Scrounging for news

Ahh the doldrums of August, deadest of all the hockey months. Let's scrounge for some links.

All Kasperi Kapanen, all the time:

• The Pens main-site with a nice "Getting to Know You" piece, highlighted with some praise for PNC Park.. [Penguins.com]
• And from the twitter land, prospect expert Corey Pronman had a couple tweets about Kapanen's impressive performance at a camp. He's with Team Finland, scrimagging against USA and sounded like he had a good day. [Tweet] [Tweet]
• A recap of the game, with this money quote by young KK: ""If I'm there it means I'm not in Pittsburgh and that's my goal, to be there, grab a spot there. I know that they're looking for good goal scorers and that's what I'm trying to do right now, score some goals and get a spot on the roster." [NHL.com]
  

This premise won't be a surprise to Pensburgh readers, but more evidence about the statistical dominance of the Paul Martin / Kris Letang pairing. [Faceoff Factor]

Penguins executive David Peart won an award for his work on the Pens Points mobile app. [Tribune Review]

What will the future hold for the Caps and Mike Green? Our bet: he plays out this season and gets paid by some random team (Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton) and is barely heard from again. [Japers Rink]

A look at season ticket perks around the league, where it seems like the Pens may be lagging behind a little. [Silver Seven Sens]

The outdoor game in California is going to be at the new 49ers stadium, but shh don't tell anyone yet. [Fear the Fin]

Oh poor Islanders. Also, not even trolling, but I think I'm the only person alive that doesn't hate the Fisherman logo. Yeah, it was ridiculous, but it had a certain '90's charm and gives me a positive association. I can't be the only person to feel this way, no? [Puck Daddy]