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Friday, 06 January 2012 12:30

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-"There aren't many defensemen who can keep up with him when he gets going." - Zbynek Michalek on defending Rangers forward Marian Gaborik.

-The Penguins activated Paul Martin and Richard Park (above) from injured reserve.

-Welcome to Pittsburgh Colin McDonald.

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton defenseman Alexandre Picard will be sidelined "for a while" due to an "upper-body" injury.

Atlantic Division

-Marian Gaborik's overtime goal gave the Rangers a 3-2 win against the Panthers. Martin Biron made 19 saves in the victory. Former Penguin Mikael Samuelsson recorded two assists for Florida. Fire Craig Patrick.

-Gaborik's goal:

-A good look at Gaborik releasing his shot:

-Save of the Night: Florida's Scott Clemmensen on Rangers forward and former Penguin Mike Rupp:

-Former President Bill Clinton was at the game and offered the Jaromir Jagr Mike Rupp salute:

-Clinton made this face for some reason:

-Painful times for New York's Carl Hagelin:

-Reflective times for Florida's Mike Santorelli:

-The Rangers are still bringing defenseman Marc Staal along slowly from his recovery from a concussion.

-Two goals by James van Riemsdyk, including one with 32.8 seconds left in regulation, helped the Flyers beat the Blackhawks, 3-2. Scott Hartnell had a goal and an assist for Philadelphia while teammate Claude Giroux recorded two assists. Ilya Bryzgalov made 30 saves in the victory. Captain Jonathan Toews netted two assists for Chicago.

-van Riemsdyk's second goal:

-Happy times for van Riemsdyk:

-Bryzgalov was rocking the old school brown pads:

-Getting up close and personal with Chicago forward and former Penguin Marian Hossa:

-Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen left the game due to a suspected wrist injury.

-Devils forward Patrik Elias is expected to play in his 1,000th career game tonight.

-Philadelphia police are searching for Flyers fans who attacked two Rangers fan, including a Woodbridge, N.J. police officer and Iraq War Veteran following the Winter Classic Monday. A graphic video of the assault has been circling the Internet. (WARNING: Graphic Content):

-The excellent Flyers Blog Broad Street Hockey wrote a post denouncing the actions and cross published it to its Facebook page. A Flyers fan named Edward Neary claimed via Facebook he was one of the Flyers fans in the video. Broad Street Hockey took down his contact information and passed it on to the police.

-"24/7" concluded last night. Without spoiling it too much, let's just say it was awesome again:

Northeast Division

-Tuukka Rask made 25 saves for the Bruins in a 9-0 shutout of the Bruins. Patrice Bergeron and Nathan Horton each had two goals and an assist for Boston while teammates David Krejci and Tyler Seguin each collected a goal and two assists.

-Calgary's Leland Irving kept an eye on this puck:

-Bruins forward Brad Marchand did not play due to the flu.

-Captain Daniel Alfredsson had a goal and two assists for the Senators in a 4-1 win against the Lightning. Kyle Turris netted a goal and an assist for Ottawa while teammate Craig Anderson made 35 saves.

-Jonas Gustavsson made 24 saves for the Maple Leafs in a 4-0 shutout of the Jets. Tim Connolly and Mikhail Grabovski each had a goal and an assist for Toronto.

-Gustavsson made a save despite losing his glove:

-Bloody times for Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf:

-The Maple Leafs demoted forward Colton Orr to Toronto of the AHL.

-Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke held a bizarre impromptu news conference yesterday to announce Orr's demotion and denounce the state of the game.

-Burke's press conference:

-When Burke can't tie a tie, you know it's serious.

-The Canadiens demoted forward Louis Leblanc to Hamilton of the AHL.

Southeast Division

-Panthers forward Krys Barch was suspended one game for an "inappropriate comment" directed at Canadiens defenseman PK Subban Saturday. According to George Richards of the Miami Herald, Barch asked Subban, who is black, if he "slipped on a banana peel" following a fall.

-“I know myself and what I said. It may have been inappropriate, but it was nowhere along the lines of a racial slur. The things I said were pretty explicit, maybe not for kids’ ears. That’s why I really can’t repeat what I said, because it wouldn’t come across … my grandma wouldn’t want to hear it. Put it that way.” - Barch.

-Panthers forward Mikael Samuelsson returned to the lineup after missing five games due to a bruised tailbone.

-Florida forward Marcel Goc returned to the lineup for the first time since suffering a concussion Nov. 15.

-The Hurricanes recalled forward Brett Sutter (right) from Charlotte of the AHL and demoted forward Zac Dalpe and defenseman Derek Joslin to Charlotte.

-The Jets recalled forward Patrice Cormier from St. John of the AHL.

-Lightning forwards Adam Hall and J.T. Wyman left last night's game due to "upper-body" injuries.

Central Division

-Captain David Backes and Alex Pietrangelo each had a goal and an assist for the Blues in a 4-3 defeat of the Oilers. Carlo Coliacovo recorded three assists for St. Louis while teammate Jaroslav Halak made 29 saves.

-Cool Photo of the Night: Edmonton's Ryan Smyth kept an eye on this puck:

-Edmonton's Devan Dubnyk had issues with this puck:

-Everyone had issues here:

-Happy times in St. Louis:

-Halak alone in the dark:

-"When you look at the person, he looks normal. I know myself when I'd go in the room last year, I looked normal to the guys and they would ask how I was feeling. And after a while it kind of gets on your nerves a little bit to get asked 30-40 times a day how you're feeling. You understand the people around your team are caring about you, but you're trying to get your mind off of everything and hopefully recovering quickly." - Blues forward David Perron on his recovery from a concussion which sidelined him 97 games.

-Predators captain Shea Weber returned to the lineup after missing four games due to a concussion.

-Blue Jackets forward and former Penguin Mark Letestu left last night's game in San Jose due to a broken hand.

Northwest Division

-Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (right) is expected to be sidelined three to four weeks due to a shoulder injury.

-The Wild demoted defenseman Nate Prosser to Houston of the AHL.

-The Avalanche activated defenseman Ryan Wilson (concussion) from injured reserve.

-The Canucks return to Boston for the first time since last season's Stanley Cup final.

Pacific Division

-Two goals by Mike Ribeiro led the Stars to a 4-1 win against the Predators. Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist for Dallas while teammate Loui Eriksson recorded two assists. Kari Lehtonen made 24 saves in the victory.

-Goal of the Night: Ribeiro's first goal was smooth:

-Ribeiro remained in the game despite taking a shot to the face and breaking a tooth in the second period.

-Nashville's Jordin Tootoo > Dallas' Mark Fistric:

-Stars defenseman Stephane Robidas returned to the lineup after missing six games due to a foot injury.

-Drew Doughty's overtime goal gave the Kings a 1-0 win against the Coyotes. Jonathan Quick made 22 saves in the shutout.

-Doughty's goal:

-"It should be no goal. It’s not a matter of (the) fact that the puck went in the net. The puck did go in the net, but it should be goalie interference. If they don’t give the goal to (Jack) Johnson then it’s goalie interference. If he comes in and puts his leg in front of Mike Smith’s leg so (Smith) can’t make a stop, that is goalie interference. It’s as simple as that. It’s a poor call. It’s a blown call that should be no goal.” - Coyotes coach and former Penguins forward Dave Tippett on Doughty's goal.

-Quick kept an eye on this puck:

-Funny Faces of the Night: Phoenix captain Shane Doan and Los Angeles' Matt Greene:

-Thomas Greiss made 22 saves for the Sharks in a 2-1 win against the Blue Jackets. San Jose's Jason Demers recorded two assists.

-A good look at Greiss' intense lid:

-The Sharks placed defenseman Colin White ("lower body") on injured reserve recalled forward Tommy Wingels from Worcester of the AHL.

IIHF World Junior Championships

-An overtime goal by Senators forward prospect Mika Zibanejad gave Sweden a 1-0 win against Russia in the gold medal match.

-Zibanejad's goal:

-Happy times for Sweden:

-Not so much for Russia:

-Sweden won gold in the tournament for the first time since 1981.

-Coyotes goaltending prospect Mark Visentin made 27 saves for Canada which shutout Finland, 4-0, in the bronze medal match.

Norris Division

-Ottawa's Daniel Alfredsson, Erik Karlsson, Milan Michalek, Jason Spezza, Toronto's Dion Phaneuf and Boston's Tim Thomas were voted as the first six players selected to the All-Star Lame Game.

(Photos: Park-Jamie Sabau/Getty Images; Panthers/Rangers and Sutter-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Blackhawks/Flyers-Al Bello/Getty Images and Matt Slocum/Associated Press; Flames/Bruins-Charles Krupa/Associated Press; Jets/Maple Leafs-Frank Gunn/Canadian Press; Oilers/Blues-Jeff Roberson/Associated Press and Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images; Nugent-Hopkins-Harry How/Getty Images; Stars/Predators-Frederick Breedon/Getty Images; Coyotes/Kings-Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press; Blue Jackets/Sharks-Ezra Shaw/Getty Images; Sweden/Russia-Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

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written by newellcr, January 06, 2012 - 12:31 PM

Really? Barch curses (like every other player) and asks a (black) player who fell on the ice if he 'slipped on a banana peel' and this is a story and a suspension? If this is the correct story, this is a massive overreaction.

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