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Monday, 31 October 2011 02:26

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-"Right now, we're playing well, we're getting wins, but we feel we can play a lot better." - Matt Cooke (right).

-The NHL discusses realignment and it could have a significant impact on the Penguins.

Atlantic Division

-Rangers forward and former Penguin Mike Rupp is dealing with an ailing left knee.

-The Rangers recalled forward Andre Deveaux from Connecticut of the AHL.

Northeast Division

-Robin Lehner made 23 saves for the Senators in a 3-2 win against the rival Maple Leafs. Ottawa has won six consecutive games. Clarke MacArthur scored both of Toronto's goals.

-Pass of the Night: Ottawa's David Rundblad springing Colin Greening for a breakaway:

-Happy, toothless times for Ottawa's Chris Neil and Zach Smith:

-Ottawa's Jesse Winchester appeared to preform some sort of religious ceremony on teammate Kaspars Daugavins:

-With captain Daniel Alfredsson dealing with an "upper-body" injury, the Senators recalled forward Nikita Filatov from Binghamton of the AHL.

Southeast Division

-The Lightning doesn't have a true enforcer, but former Penguins forward Ryan Malone and forward Steve Downie can handle the role.

-The Panthers are giving free admission for tonight's game against the Jets to any child under the age of 12 wearing a costume.

Central Division

-Steve Mason made 19 saves for the Blue Jackets in a 3-1 defeat of the Ducks. James Wisniewski had two assists for Columbus which won just its second game of the season.

-Mason having a moment:

-Cool Photo of the Night: Anaheim's captain Ryan Getzlaf slamming Anaheim's Fedor Tyutin into the boards:

Northwest Division

-Two goals by Ryan Smyth led the Oilers to a 4-2 defeat of the Blues. Teammate Ryan Nugent-Hopkins recorded two assists while Nikolai Khabibulin made 28 saves in the win, Edmonton's fifth consecutive.

-Save of the Night: St. Louis' Jaroslav Halak on Edmonton's Taylor Hall:

-Goal of the Night: Check out this wicked snip by St. Louis captain David Backes:

-Happy, pumpkin-headed times in Edmonton:

-Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves for the Avalanche which edged the Kings, 3-2. David Jones and Kyle Quincey each had a goal and an assist for Colorado.

-Wraparound Goal of the Night: Colorado's Chuck Kobasew:

-Colorado's Matt Duchene had his own nasty snipe of a goal:

-Los Angeles's Ethan Moreau > Colorado's Jay McClement:

-With defenseman Andy Sutton suspended, the Oilers recalled defenseman Alex Plante from Oklahoma City of the AHL.

Pacific Division

-Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin will not be disciplined for a high hit which caused Predators forward Mike Fisher to suffer an "upper-body" injury Saturday.

-Coyotes forward Raffi Torres thought it would be a good idea to dress up as rapper Jay-Z complete in blackface for Halloween.

(Photos: Cooke-Jamie Sabau/Getty Images; Maple Leafs/Senators-Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images; Ducks/Blue Jackets-John Grieshop/Getty Images; Blues/Oilers-John Ulan/Associated Press; Kings/Avalanche-Chris Schneider/Associated Press)

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written by espo33, October 31, 2011 - 10:26 AM

If they do the realignment with that plan I could dig it for division play. Columbus, Mtl, Bos, Tor, Buf and Ott. Those are teams that we have feared well against in the past, except maybe Boston for a stretch. We would still play Philly, Caps, NJ, NYR, just not as much. I am for this plan. And NO WAY, Detriot should get in the Eastern division before Columbus.

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