Craig Adams News

"Craig is a steady, reliable, physical player who was an important part of our mix this season.

If not for a perfect five-game road trip in the dog days of the regular season, the Pittsburgh Penguins probably wouldn't be gearing up for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals.

Ray Shero could have opted to live in the past. After all, how many teams successfully plot a return course to the Stanley Cup Final? Instead, Shero looked to the present and the future, making a series of critical moves that have the Penguins battling the Detroit Red Wings once again for the Stanley Cup with Game 3 Tuesday night with the Wings ...

Craig Adams was rooting for the Blackhawks in their Western Conference finals against the Detroit Red Wings .

"We played in this facility last year and I would have thought that if the boards were going to be lively, they would have been more lively last year .

I'd prefer to not dedicate much bandwidth to the Pittsburgh Penguins' comments regarding whether they'd like to play the Detroit Red Wings or Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup finals for two reasons: 1. You can only repeat the same old cliche so many times; 2. The Penguins beat the Hurricanes, so they've earned the right to say whatever the ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins are headed back to the Stanley Cup finals after beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 to sweep up Eastern Conference title on Tuesday.

Hidden under Craig Adams' Pittsburgh jersey is one remnant of his Carolina days a ' the hip protection on his hockey pants, a slash of red attached to the top of his black Penguins pants.

The Penguins continued to make local cable TV ratings history, as the Game 7 playoff telecast Wednesday against the Washington Capitals had a 24.97 average rating for FSN Pittsburgh.

Ben Eager was surprisingly mellow Tuesday for someone who lost $21,951 of his salary and was suspended for three games for a hit that wasn't even penalized.

Big news for NHL players Craig Adams, Mikael Tellqvist, Andy Wozniewski, Antoine Vermette, Olli Jokinen and many more as the 2009 NHL trade deadline comes to a close.

Jack Skille's latest stint with the Blackhawks lasted just two games. The Hawks returned Skille to Rockford on Tuesday and called up Tim Brent, who has been the IceHogs' captain.

The deadline is at 2 p.m. and general manager Dale Tallon and the Hawks hierarchy are working the phones at the UC.

The Blackhawks' lone move at the NHL trade deadline Wednesday isn't likely to have an immediate impact.

Rob Rossi is the Penguins beat writer. He can be reached via e-mail or at 412-380-5635. The Penguins had yet to make a major move by noon today, three hours before the expiration of the NHL trade deadline.

Of the impressive statistics Martin Havlat has compiled this season, it's not the Blackhawks winger's 20 goals and 35 assists entering Tuesday night's game against the Anaheim Ducks that are his favorites.

Playing hockey isn't all about time spent on the ice. There are meetings and film sessions, such as a recent gathering that helped the Blackhawks reverse the free fall of their penalty-kill ranking.

Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard falls to the ice after colliding with Chicago Blackhawks right wing Craig Adams, left, in the second period during an NHL hockey game in Sunrise, Fla.

Jonathan Toews scored twice to lead and the Chicago Blackhawks overcame Steven Stamkos' first career hat trick for a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

For the most part, it has been more of a bumps-and-bruises season for the Blackhawks , rather than one in which they've dealt with major injuries.