Empty Netter Assists - 09-25-12

Penguins

-"I haven’t met the coaches in person yet." - Tanner Glass (above) on the lockout.

-Evgeni Malkin had three assists for Metallurg Magnitogorsk in a 7-2 defeat of Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in Russia's KHL yesterday.

-Highlights:

{youtube width="465" height="262"}PXhyz5QrE1Q{/youtube}

-How difficult would it be to insure Sidney Crosby's contract?

-NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA leader Donald Fehr met informally last night at an NHL Alumni Association dinner.

-"It will take some sense of compromise on the players association side to get things going." - NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly on negotitions between the NHL and NHLPA.

Northeast Division

-Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask and forward Rich Peverly (right) have joined HC Plzen of the Czech Extraliga and JYP Jyvaskyla of Finland's SM-liiga respectively for the duration of the lockout.

Southeast Division

-“It feels different. Last time around we kind of knew it was going to be a long one, probably a full year. This time I think we’re more optimistic that it might happen earlier, hopefully by November so we can have December with hockey.” - Capitals forward Mike Ribeiro comparing the 2004-05 lockout to the current one.

-Panthers forward Sean Bergenheim has joined HIFK of Finland's SM-liiga for the duration of the lockout.

-Hurricanes forward Anthony Stewart has joined the Nottingham Panthers of the United Kingdom's EIHL for the duration of the lockout.

-Former Ducks goaltender Dan Ellis has signed a professional tryout agreement with the Charlotte Checkers, the Hurricanes' AHL affiliate.

Central Division

-While playing for the KHL's SKA St. Petersburg yesterday, Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk scored a goal off his head:

{youtube width="465" height="262"}IOFO9nhj6dE{/youtube}

-The goal was later overturned.

-"People don't think it can go a year. As players, we think it can. Maybe longer.'' - Red Wings forward Dan Cleary on the length of the lockout.

-Red Wings forward Jan Mursak has joined Olimpija Ljubljana of Austria's EBEL for the duration of the lockout.

-"We saw what the (owners) did in '04-05, and who knows if they're willing to do that again. To me, it's just carelessness. It's them just trying to show everyone that they're the owners and they're the league. They can do whatever they want. If they want to hurt their own game and drive it into the ground, that's what they'll do. Even if it comes down to that, it doesn't matter as long as they get what they want." - Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews.

-Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko has joined SKA St. Petersburg for the duration of the lockout.

Northwest Division

-Oilers executives met with officials in Seattle about potentially relocating.

-EN Says: A hockey owner in an established hockey market flew west to sort of threaten relocation. Sounds familiar huh? That's what the Penguins several years ago in order to get a new arena built. That's what the Oilers are doing. This team allegedly made $18 million last season and even contributed to the NHL's revenue sharing program. That fact that the team issued a press release to announce they were meeting in Seattle is proof that this is a bluff in order to get a new building in Edmonton.

Norris Division

-Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds (right) and Blues forward Chris Stewart have joined Eispiraten Crimmitschau of Germany's 2nd Bundesliga league.

-Former Sharks/Avalanche/Hurricanes/Panthers/Ducks/Rangers defenseman Sandish Ozolinsh has joined Atlant Mytishchi of Russia's KHL.

(Photos: Glass-Claus Andersen/Getty Images; Peverly-Paul Bereswill/Getty Images; Simmonds-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)