Chirps from Center Ice

A fan blog about the AHL's Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins

News and Notes 10/4

There was a ton of news scattered about the hockey world today. Lots to get to. In no particular order:

  • Stand-up job by Eric P at the Wilkes-Blog doing individual player previews of the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins. I thought about doing something here, but not only did Eric beat me to it, he did a better job that I could have imagined. Eric previewed the Forwards and Defensemen. Goalies are later this week.
  • Dustin Jeffrey was sent to Wilkes-Barre today. Impeccable analysis from Jonathan Bombulie here. Further discussion regarding fringe players on Pittsburgh is found by Pittsburgh Penguins beat writer Rob Rossi here. Reading into it, WBS could potentially have a combination of Lovejoy, Engelland, Hutchinson sent to Wilkes-Barre or all three. Check it out.
  • Check out this goal from Kaspars Daugavins of the Binghamton Senators. Make sure you are watching it on an empty stomach because you will certainly lose you lunch after watching this sickening goal. If Daugavins tries this against WBS, and I am in attendance (which I will be if it isn’t the Thanksgiving game) I am standing up and applauding. Damn the consequences.
  • Great season preview of the Hershey Bears by a fan of theirs here (loaned to the Wilkes-Blog) Very in depth analysis.
  • This next bit of news should come as no surprise: Danny Richmond was waived today. If not claimed, (he won’t be) he’ll be assigned to the Toronto Marlies.
  • Staying in T-O Dot, ex-WBS Pen Luca Caputi was sent to the Marlies as well. This does come as a surprise to me. Caputi is NHL ready in my opinion and does legitimize the Marlies somewhat in the North Division this year. They do have Richmond acting on defense, so maybe it evens out?*
  • Devils goaltender and loyal Twitter user Mike McKenna was assigned to Albany today.
  • Alexandre Giroux was cut by parent Edmonton today. Man can’t catch a break. He’ll score a billion goals in the AHL but can’t hack it in the NHL? He makes the OKC Barons serious contenders.
  • Staying with Bears alumni, Chris Bourque has defected from the KHL and is now playing with Lugano in the Swiss League. As long as he stays far far far far away from North America, because Washington retains his rights through December. (The link is in Swedish. Have some fun and find a translator – even better – when you find it, cut and paste it in the comment section!)
  • Hate to go all Bears on you, but they revealed their alternate jerseys they will use for certain games in commemorating the AHL’s 75th anniversary today. Good stuff.

Pittsburgh has to have 23 guys on their roster by tomorrow. Stay with me on Twitter for reaction and check back here tomorrow afternoon for reaction way over the 140 character limit allowed over there.

* – of note, Nazem Kadri was also assigned. Toronto could do some damage in the North this year. And, if you are wondering why the negative tone on Danny Richmond, I could not stand him in Wilkes-Barre when he played here. Awful defenseman. Probably one of the worst ever to put on a Penguins uniform. Made players around him like Jon D’Aversa worse. D’Aversa is a point a game player now over in Germany. He could have been that here.

One response to “News and Notes 10/4

  1. nafsnep's avatarnafsnep October 4, 2010 at 6:47 pm

    Nevermind guys, I translated the Bourque link for y’all:

    “The Hockey Club Lugano is pleased to announce the signing of striker, from American and Canadian dual passport, Chris Bourque with a contract until the end of the current season.
    The 24-year-old Bourque was named best player last season playoff AHL and, despite his young age, has already won the Calder Cup three times with the team of Hershey Bears (05/06, 08/09, 09/10). From the beginning of the current season the young player was in force to the Russians of Atlant Mytischi.
    Bourque, who is son of legend Ray Bourque (more than 1600 games in THE NHL), is on the shore of the Ceresio expected by the end of the week, having completed the paperwork; in Lugano will wear the number 19.
    With the employment of Chris Bourque the Hockey Club Lugano complements the Quartet of foreigners, since Colby Genoway will return to Finland in mid-October.”

    I’d love to know who the quartet of foriegners are.