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Tuesday, 17 May 2011 03:48

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-The Penguins signed Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Zach Sill (right) to a two-year two-way contract.

-A new T.G.I. Friday's is scheduled to open in Consol Energy Center Friday.

-Former Penguins defenseman Sven Butenschon has joined the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the DEL in Germany.

-Former Penguins forward Ronald Petrovicky is trying his hand at boxing. You may remember Petrovicky for his knockout of former Maple Leafs forward Kris Newbury during the 2006-07 season:

-Happy 48th birthday to former Penguins forward Doug Smith. Acquired midway through the 1989-90 season in exchange for cash, Smith's NHL career ended with 10 games and two points with the Penguins that campaign. In the 1990 offseason, he joined ATSE Graz in Austria.

Playoff Stuff

Bruins - Lightning

-Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron (concussion) resumed practicing in non-contact drills.

-Tampa Bay forward Steve Downie (right) has grown up.

-Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman has managed to piece together a "grind line" similiar to the ones his teams in Detroit used.

-"I can care less about what other people think or say or how they feel." - Lightning goaltender Dwayne Roloson.

Canucks - Sharks

-Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle is sort of, kind of accusing the Canucks of diving.

IIHF World Championships

-Finland has pretty much dominated the world the past two days with its celebrations of the championships:

Finland goaltender Pasi Nurminen fell off the plan rampway and did a header into the the trophy:

Non-Playoff Stuff

Atlantic Division

-Despite having his face literally broken by the man, former NHL enforcer Todd Fedoruk considered former Rangers/Wild forward Derek Boogaard a close friend.

Northeast Division

-Having solved all its other problems, the NHL is demanding $89,000 from a Montreal restaurateur who dared put a Canadiens logo and a "Go Habs Go" sign in the window of one of his restaurants.

Southeast Division

-According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Atlanta Spirit, the ownership group of the Thrashers, is in negotiations with the True North Sports and Entertainment, a Winnipeg based group which has been trying to bring an NHL franchise back to Winnipeg for several years.

-Former Penguins captain Ron Francis (right) is expected to give up his associate coaching position with the Hurricanes and take a full-time front office position with the club.

Central Division

-Predators forward Mike Fisher underwent shoulder surgery.

Northwest Division

-The Flames officially hired acting general manager Jay Feaster as the fulltime general manager.

-Calgary signed unrestricted free agent forward Curtis Glencross (right) to a four-year contract worth $10.2 million. He will have a salary cap worth $2.55.

Pacific Division

-The Stars signed defenseman John Klingberg, a fifth-round pick in 2010, to a three-year entry level contract.

-If their's one link you click on today, please make it this one. The San Jose Mercury News catches up with "The Missing Link," former Sharks defenseman Link Gaetz.

Patrick Division

-Former Red Wings/Thrashers forward Yuri Butsayev has joined CSKA Moskva of the KHL.

(Photos: Sill-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins; Downie-Jeff Gross/Getty Images; Francis-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Glencross-Andre Ringuette/Getty Images)

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written by maureen, May 17, 2011 - 07:07 AM

Zach Sill is a beast. Just sayin....

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written by maureen, May 17, 2011 - 01:18 PM

Oh, and JB has a post with a few of Sill's middleweight bouts in his blog...
http://blogs.citizensvoice.com/penguins/

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