Video: Suttons Suspendable cheap shot of Leopold

Andy Sutton leaves his feet to elbow Jordon Leopold in the head.  Under the new NHL head shot rule Sutton will most likely be suspended 2 to five games tomorrow afternoon even though there was no penalty called on the ice.  Here is the video:

This would be hillarious

Tell me they shouldn’t be playing this on the scoreboard every time he scores a goal

Gameday Poop: Penguins vs Sabres – March 2 – He’s Back!

Sidney Crosby returns home to the igloo tonight irrefutably the best player in hockey right now. In nine months this 22 year old has won both the Stanley Cup and the Gold medal in style. Captain Crosby led the Penguins in goals last playoff season and he got the game winner in overtime of the Gold Medal Game at the Olympics. Even though he is from Canada and he beat most of the Pittsburgh fans USA team, he will receive a long standing ovation from everyone in attendance tonight, along with the other players who played in the Olympics.

Captain Crosby on how hard winning the Gold was: “We had to win it felt pretty much like 4 game 7′s in a row to win” – “It’s been a bit of a roller coaster but I look forward to getting back in a routine.” By routine I bet he means get some sleep. He went on to say he’s pretty much running on adrenaline right now.

By quirk of scheduling, Ryan Miller, the goaltender Crosby got the game winning goal against will be in attendance along with his Buffalo Sabres team this evening. I say in attendance because he is scheduled to get some rest and ex-Penguin goaltender Patrick Lalime is scheduled to start for the Sabres. Unless the Penguins take apart Lalime or he gets injured, expect Miller to sit on the bench all evening.

Oh, by the way, Silver Medal winning Brooks Orpik and Gold medal winning Marc Andre-Fleury (who didn’t see a minute of ice time in the Olympics) will also be in the Igloo.

I expect to see Fleury pick his game up. He probably loved the experience and was happy to be selected but was not happy ...

Penguins Trade 2nd Round Draft pick for Jordon Leopold

Pending league approval, the Pittsburgh Penguins have picked up 6′ 1″ Florida Panthers defenseman Jordan Leopold  for a 2nd round draft pick.   Leopold’s salary and cap hit is $1.75 million and he will become a unrestricted free agent at the end of this season.

29 year old Leopold has played for 4 different teams, the Penguins will be the fifth.

This could be a sign that Gonchar’s days are numbered.  More to follow…