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Wednesday, 11 May 2011 22:32

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-The Post-Gazette's Dave Molinari offers a very tempered and educated view on the suggested return of Jaromir Jagr. (PG+)

-And yes, we'll be using this photo for every "Jagr-is-coming-back" story until the end of eternity.

-Penguins assistant general manager Jason Botterill will have his hands full trying to re-build the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins' depth at forward this offseason.

-Happy 48th birthday to former Penguins forward Dwight Mathiasen. A free agent signing late in the 1985-86 season, Mathiasen spent parts of three seasons with the Penguins. He finished that season by appearing in four games and scoring one goal. During 1986-87, Mathiasen saw action in six games and recorded one assist. In 1987-88, Mathiasen appeared in a career-high 23 games and recorded six assists. He was released in the 1988 offseason. Mathiasen appeared in 33 regular season games for the Penguins and recorded eight points.

Playoff Stuff

Bruins - Lightning

-Lightning goaltender Dwayne Roloson compared coach Guy Boucher (right) to former Canadiens/Devils/Wild coach Jacques Lemaire.

-“My plan is very general. I don’t think it’s a real secret. For the long-term success of any organization, you have to bring in the best possible people. I surrounded myself with the brightest, most enthusiastic people; people who really love the game. If they love what they’re doing, they’ll do the job well.” - Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman on how he was able to re-build the franchise into a Stanley Cup contender in one year.

-Lightning forward Martin St. Louis and Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas took the road less traveled from the University of Vermont to the NHL.

-"I've been gone from Boston since 1975. Yes, I had my greatest career years there and loved playing there, but those days are over. I'm a Lightning guy. I gave birth to this thing." - Lightning executive and broadcaster Phil Esposito. Esposito, a former all-star with the Bruins, helped found the Lightning in 1992.

Canucks

-“About 10 periods.” - Canucks captain Henrik Sedin's response when asked what he wants to see in Game 7 of the Sharks-Red Wings series.

-Canucks forward Manny Malhotra (right) skated for the first time since suffering a career-threatening eye injury March 16.

Sharks - Red Wings

-Sharks forward Ryane Clowe ("upper-body") and Red Wings forward Johan Franzen (ankle) will be game-time decisions for Game 7. Both players missed Game 6.

-“There’s a lot of people out there that want to see Detroit win, and that’s fine. I think a lot of people are looking for us to fail – and that’s okay with me. We’ve just got to rise above that.” - Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle on the eve of Game 7.

IIHF World Championships

-Former Penguins captain Jaromir Jagr had a hat trick for the Czech Republic in a 4-0 shutout of the United States in the quarterfinal round. Fire Craig Patrick.

-Jagr's hat trick:

-Happy times for Jagr:

-United States and former Penguins goaltender Ty Conklin had issues with this puck:

-Reflective times for United States and Thrashers forward Blake Wheeler:

-“He’s still got it, for sure. He’s hard to play against. One of the hardest guys ever to take the puck off.” - United States and Thrashers defenseman Mark Stuart on Jagr.

-Blues forward Patrik Berglund had a goal and two assists for Sweden which beat Germany 5-2.

-Germany's Constantin Braun and Korbinian Holzer didn't appear too impressed with the skating ability of Sweden's Marcus Kruger:

Non-Playoff Stuff

Atlantic Division

-“So either one of the goalies we have has to step up in training camp, or we have to make improvements to make sure it happens. But we are NEVER going to go through the goalie issues we’ve gone through in the last couple of years again.” - Flyers owner Ed Snider on his team's goaltending issues.

-Thinking Out Loud: It only took him 20 years to realize this?

-Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger will undergo surgery to address a herniated disc in his back.

-The Islanders and Nassau County (N.Y.) executive Edward Mangano revealed plans to finance a much-needed arena on Long Island.

Southeast Division

-Capitals forward Eric Fehr (right) underwent shoulder surgery.

-Another day. Another gloomy story about the Thrashers' future.

Central Division

-"This is a place I want to be and it’s going to be a matter of time before something gets done.” - Predators captain Shea Weber on his pending restricted free agency.

Northwest Division

-The Avalanche re-signed unrestricted free agent forward Milan Hejduk (right) to a one-year deal worth $2.6 million. He has scored at least 20 or more goals in 11 consecutive seasons.

Pacific Division

-With the Coyotes committed to Glendale, Ariz. for one more season under NHL-operated ownership, general manager Don Maloney must compile another patchwork roster under rigid financial constraints.

(Photos: Jagr-Post-Gazette archives; Boucher-Gene Puskar/Associated Press; Malhotra-Andy Marlin/Getty Images; IIHF World Championships-Petr David Josek/Associated Press and Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images;Fehr-Rob Carr/Getty Images; Hejduk-Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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written by JBM425, May 12, 2011 - 02:37 PM

Every time I see the German uniforms, I keep thinking of the Canucks uniforms of the early and mid-90s (the Pavel Bure era) with the "neon" Canucks logo. Those were actually pretty sharp, and not anywhere near as ridiculous as those "V" black-red-gold uniforms.

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