Monday link roundup

by Hooks Orpik on Jul 13, 2009 6:00 AM EDT in News

On a slow summer day let's take a look few things are going on in the hockey world:

Brian Metzer has a great interview with the newest Penguin Jay McKee, who apparently will wear #74 in PIttsburgh [Hockey Buzz]

Purpoted ladies man (and a favorite of mine) Jiri Slegr is running for political office in the Czech Republic. So why wouldn't he make a commercial showing him in a shootout. [The Pensblog]

The Penguins very well may have knocked Martin "French Toast" Biron out of the whole NHL with the way they roughed him up two years in a row. Europe, at least for one year, seems likely [The Hockey News]

At least we'll always have this pink shirt/pink tie combination. Hey Marty, you can spell NHL without Biron [Puck Daddy]

Congrats to former Pittsburgh Penguin Miroslav Satan who became a new father yesterday [Alan Walsh's twitter]

Jaromir Jagr's Top 10 goals as a Penguin....I like to remember Jagr as the guy in 1999 that put a Pens team on his back, even with an injured groin and about single-handedly led them to a series win over a superior NJ Devils team [NHL Fanhouse]

"Grandpa" Eddie Johnston, who's retiring from everyday duty, spent his day with the Cup in Pittsburgh. [KDKA]

Former Penguin coach/player Ed Olczyk won had some good luck at the racetrack...He won $500,000 on a $167 bet. (hat-tip Kuklas Korner) [Winnipeg Sun]

Wayne Gretzky's lawyers are trying to keep the Great One's personal finances and tax records out of the public view in the messy Coyotes ownership saga. [ESPN]

The Colorado Avalanche should re-build in the mold of Pittsburgh, not Detoit. Not sure I agree, Pens were lucky to be bad around the years Fleury+Malkin+Crosby were draft eligible. Guys like that don't always come around. Even if they say Matt Duchene should be a solid pro, he's not going to be a 100 by age 21/22 like Sid and Geno. [Denver Post]

The NHL has some kind of announcement today at Fenway Park. Hmm, why would they hold a hockey press conference at a baseball stadium during the first day of the MLB All-Star break? (Not exactly news-braking spoiler: Boston Bruins vs. Philadelphia Flyers on 1/1/2010 at Fenway for the Winter Classic) [NHL.com]

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Oh, I hope Marty Biron feels real proud of himself as he folds up that T-shirt and packs it away!

Thanks for the McKee interview, too.

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by GreenEyedLilo on Jul 13, 2009 11:00 AM EDT reply actions

1) We’re sure you guys aren’t shedding any tears that Philly management can’t get it strait that you can’t win with mediocre goaltending.
2) Biron(and Emery) are not the answer!

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by Fauxrumors on Jul 13, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Heh two-line pass called us out on PuckDaddy for having faith in McKee. At least we can say the days of being ragged on for being fans of a horrible team are behind us. Right?

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by FrankD on Jul 13, 2009 11:29 AM EDT reply actions