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Wednesday, 04 May 2011 02:00

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Happy 38th birthday to former Penguins forward/antagonist Matthew Barnaby (right). Acquired at the 1999 trade deadline in a deal which sent Stu Barnes to the Sabres, Barnaby became one of the most popular players in franchise history despite only spending parts of three seasons in Pittsburgh. He finished the 1998-99 season with the Penguins by appearing in 18 games and recording four points and 18 penalty minutes. In 13 postseason games that spring, he did not record a point but accumulated 35 penalty minutes. The 1999-2000 campaign was his only full campaign in Pittsburgh and in 64 games, he netted 24 points and a team-high 197 penalty minutes. He saw action in 11 postseason games that season and recorded two assists. Despite only appearing in 47 games and recording five points in 2000-01, Barnaby still managed to lead the team with 168 penalty minutes. At the 2001 trade deadline, he was traded to the Lightning in exchange for Wayne Primeau. In 129 regular season games with the Penguins, Barnaby scored 33 points and accumulated 399 penalty minutes. In 24 postseason games, he recorded two assists and 64 penalty minutes. He currently works as broadcaster for ESPN and TSN.

-Happy 74th birthday to former Penguins defenseman/forward George Konik. Acquired from the Rangers in the 1967 offseason along with Paul Andrea, Dunc McCallum and Frank Francis in a trade which sent Larry Jeffrey to the Rangers, Konik's NHL career amounted to 52 games and 19 points with the Penguins in their inaugural season. The following offseason, he was traded to the Oakland Seals in exchange for cash.

Playoff Stuff

Capitals - Lightning

-Dwayne Roloson made 29 saves and led the Lightning to a 4-3 win against the Capitals in Game 3. Tampa Bay has a 3-0 series lead. Captain Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist for Washington.

-Goal of the Night: Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos with a laser beam of a shot:

-If you can imagine such a thing, Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau complained after the game that the game-winning goal by Lightning forward and former Penguin Ryan Malone should not have counted.

-The goal in question:

-Eyes-wide-open times for Roloson:

-Intense times for Lightning captain Vincent Lecavalier:

-Happy times for Stamkos:

-Funny Face of the Night: Washington's Matt Bradley battling with Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman:

-Bloody times for Ovechkin:

-Roloson stepping out into the dark:

-Washington's Michal Neuvirth had issues with this puck:

-Tampa Bay fans had a chance to throw snow ball at an Ovechkin dummy (Insert your own obvious joke where ever you like) before the game:

-“It’s not over. We’re not going to give up. We’re going to win.” - Ovechkin.

-“I thought a couple of the goals he should have had." - Boudreau on goaltender Michal Neuvirth.

-The Capitals got their first power-goal of the series.

-Lightning forwards Simon Gagne and defenseman Pavel Kubina did not play due to suspected head injuries.

-Prior to the game, Lightning assistant coach Wayne Fleming underwent surgery to address a malignant brain tumor.

Flyers - Bruins

-Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid was diagnosed with a sprained neck after he crashed head first on a missed check in Game 1.

-Flyers forward Jeff Carter (right) skated for the first time since suffering a knee injury in Game 4 of an Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against Buffalo.

Canucks - Predators

-Two goals, including one in overtime, and an assist by Ryan Kesler led the Canucks to a 3-2 win against the Predators in Game 3. Vancouver has a 2-1 series lead. Christian Ehrhoff recorded two assists for Vancouver while Roberto Luongo made 28 saves in the victory.

-Kesler's overtime goal:

-Happy times for the Canucks:

-Kesler had some issues with this stick here:

-Hockey Night in Canada's pregame montage was sharp:

-The beard of Predators captain Shea Weber is a persona hygiene issue at this point:

-Vancouver's infamous Green Men made their way down to Nashville:

-“I had one hand on my stick and he grabs my stick, and I got a penalty." - Weber on a hooking penalty against Kesler which led to Kesler's overtime goal.

-"That ticky-tack in overtime is kind of tough. I don't know if the ref had to be somewhere tonight. It was a tough call to take; obviously Kesler is holding on to his stick. Webby's stick shouldn't be in there in the first place, but Kesler's holding on his stick and that's a pretty touchy call for overtime." - Nashville forward David Legwand on the penalty.

Sharks - Red Wings

-After being a healthy scratch for the first two games of the series, forward Kris Draper is expected be in the lineup tonight for Game 3.

-Both teams are bickering over spraying goaltenders with snow showers.

IIHF World Championships

-Former Penguins forward Aleksey Morozov scored a goal for Russia in a 4-3 win against Slovakia.

-Morozov's goal:

-Happy times for Morozov:

-Check out this goal by Slovakia and Rangers forward Marian Gaborik:

-Check out this goal former Penguins forward Miroslav Satan scored for Slovakia:

-Check out this rocket of a wrist shot former Predators forward Alexander Radulov scored on for Russia:

-Former Sabres/Thrashers forward Maxim Afinogenov socked Slovakia's Peter Podhradsky in the face here:

-Devils forward Travis Zajac recorded two assists for Canada which edged Switzerland, 4-3.

-Happy times for Canada and Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo:

-Canada and Penguins forward James Neal gave chase to Switzerland captain Ivo Ruthemann here:

-Switzerland goaltender Leonardo Genoni stole an old pair of Marc-Andre Fleurys' pads:

-We think.

-Dennis Endras made 24 saves for Germany in a 3-2 defeat of Slovenia.

-Former Canadiens/Kings/Capitals/Blackhawks goaltender Cristobal Huet made 37 saves for France which beat Belarus, 2-1.

-Happy times for France:

Non-Playoff Stuff

Atlantic Division

-Rangers defenseman Michael Del Zotto underwent surgery to correct a sports hernia.

Northeast Division

-The Sabres' had the best local television ratings for any American franchise in the first round.

Central Division

-The Blues signed president John Davidson to a contract extension.

Pacific Division

-Ducks defenseman Toni Lydman (right) will be sidelined four months due to shoulder surgery.

-Anaheim defenseman Andy Sutton described the 2010-11 season as "the worst year of my career." No word yet if an expert weighed in on the situation.

Norris Division

-Former Bruins/Kings/Panthers forward Jozef Stümpel has joined Spartak Moskva of the KHL.

-Former Mighty Ducks/Predators/Bruins forward Petr Tenkrat has joined HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga.

(Photos: Barnaby-Annie O'Neill/Post-Gazette; Capitals/Lightning-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images and Chris O'Meara/Associated Press; Carter-Paul Bereswill/Getty Images; Canucks/Predators-Frederick Breedon/Getty Images and Mark Humphrey/Associated Press; IIHF World Championships-Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images and Samuel Kubani/AFP/Getty Images; Lydman-Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

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written by Matt Eager, May 04, 2011 - 12:18 PM

Bruce Boudreau throwing his goaltender under the bus? I am completely shocked!

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written by Boom Shaka, May 04, 2011 - 04:54 PM

Well, with their new found commitment to def...., sorry I tried but was just laughing too much to finish.

The Crap's premature failure is becoming a rite of spring.

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written by Louder_Is_Best, May 04, 2011 - 09:01 PM

I love watching the Flyers get bushwhacked. Terrible, terrible goaltending. Also, go Tampa Bay!

If only the Pens were healthy this year, they would've coasted through the eastern conference.

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written by KRC, May 04, 2011 - 09:58 PM

Wow, the Caps got destroyed. Just.. wow.

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written by Luiz Mello, May 04, 2011 - 10:15 PM

I was very down on this post-season, but now the caps just got swept, and the dog-offspring-drowners are down 0-3? Just. Sweet.

By the way, anyone willing to place bets on how long it will take until Boudreau is fired?

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written by Elvis, May 04, 2011 - 11:25 PM

@Louder_Is_Best - you are joking. Can't tell by this comments board if you're having a laugh, but are you seriously now saying the Pens were a Sidney Crosby and Geno Malkin away from running the East when a couple weeks ago you stood firm by your belief that they couldn't differentiate their a$$es from a hole in the ground, let alone do anything resembling a hockey move on the ice? Amazing. Just amazing. I guess watching the Caps get swept away gives everyone a cheerier disposition.

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