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Pittsburgh Penguins Lose Jake Guentzel for Multiple Weeks
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that top forward Jake Guentzel will be out for up to four weeks due to injury. The Penguins placed Guentzel on IR and also recalled forwards Jonathan Gruden, Vinnie Hinostroza and Valtteri Puustinen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL.
The Penguins have recalled forwards Jonathan Gruden, Vinnie Hinostroza, and Valtteri Puustinen from the @WBSPenguins.
Forward Jake Guentzel has been placed on Injured Reserve. Guentzel is expected to miss up to four weeks with a projected return to the Penguins in early March.
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) February 15, 2024
Jake Guentzel Out for Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Penguins have found themselves in a tough spot a few weeks before the upcoming trade deadline. They are outside of the playoff picture trying to climb their way into contention. If they remain on the outside come March 8th, they may look to sell some assets. One of the top names that “may” have been available, not just for Pittsburgh, but across the league, is Penguins star forward Jake Guentzel. However, following an injury against the Florida Panthers, now Guentzel will be out for multiple weeks with an anticipated return around early March.
Drafted in the third round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Pittsburgh stuck gold when they selected Guentzel. The Nebraska, Omaha native has been a top goal-scorer for the Penguins over his career. This includes two 40-goal seasons and one with 36. This year, in 50 games Guentzel has 22 goals and 30 assists. He is second on the Penguins in goals and tied with Sidney Crosby in points as of the time of his injury.
What This Means
Losing Guentzel is a big blow to the Penguins. It’s first a huge loss for a team looking to try to get into the playoffs. Guentzel’s offensive production is going to be hard to replace. The team still has top players like Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Erik Karlsson and Kris Letang, but they are walking on a tightrope right now. Meanwhile, with Guentzel being rumoured as a potential trade piece, this injury is unfortunate. With the anticipated timeline of his return, it may not be a deal breaker, but it certainly won’t help. Other General Managers may be a little more hesitant to pay a hefty price until there is some more clarity on Guentzel’s return. But the Penguins will need to march forward without the scoring winger in the interim.
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Snow is making its way to the Pittsburgh area, but the question on everyone’s mind is how much snow will be on the ground by Thursday evening.
The KDKA Weather Center has looked at the data and mapped out a timeline for when snow is expected to fall across the area.
When will it start snowing?
By 10 p.m. on Wednesday, a strong surface cold front will arrive along the Interstate 79 corridor and the Pittsburgh metro, resulting in a changeover to snow and rapidly falling temperatures.
It is unlikely road surfaces will dry up in time before the sharp temperature drop, so a flash freeze is possible on untreated surfaces on Wednesday night. The heaviest snow will shift to mainly the northwest and northern counties after midnight, but lake-effect snow showers and terrain-enhanced snow are likely to continue through most of Thursday afternoon and evening.
How much snow will western Pennsylvania get?
Total snow accumulations through Thursday evening will range from 1 to 2 inches for the Pittsburgh metro area, 2 to 4 inches from roughly Route 422 north to Interstate 80 in the Laurel Highlands and ridges, and less than 1 inch from Washington southwest into northern West Virginia.
Some of the northernmost counties could see 4 to 6 inches of snow with the lake-enhanced activity and in peaks of the Laurel Highlands and ridges.
More snow this weekend
High pressure will lead to a short-duration break in the snow Thursday night into Friday morning, but another fast-moving disturbance will lead to more snow showers Friday afternoon and evening, especially over the northern portions of the Pittsburgh area.
An additional series of disturbances will lead to more snow showers Saturday and Sunday, but these will be moving fairly quickly and produce nothing more than light amounts of snow.
Cold temperatures next week
A fresh surge of Arctic air will move in from the northwest on Monday night into Tuesday. High temperatures will likely remain in the teens, with lows in the single digits on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
PITTSBURGH, PA — A man is dead following an overnight house fire in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington section.
According to Pittsburgh Public Safety officials, firefighters were called to the scene of a residential structure fire in the 6600 block of Apple Street at around 2 a.m.
A man was pronounced dead at the scene. A woman was able to escape and was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. Her condition was unknown as of Wednesday morning.
The name of the man killed in the blaze has yet to be released.
Fire investigators are working to determine the cause.
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