Out of respect for Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh head coach Michele Therrien has decided against picking a captain for his team despite having Sidney Crosby sitting on his bench. This is media circus No. 2 for the Penguins so far this summer (The Evgeni Malkin fiasco would be No. 1) and its only going to get worse…seriously. Sidney has a knack for followng Ovechkin thus far in his career, doesn’t he? Just saying.
Also in Pennsylvania, the Flyers have extended head coach Ken Hitchcock’s contract by 3 years a few days after finally signing Simon Gagne to a new deal. Flyers: early Stanley Cup favorites in the East? Not with that goaltending. And what’s the deal with wanting to grab Ryan Kesler from the Canucks? $1.9 million for a guy with 12 goals in 110 NHL games and who should have the word ‘potential’ on the back of his jersey instead of his last name. Well then that explains the Flyers desire to sign him.
Buffalo Vs Toronto, Atlanta Vs Dallas, Florida vs Edmonton and Kings Vs Ducks all tonight AND Saku Koivu isn’t blind!
