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Monday, 09 January 2012 03:30

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Tough times for the Penguins.

-What does this mean for the likes of Eric Tangradi (above) or Jason Williams?

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-Penguins goaltending prospect Alexander Pechurskiy has joined Titan Klin of the VHL, Russia's second-tier league.

-Two goals and an assist by Chris Barton led the Wheeling Nailers to a 5-3 win against the Greenville Road Warriors. Kyle Bushee recorded four assists for Wheeling while teammate Peter Delmas made 40 saves.

-Happy 34th birthday to former Penguins goaltender Mathieu Garon (right). Acquired midway through 2008-09 in a deal which sent Dany Sabourin, Ryan Stone and a draft pick to the Oilers, Garon's Penguins career amounted to four games, a 2-1-0 record, 2.91 goals against average and .894 save percentage that season. In the postseason, he appeared in one game and made eight saves on eight shots while earning his first Stanley Cup ring. During the 2009 offseason, he joined the Blue Jackets as a free agent. He is currently a member of the Lightning.

-Happy 45th birthday to former Penguins forward Dave McLlwain. A ninth-round pick in 1986, McLlwain spent parts of three seasons with the Penguins. As a rookie in 1987-88, McLlwain appeared in 66 games and scored 19 points. In 1988-89, he saw action in 24 games and scored three points. He appeared in three postseason games that spring and recorded one point. During the 1989 offseason, McLlwain was traded to the Winnipeg Jets along with Randy Cunneyworth and Rick Tabaracci for Jim Kyte, Andrew McBain and Randy Gilhen. After spending time with the Jets, Sabres, Islanders, Maple Leafs and Senators, McLlwain came back to the Penguins at the 1996 trade deadline in a trade which sent a drat pick to Ottawa. He finished that season by appearing in 18 games for the Penguins that season and scoring six points. During the 1996 postseason, McLlwain played in six games and failed to record a point. In the 1996 offseason, McLlwain joined the Islanders as a free agent. In 108 regular season games with the Penguins, McLlwain scored 28 points. In nine postseason games, he recorded one assist.

Atlantic Division

-Flyers forward and former Penguins captain Jaromir Jagr returned to the lineup against the Senators after missing two games due to a groin ailment.

-The Devils placed forward Tim Sestito on waivers.

Northeast Division

-Captain Daniel Alfredsson, Nick Folino, Erik Karlsson and Chris Neil each had a goal and an assist for the Senators in a 6-4 comeback win against the Flyers. Craig Anderson made 33 saves for Ottawa. Matt Read had a goal and an assist for Philadelphia.

-Save of the Night: Anderson on Flyers forward and former Penguin Maxime Talbot:

-Two former Penguins, Talbot and Ottawa's Sergei Gonchar, battling for a puck:

-Happy times in Ottawa:

-Bruins forward Brad Marchand will have a disciplinary hearing today with NHL executive Brendan Shanahan over his low hit to Canucks defenseman Sami Salo Saturday. The hit in question:

Southeast Division

-Did the Panthers lie about a former Penguins forward Mikael Samuelsson sustaining a concussion?

Central Division

-Pavel Datsyuk's overtime goal gave the Red Wings a 3-2 win against the rival Blackhawks. Valtteri Filppula added a goal and an assist for Detroit while teammate Henrik Zetterberg recorded two assists. Ex-Penguin Ty Conklin made 29 saves in the victory. Former Penguins/Red Wings forward Marian Hossa had two assists for Chicago. Fire Ray Shero and Ken Holland.

-Datsyuk's goal:

-Conklin kept and eye on this puck:

-Happy times for Conklin and teammate Drew Miller:

-Happy times in Chicago:

-Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp suffered an "upper-body" injury in the first period and did not return to the game.

-Chicago defenseman Sean O'Donnell appeared in his 1,200th career game.

-Conklin got his first win since Oct. 8.

-The Red Wings activated forward Tomas Holmstrom (groin) from injured reserve and demoted forward Gustav Nyquist to Grand Rapids of the AHL.

-Columbus forward Jeff Carter suffered a separate shoulder during last night's game in Anaheim.

-Blue Jackets forward and former Penguin Mark Letestu (right) will be sidelined six weeks due to a broken finger.

-The Blue Jackets recalled forward Tomas Kubalik from Springfield of the AHL.

-The Predators recalled goaltender Anders Lindback from Milwaukee of the AHL and demoted goaltender Jeremy Smith to Milwaukee.

Northwest Division

-The Canucks recalled forward Mike Duco from Chicago of the AHL.

Pacific Division

-A hat trick by Corey Perry led the Ducks to a 7-4 rout of the Blue Jackets. Saku Koivu added a goal and two assists for Anaheim while teammate Teemu Selanne scored two goals. Iiro Tarkki, playing in relief of starter Jonas Hiller, made six saves to record the win. Captain Rick Nash scored two goals for Columbus.

-Perry's hat trick:

-Pass of the Night: Anaheim's Niklas Hagman setting up Selanne:

-Tarkki's equiment has seen some better days:

-Tarkki came in when Hiller suffered a "lower-body" injury.

-The Ducks recalled Tarkki and forwards Kyle Palmieri and Jean-Francois Jacques from Syracuse of the AHL and demoted forward Andrew Gordon to Syracuse.

-The Coyotes demoted forward Patrick O'Sullivan to Portland of the AHL.

Adams Division

-United States natives account for 23 percent of the NHL's player population.

(Photos: Tangradi-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Garon-Canadian Press; Flyers/Senators-Francois Laplante/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images; Red Wings/Blackhawks-Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images; Letestu and Blue Jackets/Ducks-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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written by rochestermark, January 09, 2012 - 09:59 AM

Jeez more major injuries. Looks like the Steelers 2011 all over again.
We as fans will need to be very patient and supportive of this current team. In this salary cap league, you can only go so deep with really good players - that is the way it is designed like it or lump it. (BTW: the salary cap has really helped the Pens in the last 10 years).
Need to bring up the best guys we have and maybe make some tough decisions on some veteran salaries that we can ask to not be counted toward the cap (a huge ask) and go get some replacements here, Europe and Russia (not easy to do but just thinking outside the box). What else can you do? Also need a long term change or update on the strength and conditioning side of things to keep these guys healthy. This killed the Steelers and was the single biggest issue for them this year. This right now is the single biggest issue for the Pens.
LETS GO PENS!!

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