Penguins
-How much upside does Chris Bourque have?
-Can the Penguins make Bill Guerin (above) an alternate captain?
-In its time, Mellon Arena was cutting edge.
-Can the Islanders find inspiration in the Penguins' past problems with securing a new arena?
-A few photos from EN readers from over the weekend. Kelli
Zappas sends us this... well... it's a jersey foul for sure. But we
would classify it more in the area of being a life foul:
-Tim Wallace and Matthew Barnaby not impressed.
-From EN reader Jason Long comes this jersey foul:
-From Gregg Thomas, Maxime Talbot getting one last touch with the Stanley Cup:
And an Ogie Oglethorpe jersey:
-Happy 44th birthday to the greatest athlete in Pittsburgh sports history.
-Happy 77th birthday to former all-star Penguins forward Dean Prentice. Prentice was the leading scorer on the 1969-70 team with 51 points (26 goals, 25 assists).
-Happy 43rd birthday to former Penguins defenseman
Fredrik Olausson. Olausson had the secondary assist on the Penguins' final goal of the 1996-97 season.
-Happy 62nd birthday to former Penguins goaltender Gary Edwards. Edwards recorded the team's only shutout during the 1981-82 season.
Atlantic Division
-The Devils are going to be using U2's plane for some road trips. Insert "Elevation" joke here.
-Not surprisingly, rough and tough forward Ian Laperriere is fitting in well with the Flyers.
-The Rangers have little depth on their blue line.
-EN reader John-Paul McCormick offers this thought:
"Is it me, or does Philip Rivers look a heck of a lot like Sean Avery?"
Northeast Division
-The Canadiens recalled defenseman Yannick Weber from Hamilton of the AHL.
Southeast Division
-Former Penguins forward Dominic Moore agreed to a one-year contract with the Panthers worth $1.1 million.
-Hurricanes forward Erik Cole will be sidelined four to six weeks due to a broken left leg. This is how Cole was injured:
-Lightning defenseman Kurtis Foster is dealing with a "lower-body" injury.
-Alex Ovechkin's mom isn't thrilled with the prospect of her son not playing in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Central Division
-The Blackhawks demoted goaltender Corey Crawford to Rockford of the AHL.
Northwest DIvision
-Only in Vancouver would an October game against the Blue Jackets be considered a "must-win."
Pacific Division
-Stars forward Mike Modano is dealing with some sore ribs.
-As shocking as this might be to hear, Ducks defenseman and former Penguin Ryan Whitney was responsible for a shorthanded goal Saturday night by the Sharks.
-New Coyotes coach and former Penguins forward Dave Tippett is pretty much the antithesis of his predecessor, Wayne Gretzky.
-Kings captain Dustin Brown is dealing with a muscle strain in his butt.
(Photo: Guerin-Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press)
Posted
Oct 05 2009, 02:06 AM
by
Seth Rorabaugh