Good morning one and all,
The Pens practiced in Tampa yesterday in preparation for the Lightning matchup tomorrow. Malkin and Bonino missed it, Geno for a maintenance day, while Bonino was sent back to Pittsburgh for an injury evaluation.
Bonino's absence will impact the PK. But just being devil's advocate, has he been any better than Brandon Sutter? [Trib]
The Pens have been maddeningly inconsistent this year. Are they are playing up/down to the level of competition? Who knows. [Times Online]
The Lightning are somewhat similar this year, striking out quite a bit, but seem to be getting hot at the right time. [PPG]
So, Mike Milbury openly admits to hating the Flyers, their fans, their owner, and somehow is still the biggest flying fart in space ever. I'm not sure how he manages that. [Sons of Penn]
Bobby Farnham was suspended 4 games for a bad hit. Let's see how those Devils do now! [CBS Sports]
Your All Star captain John Scott has been assigned to the AHL. How is he gonna captain from there? [NBC Sports]
An in-depth comparison between Alex Ovechkin and Jarome Iginla. [Down Goes Brown]
The Canadian dollar is sliding further and further, and will hit NHL players' pockets and well as the expansion hopes north of the border. [TSN]
Anze Kopitar is going to max out, so what does that mean for Stammer? $$$$ [TSN]
A look into John Tortorella's relationship with star players. With Johansen gone, how will he handle Seth Jones. [Sportsnet]
I kind of got lost in the narrative of this Bob McKenzie article, which I thought was about the Sedin twins but ends up somewhere else. The first few paragraphs about that WJC '99 game, though. Yuck. [TSN]
Eddie Klein is the captain of St. Joe's hockey team, but hockey was on hold as he battled stage 3 Hodgkin's lymphoma. One day as he was dozing off during chemo, his phone rang. It was Mario Lemieux. [NorthJersey.com]