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Tuesday, 07 June 2011 03:02

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-According to the team's Web Site, Penguins goaltending prospect Alexander Pechurskiy (right) has joined Magnitogorsk Metallurg.

-The Penguins need some more ice crew members.

-Happy 45th birthday to former Penguins forward Stephane Richer. A free agent signing prior to the 2001-02 season, Richer's Penguins career amounted to 58 games and 25 points that campaign. At the trade deadline, he was dealt to the Devils in exchange for a draft pick.

Playoff Stuff

Canucks - Bruins

-A goal and two assists by Michael Ryder led the Bruins to an 8-1 rout of the Canucks in Game 3. Former Penguin Mark Recchi scored two goals for Boston while teammates David Krejci, Daniel Paille and fellow former Penguin Andrew Ference each contributed a goal and an assist. Fire Craig Patrick and Ray Shero. Tim Thomas made 40 saves in the victory. The Canucks lead the series, 2-1.

-The story of the game was a hit by Vancouver's Aaron Rome which knocked out Boston's Nathan Horton:

-Horton was hospitalized due to the hit. Rome received a five minute major for interference and a game misconduct.

-Rome will have a disciplinary hearing today.

-Goal of the Night: Marchand with a beauty shorthanded:

-Saves of the Night: Thomas on Vancouver's Mason Raymond:

-Awesome Hit of the Night: Thomas on Vancouver captain Henrik Sedin:

-Sedin didn't react well to the hit:

-The ongoing finger-biting "feud" took on a few new chapters when Recchi stuck a finger in the grill of Vancouver's Maxim Lapierre:

-Also, Boston's Milan Lucic tried to goad Vancouver's Alex Burrows into taking a chomp:

-A good look at the point:

-Bruins coach Claude Julien scolded his team after the game for the the finger-pointing antics.

-"I'm sure they don't like us and we don't like them. There is a lot on the line. That's what makes this a fun series to be a part of." - Lucic.

-Recchi's first goal was kind of junky:

-His second goal was a little nicer:

-Vancouver's only goal came off a nice pass from Raffi Torres to Jannik Hansen:

-Lucic gave the evil eye to Burrows:

-Luongo had issues with this puck:

-Vancouver's Ryan Kesler and Boston's Dennis Seidenberg had issues:

-Bright times for Thomas:

-Happy times for Marchand (above) and Ference:

-Vancouver's Christopher Higgins > Boston's Daniel Paille:

-Torres > Boston's Adam McQuaid:

-Marchand being good people:

-And Thomas too:

-“We just wanted to make sure we didn’t let him down.” - Marchand on Horton.

-The 8-1 score ws the most lopsided in a Stanley Cup Final since the Avalanche beat the Panthers by the same score in Game 2 of the 1996 Final.

-"It's 2-1 for us now in the series and luckily it's not aggregate score, it's not Champions League here." - Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa on the lopsided score.

-Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo declined an offer from coach Alain Vigneault to leave the game once the Bruins took a 5-0 lead.

-Yesterday just happened to be the 25th anniversary of the Canucks trading hall-of-fame forward Cam Neely to the Bruins.

-Vancouver's Green Men made their way to Boston.

-Other Vancouver fans were "welcomed" to Boston as you might expect:

Non-Playoff Stuff

Southeast Division

-Former Hurricanes captain Rod Brind'Amour will take on an assistant coaching position with the club.

-The Panthers are rolling out a new redder promotional campaign:

Central Division

-The Blues re-signed restricted free agent forward T.J. Hensick to a two-year contract extension. Financial terms were not revealed.

-The Blue Jackets hired Ian Clark as goaltending coach.

-The Predators re-signed goaltending coach Mitch Korn to a three-year contract extension.

Northwest Division

-The Flames hired former Blackhawks/Mighty Ducks/Senators head coach Craig Hartsburg as an assistant coach.

Pacific Division

-The Coyotes re-signed unrestricted goaltender Jason LaBarbera (right) to a two-year contract. Financial terms were not announced.

(Photos: Pechurskiy-Rich Lam/Getty Images; Canucks/Bruins-Elise Amendola/Associated Press, Bruce Bennett/Getty Images, Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press, Harry How/Getty Images, Charles Krupa/Associated Press, Jim Rogash/Getty Images, Winslow Townson/Associated Press and Elsa/Getty Images; LaBarbera-Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

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written by snickers99, June 07, 2011 - 08:23 AM

I hope Brendan Shanahan is ready to get to work. That Rome hit happened on the NHL's biggest stage...the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. Shanahan has the chance to show what kind of direction the NHL will take in cases like this. Is there a new sheriff in town or is it business as usual? This is a huge moment for the NHL.

Honestly, what ever happens, I won't be surprised. Wouldn't be surprised if he was gone for the rest of the Finals and into next year...wouldn't be surprised if he got nothing.

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written by Louder_Is_Best, June 07, 2011 - 09:55 AM

Before the series, I was firmly rooting for Vancouver. I didn't want those insufferable New England fans to have anything more to crow about.

After the crap the Canuck's have pulled, though, I've switched sides. I hope Boston humiliates them.

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written by ncsurveygirl, June 07, 2011 - 06:47 PM

I agree Louder...before I didnt have a preference but was partially leaning towards the B's b/c of Recchi...but now, I want Vancouver to go DOWN!!

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