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Saturday, 10 December 2011 11:25

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Welcome back Deryk Engelland (above)?

-Robert Bortuzzo is dealing with concussion-like symptoms.

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-Penguins forward prospect and University of Denver will be sidelined six to eight weeks due following wrist surgery. (PG+)

-The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins signed Wheeling Nailers forward Chris Barton to an AHL contract.

-Patrick Johnson had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-2 loss to the Reading Royals. Patrick Killeen made 26 saves in the victory.

-Happy 48th birthday to former Penguins forward Chris Kontos. Acquired midway through the 1986-87 season in a deal which sent Ron Duguay to the Rangers, Kontos spent parts of two seasons with the Penguins. He finished 1986-87 by appearing in 31 games for the Penguins and scoring 17 points. After 36 games and eight points in 1987-88, Kontos was traded to the Kings along with a draft pick in exchange for Bryan Erickson. In 67 games with the Penguins, Kontos scored 25 points.

-Happy 29th birthday to former Penguins defenseman Nathan Guenin. A native of Hopewell, Guenin came to the Penguins as a free agent in the 2009 offseason. After two games and no points, Guenin was traded midway through the 2009-10 season in exchange for Steve Wagner. He is currently the captain of the Syracuse Crunch, the Ducks' AHL affiliate.

Atlantic Division

-Flyers captain Chris Pronger and forward Brayden Schenn will be sidelined indefinitely due to concussion-like symptoms.

-The Devils placed forward Cam Janssen (chest) and defenseman Andy Greene (toe) on injured reserve and recalled defensemen Matt Taormina and Alexander Urbom from Albany of the AHL.

-Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov is dealing with a hand injury.

-"I just want to say I apologize to Tampa. I didn't mean something bad. It's just my celebration. I score a goal and I want to do something unusual, celebrate on ice. I say one more time I apologize to Tampa. I never do this celebration again. It's a good lesson for me. I do some different stuff I have in my pocket. No more shooting.'' - Rangers forward Artem Anisimov reacting to a "gun" celebration he did after scoring a goal against the Lightning Saturday.

Northeast Division

-Jason Pominville's overtime goal gave the Sabres a 2-1 win against the Panthers. Ryan Miller made 22 saves in the victory.

-Pominville's goal:

-Happy times in Buffalo:

-Funny Face of the Night: Florida's Evgenii Dadonov getting stood up by Sabres defenseman and former Penguin Jordan Leopold:

-The Sabres lost forwards Corey Tropp (head) and Jochen Hecht (lower body) during the game to injuries.

-Leopold returned to the Sabres' lineup after missing three games due to an "upper-body" injury.

-The Sabres recalled forward Paul Szczechura from Rochester of the AHL and demoted defenseman Joe Finley to Rochester.

-The Canadiens acquired defenseman Tomas Kaberle (right) from the Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Jaroslav Spacek.

-Montreal demoted forward Frederic St-Denis to Hamilton of the AHL.

-Bruins forward Daniel Paille will be sidelined due to a mild concussion.

-Bell Canada Enterprises and Rogers Communications combined to purchase a majority share of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment for $1.32 billion from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Included in the deal is ownership of the Maple Leafs, the AHL's Toronto Marlies, the NBA's Toronto Raptors and MLS' Toronto FC.

-The deal could jeopardized CBC's hold of Maple Leafs' games on Saturday night games for Hockey Night in Canada.

Southeast Division

-A hat trick and an assist by Dennis Wideman led the Capitals to a 4-2 win against the Maple Leafs. Nicklas Backstrom added a goal and two assists for Washington while teammate Tomas Vokoun made 26 saves.

-NOTE: A scoring change awarded Wideman's third goal to teammate Brooks Laich.

-Wideman's "hat trick:"

-Hit of the Night: Captain on captain violence here as Washington's Alex Ovechkin smacked Toronto's Dion Phaneuf:

-Ovechkin also managed to take out a linesman last night:

-Happy times in Washington:

-Toronto's Phil Kessel helped clean up the ice after Wideman's presumed hat trick:

-Dustin Byfuglien and Evander Kane each had a goal and an assist for the Jets in a 4-2 win against the Hurricanes. Blake Wheeler recorded three assists for Winnipeg while teammate Chris Mason made 23 saves. Jaroslav Spacek had two assists in his debut for Carolina.

-Hurricanes general manager and former Penguins goaltender Jim Rutherford admitted making a mistake when he signed defenseman Tomas Kaberle as a free agent this summer.

-Capitals forward Jay Beagle skated with his teammates for the first time since suffering a head injury in a fight with Arron Asham Oct. 13.

-The Lightning demoted defenseman Evan Oberg to Norfolk of the AHL.

-Former Penguins prospect Angelo Esposito was demoted from the San Antonio Rampage, the Panthers' AHL affiliate, to the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones.

Central Division

-With forward Jordan Tootoo returning to the lineup after serving a two-game suspension, the Predators demoted forward Chris Mueller to Milwaukee of the AHL.

-Blues forward David Perron will face the Sharks and captain Joe Thornton for the first time since he was concussed on a hit by Thornton, Nov. 4, 2010.

-The Blue Jackets demoted forward Cody Bass to Springfield  of the AHL.

Northwest Division

-Two goals and an assist by Sam Gagner led the Oilers to a 4-1 win against the Avalanche. Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist for Edmonton while teammate Ryan Nugent-Hopkins recorded two assists. Nikolai Khabibulin made 28 saves in the victory.

-Check out this smooth pass by Nugent-Hopkins to set up Gagner for a one-timer:

-The Flames demoted forward Roman Horak to Abbotsford of the AHL.

Pacific Division

-"It's about time the Stars are put in the right conference and right area. Our travel schedule the last 10 years has been terrible. If we leave LA after a late game, we get in at 4 o'clock in the morning.  And if we stay after, we waste a day and get back at 3 o'clock in the afternoon." - Stars forward Steve Ott on realignment.

-The Kings placed forward Ethan Moreau on waivers.

-Los Angeles will wear its vintage purple and yellow uniforms tonight in honor of former forward Bernie Nicholls (right).

-The Ducks recalled forwards Brandon McMillan and Kyle Palmieri from Syracuse of the AHL and demoted forward Nick Bonino to Syracuse.

-The Coyotes demoted defenseman Chris Summers to Portland of the AHL.

Smythe Division

-Former Capitals/Lightning/Thrashers/Bruins/Blues/Canadiens forward Glen Metropolit has joined Lugano of the NLA in Switzerland.

(Photos: Engelland-Jamie Sabau/Getty Images; Panthers/Sabres-Dave Sandford/Getty Images; Maple Leafs/Capitals-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images and Nick Wass/Associated Press; Kaberle-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Nicholls-eBay)

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written by Kibab1979, December 10, 2011 - 03:58 PM

@Seth -

Guenin is actually in the Anaheim organization, and has split the season with the Ducks and their AHL affiliate in Syracuse - http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/s...?pid=64536

Also, not sure if you saw yesterday, but Angelo Esposito was assigned to Cincinnati in the ECHL - http://www.echl.com/echl-trans...-9-p174808

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written by s_rorabaugh, December 10, 2011 - 05:21 PM

Kibab1979, +1 for the heads up.

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