Quote: Originally Posted By donaldjl on 7/02/2009 I think Mike Rupp is a real good signing. Adds a lot of character to the team

I agree, everyone laughed when they heard this...I couldn't figure out why.

Scuderi's loss will hurt. But the loss of Hal Gill improved your team speed.....lol

ya, sucks losing scuderi, and i thought gill played great in the playoffs. he's slow as mollasses, but still a decent d-man. :>

Pens resign Fedotenko and bring in another home grown player, Nate Guenin. Both get one year deals. I don't know anything about Guenin other than he doesn't have a lot of NHL experience.

Losing Scuderi is a bummer, but I guess they couldn't afford him and still be able to fill other needs to go along with the big salaries.

Forgot about Brian Strait....

The Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman color="#333333Brian" Strait to a three-year entry-level contract, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero.

Strait, 21, collected seven points (two goals, five assists) along with 67 penalty minutes in 38 games with the National Champion Boston University Terriers this season.

The 6-1, 205-pound defenseman played three seasons from 2006-2009, tallying 23 points (five goals, 18 assists) and 134 penalty minutes in 111 career games with the Terriers. Strait was named runner-up for the 2007-08 Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman.

Before joining Boston University, Strait played two seasons with the U.S. National Under-18 Team from 2004-2006. The blue-liner captained the gold-medal winning Team USA in the 2006 International Hockey Federation World Under-18 Championships. Strait scored 34 points (seven goals, 27 assists) in two seasons with the U.S. Development Program.

The native of Boston, Massachusetts was selected by Pittsburgh in the third round (65th overall) of the 2006 Entry Draft.

Letang and Kennedy do the weather...

http://kdka.com/video/[email protected]

ok...I'm off to the Bahamas now!

Pens sign McKee. Good move at only $800K per year. Can't beat this move!

i always liked mckee. at least on wis. don't remember if i've seen him in RL. heh. :>

Just a reminder.

That's so spring of 2009. We've moved on. (In Eastern PA that is.)

don't worry, we'll show you again in spring 2010. :>

lmao!!

Quote: Originally Posted By jcarver67 on 8/26/2009
That's so spring of 2009. We've moved on. (In Eastern PA that is.)

I was just trying to fill the air with something other than the Basille/Betteman/Pheonix debacle.

my fleury comeback thread didn't get much notice either. :>

I appreciate the attempt, Don. It's a slow time of year when I find myself actually reading "He-who-shall-not-be-named's" posts in that thread.