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Sunday, 02 October 2011 07:51

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Sidney Crosby (above) is not expected to play in the Penguins' season opener Thursday.

-"He's all over the ice. He's aggressive. Every shift he's making something happen. Either he's creating something or getting a chance himself." - Sidney Crosby on Evgeni Malkin.

-A breakdown of the Penguins' roster by position.

-Can Kris Letang regain the form which made him look like a Norris Trophy candidate in the first half of 2010-11?

-Brooks Orpik (abdominal) and Dustin Jeffrey (knee) each resumed practicing.

-Jeffrey is mustache boy for October.

-Orpik speaks:

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-Scott Munroe made 34 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 defeat of the Hershey Bears.

-Happy 27th birthday to former Penguins forward Jonathan Filewich. A third-round pick in 2006, Filewich's entire NHL career amounted to five games and no points with the Penguins in 2007-08. Midway through the 2008-09 season, he was traded to the Blues for future considerations.

-Happy 54th birthday to former Penguins defenseman Gordie Roberts (right, with a slightly more celebrated teammate). Acquired prior to the 1990-91 season in a deal which sent a draft pick to the Blues, Roberts spent parts of two seasons with the Penguins. In 1990-91, Roberts appeared in 61 games and contributed 18 points. In that spring's postseason, Roberts appeared in all 24 of the team's games, recorded three points and helped the franchise claim its first Stanley Cup title. Roberts played in 73 games in 1991-92 and scored 24 points. In the 1992 playoffs, Roberts saw action in 19 games and recorded two assists as the team successfully defended the Stanley Cup. In the 1992 offseason, he joined the Bruins as a free agent. In 134 regular season games with the Penguins, Roberts scored 39 points. In 43 posteason games with the franchise, he scored five points. In 1999, Roberts was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.

-Happy 65th birthday to former Pittsburgh Hornets and Penguins defenseman Doug Barrie. Acquired prior to the 1968-69 season in a deal which sent cash to the Red Wings, Barrie's Penguins career amounted to eight games and two points that campaign. After spending the entire 1969-70 season with the Baltimore Clippers of the AH, Barrie was claimed by the Sabres in the 1970 expansion draft.

-Happy 48th birthday to former Penguins forward Tim Hrynewich (right). A second-round pick in 1983, Hrynewich spent parts of two seasons with the Penguins. As a rookie in 1982-83, Hrynewich appeared in 30 games and scored five points. In 1983-84, he played in 25 games and contributed nine points. Prior to the 1985-86 season, Hrynewich was traded to the Oilers along with Marty McSorley and Craig Muni in exchange for Gilles Meloche. In 55 games with the Penguins, Hrynewich scored 14 points.

Atlantic Division

-A goal by former Penguin Petr Sykora helped the Devils beat the Flyers, 2-1. Fire Ray Shero.

-Sykora showed some wheels on his goal:

-Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur is going old school with the waffle board print on his blocker:

-Angry, mouthpiece-chewing times for Philadelphia's Wayne Simmonds:

-"One of the things I proved to myself is I can still score in this league." - Sykora on his tryout with the Devils.

-The Devils demoted forwards Steve Zalewski, Stephen Gionta, Matt Anderson, Chad Wiseman and goaltender Jeff Frazee to Albany of the AHL.

-The Rangers demoted forwards Ryan Bourque, Carl Hagelin, John Mitchell, Kris Newbury, Dale Weise, defensemen Tim Erixon and Blake Parlett to Connecticut of the AHL and assigned Dylan McIlrath to Moose Jaw of the WHL.

Northeast Division

-Goals by captain Brian Gionta and Scott Gomez led the Canadiens to a 5-1 rout of the Lightning in Quebec City.

-This game saw Lightning forward and former Penguin Ryan Malone strike Canadiens defenseman Chris Campoli in the head:

-Tim Thomas made 25 saves for the Bruins in a 3-2 defeat of the Islanders in Bridgeport, Conn.

-Boston's Milan Lucic > New York's P.A. Parenteau:

-Boston's Chris Clark and New York's Micheal Haley had issues:

-Clark didn't make out too well in the fight:

-If you're wondering what Evgeni Nabokov looks like in an Islanders jersey, here you go:

-Maple Leafs forward Clarke MacArthur three games (one preseason, two regular season) for a hit to the head of Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader Friday:

-Ottawa demoted defensemen Mark Borowiecki, Patrick Wiercioch, forwards Kaspars Daugavins, Mike Hoffman and goaltender Robin Lehner to Binghamton of the AHL.

-The Senators officially unveiled their new throwback jerseys:

Southeast Division

-Lightning defenseman Mattias Ohlund is dealing with right knee ailment.

-Panthers forward Steven Weiss is dealing with a groin ailment.

-The Hurricanes recalled forward Drayson Bowman from Charlotte of the AHL.

Central Division

-Patrick Eaves and Darren Helm each had a goal and two assists for the Red Wings in a 4-2 defeat of the Maple Leafs.

-Craig Smith's overtime goal gave the Predators a 2-1 win against the Hurricanes.

-Carolina's Brian Boucher had issues with this puck:

-Cool Photo of the Night:  Nashville's Mattias Ekholm shooting on Boucher:

-The Blue Jackets demoted forward Tomas Kubalik and defenseman John Moore to Springfield of the AHL and placed forwards Martin St. Pierre, Alexandre Giroux and defenseman Nick Holden on waivers. Forward Jared Boll (thumb) was placed on injured reserve.

-The Red Wings recalled forward Brent Raedeke from Grand Rapids of the AHL.

-The Blues demoted forwards Jonathan Cheechoo, Adam Cracknell, Philip McRae, Anthony Peluso, Brett Sterling, defenseman Ian Cole, Mark Cundari and goaltender Ben Bishop to Peoria to AHL.

-The Predators demoted defenseman Tyler Sloan to Milwaukee of the AHL.

Northwest Division

-Two goals by Matt Duchene led the Avalanche past the Kings, 4-1, in Las Vegas.

-Roberto Luongo made 28 saves for the Canucks in a 4-1 defeat of the Oilers.

-This game saw Vancouver's Alex Edler elbow Edmonton's Taylor Hall in the head:

-Aslo, Vancouver's Marco Sturm tagged Edmonton's Lennart Petrell in the noggin:

-Hockey Night in Canada's opening montage for the game:

-“It doesn’t feel good to know you’re involved with someone hurt so seriously. All last night and all today, I feel like I could throw up." - Wild forward Eric Nystrom on a play where he tripped Oilers defenseman Taylor Fedun into the boards. Fedun broke his right femur on the play. Nystrom visited Fedun in the hopsital to apologize.

-“I have a great opportunity and I’m definitely excited,. They (Minnesota) want me to play a third line game.” - Former Penguins forward Nick Johnson on his new team, the Wild.

-The Wild demoted defensemen Nate Prosser, Drew Bagnall and forward Casey Wellman to Houston of the AHL.

-The Flames are trying to turn Olli Jokinen into a shutdown center.

Pacific Division

-Andrew Raycroft made 30 saves for the Stars in a 4-0 shutout of the Blues.

-Mike Smith made 28 saves for the Coyotes who beat the Sharks, 3-1.

-If you're wondering what Brent Burns looks like in a Sharks jersey, here you go:

-Painful times for Coyotes forward and former Penguin Paul Bissonnette:

-Contemplative times for San Jose's coach Todd McLellan:

-The Kings demoted defensemen Andrew Campbell, Thomas Hickey and forward Dwight King to Manchester of the AHL.

-The Coyotes demoted defensemen Maxim Goncharov, Chris Summers, forwards Andy Miele, Marc-Antoine Pouliot and Viktor Tikhonov to Portland of the AHL.

-A right thumb injury will sidelined Ducks defenseman Matt Smaby for two to three months.

Adams Division

-Legendary Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden writes a column for Grantland calling for an end to head shots.

(Photos: Crosby-Jamie Sabau/Getty Images; Roberts-Photobucket; Hrynewich-John Heller/Post-Gazette; Flyers/Devils-Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images; Bruins/Islanders-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Hurricanes/Predators-Frederick Breedon/Getty Images and Mark Humphrey/Associated Press; Sharks/Coyotes-Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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written by a guest, October 02, 2011 - 02:33 PM

Medvescak Zagreb is in Zagreb, Croatia not Austria. It might be the austrian league though. Croatia once part of the Austro-Hungry Empire though. pre WW1.

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written by s_rorabaugh, October 02, 2011 - 03:20 PM

guest, +1 for the heads up!

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written by a guest, March 24, 2012 - 05:24 PM

do you mean first Detroit win against Pens since 1988

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