Sunday linkage - Hockey relationships, available UFAs and the Bathgate legacy

by FrankD on Jul 26, 2009 8:00 AM EDT in News

To kick things off, check out this great piece on Andy Bathgate and his famous grandfather. PS - his grandfather scored the first goal in Penguins history. [Trib-Review]
In the past we've had two interesting relationship moments to share here on Pensburgh. There was that story of a guy on Craigslist trying to get a date during the playoffs. And of course how can we forget the awesomeness of the Dear Margo column that ran in December? SBN regular and Maple Leaf blogger WrapAroundCurl is looking for a few good peeps to take part in her survey regarding hockey and relationships Head on over and help her out. [WrapAroundCurl]
A few teams will be sporting new jerseys next season. The Predators one isn't bad. The Wild one? Eh, you be the judge. [Puck Daddy]
Let's not forget there are still a lot of unsigned forwards out there. While the Penguins may not have the means of acquiring many of the bigger names, some of the guys on this list may land in the East. Guess who tops the list? [Puck Prospectus]

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Awesome article on the two Andy Bathgates! I love learning the history. I hope the younger Bathgate continues the legacy.

Speaking of legacies, Margo Howard’s mother is the late great Ann Landers, but I wouldn’t ask her what to eat for lunch. The question made me laugh, though. Hope she wasn’t writing about anyone here!

As a recently minted hockey fan (but most emphatically not a Penguins fan) by marriage, I guess I do have a few things to say for that survey. In return, I turned a Russian into a NASCAR fan. (See, my sig makes sense now.) I swear you’ll have it, WAC!

"Darling, you say Brooks Orpik 'checked' that guy. He did not 'get under him and put him into the wall'."--Beloved to me, Winter 2007

by GreenEyedLilo on Jul 26, 2009 9:33 AM EDT reply actions

One of my favorite parts about Andy getting drafted by the Pens is that he wasn’t even at the draft. He was actually sitting at the computer with his family at home refreshing the ESPN draft page. Imagine refreshing the page over and over again and finally seeing your name? Must’ve been unbelievable.

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by FrankD on Jul 26, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions