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Friday, 04 November 2011 04:30

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Shelly Anderson's recap from last night's game. "I don't get to call penalties in the game. I would have called a couple just to give us a power play to try it out." - Dan Bylsma commenting the fact that the Sharks got the only power play of the game.

-The San Jose Mercury News' recap. "We had no business winning that game after the first period, but we found a way to get back into it." - Sharks coach Todd McLellan.

-The Associated Press' recap. "It’s been crazy. I don’t know what our record is here and I don’t want to know." - Marc-Andre Fleury (above, getting beat by San Jose's Ryane Clowe in the shootout) on HP Pavilion.

-NHL.com's recap. The Penguins have not won in San Jose since Oct. 22, 1997.

-Highlights:

-Craig Adams versus Brad Winchester:

-A good look at the fight:

-Deryk Engelland versus Ryan Clowe:

-Another good look at this fight:

-Happy times for James Neal and Evgeni Malkin:

-Happy times for San Jose's Patrick Marleau. Not so much for Fleury:

-San Jose's used a poke check here on Malkin:

-A good look at Clowe's regulation goal:

-Clowe being popular:

-Thirsty times for San Jose's Antti Niemi:

-Niemi had issues with this puck:

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-Marc-Andre Fleury:

-Ben Lovejoy left the game due to a broken wrist.

-The Penguins don't mind getting these West Coast trips out of the way early in the season.

-“Obviously the league is going in a different direction than it was 15 years ago and I want to make my career last as long as I can. The way that I was going, who knows how long that was going to be.” - Matt Cooke on changing his game.

-Happy 48th birthday to former Penguins coach Michel Therrien. Promoted from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Dec. 15, 2005 as a replacement for Ed Olczyk, Therrien coached the Penguins for parts of four seasons. He finished the 2005-06 season with a 14-29-8 record. In 2006-07, he directed the club to a 47-24-11 record. The team improved by 47-points, the fourth-best turnaround in NHL history. The Penguins also qualified for the postseason for the first time in six years. He followed that up by leading the team to a 47-27-8 record and the Atlantic Division title, the first division crown for the club in 10 years. The team would advance to the Stanley Cup final for the first time in 16 years. After 57 games and a 27-25-5 record in 2008-09, Therrien was fired Feb. 15 and replaced by Dan Bylsma. In 272 games with the Penguins, Therrien had a 135-105-32 record. His 135 wins are third-most in franchise history.

-Happy 33rd birthday to former Penguins defenseman Rick Berry. Acquired at the 2002 trade deadline along with Ville Nieminen in a deal which sent Darius Kasparaitis to the Avalanche, Berry's Penguins' career amounted to 13 games and two assists in 2001-02. Prior to the 2002-03 season, the Capitals claimed Berry off waivers.

-Happy 40th birthday to former Penguins defenseman Roman Simicek. A ninth-round pick in 2000, Simicek's Penguins career amounted to 29 games and nine points with the 2000-01 Penguins. Midway through the season, Simicek was traded to the Wild in exchange for Steve McKenna. He currently plays for GKS Tychy in Poland.

Atlantic Division

-Shootout goals by Zach Parise and Patrik Elias gave the Devils a 4-3 win against the rival Flyers. Adam Henrique netted a goal and an assist in regulation for New Jersey while teammate Ilya Kovalchuk recorded two assists. Former Penguin Johan Hedberg made 20 saves in the victory. Fire Craig Patrick.

-Flyers forward Daniel Briere scored a disputed shootout goal when he appeared to come to a complete stop before shooting:

-"It looked like a stop to me. I’m a coach not a crossing guard, so…” - Devils coach Peter DeBoer.

-Former Penguin Maxime Talbot cashed in on a penalty shot:

-Fire Ray Shero.

-Hedberg stuff Talbot here:

-Hedberg made a tough save on Philadelphia's Zac Rinaldo also:

-Fire Craig Patrick.

-Pass of the Night: Flyers forward and former Penguin Jaromir Jagr setting up Claude Giroux:

-Fire Craig Patrick.

-Check out this goal by New Jersey's David Clarkson:

-Philadelphia's Sergei Bobrovsky had issues with this puck:

-Hedberg (back) and Kovalchuk ("lower body") each got dinged up during the game.

-Officially, the Flyers sat forward James van Riemsdyk due to a "lower-body injury" last night.

-Shootout goals by former Penguin Erik Christensen and Marian Gaborik gave the Rangers a 2-1 win against the Ducks. Fire Ray Shero. Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves in the victory.

-Shootout Goal of the Night: Gaborik threw approximately 492 fakes on this shot:

-The Ducks' bench had a good view for this fight between Anaheim's George Parros and New York's Andre Deveaux:

-New York's Jeff Woywitka being popular:

-Heads up times for New York captain Ryan Callahan:

-The Islanders suffered their third shutout loss in 10 games.

-Rangers forward and former Penguin Mike Rupp could be sidelined indefinitley due to an injury.

-The Rangers signed former Blue Jackets defenseman Anton Stralman to a one-year contract worth $900,000. In 51 games last season, Stralman scored 18 points (one goal, 17 assists).

Northeast Division

-Two goals by Clarke MacArthur led the Maple Leaf to a 4-1 win at Columbus. Joffrey Lupul recorded two assists for Toronto while Ben Scrivens made 38 saves in the victory.

-MacArthur's second goal was a real rocket:

-Cool Photo of the Night: Columbus' Rick Nash taking the ice:

-Keep in mind this was a road game for the Maple Leafs and forward Joey Crabb:

-Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta was suspended four games by the NHL for head butting Flyers forward Jakub Voracek Wednesday:

-With Kaleta suspended and forwards Jochen Hecht (concussion) and Tyler Ennis (ankle) dinged up, the Sabres recalled forward Corey Tropp from Rochester of the AHL.

-"At the end of the day, the reality of the matter is, Daniel Alfredsson is not in the lineup. So talk about reputation, talk about whatever you want to talk about, we don’t have our captain in the lineup. That’s killing us. Obviously, there was no retribution, no even up call, whatever you want to call it. That’s a tough pill for us to swallow. We’re not happy in the dressing room. We’re not happy with the league and the Rangers or anyone else, or Wolski. That’s the reality of the matter. You can sugar coat it all you want and say the right things, but we’re not a happy bunch.” - Senators forward Zenon Konopka complaining about a hit Tuesdayby Rangers forward Wojtek Wolski which caused Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson to suffer a concussion. Wolski was not disciplined for the hit.

-The hit in question:

-If you can imagine such a thing, a captain of a hockey team who is suffering from a concussion - Alfredsson - is reluctant to offer a time table on his return.

Southeast Division

-Ondrej Pavelec made 34 saves for the Jets in a 3-0 shutout of the Islanders. Evander Kane and Johnny Oduya each recorded a goal and an assist for Winnipeg.

-Defensive Play of the Night: Winnipeg's Jim Slater taking a full slapshot off the stomach from New York's John Tavares:

-Happy times for Pavelec and Winnipeg captain Andrew Ladd:

-A good look at the Islanders' crease:

-Getting up close and personal with New York's Josh Bailey and Winnipeg's Tanner Glass:

-The Jets saw defenseman Randy Jones leave the lineup due to an ankle injury.

-Winnipeg recalled defensemen Brett Festerling and Mark Flood from St. John's of the AHL and placed goaltender Chris Mason ("lower body") on injured reserve.

-The Panthers demoted goaltender Scott Clemmensen to San Antonio of the AHL for a rehabilitation assignment.

-Lightning forward Mattias Ritola cleared waivers.

-Capitals forward Jay Beagle has yet to skate since suffering a head injury during a fight with Arron Asham last month.

Central Division

-A shootout goal by Patrick Kane gave the Blackhawks a 3-2 win at Florida. Corey Crawford made 41 saves in the victory.

-Kane's shootout goal was a smooth backhander:

-Check out this pass by Kane to set up Hossa for a regulation goal:

-Pekka Rinne made 35 saves for the Predators in a 3-0 shutout of the Coyotes. It was his 23rd career shutout.

-A good look at Rinne's lid:

-Phoenix's Jason LaBarbera stepping out into the dark:

-Funny Faces of the Night: Phoenix's Taylor Pyatt and Nashville's Jordin Tootoo:

-Rinne had a heck of a 29th birthday considering he recorded a shutout and signed a seven-year contract extension worth a total of $49 million. He will have a salary cap hit of $7 million, the highest in the league among all goaltenders.

-EN Says: This is a good move for the Predators on many levels. It brings stability to arguably the most important position and it shows fans there is a commitment to keep the team as a winner. That said, Rinne has one season of elite play on his resume. Give someoen $7 million for a lean track record is quite a bit.

-St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter got in some practice time with the Blues:

-The Red Wings recalled defenseman Brendan Smith from Grand Rapids of the AHL.

-Defenseman Mike Commodore made his debut with the Red Wings last night.

Northwest Division

-Two goals and an assist by Jarome Iginla led the Flames to a 4-1 win at Detroit. Olli Jokinen added a goal and an assist for Calgary while teammate Curtis Glencross recorded two assists. Miikka Kiprusoff made 28 saves in the victory. Detroit has lost six consecutive games.

-Calgary's Scott Hannan put Detroit's Jiri Hudler into the boards here:

-Detroit's Justin Abdelkader wasn't welcome in the Flames crease:

-Matt Cullen had two goals and an assist for the Wild in a 5-1 defeat of the Canucks. Teammate Pierre-Marc Bouchard added a goal and two assists while Josh Harding made 24 saves in the victory.

-Goal of the Night: Minnesota's Guillaume Latendress with a million moves:

-Wild forward Cal Clutterbuck drew a 10-minute misconduct when he accidently punched a linesman in the face during a fight with Vancouver forward Maxim Lapierre:

-“This has got to be one of the worst performances I’ve been a part of in this jersey.” - Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa.

-Nikolai Khabibulin made all of 19 saves for the Oilers in a 3-0 shutout of the Kings. It was Khabibulin's 45th career shutout. Edmonton has won six consecutive games.

-Happy times for Edmonton's Lennart Petrell. Not so much for Los Angeles' Simon Gagne:

-Los Angeles' Jonathan Quick kept track of this puck:

Pacific Division

-Prior to last night's game, the Sharks honored captain Joe Thornton for appearing in his 1,000th career game:

-The Coyotes recalled forward Kyle Chipchura from San Antonio of the AHL.

Smythe Division

-The NHL reached a deal for 10 media-rights contracts with various broadcasters in Europe and the Middle East. Many countries had NHL broadcasts blacked out due to a dispute.

(Photos: Penguins/Sharks-Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press and Ezra Shaw/Getty Images; Devils/Flyers-H. Rumph Jr./Associated Press; Ducks/Rangers-Al Bello/Getty Images; Jets/Islanders-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Maple Leafs/Blue Jackets-John Grieshop/Getty Images; Predators/Coyotes-Christian Petersen/Getty Images; Flames/Red Wings-Gregory Shamus/Getty Images; Oilers/Kings-Bret Hartman/Associated Press and Harry How/Getty Images)

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written by gamma1099, November 04, 2011 - 10:01 AM

First, "Toronto's" Rick Nash? Are you breaking trade news here today?

Anyway, I disagree on your criticism of Pekka Rinne. I think the $7MM/yr contract works for many reason. You say one year of elite play, but he has 100 wins, .92 SV%, 2.33 GAA and 23 shutouts in 3+ seasons. Also, Nashville doesn't have any money tied up in long-term contracts. Only two players (Erat and Legwand) are signed beyond the end of next season. I think it's the right move for the Predators.

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written by s_rorabaugh, November 04, 2011 - 10:18 AM

gamma1099, I think the only thing I'm breaking is my brain. +1 for the heads up.

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written by bastage42, November 04, 2011 - 11:07 AM

Word on the street is that Konopka has ripped down his Wojtek Wolski poster.

I think the Rinne deal isn't horrible (i.e. he's a solid goalie), but it sure sets the bar high when they want to re-sign Suter and Weber and it's rather long for the cap hit.

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written by pittbeatwv, November 04, 2011 - 11:49 AM

Any word on how long DiPietro is going to be out after getting hurt making that save pictured above???

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