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Monday, 26 September 2011 04:07

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Sidney Crosby (above) takes another step in his recovery in a controlled scrimmage.

-Bill Guerin is still very much a part of the Penguins' locker room.

-Dan Bylsma used the "J" word at yesterday's town hall meeting.

-Crosby speaks:

-Bylsma speaks:

-The town hall meeting:

-Forward prospect Tom Kuhnhackl could be sidelined up to a month due to a knee injury.

-Happy 31st birthday to current Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik (right). A first-round pick in 2000, Orpik has spent parts of seven seasons with the Penguins. As a rookie in 2002-03, Orpik appeared in seven games and was held without a point. His first full season in the NHL was 2003-04. He played in 79 games, scored 10 points and led the team with 127 penalty minutes. Following the 2004-05 lockout, Orpik played in 64 games, netted nine points and once again led the team with 124 penalty minutes. The 2006-07 season saw Orpik appear in 70 games and record six assists. Oprik played in five postseason games that spring and failed to record a point. In 2007-08, Orpik dressed for 78 games and scored 11 points. In that spring's postseason, appeared in all 20 games and recorded two assists. After re-signing in the offseason, Orpik played in 79 games in 2008-09 and netteded 19 points. In the playoffs, Orpik played in 24 games, contributed four assists and helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history. In 2009-09, Orpik appeared in 73 games and scored a career-high 25 points. In the postseason, he recorded two assists in 13 games. Orpik appeared in 63 games last season and contributed 13 points. During the postseason, he recorded three assists. Orpik has appeared in 512 regular season games with the Penguins, 13th-most in franchise history, has scored 93 points, 90th-most, and has 529 penalty minutes, 24th-most. In 69 postseason games, he has recorded 11 assists.

-Happy 32nd birthday to current Penguins forward Chris Kunitz. Acquired midway through the 2008-09 season along with Eric Tangradi in a deal which sent Ryan Whitney to the Ducks, Kunitz has spent parts of two seasons with the Penguins. He finished the 2008-09 campaign by appearing in 20 games and scoring 18 points. In that spring's postseason, Kunitz saw action in all 24 games, scored 14 points and helped the franchise win the Stanley Cup for the third time. Injuries limited Kunitz to 50 games and 32 points in 2009-10. During the 2010 playoffs, Kunitz played in 13 games and scored 11 points. Last season, Kunitz appeared in 66 games and scored 48 points. During the postseason, he contributed one goal. In 136 regular season games with the Penguins, Kunitz has scored 98 points, 84th-most in franchise history.. In 37 postseason games, he has scored 26 points.

Atlantic Division

-Flyers forward Scott Hartnell is sidelined due to an elevated heart rate.

-Philadelphia released forwards forwards Michael Nylander and Adam Mair.

-Rangers defenseman Marc Staal will not travel with his team to Europe for the preseason.

-The Devils demoted defensemen Brandon Burlon, Eric Gelinas, Dan Kelly, Joe Sova, and Harry Young, forwards J.S. Berube, Mike Hoeffel, Kory Nagy, Nathan Perkovich, Mike Sislo, Myles Stoesz, Joseph Whitney, and Darcy Zajac and goaltender Maxime Clermont to Albany of the AHL. Goaltender Scott Wedgewood (Plymouth - OHL), defenseman Reece Scarlett (Swift Current - WHL), forwards J.T. Barnett (Kamloops-  WHL), Reid Boucher (Sarnia - OHL) and Thomas Nesbitt (Ottawa - OHL) were assigned to their junior teams.

Northeast Division

-Shorthanded goals by Zdeno Chara and Daniel Paille led the Bruins to a 7-3 win against the Canadiens in Halifax, N.S.

-Sabres forward Brad Boyes was suspended for two games for a hit to the head of Maple Leafs forward Joe Colborne Saturday:

-The Maple Leafs demoted forwards Luca Caputi, Joe Colborne, Jerry D’Amigo, Ryan Hamilton, Marcel Mueller, Kenny Ryan, Greg Scott, Mike Zigomanis, defensemen Jesse Blacker, Jeff Finger, Simon Gysbers, Korbinian Holzer, Juraj Mikus and goaltender Mark Owuya to Toronto of the AHL.

Southeast Division

-Cam Ward made 36 saves for the Hurricanes in a 4-0 shutout of the Jets.

-The Lightning demoted goaltenders Jaroslav Janus, Pat Nagle, Dustin Tokarski, Mike Angelidis, Carter Ashton, Cory Conacher, Philip-Michael Devos, Matt Fornataro, Alex Hutchings, Tyler Johnson, Pierre Labrie, Eric Neilson, Michel Ouellet, Ondrej Palat, Richard Panik, Alex Picard, Trevor Smith, James Wright, JT Wyman, defensmen Mark Barberio, Jeff Dimmen, Radko Gudas, Charles Landry, Richard Petiot, Kevin Quick and Mike Vernace to Norfolk of the AHL and assigned defenseman Daniel Milan to Moncton of the QMJHL.

-The Capitals assigned forwards Matt Ford, Christian Hanson, Ryan Potulny, defensemen Patrick Wellar, Danny Richmond and goaltender Braden Holtby to Hershey of the AHL.

-The Hurricanes assigned forwards Nicolas Blanchard, Mike McKenzie, Cedric McNicoll, Jared Staal, Justin Shugg, defensemen Michal Jordan and Rasmus Rissanen to Charlotte of the AHL.

Central Division

-Shootout goals by Todd Bertuzzi and Henrik Zetterberg led the Red Wings past the Blackhawks, 4-3.

-Bertuzzi's goal was a beauty:

-A goal and two assists by Dane Byers led the Blue Jackets to a 4-1 win against the Sabres.

-Blues forward David Perron is expected to announce his return to the club today. He has been sidelined since Nov. 4 due to a concussion.

-The Blues demoted forwards Jay Barriball, Jonathan Cheechoo, T.J. Hensick, C Anthony Nigro, Anthony Peluso, Brett Ponich, Brett Sterling and Danny Syvret, defensemen Mark Cundari, Cade Fairchild, Kyle Hagel and goaltender Jake Allen to Peoria f the AHL.

-Red Wings forward Jan Mursak is dealing with a fracture in his left ankle.

-The Predators demoted forwards Taylor Beck, Ryan Flynn, Jani Lajunen, Michael Latta, Juuso Puustinen, Josh Shalla, Robert Slaney, defensemen Taylor Aronson, Victor Bartley, Charles-Olivier Roussel, goaltenders Atte Engren and Chet Pickard to Milwaukee of the AHL.

-The Blue Jackets demoted forwards Oliver Gabriel, Aaron Bogosian, defensemen Anton Blomqvist, Steven Delisle, Dalton Prout and Brent Regner to Springfield of the AHL. Forward Adam Payerl was assigned to Belleville of the OHL while Trevor Ludwig was released.

Northwest Division

-Devan Dubnyk made 30 saves for the Oilers in a 3-0 shutout of the Oilers.

-Jean-Sebastian Giguere made 16 saves and led the Avalanche to a 3-0 shutout of the Stars.

-Colorado's Patrick Bordeleau and Dallas' Krys Barch worked out some issues:

-Dallas' Richard Bachman lost track of this puck:

-Bachman denied Colorado's Ryan Stoa on the doorstep here:

-A broken forearm will sideline Avalanche forward Brandon Yip four to six weeks.

-Canucks defenseman Aaron Rome (finger) and forward Steve Pinizzotto (shoulder) are each dinged up.

-The Canucks demoted forwards Steven Anthony, Darren Archibald, Bill Sweatt, defenseman Kevin Connauton, Sebastian Erixon and Yann Sauve to Chicago of the AHL. Forwards Niko Dimitrakos, Owen Nolan Steve Begin was released.

-The Wild demoted forwards Kris Foucault, David McIntyre, Carson McMillan, Jarod Palmer, Chad Rau, defensemen Tyler Cuma, Chay Genoway, goaltenders Matt Hackett and Darcy Kuemper to Houston of the AHL. The team also placed forwards Jon DiSalvatore, Warren Peters, Jed Ortmeyer, Jeff Taffe, defenseman Jeff Penner and goaltender Dennis Endras on waivers and released defensemen Jordan Hendry and Kris Fredheim.

Pacific Division

-Two goals by Tommy Wingels led the Sharks past the Canucks, 4-3.

-Cool Photo of the Night: San Jose's Andrew Murray chasing down a puck:

-Sharks goaltender Thomas Greiss kept his eyes on this puck:

-Vancouver's Keith Ballard had a pretty instense battle with Benn Ferriero here:

-Greiss had issues with this puck:

-Jeff Deslauriers made 32 saves for the Ducks who beat the Kings, 3-1.

-The Kings demoted forwards Andy Andreoff, Ray Kaunisto, Brandon Kozun, Linden Vey, defensemen Nicolas Deslauriers, David Kolomatis, Patrick Mullen and goaltender Martin Jones to Manchester of the AHL and assigned forward Tyler Toffoli to Ottawa of the OHL.

-The Ducks assigned forwards Mark Bell, Matt Kennedy, Richard Schofield, defensemen Mathieu Carle and Jake Newton to Syracuse of the AHL and assigned forward Emerson Etem to Medicine Hat of the WHL.

-Ducks forward Jean-Francois Jacques was suspended one game after he drew an instigator penalty in the final five minutes of a game Saturday.

-The Coyotes demoted defensemen Dean Arsene, Tyler Eckford and goaltender Justin Pogge to Portland of the AHL and assigned defenseman Brandon Gormley to Moncton of the QMJHL.

(Photos: Crosby-Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press; Orpik-Orpik-Justin K. Aller/Getty Images; Stars/Avalanche-Jack Dempsey/Associated Press and Doug Pensinger/Getty Images; Sharks/Canucks-Nick Didlick/Getty Images)

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