Should be an interesting game...

Be sure to watch the video.. man he looks quick

Vaccaro determined an MRI and CAT scan indicated no evidence of a fracture in Crosby's neck - as had been rumored during All-Star weekend - instead confirming a California doctor's diagnosis that Crosby is dealing with a soft-tissue injury.

For whatever that is worth

What do you put the chances of Sid making the team? I would put the Over/Under at like 99% :)

Extortion?

Great read

Winnipeg Jets center Rick Rypien was found dead in his home Monday, nine months after he took a leave of absence to deal with an undisclosed personal matter.

5. Joe Sakic
4. Sidney Crosby
3. Alex Ovechkin
2. Joe Thornton
1. Jarome Iginla

But Kennedy says he isn't really interested in testing the free-agent market. His agent has been in discussions with the Pens and Kennedy is optimistic an agreement can be reached before the noon deadline on Friday.

"We're talking, so hopefully we can get a deal done before then," Kennedy said on Tuesday.

He would prefer to remain in Pittsburgh, but there are no guarantees, he said.

"You never know, it's hockey. I'm not really sure what's going to happen," he said. "I enjoy Pittsburgh. I have a lot of good friends there. I think we have a good team, and obviously I want to try to win a Cup again. There's a good opportunity there to try to do that again."

lol

Would be kind of Karma if the Bruins won after Horton was taken out of the finals with a cheap shot

I guess our PP will suck again next year as well...

Bad hit, Rome should miss the rest of the playoffs and maybe some games next season for this hit.

"Jagr was invited by the organization to a summer golf event that will reunite the members of the Penguins' first Cup-winning team, but he declined the invitation on the basis that he does not enjoy golfing. "

"We were able to get that invitation to him, and we'd like to acknowledge his involvement with the organization," Shero said, adding that he has not spoken with Jagr's agents. "That's really all there was to it."

Let the Jagr to Penguins rumors begin!

"I read in the paper last week that you’ve encountered a setback on the road to recovery from your concussion. I knew that you’d been back on the ice with your teammates and that things were going pretty well. Then one day you pushed it a little too hard and unfortunately slid back into ‘symptom-land’. I felt really bad for you when I read the article because it seemed like you were getting there and it’s really hard to accept that you’re not. I feel your pain, believe me. I’ve been a regular visitor to the mysterious and unpredictable ‘symptom-land’ recently. I’m surprised I haven’t seen you there, as we have tended to arrive at the same time. Maybe you’re staying at a different hotel!

We’ve never met, you and I, although I feel like I know you because, well, you’re a famous Canadian hockey star. And I watched with pure joy as you scored the OT winner at the Olympics in Vancouver, which instantly and forever connected you with every beating Canadian heart alive at that moment. Thank you for that goal!

We did cross paths once though, quite literally in fact, after the closing ceremonies in Vancouver in the Athletes Village. I was walking to the food tent, you were walking back. Me, gushing in whispers to my BF. that it was you. You, simply walking by nonchalantly with one of your teammates. Our jacket sleeves almost touched. Sorry if that sounded creepy."

Great article
Talking like a team player -- which at his best he is -- Cooke blamed himself for the Penguins' first-round departure.

"Maybe even if I was playing it wouldn't have made a difference, but I would way rather be out there helping and going to battle with my teammates," Cooke told the Post-Gazette.

Penguins winger James Neal has been added to Team Canada’s roster for the 2011 IIHF World Hockey Championships, taking place April 29 to May 15 in Kosice, Slovakia.

"I’m excited," Neal said. "Any time you can play for your country it’s an exciting experience. I’m looking forward to getting over there and having some fun and keep the season going. To keep playing is good."

Neal left Friday afternoon for Europe to join his Team Canada teammates in Slovakia. He’s using the international competition as a way to keep himself on the ice.

"It’s a chance to keep going, keep playing, keep competing," Neal said.

International competition is not new to Neal. He won a gold medal with Canada in the 2007 World Junior Championships in Sweden, and represented his country in the 2005 U-18 World Juniors and ’09 World Championships.

"It’s another chance to put on the Team Canada jersey," Neal said. "To represent your country is an exciting experience. Any time you’re chosen for Team Canada you want to be a part of it.

Understatement of the year????
The Penguins score power-play goals about as often as coach Dan Bylsma tips his hand regarding lineup changes.

In the regular season finale, another Tangradi screen helped Kennedy score a power-play goal at Atlanta.

Not a huge fan of bleacher report as anyone can create a blog and post there and get picked up by Google news... but this guy agrees with me so I'm posting it ;)

Basically replace Niskanen with Engelland, Replace Connor with Tangradi and Shake up the Powerplay by inserting more of Rupp & Asham to stir it up in front of the net.

Looks must be deceiving because Crosby certainly looked 10 shades of intense watching the game, but Granato said Crosby's comments were fairly few and far between and relatively light.

"He mostly said things like, 'Tell the guys great job,' 'Tell the guys to keep 'er going,' 'Tell someone great play along the boards,' 'Tell someone great net-front presence,'" Granato said. "It was always positive."