Empty Netter Assists - 09-24-12

Penguins

-"Money. It's always a money issue." - Pascal Dupuis (above) on the lockout.

-Happy 31st birthday to former Penguins forward Tomas Surovy. A fourth-round pick in 2001, Surovy spent parts of four seasons with the Penguins. As a rookie in 2002-03, Surovy appeared in 26 games and scored 11 points. He followed that up in 2003-04 by playing in 47 games and scoring 23 points. Following the 2004-05 lockout, Surovy set career highs in games (53) and points (23) in 2005-06. He joined Lulea in Sweden in the 2006 offseason. In 126 games with the Penguins, Surovy scored 59 points. He is currently a member of CSKA Moskva in the KHL.

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Northeast Division

-Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty has joined Ambrì-Piotta of Switzerland's NLA for the duration of the lockout.

Central Division

-Red Wings defenseman Jakub Kindl has joined HC Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga for the duration of the lockout.

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