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Friday, 27 January 2012 08:48

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-"I lost a lot of games last year. Some guys say, 'Oh, he's not playing at the same level anymore.' I worked hard over the summer and coming into this year, and I know I'm ready." - Evgeni Malkin (above).

-Former Penguins forward prospect Cam Paddock has joined Augsburger Panther of the DEL in Germany.

-Mario Lemieux apparently played in the 1970 World Cup of soccer. At least in the mind of one Jeopardy contestant:

Atlantic Division

-The Devils demoted forward Jacob Josefson and defenseman Matt Taormina to Albany of the AHL.

Northeast Division

-"I followed my conscience. I'm extremely grateful for all the support I've gotten from my teammates, fans, and friends. I said in my statement that was the only time I'd be addressing that topic." - Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas on his decision to skip a trip to the White House to celebrate the Stanley Cup.

-“When we play here, I think there’s a lot of Leafs fans at the games, right?” - Maple Leafs forward Phil Kessel on being booed when during last night's all-star draft in Gatineau, Que. near Ottawa.

-The Canadiens demoted forward Andreas Engqvist to Hamilton of the AHL.

Southeast Division

-The Panthers acquired minor league defenseman Sean Sullivan from the Sharks in exchange for forward Tim Kennedy.

Central Division

-"It has been crappy. It has just not turned out as we’d hoped or planned. Everybody wants to blame somebody when something goes wrong, and sometimes there’s nobody to blame. To me, I think everybody in the organization has a little bit of blame.” - Blue Jackets owner John McConnell on his franchise's disappointing season.

Pacific Division

-Sharks forward Logan Couture won a car for being selected last in the All-Star draft.

-Sharks goaltender Antero Nittymaki cleared waivers.

Norris Division

-Former Stars/Blackhawks goaltender Marty Turco has joined EC Salzburg of the EBHL in Austria.

(Photo: Malkin-Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

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