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Penner A Work In Progress

by Paul on 12/07/07 at 02:48 PM ET
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from Terry Jones of the Edmonton Sun,

Penner has six goals and eight assists for 14 points so far this season, including goals in back-to-back games on the road trip.

Linemate and interim captain Shawn Horcoff says he’s good with Penner.

“He’s a little bit of a work in progress,” he said. “It’s not easy to play like he did in L.A. every night. That’s real tough to do. But he has potential to do that. You have to remember he’s essentially in his second year in the league. You have to be patient.

“I think he’s going to be there. This year? Maybe not. But by the second half of next year ...”

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Fleury Thought Goal

by Paul on 12/07/07 at 12:34 PM ET
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from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

Late in the third period, Fleury moved out of the crease to his right and found himself with the puck and a clear path to the Coyotes’ vacant net.

He smelled a goal.

“That was the first time I got to try to shoot,” Fleury said. “And we were two goals ahead. You don’t want try it with one goal. It was the perfect time.”

He didn’t get the chance.

“Then [defenseman Darryl] Sydor came back and he took it,” Fleury said.

more including Recchi may be on recall waivers very soon.  I am sure a team or two will put a claim in for him.

Update12:50pm ET: TSN now reports, “The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed veteran winger Mark Recchi on re-entry waivers.”

 

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Pick It Up Boys

by Paul on 12/07/07 at 12:15 PM ET
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from Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun,

Not only is Paddock looking to get more of a contribution from McAmmond and Donovan, the duo of centre Chris Kelly (one goal in 13 games) and winger Antoine Vermette (one goal in 14) haven’t done anything to earn extra ice time, either.

“I’ve said from the start I don’t want to play (Alfredsson) that much, but you have to do that during the course of a game,” said Paddock. “The other side of it is you have to develop roles for other players and they have to develop roles within the team. I think we’re still somewhat struggling for that.

“We’re still trying to find guys to contribute to the play at a little bit higher level and a little bit better in certain situations. You can’t be a two- or three-line team. We’re still searching for contributions from the third and fourth line.”

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Hit The Sabres

by Paul on 12/07/07 at 12:03 PM ET
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via Sabres Edge at the Buffalo News,

The Kings came out hitting, and the Sabres responded poorly—much like they did against the Ducks. Buffalo took retaliatory penalties, which allowed L.A. to blow the game open. You can be sure other teams will look at the videos and adopt a hard-hitting approach whenever they match up against the Sabres.

It’s hard to believe this is the same team that came to the West Coast with wins in six of seven games. They play Saturday in San Jose, and if they get trounced again, it’ll be a sign that personnel will have to change—unless the Sabres want this to be a learning year for the young guys.

 

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Joe Louis Takes A Short Jab

by Paul on 12/07/07 at 11:59 AM ET
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via Russo’s Rants,

Onto other news, I love Joe Louis Arena. I really do.

I mean, it’s a part of history. For instance, you can find historical remnants of every piece of garbage that’s ever been dropped on the floor or spilled on a seat in there. It’s quite something to be in an arena that’s never been cleaned before.

I just bathed in tomato juice and tomorrow I have an appointment to get de-liced.

It’s like that Seinfeld episode when Jerry said, “Don’t you see what’s happening here? It’s attached itself to me. … It’s destroying the lives of everyone in its path. … It’s a presence. It’s the Beast.”

That’s Joe Louis Arena. I can continue. I really can.

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Rangers Miss Avery

by Paul on 12/07/07 at 11:51 AM ET
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from Stan Fischler at Game On,

The Missing Link was sitting among the spectators in the Madison Square Garden stands, that’s where he was…while his mates skated in a state of despair, disgust, disappointment and disillusion.

And there was absolutely nothing The Missing Link, alias Sean Avery, could do about it.

For more than a month, The Maven has been chirping that Avery, not Henny Lundqvist, not Jaromir Jagr, not Brendan Shanahan, was the Rangers’ most valuable player. Most folks disagreed.

Now, every day in every way, it is apparent that The Missing Link is missed BIG-TIME.

read on

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Could We Be Seeing More Of This?

by Paul on 12/07/07 at 11:42 AM ET
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from Capitals Insider,

Hershey Bears defenseman Jame Pollock has left the team and signed with CSKA Moscow of the Russian Super League.

The Bears/Capitals immediately suspended him without pay, but that’s probably all the organization will be able to do because Russia isn’t covered by the IIHF’s transfer agreement.

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Blue Jackets Need Fans Behind Them

by Paul on 12/07/07 at 11:28 AM ET
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from the Columbus Dispatch,

Some boos might have been intended for NHL officials, but the Blue Jackets thought they were at them Wednesday in Nationwide Arena.

Captain Adam Foote even made a plea to fans after the Blue Jackets came back to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4.

“I don’t think they should do that,” Foote said. “This is the first year they’ve had a consistent team, a winning team that’s not getting blown out of games. Maybe they’re frustrated from years past? I don’t know, but I don’t think they should do that.”

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Guerin Fighting Slump

by Paul on 12/07/07 at 12:50 AM ET
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from Newsday,

When forward Bill Guerin received the “C” on his new .Islanders jersey last summer, he embraced the opportunity to set the tone in the locker room. Praise for Guerin’s all-inclusive approach has been universal within the organization, but somewhere along the line, he has misplaced his former identity as “goal scorer.”

Guerin’s 14-game scoreless streak ended Wednesday with an assist on Trent Hunter’s tying power-play goal in what became a 4-3 shootout loss to Atlanta. But Guerin still hasn’t found the back of the net with his own shot since Nov. 1, and now he admits to feeling more pressure to lead where it counts most.

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Blake Heard No Disparaging Comments From Avery

by Alanah McGinley on 12/06/07 at 11:06 PM ET
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From the CP,

If noted New York Rangers agitator Sean Avery made disparaging remarks toward Jason Blake the last time they faced off, the Toronto forward never heard them.

A Toronto radio report following the teams’ previous meeting last month in Canada said a pre-game scuffle between Avery and Leafs counterpart Darcy Tucker was fuelled by a comment that Avery made toward Blake regarding his current battle with leukemia.

FAN 590 reporter Howard Berger had claimed Avery made “cancer-related remarks” to Blake, citing an unidentified Rangers player. Blake was diagnosed with a rare form of the disease in October but has continued to play while being treated.

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Note: report earlier today that MSG denied Berger access to the press box tonight.

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  Tags: howard+berger, jason+blake, media, new+york+rangers, sean+avery

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