I'm back and did I pick one Hell of a Time to go on vacation.

Hey pens fans,
Well, the Pens have been busy recently. I guess I will just run it down item by item.

Malone was awarded a two year deal with salaries of $1.3 million for 2006-07 and $1.45 million for 2007-08.

Dominic Moore to a two year deal.

Sold! Well, a group led by Sam Fingold has signend a letter of intennt to buy the Penguins. I am taking that to mean that as long as all the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed and the money comes though, they are sold.

Gilles Meloche has been named goaltendinig coach, he has held this position with the team before along with also haveing bee a scout with the club.

I think that is it for now. If I missed anythting I will add to it later, but I have only been home for 2 hours, so please cut me some slack.

More as I hear it...

I'm off

Hey pens fans,
Well, I am leaving for vacation soon and as far as I know, I won't have access to the internet, but I am working on that. If I dono't get it this is my last post until I get back, but I am going to try to find a way to update, if not I will post a full recap when I get back.

It's Official

Hey pens fans,
The Penguinns have offically announced that Mark Recchi has been signed and will return to Pittsburgh for the upcoming season.

Petrovicky/Recchi

Hey pens fans,
The Pens have signed free agent right wing Ronald Petrovicky, who spent last season with Atlanta. TSN is reporting that Recchi has signed a deal with the Penguins. I have also heard this from other credible sources, but the PEns have not officially announced it.

Busy Pens

Hey pens fans,
Well, the Pens have signed free agent defenseman Matt Carkner to a one-year deal. He spent last season with Cleveland of the AHL. Avoiding arbitration, the Pens have re-signed defenseman Brooks Orpik to a two-year contract. Rumor- Recchi is coming back to Pittsburgh. On a side note sorry my posts are a bit delayed. I was having some technical problems, which I think are all fixed now.

Wade Skolney

Hey pens fans,
The Penguins have signed defenseman Wade Skolney, who played for the Philly Phantoms of the AHL last season.

Colby Armstrong

Hey pens fans,
The Pens resigned Armstrong.

trade/signing

Hey pens fans,
ThePenguins have acquired left wing Nils Ekman and goaltender prospect Patrick Ehelechner from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 2007 second round draft choice. The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed center Joe Jensen, their eighth-round draft pick in 2003.

Trade

Hey pens fans,
Sorry, I didn't see this coming at all. the Pens acquired Dominic Moore and Libor Pivko from the Nashville Predators on Wednesday for a third-round pick in next year's draft.

What the $%#@!

Hey pens fans,
Well, at tleast that is what I though when I heard the news. Sorry, no huge Pens scoop, but what is going on with the Islanders? This is confusing me to no end. Most of you have probably heard about the abrupt firing of their GM Neil Smith, after only being on the job or about 6 weeks. Then in the same day, how at thee time goalie, Garth Snow retired to take the GM job. I am not sure about many things, regarding this.
1. Why was Smith fired? He was barley their long enough to impact anything. I know is has been said that the problems involved him feeling like he didn't have control, but is is bizarre.
2. Why Garth Snow? This is even more puzzling. He has no GM experience. Up until a few days ago he was slated o be the back up goalie. Why would they take him, when there are moree than a few qualified guys out there for the job, including former Penguin GM Craig Patrick and possibly even Pat Quinn.
This is just strange...