Empty Netter Assists - 01-31-11
Penguins
-"These seven games in the streak, it's great to have. At the same time, we can't feel good about what we did in the past. It's the stretch [leading] to the playoffs right now." - Pascal Dupuis.
-Sidney Crosby (right), Simon Despres and Jordan Staal all resumed skating at Consol Energy Center yesterday.
-“I feel, and Sidney feels, that he’s gotten every possible support from the Penguins, the Penguins medical staff.” - Dan Bylsma.
-Welcome back Colin McDonald.
-McDonald had an assist for the Eastern Conference which lost to the Western Conference, 8-7, in a shootout during last night's AHL all-star game.
-Dan Bylsma speaks:
-Brooks Orpik speaks:
-Happy 47th birthday to former Penguins defenseman Bobby Dollas. Orginally coming to the Penguins in the 1998 offseason along with Tony Hrkac in a deal which sent Josef Beranek to the Oilers, Dollas spent parts of two seasons in two stints with the Penguins. In 1998-99, he appeared in 70 games for the Penguins and scored 10 points. During that spring's postseason, he saw action in 13 games and scored one goal. In the 1999 offseason, he joined Long Beach of the IHL as a free agent. At the 2001 trade deadline, Dollas returned to the Penguins when he was acquired along with Johan Hedberg in a deal which sent Jeff Norton to the Sharks. He appeared in five games for the Penguins and failed to record a point. He was released in the 2001 offseason. In 75 regular seasons games with the Penguins, he scored 15 points.
Atlantic Division
-The Devils placed defenseman Henrik Tallinder (blood clot) on injured reserve and recalled forwards Jacob Josefson (right), Steve Bernier and defenseman Matt Taormina from Albany of the AHL.
-The Flyers recalled forwards Ben Holmstrom, Tom Sestito and Harry Zolnierczyk from Adirondack of the AHL.
-The Islanders placed forward Marty Reasoner (right hand) on injured reserve and recalled goaltender Kevin Poulin and Rhett Rakhshani from Bridgeport of the AHL.
Northeast Division
-The Canadiens recalled forward Andreas Engqvist from Hamilton of the AHL.
Southeast Division
-The Hurricanes signed defenseman Tim Gleason to a four-year contract extension worth a total of $16 million. He will have a salary cap hit of $4 million. In the final year of a contract with a cap hit of $3.5 million, Gleason has appeared in 51 games this season and has a 15 points (one goal, 14 assists).
-Carolina recalled forward Riley Nash from Charlotte of the AHL.
-The Capitals signed forward Joel Rechlicz to an entry-level contract and recalled him along with forward Cody Eakin (right) from Hershey of the AHL.
-The Panthers recalled defenseman Tyson Strachan from San Antonio of the AHL.
-The Jets recalled forwards Aaron Gagnon and Spencer Machacek from St. John's of the AHL.
Central Division
-Blues forward Andy McDonald resumed contact drills in practice for the first time since suffering a concussion on Oct. 13.
-The Blues recalled forward Chris Porter from Peoria of the AHL.
-The Blue Jackets recalled forward Andrew Joudrey and defenseman David Savard from Springfield of the AHL.
Northwest Division
-The Wild recalled forwards Matt Kassian, Jed Ortmeyer and Chad Rau from Houston of the AHL.
Pacific Division
-The Stars recalled defenseman Philip Larsen from Texas of the AHL.
-The Coyotes recalled defenseman Chris Summers (right) from Portland of the AHL.
Adams Division
-Former Lightning/Blackhawks forward Radek Smolenak has joined Pelicans of the SM-liiga in Finland.
(Photos: Crosby-Jamie Sabau/Getty Images; Josefson-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Eakin-Greg Fiume/Getty Images; Summers-Christian Petersen/Getty Images)