in Game 1 versus the Senators and their physical style should suit him better than the speedy game that the Isles play. Morrow has been credited with 22 hits in seven postseason matches with the Penguins.

OTTAWA (7) vs. PITTSBURGH (1)

MUST-STARTS

Ottawa: Erik Karlsson, Craig Anderson, Daniel Alfredsson

Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, James Neal, Kris Letang, Chris Kunitz, Jarome Iginla

SLEEPERS

Ottawa: Kyle Turris, Sergei Gonchar, Milan Michalek, Cory Conacher

Pittsburgh: Brenden Morrow, Paul Martin, Jussi Jokinen, Tomas Vokoun

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19 Days Pittsburgh Penguins Comment

The Penguins' third line did an excellent job against the Islanders' top line in Game 1

John Tavares was basically invisible in Game 1, and that can be credited to the physical play from Brenden Morrow and Matt Cooke, the third-line wingers. "Together they make a formidable, physical presence that is a pretty good characteristic of that line," coach Dan Bylsma said of Morrow and Cooke. It also helps that Brandon Sutter is considered one of the better up-and-coming checking-line centers in the game.

22 Days Pittsburgh Penguins Comment

Brenden Morrow hasn't been in a playoff game since 2008, so he's anxious to experience that rush again.

"It's never easy [watching the playoffs], though. I know from playing in them that there isn't a better feeling," he said. "You get nerves and butterflies every game in the playoffs. The atmosphere you're playing in, the intensity of the games -- there's just nothing that compares to it. So I'm really looking forward to it." Morrow notched six goals and 14 points in 15 matches with Pittsburgh after he was acquired from Dallas.

30 Days Pittsburgh Penguins Comment

Brendan Morrow registered two assists the in the Penguins' 3-1 win over the Senators Monday night.

Morrow now has 11 points in 12 games as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. He's worth a look in all leagues down the stretch if he's available in your free agent pool.

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