Penguins
-Dave Molinari's recap from yesterday. There were a few good things in Dan Bylsma's debut.
-The Associated Press' recap. Does Bylsma have enough time to make a difference?
-Newsday's recap. The Islanders laid the groundwork for the future yesterday.
-The Islanders can learn a lot from the Penguins' situation.
-Bylsma has his foot on the gas.
-Steve Tambellini came through for the Islanders in the shootout.
-Instead of doing it over the phone, Ray Shero made the trip to Long Island to fire Michel Therrien in person.
-Therrien made a difference in his time with the Penguins.
-Paul Bissonnette gave Therrien credit for giving him a shot.
-The Confluence says change was needed, but the Penguins' problems weren't all his fault.
-The Todd Reirden era begins in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Sort of.
-Why do Mike Yeo and Gilles Meloche still have jobs?
-Shelly Anderson's chat transcript from yesterday.
-Former Penguins defenseman Jiri Slegr is recovering from a back injury which caused him to collapse in a Czech Extraleague game recently.
-"I shoot.... and.... score:"
(Kudos to The Pensblog for the find.)
Atlantic Division
-How critical is defenseman Paul Mara's injury to the Rangers?
Northeast Division
-The Senators are rolling after promoting their AHL coach. Alex Auld made 24 saves and led Ottawa to a 2-0 shutout win at Nashville. Ottawa has won five consecutive games and is 5-1-1 since Cory Clouston took over as coach.
-Are the Senators starting to win games at the wrong time?
-Ottawa forward and former Penguin Jarkko Ruutu was fined by the NHL for grabbing Wild forward Cal Clutterbuck's head from the bench Saturday.
-Ottawa forward Mike Fisher is living the good life.
-The Maple Leafs recalled goaltender Justin Pogge from their AHL affiliate.
-Toronto overlord Brian Burke said he'd like to hang on to defenseman Tomas Kaberle (right).
Southeast Division
-The Thrashers love L.A. Shootout goals by Slava Kozlov and former Penguin Erik Christensen gave the Thrashers a 7-6 win at Los Angeles. Fire Ray Shero. Ilya Kovalchuk had a two goals and an assist for the Thrashers while teammates Bryan Little and Todd White each added a goal and assist. Atlanta has scored a combined 15 goals in their two games against the Kings and their cross-town rivals, the Ducks. Anze Kopitar led the Kings with two goals and two assists.
-Carolina forward Justin Williams just can't catch a break. At least a good one. He will be out a least a month due to a fractured bone in his hand. He missed a good portion of last season and this season due to a knee and Achilles tendon injury.
-The Hurricanes recalled forward Michael Ryan from Albany of the AHL.
-How did dealing defenseman Mathieu Schneider to the Canadiens benefit the Thrashers?
(Photo: Kaberle-Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Posted
Feb 17 2009, 02:25 AM
by
Seth Rorabaugh