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Game #67 - at Canadiens

2006-07-24T13:02:00.000-07:00

Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens

Pittsburgh - 16-38-12 - 44 pts - Last in NHL (7 pts behind)
Montreal - 31-25-9 - 71 pts - 8th in East

Is anyone paying attention to the NHL right now? What about in Pittsburgh? I'm guessing not too many people are... with the Yinzers just getting over their Super Bowl hangovers, and Pitt in the NCAA tournament (with a real chance to make the Sweet 16, thanks to Bradley knocking off Kansas), there isn't much room to spare for the Pens right now. But that's okay - we'll persevere.

Tonight, the Pens take on the Habs, who are struggling to hold onto the final playoff spot. The Thrashers are breathing down their necks, as are the Islanders and Maple Leafs to a lesser degree. They've lost two straight games at home, including most recently to the Hurricanes, who they would face in the first round if the season were ending today.

The Canadiens are led by Alex Kovalev, who the Penguins tried to sign before the season started. See this article by Dave Molinari in the Post-Gazette. The headline is a little bit deceiving - if you read the article, it basically says that Kovalev was getting ready to sign with Montreal and the Pens asked what he was looking for. He replied, and the Pens were unable to match that, so Kovie signed with the Habs. When you look at it, it was a smarter move for the Pens. They signed Ziggy Palffy instead at $3.5M for three years, instead of the $4.5M Kovalev wanted. Had Palffy not retired, he would certainly be ahead of Kovalev in scoring, and I'd argue that Ziggy was better at minding his own zone that Kovie, who I remember as usually being quite uninterested in back-checking.

Anyway, Marc-Andre Fluery will face the opposing goalie from his first NHL start a few seasons ago, Huet. The ironic thing is in that game (versus the LA Kings), the Pens allowed 47 shots while only mustering 11 of their own. Sound familiar? Let's hope there's no repeat tonight...

Let's Go Pens!

Kings Make Coaching Change

2006-07-17T13:03:00.000-07:00

The LA Kings have fired coach Andy Murray. The Kings have fallen to 8th in the West, with San Jose likely to pass them in the next week, as San Jose has three games in hand, and are only one point back. The Kings have hired new John Torchetti as interim head coach. This move doesn't surprise me. My prediction? Marc Crawford is next.

The battle in the East has gotten closer tonight, as Toronto and Atlanta both got victories, while Montreal lost in regulation. This puts Atlanta into 8th place, one point up on Montreal, and four points up on Toronto. Toronto sits three points back of Montreal, and play the Habs both Thursday and Saturday. Toronto and Montreal have both played one less game than Atlanta. The Islanders and Panthers are still in the playoff hunt in the East as well. New Jersey is falling fast as well, and sit only three points ahead of 9th place Montreal.

With things slowed down on the trade front, I will make sure to blog as much as I can about the playoff race. I will also have a game of the night for most tonight. Tonight's game of the night is Vancouver @ Edmonton. Edmonton is currently tied for 8th in the West, while Vancouver is tied for 9th. An Edmonton win would put them into 6th in the West, while a Vancouver win would push Edmonton/LA out of the playoffs, and put them in a tie with Anaheim for 6th. Don't forget, San Jose will make the playoffs, and currently sit 10th. Colorado just lost Tanguay for 2-4 weeks, and is still using Budaj as their #1 goalie. This will cause them to slip in the standings, and they're not guarenteed a playoff spot. They sit just four points ahead of 9th place Vancouver and San Jose.

Currently Vancouver leads Edmonton 2-1 in the 2nd period. Hockeyleaks.com for all the latest, make sure to read all our columns, as they've really taken off, and we have new articles each day by at least one or two of our writers! Everyone has been great. cjohnson202@hockeyleaks.com for all emails!

Chara Signs With Kings

2006-07-06T18:02:00.000-07:00

Zdeno Chara has signed with the Los Angeles Kings. Terms not disclosed.

ALSO:

-Scott Mellanby re-signs with the Thrashers, 1 year/$1 million

-Columbus re-signs Kris Russell, Jaroslav Balastik (1 yr/$525,000), Alexander Svitov (1 yr/$450,000), and Anders Eriksson (1 yr/$600,000)

-Rangers re-sign Karel Rachunek

-Washington re-signs Brent Johnson

Check HockeyLeaks.Com for more!

Yick
yick@hockeyleaks.com

2006-04-02T21:15:00.000-07:00

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On paper King of Kings (1961) should have been one of the most successful Jesus films ever made. ... Whilst this subplot sprawls seemingly out of control, King of Kings is one of the few films to place Jesus in this kind of ...

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Unfortunately one of the images used, and the first paragraph, mentioned the recently-approved Kings Cross Central development, which we worked on as public realm strategists. Needless to say, we were rather surprised to see the ...

Kings of Convenience - Quiet Is The New Loud
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The Calgary Flames opened the first period with some big hits on the visiting Los Angeles Kings. Jarome Iginla responded to Chris Avery's attempt to bait him into a fight by nailing him to the boards a few times. ...

GAME 73: CANUCKS 7, KINGS 4
Canucks 7, Kings 4 [initial partial post] It'll probably be redundant from here until the end of the regular season, but the Canucks needed this one. They started the day on the outside looking in, with 82 points in ninth in the Western ...

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Spam Kings is yet another book I wasn't able to finish. It's somewhat well written in that the writer is able to create suspense and keep you turning pages - but eventually you realize that it's all for naught. The...

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Kings of Leon have hit the studio for album three. The very useful Tune Find helps you find songs from TV shows and movies. Yerbird has some Buck Owens' tracks. Owens died yesterday at the age of 76.

2006-02-23T17:16:00.000-08:00

In 1987, Bruce McNall purchased the Kings from Buss, and he turned the team into a Stanley Cup contender almost overnight when he pulled off the unthinkable on August 9, 1988, when he acquired Wayne Gretzky in a blockbuster trade that rocked the hockey world, especially north of the border, where Canadians mourned the loss of what they considered a national treasure.