Tuesday afternoon links: Letestu back to AHL, Hit kings and Witt gets hit by a car

by Hooks Orpik on Dec 8, 2009 1:29 PM EST

Mark Letestu did well in his recent NHL cameo, but now he's back to Wilkes-Barre. [Post-Gazette]

Wheeling Nailer defenseman Cliff Loya checks in on how the season is going down there. [Faceoff Factor]

The Penguins are racking up the hits [Penguins.nhl.com]

Edzo's Mellon memories. [Empty Netters]

Hurricanes captain Rod "The Bod" Brind'Amour was a healthy scratch last night, is he about at the end of his rope? The once solid defensive center has a combined plus/minus of-42 since the beginning of the 2008-09 season. [WRAL Sports]

Florida Panthers just can't stop nailing each other. [Kuklas Korner]

The top 10 goon moments of the decade. Some ugly moments here [Puck Daddy]

Islanders' defenseman Brendan Witt gets hit by a car, dusts himself off saying "I'm okay, no big deal". Witt's expected to play tonght. [TSN]

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Craig Adams is an exceptional hitter. It’s kind of interesting how the smaller forwards like Clutterbuck, Dustin Brown, Matt Cooke and Adams are the most prolific hitters.

by DigitalGypsy66 on Dec 8, 2009 1:59 PM EST reply actions

Guess Witt’s used to being hit my freight trains, so a car shouldn’t come as much a surprise

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by FrankD on Dec 8, 2009 2:21 PM EST reply actions

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by FrankD on Dec 8, 2009 2:21 PM EST up reply actions

Would that be the Cliff Loya of Mt. Lebanon High School originally drafted by the Blackhawks?

by PensFan024 on Dec 8, 2009 4:08 PM EST reply actions

Upon checking his website…yes it is.

by PensFan024 on Dec 8, 2009 4:14 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah why did you know him?

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You come at the king, you best not miss.

by Hooks Orpik on Dec 8, 2009 5:02 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

He was a year behind me in highschool. We weren’t friends or anything like that, just went to the same highschool. I can remember loosing to his intramural team though. He was the goalie.

by PensFan024 on Dec 10, 2009 12:35 PM EST up reply actions

Keep Letestu up, dump Godard.

by Richard R on Dec 8, 2009 9:41 PM EST reply actions

Agreed, and I also agree with the Pens Universe bit, where we need to get Noted some more time…the dude is like a debit card to Bill Gates’ checking account…

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by Hockey Beard in SLC on Dec 9, 2009 1:35 AM EST up reply actions

Kunitz is getting close to returning, hopefully Godard will be scratched upon that.

Letestu was good, but he’s still the #5 center. No sense of keeping him in Pittsburgh and having him count against the salary cap when he could be playing top line minutes down in the AHL.

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You come at the king, you best not miss.

by Hooks Orpik on Dec 9, 2009 11:23 AM EST up reply actions