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

[onlybygrace]

The Pittsburgh Penguins!!!

Bure decided to make a come back after a few years out of the league...

and he chose the Pens.

Previews to come...

2k8 is the game (IMO the best hockey game ever) and the sliders are very challenging...cause I hate winning w/o a challenge.

Updates will be done game to game...similar to the style of my Cardinals updates.

Once again, its baseball season so much of my attention will be spent there...but this will get played...probably more often than I'm letting on.

[GoldenJet]

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Good job man but I'm saying this for everyone, 2k8 is not the best game. LOL. Bure on the Pens WOOHOO!!

[onlybygrace]

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A Rocket Has Landed...


The Pittsburgh Penguins consider themselves very lucky today.

Two weeks after retired super-sniper Pavel Bure made it known that he had been rehabbing his knee and was contemplating a comeback, the Penguins convinced the Russian Rocket that Pittsburgh was the place he needed to be.

"I think it was obvious. The Penguins have of of the best teams in hockey.. is very young... is exciting. I'm happy to be back in NHL. I think I am the piece they need", said the former 60-goal scorer who in a career shorted by knee injuries was able to tally 437 goals and 342 assists for 779 points in just 702 games.

Bure, who many skeptics feel is still injury prone, is fully confident that his abilities are still at an elite level.

"I've been training and skating ever since 2005...slowly building my strength. I know what it feels like to be an elite player...I am that now", remarked Bure in response to the skeptics.

Penguins nation is obviously excited to have the Russian Rocket on its side and the NHL as a whole should also be very happy to have one last chance to see one of the greatest pure goal scorers to ever play the game skate once again.

[onlybygrace]

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Lines To Open The Season

Kunitz-Crosby-Bure
Satan-Malkin-Guerin
Sykora-Stall-Fedetenko
Talbot-Christensen-Laraque

Gonchar-Sydor
Orpik-Whitney
Eaton-Letang

Fleury
Conklin

[onlybygrace]

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Pens Open Season With Offensive Clinic In Carolina

Pittsburgh 5
Carolina 3

Stall 1G, 1A
Crosby 1G, 1A
Bure 1G, 1A

Shots
Pit 23
Car 19
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Eastern Favorite Pens Contain Western Favorite Ducks; Conklin Gets Shutout

Anaheim 0
Pittsburgh 3

Conklin 23 Saves
Malkin 1G (1)
Satan 1G (1)

Shots
Anaheim 23
Pittsburgh 19

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Pens Edge Habs; Open Season 3-0-0

Montreal 3
Pittsburgh 4

Malkin: Goal (2), Assist
Sykora: Goal (3)
Guerin: Goal (1)
Kunitz: Goal (1)
Bure: 7 Shots

Lattendresse: Goal (1), Assist
Smolinski Goal (2), Assist

Shots
Montreal 27
Pittsburgh 27

[onlybygrace]

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NHL Notebook (FA Signings)

The Calgary Flames have signed Teemu Selanne to a 4 year deal worth 30.2 million dollars. Selanne has tallied 6 assists in 3 games for the Flames.

Peter Forsberg has come to terms with the Dallas Stars for 5 years at 28 million dollars. Peter the Great has 1 goal and 2 assists in 3 games with the Stars.

Alexei Yashin has signed with the Edmonton Oilers for 5 years and 22 million dollars. Yashin is tearing up the NHL with 6 goals and an assist in just 4 games.

[onlybygrace]

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Pens Demolish Leafs In Toronto

Pittsburgh 5
Toronto 2

Malkin Goal (3), 2 assists, +3 (3 goals and 3 assists in 4 games)
Satan Goal (2), Assist, +3
Guerin Goal (2), Assist, +3
Bure Goal (2) 8 shots

Blake Goal (2)
Devereaux Goal (2)

Shots
PIT 32
TOR 22

[onlybygrace]

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NHL Notebook

The Philadelphia Flyers have ushered in the return of Eric Lindros, signing him to a 2 year deal worth 5.3 million.

Evgeni Malkin was honored as an NHL Player of The Week tallying 2 goals and 3 assists in just 2 games. Also honored were Alexander Ovechkin and David Perron.

[onlybygrace]

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Pens Edge Devils 3-2; Pens Win 5th Straight To Start Season

NJ 2
PIT 3

Bure Goal (3), Assist, 5 shots
Kunitz Goal (2)
Talbot Goal (1)

Gionta Goal (2)
Clarkson Goal (1)

Shots
NJ 21
PIT 30
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Carolina Snaps Pens Streak At 5

CAR 2
PIT 1

Conklin 30 saves on 32 shots
Guerin Goal (3)
Eaton Assist
Satan Assist

Walker GWG (1)
Wesley Goal (2)
Cole 7 shots

Shots
CAR 32
PIT 18

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NHL Notes

The Ottawa Senators (6-2-0) are being led heavily by Danny Heatley (15pts), Jason Speeza (14pts), and Daniel Alfredson (13 pts) who are also the Top Three Scorers in the NHL.

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PIT 4 (OT) 5-1-1
WSH 5 5-2-0

Bure 2 goals (5), 3 shots
Crosby 2 assists
Kunitz 1 goal (4), 2 assists
Malkin Goal (4)
Conklin 20/25

Ovechkin 2 goals (5) OT GWG on diving rebound.
Kozlov Goal (1)
Johnson 19/23
Clark Goal (5)

Shots
PIT 23
WSH 25

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Pens Leading Scorers Through 7 games

Kunitz 3G, 6A, 9pts
Bure 5G, 3A, 8pts
Malkin 4G, 3A, 7pts
Crosby 1G, 5A, 6pts
Satan 2G, 5A, 7pts

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Fleury Steals 2 PTS Against Rags

NYR 2 Record: 4-3-1
PIT 3 Record: 6-1-1

Fleury 28/30...amazing saves at end of game.
Satan GWG (3), Assist
Crosby Goal (2)
Malkin Goal (5)
Bure 7 shots

Shanahan Goal (9)
Jagr Goal (6) Assist

Shots
NYR 30
PIT 18

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Pens Continue To Own Leafs; Move Into 1st In East

TOR 0 Current Rec: 5-6-0
PIT 4 Current Rec: 7-1-1

Conklin: 20 Saves, SO (2), 2-1-1 with a 1.76 GAA and .930 Sv Pct.
Bure Goal (6), 3 assists 6 goals and 6 assists in 9 games
Crosby 2 goals (4) Assist
Kunitz Goal (4) 3 assists 4 goals and 10 assists in 9 games

Tucker 5 shots
Gill/Kubina -3

Shots
TOR 20
PIT 21

[GoldenJet]

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I obviously loving this so far. Go Bure Go!!

[OHagenrules]

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Ahh Penguin Fans!

[star king3]

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Ahh Penguin Fans!

ah people who cheer for crappy teams because they were raised poorly I'll follow, ONLY BECAUSE OF BURE, he should so be a nuck.

[onlybygrace]

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Fleury And Co. Blank Habs

MON 0 Current Rec: 3-7-0
PIT 4 Current Rec: 8-1-1

Fleury 20 Saves
Crosby Goal (5) Assist 8-11 on Face Offs
Bure 2 Assists
Kunitz 2 Goals (6)
Malkin Goal (6)

Higgins 4 shots
Halak 25 Saves

Shots
MON 20
PIT 29
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NHL NEWS

Sydney Crosby (4G, 2A, 6PTS) and Chris Kunitz (3G, 4A, 7PTS) in 3 games, were elected NHL Players of The Week along with Marc-Andre Fleury, who in 2 games was 2-0-0, stopping 48 of 50 shots (.960) with a GAA of 1.01.

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Pens Continue Hot Play With Win In Minnesota; End October 9-1-1

Pens have allowed just 21 goals in 11 games.

PIT 3
MIN 2

Crosby 2 Goals (7)
Letang Goal (1)
Bure/Kunitz Assist

Walz Goal (2)
Veilleux Goal (1)
Moore 6 Shots

Shots
PIT 34
MIN 19

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NHL NEWS

The Los Angeles Kings have signed Michael Peca to a 3 year deal worth 11.2 million dollars.

[onlybygrace]

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Pens Report For Month Of October
11 Games Played

The Pens made a mockery of the NHL this finishing October 9-1-1, good for 1st in the Eastern Conference. Much of the Pens success can be attributed to the solid defense clearing rebounds and winning the battles to loose pucks.

Line 1
Kunitz (6G, 11A, 17PTS) Crosby (7G, 7A, 14PTS) Bure (6G, 9A 15PTS)
Line 2
Satan (3G, 6A, 9PTS) Malkin (6G, 3A, 9PTS) Guerin (3G, 4A, 7PTS)
Line 3
Sykora (3G, 2A, 5PTS) Stall (2G, 2A, 4PTS) Fedetenko (0G, 3A, 3PTS)
Line 4
Talbot (1G, 0A, 1PTS) Christensen (1G, 1A, 2PTS) Laraque (0G, 1A, 1PTS)

Defensmen
Gonchar (0G, 3A, 3PTS) Sydor (0G, 3A, 3PTS)
Orpik (0G, 0A, 0PTS) Whitney (0G, 2A, 2PTS)
Eaton (0G, 2A, 2PTS) Letang (1G, 1A, 2PTS)

Goalies
Fleury (7-0-0, 417 MIN, 1 SO, 2.01 GAA, .911 SV%)
Conklin (2-1-1, 238 MIN, 2 SO, 1.76 GAA, .930 SV%)

[onlybygrace]

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NHL Report For October

Eastern Conference Standings

Pittsburgh 9-1-1 19PTS
Atlanta 9-3-0 18PTS
Ottawa 7-3-0 14PTS
Florida 8-3-1 17PTS
Washington 8-3-0 16PTS
Tampa Bay 6-3-2 14PTS
New York Rangers 6-4-1 13PTS
Boston 5-4-1 11PTS
Toronto 5-7-1 11PTS
Carolina 5-8-0 10PTS
Philadelphia 4-4-2 10PTS
Buffalo 3-6-1 7PTS
NY Islanders 3-6-0 6PTS
New Jersey Devils 3-8-0 6PTS
Montreal 3-8-0 6PTS

Western Conference Standings

Anaheim 10-3-0 20PTS
Edmonton 9-3-1 19PTS
Detroit 8-4-1 17PTS
Los Angeles 8-5-0 16PTS
Chicago 6-5-1 13PTS
Nashville 6-4-1 13PTS
St. Louis 6-3-1 13PTS
Minnesota 6-6-0 12PTS
Columbus 5-4-2 12PTS
Phoenix 5-4-1 11PTS
Vancouver 4-5-3 11PTS
Dallas 4-6-2 10PTS
Colorado 4-6-1 9PTS
Calgary 4-8-0 8PTS
San Jose 2-9-1 5PTS

League Leaders

Goals
1. Lidstrom 11
Havlat 11
3. Yashin 10
4. Zetterberg 9
Shanahan 9
Rolston 9

Assists
1. Hemsky 16
2. M. Koivu 13
Lang 13
4. Pronger 12
5. 8 with 11

Points
1. Hemsky (5-16) 21PTS
2. Kunitz (6-11) 17PTS
Lidstrom (11-6) 17PTS
Richards (8-9) 17PTS
Zetterberg (9-8)17PTS
Havlat (11-6) 17PTS

Shots On Goal
1. Kovalchuk 60
2. Bure 55
3. Ovechkin 50
Forsberg 50

Wins
1. Giguere 7
Fleury 7
3. Lehtonen 6
Roloson 6

SO's
1. Garon 3
2. Conklin 2
Cloutier 2
Giguere 2

GAA
1. Cloutier 4-1-0 1.00 GAA
2. Lehtonen 6-1-0 1.70 GAA
3. Vokoun 5-2-0 1.76 GAA
4. Conklin 2-1-1 1.76 GAA
5. Garon 3-1-1 1.95 GAA