Return of The Russian Rocket...But To WHO???

[onlybygrace]

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Pens And Sharks Complete Blockbuster Deal

To San Jose

Bill Guerin 28 Games 9 Goals 9 Assists 18 Points +9 61 Shots
Ruslan Fedetenko 28 Games 2 Goals 11 Assists 13 Points -1 43 Shots

To Pittsburgh

Jonathan Cheechoo 27 Games 13G, 5A 18PTS -2 67SOG
Mike Grier 27 Games 2G 6A 8PTS -9 28SOG

Trade Analysis by Mike Milbury

The Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks both exchanged a pair of RW's today and while the trade looks even, I have to give the edge to Pittsburgh. The Pens gave up Bill Guerin who had 9 goals and 9 assists, but 2 goals and 3 assists came in just one game earlier this season giving him 7 goals and 6 assists in the other 27 games...not even 1/2 a point per game, folks...and thats while playing on a line with Evgeni Malkin and Miroslav Satan. Not that I'm a fan of Euro's or anything, but c'mon Billy. Cheechoo has one of the best shots in the game and will do real well along side Malkin, which is where I'm thinking he'll be playing.

Fedetenko was struggling to score and it never hurts for a squad to have more grit, so Mike Grier will bring a lot of needed grit to the Pens. This deal will pay off immediately for the Pens.

New Pens Lines

Kunitz-Crosby-Bure
Satan-Malkin-Cheechoo
Sykora-Staal-Grier
Talbot-Christensen-Laraque (replacing Taffe)

[onlybygrace]

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Cheechoo Scores On First Shift As Pen In Victory Over Vancouver

Pittsburgh 3 (18-9-2) Move Into 1st In Eastern Conference
Vancouver 2 (12-12-5)

Cheecho Goal (14)
Staal Goal (6)
Bure Goal (14)
Conklin 11 saves on 13 shots

Pyatt Goal (2) Assist +2
Hasen Goal (1)
H. Sedin Assist

Shots
PIT 29
VAN 13

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Cold Streak Alert

Sidney Crosby has totalled just 5 goals and 4 assists in his last 17 games since starting the season with 9 goals and 9 assists in his first 12 contests.

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Pens Continue To Own Flyers

Pittsburgh 6 (19-9-2)
Philadelphia 3 (7-17-4)

Staal 2 Goals, ENG (8) Assist
Grier 2 Assists-3 in two games with PIT
Satan/Malkin/Bure Assists
Cheechoo Goal (15)
Kunitz Goal (12)
Laraque Goal (1)
Sykora Goal (9)
Fleury 29 saves on 32 shots

Knuble Goal (2)
Upshall Goal (4)
Kapinen Goal (8)
Biron 17 saves on 22 shots

Shots
PIT 23
PHI 32

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Pens Win 4th Straight; Cheechoo Scores In 3rd Straight; Crosby With Hat Trick

Ottawa 2 (17-12-1)
Pittsburgh 5 (20-9-2)

Crosby Hat Trick (17) 4 Shots
Bure 3 Assists
Satan/Kunitz 2 Assists
Cheechoo Goal (16)
Malkin Goal (17) 5 Shots
Fleury 23 saves on 25 shots League Leading 16th win (16-4-0)

Vermette Goal (8)
Donovan Goal (8)

Shots
OTT 25
PIT 28

[Bolts_26]

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This is great man!
The fact that the game summery is a bit hard to read takes away some of the overall quality.

but trust me, this is great!!!

[onlybygrace]

Re: Return of The Russian Rocket...But To WHO???

This is great man!
The fact that the game summery is a bit hard to read takes away some of the overall quality.

but trust me, this is great!!!

I don't see anything wrong with the summaries, especially since I started putting the current records for both teams in parenthasis...

Thanks for reading, man. I appreciate the feedback.

[onlybygrace]

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Anyone have any thoughts on the trade?

[onlybygrace]

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Surging Sidney Leads Pens to 5th Straight Win Against Islanders

Pittsburgh 6 (21-9-2)
NY Islanders 1 (14-15-2)

Crosby Hat Trick (20) 6 Shots...6 goals in the last 2 games
Bure Goal (15) Assist +4...37 points in 32 games leads Pens
Christensen Goal (5) 5 shots
Malkin Goal (18)
Conklin 23 saves on 24 shots

Sillinger Goal (8)
Malone Assist
Kolzig 16 saves on 21 shots in 41:19
Dipietro 14 saves on 15 shots in 18:28

Shots
PIT 36
NYI 24
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Pens Roar Back From 4-1 Deficit To Shoot Out Victory Over Rangers

Pittsburgh 5 (22-9-2) SO
NY Rangers 4 (19-11-3)

Malkin 2 Goals (20)
Crosby Goal (21) Assist
Kunitz Goal (13) Assist
Bure Assist, 8 Shots, GW Shootout Goal
Orpik 2 Assists
Fleury 22 saves on 26 shots

Shanahan 2 Goals (21) Assist
Gomez Goal (8) Assist
Betts Goal (4)
Burke 32 saves on 36 shots

Shots
PIT 36
NYR 26

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Pens Make It 7 Straight; Running Away With East

Pittsburgh 5 (23-9-2)
Boston 3 (18-12-4)

Bure Goal (16), Assist, 10 shots
Crosby Goal (22) 8 goals in last 4 games, 2 hat tricks
Cheechoo Goal (17)
Christensen Goal (6)
Letang Goal (2)
Malkin Assist
Conklin 18 saves on 21 shots

Murray Goal (8)
Chara Goal (5)
Scheafer Goal (4)
Thomas 25 saves on 30 shots

Shots
PIT 30
BOS 21

[Bolts_26]

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Great job man!

[onlybygrace]

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Pens Route Isles; Extend Winning Streak To 8

NY Islanders 2 (14-17-2)
Pittsburgh 5 (24-9-2)

Malkin Empty-net Goal (21), Assist
Sykora Goal (10), Assist
Staal Goal (9), Assist
Satan Goal (6)
Bure Goal (17) 7 shots
Grier 2 Assists
Fleury 26 save on 28 shots

Sillinger Goal (9)
Bergeron Goal (9)
Kolzig 30 saves on 34 shots
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NHL News Wire

The Penguins are winners of 8 straight and have outscored their opponents 38-17 in the 8 victories.

The Dallas Stars (12-16-8) have agreed to terms with Ed Belfour, a two-year deal worth 5.4 million USD.
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Nine Is Fine; Pens Prevail Over Bruins In Shootout Despite Amazing Performance By Thomas

Boston 1 (19-12-5)
Pittsburgh 2 (25-9-2)
Shots PIT 39 BOS 23

Bure Goal (18) 8 shots
Crosby/Kunitz Assists
Malkin GWG in shootout
Conklin 22 saves on 23 shots

Thomas 38 saves on 39 shots
Sturm Goal (11)
Murray/Bergeron Assists
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NHL News Wire

Clash Of The Titans

The 1st seeded Pittsburgh Penguins will take on the 2nd seeded Washington Capitals tomorrow night at Mellon Arena. The Caps are led by Alexander Ovechkin who has totaled 23 goals and 26 assists this season for 49 points (T-3rd in NHL) and is 4th in the league with 143 shots on goal.
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Red Hot Bure Leads Pens to 10th Straight Victory

Washington 3 (22-13-3)
Pittsburgh 5 (26-9-2)
SHOTS: WSH 22 PIT 37

Bure Hat Trick (21) 10 shots 1st hat trick of season
Crosby/Sydor/Letang 2 assists
Staal Goal (10) 6 shots
Cheechoo Goal (18)
Kunitz Assist
Conklin 19 saves on 22 shots

Fedorov Goal (24) Assist
Fehr Goal (6) Assist
Ovechkin Assist 6 shots
Johnson 32 saves on 37 shots
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NHL News Wire

Hot Streak Alert

The Russian Rocket, Pavel Bure, has hit stride riding a 4 game goal scoring streak in which he has scored 6 goals. He is also on a 7-game point streak in which he has tallied 7 goals and 6 assists. The Russian superstar currently leads the Pens and is 11th in the NHL scoring race with 45 points (21G, 24A) in 37 games.

[GoldenJet]

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I like Bure as a Pen, Bure/Crsoby FOREVER

[Bolts_26]

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Yea, I think the trade won't have an immidete impact on your team, but I think, In the long run, It was a good move..

[onlybygrace]

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Interview With Pavel Bure On NHL Coolshots...

This season has been an exciting in Pittsburgh. The Pens are the talk of the town and the hottest ticket in the city. It is nearly impossible to get tickets to see the Pens and its not just because the Pens are leading the Eastern Conference or because of the recent 10-game win streak...its not even because of young phenoms Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin...but it has been a blast from the past...a rocket blast.

(shows some Bure highlights)

"Here comes Bure down the wing, cutting in...shooting...SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORES. PAVEL BUUUUUUUREEEEEEEE. #19 on the season and the Pens tie the game at 2!!! (horn blaring!!!)

The Russian Rocket is officially back on the NHL scene and the fans of Pittsburgh and hockey in general are loving it.

Recently, we sat down with The Russian Rocket, to talk to him about his comeback this season.

Coolshots: Glad to have you with us, Pavel. What has been the biggest change since you've come back this season...as opposed to before you retired?

Bure: Well...to me it is the two-line pass rule not there. I not like dat rule much. It hurt...uh...da flow...of the game...my game, which is to score goals.

CS: It has been said, Pavel, that you are selfish with the puck. Currently you have 209 shots in 37 games...second in the league to Ilya Kovalchuk...

Bure: Let me stop you there...I not apologize for way I play hockey. My team wins...I play my game. I lead team in assists...I see shot...I shoot...sometimes I force it...but I have high expectations...some call it drive, some say I selfish...I say I love to score goals...most important that Pittsburgh Penguins win hockey games.

CS: Fair enough...how long did you train for this comeback? What sort of work outs?

Bure: I have been training slowly...patiently...for about 3 years. I wanted to take time...to...to get confident to come here and play a lot. So...I just started skating...eating right...hitting the gym...never pushing to hard...so...over time, I end up here talking to you about it...(says laughing)

CS: What do you want from this season in Pittsburgh?

Bure: I tink dat is obvious...we want Stanley Cup...nothing less. We are winning a lot of games...and the standard has been set...

CS: Thank you for your time and talking with us Pavel...

Keep an eye out for the Pens down the stretch and in the playoffs as they look to bring the Cup home to Pittsburgh.

(btw, my stanley cup playoff coverage will be a lot more involved. with the writeups being more article-like instead of just stats...the playoffs are what hockey is all about, so that will be more involved.)

[derrickthomas58]

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Looking forward to it!

[onlybygrace]

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Pens Extend Streak To 11 Games In 1st Game Of Home And Home With Sabres

Buffalo 3 (18-17-2)
Pittsburgh 5 (27-9-2)
Shots BUF 16 PIT 41

Crosby 2 Goals (24)
Bure/Orpik 2 assists
Staal ENG (11) Assist, 6 shots
Satan Goal (7)
Grier Goal (3)
Fleury 13 saves on 16 shots, 19-4-0 on the season

Afinogenov Goal (16)
Hecht Goal (6)
Peters Goal (3)
Conolly/Pominville/Vanek Assists
Thibault 36 saves on 40 shots, fantastic performance
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Sabres Snap Pens Winning Streak At 11 With Home Victory

Pittsburgh 1 (27-10-2)
Buffalo 2 (19-17-2)
Shots PIT 22 BUF 26

Grier Goal (4)
Sykora/Orpik Assists
Conklin 24 saves on 26 shots

Vanek Goal (8)
Afinogenov Goal (17)
Roy/Lydman/Spacek Assists
Miller 21 saves on 22 shots
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NHL News Wire

The Western Conference leading Edmonton Oilers (28-8-5) made a big splash today aquiring three of the top remaining free agents by signing Adam Hall (3 yr/5.5M), Jan Bulis (3 yr, 5.1M) and Alexander Mogilny (2 yr/4M). This is quite a day of aquisitions and it is yet to be seen how this will effect the teams chemistry through the second half of the season.
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Pens Drop 2nd Straight; Tucker Leads Toronto To 3-1 Win

Toronto 3 (18-21-2)
Pittsburgh 1 (27-11-2)
Shots TOR 29 PIT 20

Cheechoo Goal (19)
Malkin/Letang Assists
Fleury 26 saves on 29 shots

Tucker 2 Goals (7)
Blake 2 assists
Battaglia Goal (5)
Sundin Assist
Toskala 19 saves on 20 shots

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Bure's 4 Points Leads Pens Past Panthers

Florida 4 (22-17-3)
Pittsburgh 6 (28-11-2)
Shots FLA 24 PIT 36

Bure 2 Goals (23) 2 Assists
Whitney 3 Assists
Kunitz Goal (14)
Satan (8)
Crosby Goal (25) 5 shots
Malkin Goal (22) 6 shots
Fleury 20 saves on 24 shots

Jokinen 2 Goals (20)
Weiss Goal (9)
Allen 2 Assists
Peltonen Goal (2)
Anderson 30 saves on 36 shots

[GoldenJet]

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I simply love Bure on the Pens, are you playing this on 08 or 09?

[onlybygrace]

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I simply love Bure on the Pens, are you playing this on 08 or 09?

2k8...I traded NHL 09 in...

I've played every game since NHLPA and so far 2k8 does so many things right it isn't even funny. If it were possible to score more from the point, this would be the perfect game to me.

The goalies are AMAZING and the scoring variety (except for point shots) is also second to none. That said, point shots are still extremely useful as tip-ins and garbage goals are an EXCELLENT way to score. The franchise is awesome, especially the FA period.

I'm loving this too, man.