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Tuesday, 29 November 2011 04:10

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty will forego $26,351.34 of salary as a result of his three-game suspension for a hit to the head of Penguins defenseman Kris Letang during Saturday's game in Montreal.

-Letang is questionable for tonight's game due to a potential head injury.

-Sidney Crosby called Senators general manager Bryan Murray's (right) comments on Sunday "ridiculous." (PG+)

-Murray declined to respond this time.

-The Penguins are familiar with what the Rangers and Flyers will be going through with "24/7."

-Crosby was named the NHL's first star of the week.

-Crosby speaks:

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-Letang speaks:

-Penguins defensive prospects Joe Morrow and Scott Harrington were invited to Canada's tryout camp for the World Junior Championship. (PG+)

-Happy 68th birthday to former Penguins coach Bob Berry. Hired June 4, 1984, Berry, Mario Lemieux's first NHL coach, spent three seasons with the Penguins. Berry's first season was 1984-85 and he led the team to a 24-51-5 record and 53 points, a 15-point improvement over the previous season. In 1985-86, the Penguins improved yet again to 34-38-8 and 76 points. Berry's final season with the Penguins was 1986-87. They took a step back going 30-38-12 for 72 points and missed the postseason for the third consecutive year. He was fired, April 13, 1987. In 240 games with the Penguins, Berry's record was 88-127-25 and he had 201 points.

-Happy 62nd irthday to former Penguins defenseman Yvon Labre. A fourth-round pick in 1969, Labre spent parts of two seasons with the Penguins. As a rookie in 1970-71, Labre saw action in 21 games and scored two points. In 1971-72, Labre played in 16 games and collected three points. During the 1974 offseason, Labre was claimed in the expansion draft by the Capitals. In 37 games with the Penguins, Labre scored five points.

Atlantic Division

-Flyers captain Chris Pronger will be sidelined four weeks following knee surgery.

-“Jody Shelley - it won’t be long before he’s out of the league, because he’s a terrible hockey player.” - Rangers forward Brandon Dubinsky responding to criticism from Flyers enforcer Jody Shelley during a preview show for "24/7."

-The Rangers unveiled their newest way to make money Winter Classic jerseys:

-EN Says: Not bad. It's a pretty basic, clean look. Not too busy.

-A broken foot will sideline Islanders forward Jay Pandolfo four to six weeks.

-The Devils recalled forward Eric Boulton and defenseman Alexander Urbom from Albany of the AHL.

Northeast Division

-With Pacioretty suspended, the Canadiens had to recall forward forward Louis Leblanc from Hamilton of the AHL.

-Buffalo demoted forwards Paul Szczechura, Corey Tropp and T.J. Brennan to Rochester of the AHL.

-The Sabres signed former Capitals defensive prospect Joe Finley to a three-year contract. Financial terms were not revealed. Finley was a first-round pick of the Capitals in 2005.

Southeast Division

-The Capitals fired head coach Bruce Boudreau and replaced him with former captain Dale Hunter (right), the former head coach of the OHL's London Knights.

-Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin claimed he was shocked by the firing.

-The Hurricanes fired head coach Paul Maurice and replaced him with Kirk Muller, the former head coach of the Milwaukee Admirals, the Predators' AHL affiliate.

-The Lighting signed forward Dana Tyrell to a two-year one-way contract extension. Financial terms were not reported. Tyrell has one year left on a one-year two-way contract.

-The Panthers demoted goaltender Jacob Markstrom and forward Michal Repik to San Antonio of the AHL.

Central Division

-Anders Lindback made all of 17 saves in a 2-1 win against the Oilers. Nashville snapped a four-game losing streak.

-Hit of the Night: Edmonton's Tom Gilbert on Nashville's Patric Hornqvist:

Northwest Division

-Cal Clutterbuck and captain Mikko Koivu each had a goal and an assist for the Wild in a 3-1 win against the Lightning. Niklas Backstrom made 32 saves in the victory.

-Save of the Night: Backstrom on Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos:

-The Wild activated defenseman Greg Zanon (groin) of injured reserve, recalled forwards David McIntyre and Casey Wellman from Houston of the AHL and demoted forward Warren Peters and defenseman Nate Prosser to Houston.

-Oilers forward Taylor Hall will be sidelined two to four weeks due to a shoulder injury.

-Goaltender Corey Schneider has taken the Canucks' No. 1 job away from Roberto Luongo.

Pacific Division

-Jonathan Quick made 33 saves for the Kings in a 2-0 shutout of the rival Sharks. It was Quick's 17th career shutout.

-Cool Photo of the Night: Los Angeles' Trent Hunter and San Jose's Justin Braun racing for a puck in the corner:

-Quick was alert and wide-eyed here:

-Happy blurry, toothless times for Los Angeles' Ethan Moreau:

-San Jose's Antti Niemi apparently had some confusion on how to wear his lid:

-We think.

-Michael Ryder scored two goals for the Stars in a 3-1 win against the Avalanche. Loui Eriksson recorded two assists for Dallas while Andrew Raycroft made 35 saves in the victory.

-The Ducks demoted forward Brandon McMillan to Syracuse of the AHL.

-Kings forward Scott Parse will miss the rest of the season due to injuries to both hips.

(Photos: Murray-Jamie Sabau/Getty Images; Hunter-Patrick McDermott/Getty Images; Sharks/Kings-Harry How/Getty Images; Stars/Avalanche-Chris Schneider/Associated Press)

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written by Luiz Mello, November 29, 2011 - 07:23 AM

+1 to the Rangers' Winter Classic jerseys. Now I hope they win the game... no, wait, I wanted that to happen already.

As for Ovechkin, I know that expressing regret for the coach's firing is the right thing to do, but I couldn't help laughing when I read about his "shock".

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written by eman41, November 29, 2011 - 08:24 AM

Those rangers jersey look a lot like Edmonton's away jersey.

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