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Why you'll watch - April

Here's an in depth look at the Penguins' April schedule:

April 1 - Devils: Because it's fun saying "Oduya."

(Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

April 4 - At Hurricanes: Because Ric Flair is a Hurricanes fan.

 

April 5 - At Panthers: Because they don't throw rats on the ice anymore in Florida.

(Photo: The Pensblog)

April 7 - At Lightning: Because Gary Roberts doesn't drink any old water.

April 9 - Islanders: Because Rick DiPietro has an image of Iwo Jima on his mask.

(Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times)

April 11 - At Canadiens: Because "Komisarek" is apparently how French Canadians say "Orpik."

EMPTY NETTER ASSISTS

Penguins

-The folks at BringBackMike.com aren't exactly thrilled that Paul Steigerwald got his job back.

Atlantic Division

-Devils assistant coach and hall-of-fame defenseman took a job with the Devils as special assignment coach.

Northeast Division

-The Bruins put former Penguins forward Glen Murray on waivers.

Central Division

-The Red Wings signed former Thrashers forward Darren Haydar and re-signed forward Ryan Oulahen.

-Former Blues forward Martin Rucinsky signed with a team in the Czech Republic.

-Former Blue Jackets defenseman Duvie Westcott signed with a team in the Kontinental Hockey League in Russia.

Northwest Division

-The Canucks re-signed forward Ryan Shannon and five other players.

Pacific Division

-The Ducks signed head coach and former Penguins defenseman Randy Carlyle to a two-year contract extension.

-The Sharks officially hired former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton coach Todd Richards as an assistant coach today

-San Jose re-signed restricted free agent forwards Riley Armstrong and Mike Morris. Armstrong is the brother of former Penguins forward Colby Armstrong.


Posted Jul 24 2008, 12:19 AM by Seth Rorabaugh
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Boarding.Major wrote re: Why you'll watch - April
on Thu, Jul 24 2008 1:07 AM

Seth, I have to laugh at the rats.  Were they all plastic, or were some of them real, too?

Seems improbable that a bunch of us hard core hockey fans would be reading and commenting at all hours of the day/night.  But I'm in severe hockey withdrawal, so this is what I get til the games begin.  Football?  What sport is THAT?

Let's Go Pens!

Buckles wrote re: Why you'll watch - April
on Thu, Jul 24 2008 1:05 PM

Boarding Major- If I recall, I do believe some real ones were thrown in with the plastic ones.  

You think we could get Kurt Angle to shout anything after a Pens goal?