Somewhat vanilla "Penguins have been good this year" article. [The Hockey News]
MAF for MVP [Faceoff Factor]
Cool interview with a cool dude, Dan Potash [Pens Universe]
Pens' rookie Alex Grant (currently with ECHL Wheeling) gives an interview with Hockey's Future. [Hockeys Future]
Rob Zombie's got a great idea: let's kick up hockey marketing and glorify how badass it is. Add Rob to the millions of people with better marketing ideas than the NHL actually implements. [The Hockey News]
Why wouldn't you want to read about 21 observations about Las Vegas and hockey? [Puck Daddy]
Who would have guessed that the TSN power-rankings in mid-October would go NY Rangers, Pittsburgh, Phoenix as #1-2-3? [TSN]
Pens prospect Nathan Moon was having a rough season in the OHL with just five points in 11 games, not great numbers for an offensive player. Moon's an over-ager and should be dominating, especially if he wants to earn a professional contract. He had 5 assists the other night, perhaps a turning point for him. [Faceoff Factor]
Everyone loves a twitter war and this one's shaping up to be a doozy: "The Chief" from Kuklas Korner takes on Denver writer Adrian Dater. It's like 11 year olds crying over who gets the last cookie. (And yes I'm just mad I'm not in on it). [Kuklas Korner]
Boston power forward Milan Lucic out 4-6 weeks after surgery on a broken index finger. Might seem a little excessive, but it's hard to play when you can't hold the stick. [TSN]
Speaking of Boston, they now have a whole host of early draft picks after dealing Chuck Kobasew to Minnesota. They definitely have a lot of potential trading chips for near the deadline if they want to use them. If Ilya Kovalchuk doesn't re-sign with Atlanta expect this rumor to really make the rounds as [ESPN/Hradek]
The Florida Panthers say they have no intentions of trading Nathan Horton [Sun Sentinel]
The Baby Pens "completed phyiscal testing prescribed by Pittsburgh's staff". Sounds like fun, huh? [Penguins Insider]
Finally, "The Great" Mike Zigomanis signs a professional tryout with the Toronto Marlies. [Our Sports Central]
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