Penguins
-Dave Molinari's recap from yesterday. Michel Therrien (right) is not worried about his job.
-The Denver Post's recap. David Jones > Sidney Crosby.
-The Rocky Mountain News' recap. Colorado has a three-game winning streak.
-The Associated Press' recap. Jordan Staal said his team still wants to play for Therrien.
-Hey look at that. A shorthanded Jordan Staal goal.
-Marc-Andre Fleury is not worried about Jarkko Ruutu's teeth.
-Will the Penguins reach the playoffs? Vote on it here.
-Terry Frei of the Denver Post says the Penguins' dynasty waiting to happen is actually on hold.
-Some folks want the Penguins to play in the Western Conference.
-Adam Berkhoel made 25 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Syracuse Crunch.
-Colby Armstrong bobblehead dolls (right) are pretty popular in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
-We're not sure if it's because it's a side profile, but that bobblehead doesn't exactly look a lot like its namesake.
-Jonathan Bombulie of the Wilkes-Barre CItizens voice has a mid-season report of the AHL Penguins.
-Kelly Sullivan had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-4 loss at Dayton.
Atlantic Division
-Henrik Lundqvist made 33 saves for the Rangers in a 2-0 shutout of the Senators. Lauri Korpikoski had a goal and an assist.
-Jeff Carter overtook the NHL's goal-scoring lead with two goals and led the Flyers to a 4-1 defeat of the Maple Leafs. Carter now has 29 goals. Martin Biron made 41 saves in the win.
-Travis Zajac had a goal and two assists for the Devils in a 5-1 win at Los Angeles. Teammates Patrik Elias, Jamie Langenbrunner and Zach Parise each added a goal and an assist. Kevin Weekes made 34 saves in the win.
-Devils forward Brian Rolston (right, in white) appeared in his 1,000th career game.
-With former Penguins defenseman Michal Rozsival dealing with a head injury, the Rangers recalled defenseman Bobby Sanguinetti from Hartford of the AHL.
-Feb. 9 will be a big date for the Rangers and Devils.
-Is it too early to preorder that John Tavares Islanders jersey?
Northeast Division
-David Krejci had a goal and two assists while Michael Ryder added two goals for the Bruins in a 5-1 defeat of the Hurricanes. Teammate Mark Stuart had a goal and an assist while Blake Wheeler recorded two assists.
-The Bruins recalled forwards Byron Bitz and Martins Karsums and goaltender Tuukka Rask from Providence of the AHL.
-Bitz got an assist in his first NHL game.
-A knee injury could sideline Bruins forward Marco Sturm for the rest of the season.
-What ever happened to the Senators?
-Maple Leafs forward and former Penguin Dominic Moore is a swell guy.
-Moore had a pretty big collision with Flyers defenseman Luca Sbisa last night:
Southeast Division
-Radek Dvorak had a goal and two assists while Ville Peltonen contributed two goals for the Panthers in an 8-4 rout of the Thrashers. Teammate Gregory Campbell added three assists while David Booth, Michael Frolik and Nathan Horton each had a goal and an assist. Atlanta was led by Todd White who had a goal and two assists while former Penguins Colby Armstrong and Erik Christensen each scored a goal. Fire Ray Shero.
-The Thrashers claimed forward Rich Peverly off waivers from the Predators.
-Panthers forward Chad Kilger still won't talk about why he has refused to ever suit up for Florida.
-The Lightning had its financing reorganized.
(Photos: Therrien-Jim McIsaac/Getty Images; Armstrong bobblhead-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins; Rolston-Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press)
Posted
Jan 11 2009, 08:38 AM
by
Seth Rorabaugh