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Penguins re-assign defenseman Nate Guenin

Blog: The Confluence By Tony

11/20/09 at 07:12 PM ET | Comments (1)

Good news for the return of Brooks Orpik Saturday night.  From the Penguins:

The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned defenseman Nate Guenin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero.

Guenin, a Hopewell High School graduate, saw action in two games for the Penguins, becoming the third Pittsburgh native to play for the organization in the last three seasons (Bill Thomas, 2008-09; Ryan Malone, 2003-08). Guenin has spent the majority of this season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, posting a plus-1 rating and 22 penalty minutes in 15 contests. 

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Mellow Is The Man Who Hosts About 120 Live Blogs Per Year

Blog: Abel to Yzerman By IwoCPO

11/20/09 at 06:30 PM ET | Comments (385)

Panthers in town.  Osgood’s back in net.  Dennis LaRue has just signed up to be a guest hockey blogger on Yahoo.

All is right with the world.

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Roenick Talks Current Affairs In The NHL

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

11/20/09 at 06:19 PM ET | Comments (1)

from TSN,

When asked to share his opinion on Stars forward James Neal’s hit on Blue Jackets winger Derek Dorsett, which cost Neal two-games via disciplinary action from the NHL, Roenick didn’t pull any punches in labeling the Stars’ leading goal scorer.

‘’If Neal would have done this 20 years ago, he would have been blackballed from the league,’’ said Roenick. ‘’If you’re going to get challenged, then drop your gloves and go to it - fight, but don’t come back later on and then give a cheap shot to a guy who has already challenged you.

‘’To me, that’s kind of gutless and I’m sure a lot of guys in the league think that’s gutless also.’’

more from Roenick on different topics…

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Talking Scouting

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

11/20/09 at 06:08 PM ET | Comments (0)

from Evan Weiner at NHL.com,

One of the most overlooked front office jobs in hockey is that of a scout. The scout provides preliminary information on players, and his reports are the first to be analyzed by the personnel people.

There are different types of scouts. One might specialize in watching junior players and try to project what a 16- or 17-year old might become by the time he is 22, 23 or 24 years old. Other scouts, like Pete Mahovlich, ride around sections of North America looking at minor-league talent or taking in NHL games to evaluate players.

Mahovlich, now a pro scout for the Atlanta Thrashers, has been scouting talent for a long time after a very successful NHL career.

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Possible 3rd Jersey For Panthers

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

11/20/09 at 05:33 PM ET | Comments (4)

from George Richards of On Frozen Pond,

So many of you have been asking to see what these new third jerseys look like, well, this is pretty close.

I think.

The team has done a good job of being secretive about these jerseys and this is what I would call an ‘’artists’’ rendition*.

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The Play Of Tomas Fleischmann Goes Unnoticed

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

11/20/09 at 05:27 PM ET | Comments (0)

from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,

How does a player start his season with 11 points in 10 games and barely get noticed around the league?

By playing on a team with Alex Ovechkin, Alex Semin, Nicklas Backstrom and Mike Green, that’s how.

Sorry Tomas Fleischmann, but you’re getting some national recognition now from ESPN.com.

“It’s OK, you can keep it quiet,” the Capitals forward said on the phone from Washington, laughing all the while.

He can afford to laugh. A few months ago, he was told his career might be over. Doctors discovered a blood clot in his leg after he returned home to his native Czech Republic following last season, a condition likely worsened by the long flight home.

“We are lucky we caught it, I was in danger,” said Fleischmann.

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Orpik plans to return Saturday vs. Thrashers

Blog: The Confluence By Tony

11/20/09 at 05:15 PM ET | Comments (0)

According to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette’s Dave Molinari, Pens defenseman Brooks Orpik plans to return to the lineup for Saturday night’s game vs. Atlanta.

Orpik, out since Nov. 10th because of a suspected hip injury, stated that “I think I’m in as long as all goes well tomorrow,”

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Sean Avery and Kids

Blog: Goal Line Report By Patrick Hoffman

11/20/09 at 04:00 PM ET | Comments (0)

I know that this title sounds mysterious but believe me, it’s a good thing.

On Wednesday, New York Rangers forward Sean Avery was part of a Youth Hockey Clinic series that took place at Rye Playland, the team’s former practice facility.

You can check out the photos here.

I also wanted to remind you Blueshirt fans that friend of the blog Jim Cerny hosts Rangers Radio every Friday afternoon. You can check that out here.

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Neal Suspended Two Games

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

11/20/09 at 03:16 PM ET | Comments (3)

via NHL.com,

Dallas Stars left wing James Neal was suspended two games by the NHL on Friday for a hit from behind on Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Derek Dorsett at 13:01 of the second period of Thursday’s game.

Dorsett was among a group of players battling along the wall for the puck when Neal came charging in. Neal appeared to leave his feet to deliver a blow to Blue Jackets defenseman Marc Methot, but instead he hit Dorsett in the back. The force of the blow drove Dorsett face-first into the glass. He fell to the ice and could not get up.

In case you missed the hit, watch it here.

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The NHL At The Quarter Mark

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

11/20/09 at 03:11 PM ET | Comments (0)

NEW YORK (November 20, 2009)—Fewer than five months after hearing their names called as first-round selections at the National Hockey League Entry Draft, John Tavares of the New York Islanders, Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Matt Duchene of the Colorado Avalanche and Evander Kane of the Atlanta Thrashers have helped key turnaround performances by their teams in the first quarter of the NHL season.

As the 1,230-game schedule passes the quarter mark with tonight’s games, seven clubs that did not qualify for the 2008-09 Stanley Cup Playoffs currently hold a top-eight Conference position – four in the Western Conference (#2 Colorado, #4 Los Angeles, #7 Phoenix and #8 Dallas) and three in the East (#3 Buffalo, #6 Ottawa and #7 Tampa Bay). The Islanders and Thrashers are a whisker behind the Eastern pack through a first quarter-season that saw outstanding individual and team performances along with stunning last-minute, game-changing dramatics.

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