Empty Netter Assists - 10-03-12
Penguins
-Matt Cooke (right). Skate sharpener.
-ESPN has reached an agreement to broadcast KHL games on ESPN3. (PG+)
-Keven Veilleux and Philippe Dupuis scored goals in a 1-1 tie during the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins intrasquad scrimmage.
-Individual tickets for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins go on sale Friday, 10 a.m.
-Negotiations between the NHL and NHLPA broke off yesterday.
-The NHL claims it has lost $100 million by canceling the preseason.
-How screwed up is this lockout? They're arguing over hotel rooms.
Atlantic Division
-“I learned how to find 100 different words to say the same thing without saying anything.” - Devils goaltender and former Penguin Johan Hedberg on sitting in on NHL-NHLPA negotiations this past weekend.
-New Jersey governor and Devils fan Chris Christie wants the lockout to end.
Northeast Division
-Bruins captain/defenseman Zdeno Chara (right) and forward Patrice Bergeron have joined HC Lev Praha of Russia's KHL and HC Lugano of Switzerland's NLA respectively for the duration of the lockout.
-Boston forward David Krejci has joined HC Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga for the duration of the lockout.
-Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg has joined Adler Mannheim of Germany's DEL for the duration of the lockout.
Southeast Division
-Hurricanes forward Andreas Nodl has joined HC Innsbruck of Austria's EBEL for the duration of the lockout.
Central Division
-While he still recovers from a concussion suffered during the postseason, Blackhawks forward and former Penguin Marian Hossa is still permitted to work out at the team's facilities.
-Predators forward Craig Smith has joined KalPa of Finland's SM-liiga for the duration of the lockout.
-Nashville forward Patric Hornqvist has joined Red Ice of Switzerland's NLB for the duration of the lockout.
Northwest Division
-Avalanche captain/forward Gabriel Landeskog (right) has joined Djurgården of Sweden's Allsvenskan for the duration of the lockout.
-Colorado forward Matt Duchene has joined the Frolunda Indians of Sweden's Elitserien for the duration of the lockout.
-Oilers defenseman and former Penguin Corey Potter has joined the Vienna Capitals of Austria's EBEL for the duration of the lockout.
-“If the owners say they were going to make $100 million in the pre-season games and yet they say they’re ‘losing money,’ that’s a problem right there.” - Oilers forward Eric Belanger.
Pacific Division
-Dallas forward Jamie Benn has joined the Hamburg Freezers of Germany's DEL for the duration of the lockout.
-Stars forward Tom Wandell has joined Severstal Cherepovets of Russia's KHL for the duration of the lockout.
(Photos: Cooke-Jamie Sabau/Getty Images; Chara-Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images; Landeskog-Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)