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Wednesday, 07 September 2011 02:53

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Sidney Crosby (above) is scheduled to speak to the media today regarding his healthy. We plan on Tweeting it live (@emptynetters).

-The press conference is going to get plenty of attention. Root Sports in Pittsburgh ESPN in the United States, TSN and Rogers SportsNet in Canada are expected to broadcast it live. The Penguins' Web site will also carry it.

-The Penguins will put individual game tickets on sale beginning Sept. 16.

-The Penguins revealed their promotional schedule for next season. Two words: Garden Gnome.

-Happy 33rd birthday to current Penguins forward Matt Cooke (right). A free agent signing in the 2008 offseason, Cooke has spent the past three  seasons with the Penguins. In 2008-09, Cooke appeared in 76 games, scored 31 points and recorded 101 penalty minutes, second-most on the team. During the postseason, Cooke appeared in all 24 of the Penguins' games, netted seven points and helped the franchise claim its third Stanley Cup title. Cooke played in 79 games in 2009-10, scored 30 points and was once again second with 106 penalty minutes. In the playoffs, Cooke saw action in 13 games and contributed six points. Cooke was limited to 67 games last season due largely to suspensions and scored 30 points while leading the team with 129 penalty minutes. In 222 regular season games with the Penguins, Cooke has scored 91 points. In 37 postseason games with the franchise, Cooke has scored 13 points.

-Happy 56th birthday to former Penguins defenseman Bryan Maxwell. Claimed off waivers from the Winnipeg Jets early in the 1983-84 season, Maxwell spent parts of two seasons with the Penguins. In 45 games for the Penguins in 1983-84, Maxwell recorded 15 points and led the team with a plus-3 rating. In 1984-85, Maxwell appeared in 44 games and netted eight assists. He retired following the season. In 89 games for the Penguins, Maxwell scored 23 points.

-Happy 51st birthday to former Penguins forward Paul Marshall. A second-round pick in 1979, Marshall spent parts of two seasons with the Penguins. As a rookie in 1979-80, Marshall appeared in 46 games and contributed 21 points while leading the team with five game-winning goals. He appeared in one playoff game that spring and failed to record a point. After 13 games and three goals in 1980-81, Marshall was traded to the Maple Leafs along with Kim Davis in exchange for Dave Burrows and Paul Gardner. In 59 games with the Penguins, Marshall scored 24 points.

-Happy 48th birthday to former Penguins forward Tony Tanti. Acquired midway through the 1989-90 season along with Rod Buskas and Barry Pederson in a deal which sent Dave Capuano, Andrew McBain and Dan Quinn to the Canucks, Tanti spent parts of two seasons with the Penguins. He finished 1989-90 by appearing in 37 games for the Penguins and scoring 32 points. After 46 points and 18 points in 1990-91, Tanti was traded to the Sabres in exchange for Ken Priestlay. In 83 games for the Penguins, Tanti recorded 50 points. He currently operates a flooring contractor in Vancouver.

Atlantic Division

-Former Islanders captain Alexei Yashin skated at the team's practice facility yesterday.

Northeast Division

-Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson proclaimed himself ready to go after recovering from a back injury which forced him to miss 28 games last season.

Southeast Division

-The Jets officially unveiled their new jerseys:

-EN Says: That's a nice jersey. But it's ANOTHER blue jersey. Almost half the league (Sabres, Avalanche, Blue Jackets, Oilers, Islanders, Rangers, Penguins, Sharks, Blues, Lightning, Maple Leafs, Canucks and Jets) now have a blue jersey. If the NHL wants to re-align the league, it should just have Blue and Not Blue conferences.

-Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin officially signed an endorsement deal with Bauer.

Northwest Division

-“He lived with my family, so he became a part of my family... we became really close. For us, personally, it was a big loss.” - Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa on former teammate Rick Rypien (right) who passed away last month.

Adams Division

-If you read one link today, make sure it's this extremely revealing story about the struggles with addiction of former Wild/Rangers forward Derek Boogaard by Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

(Photos: Crosby and Cooke-Jamie Sabau/Getty Images; Rypien-Phillip MacCallum/Getty Images)

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written by eman41, September 07, 2011 - 09:55 AM

The NHL loves blue. Even two of the teams have blue in their name!

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written by Boom Shaka, September 07, 2011 - 12:46 PM

In defense of the Jets, blue was their main color before it was cool to have a blue uniform.

If anything, I wish they would've chosen a different scheme. Their unis remind me of the new Columbus sweaters with the bong, I mean cannon on the front...

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