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DePaoli:
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scouting the Buffalo Sabres for the second straight night.
The Penguins this month have planned to scout the Sabres often leading up to the trade deadline .
A primary player of interest continues to be defenseman Dmitry Kulikov.
Assistant GM Jason Botterill was in attendance last night for Sabres-Leafs, a scouting trip for Botterill that was just put on his schedule a few days ago, sources say.The Penguins are also represented again tonight again for Sabres – Canucks.Pittsburgh host the Canucks Tuesday night.

DePaoli:
More on Penguins and Duchene
According to Adrian Dater, the Avalanche had three scouts last night at the Bruins – Canadiens game, including Joe Sakic.Colorado has been talking to Montreal about Duchene, Boston about Gabriel Landeskog.

Talk among NHL teams is the Avalanche fear Matt Duchene and his reps at CAA Sports are prepared to demand a trade by the summer, one reason the Avalanche are pushing to make a trade by March 1. They don’t want to get to the point where the player starts driving the bus.

Lots of talk in recent days of the Hurricanes being a potential match.With Duchene having just two years left on his contract, some executives doubt Hurricanes GM Ron Francis will step up and pay the cost to acquire Duchene, with Duchene able to walk in two years.

As for the Penguins, the suggestion that Derrick Pouliot and Marc Andre Fleury could put the Penguins in the mix for Matt Duchene is getting some good laughs around the league.

No chance and Jim Rutherford wouldn’t even waste his time putting that out there to Joe Sakic who has established his high asking price with various teams, including the Penguins over the last month.

One thing about Jim Rutherford.He's revered as being the most honest GM to negotiate a trade with. He's never someone who tries to come in and low ball someone.He'll offer value from the start. That's why he's so respected.

When the Penguins were looking to acquire Daniel Winnik in 2015, Rutherford told the Leafs weeks before the trade was completed that he agreed Winnik was worth a second round pick and to call back when the Leafs were prepared to do a deal.

Rutherford is the same way when teams are trying to trade for one of his players. Ray Shero tried to acquire Ray Whitney for months leading up to the 2010 trade deadline and the asking price from Rutherford was exactly the same in January as it was until the final minutes before the deadline. Shero told Penguin officials at the time he was disappointed in not being able to land Whitney but respected Rutherford so much in that there was no BS in dealing with him. The price was the price.

The Penguins have made it known to the Avalanche what they'd be willing to offer and we'll see where it goes in the coming weeks. Sources say one thing that intrigues Rutherford so much about Duchene is the Crosby/Duchene friendship. The two have become close friends and share the same agent, Pat Brisson.

While Duchene may only have two years left on his contract, the Penguins have info he would love to play in Pittsburgh and this would likely be a long-term fit well past his current contract.

Tidbits

— Not clear yet whether it means anything at this point, but the Penguins have been scouting the Lightning heavily over the last two weeks, a team they normally don’t scout a lot.–

Де Паоли: "Sheary skated again tomorrow. He is regarded as being slightly ahead of schedule."

Чет я не понял. Монреаль махнул Терьена на Жульена?

да, причем такое не первый раз

This is the 2nd time Michel Therrien has been fired by the Canadiens and replaced by Claude Julien, which is amazing. Happened in 2003 too.

Уже все официально, ато я прочитав в твиттере сразу и не поверил...

Хагелин уже тренировался с командой.

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Cr.

Страсти по Дюшену продолжаются. На вчерашний матч Колорадо в Нью Джерси Резерфордом была делегирована тяжёлая артиллерия - директор Pro Scouting Дерек Клэнси, который в это время года ездит на матчи только для того, чтобы составить отчёт по конкретному игроку, и Билл Герин, которому Резерфорд больше всех доверяет в вопросе оценивания игроков (как своих, так и тех, которых мы только хотим заполучить). Все источники говорят, что нас интересует не только Дюшен, но и Ландеског, хотя первый, в целом, предпочтительнее. Кроме того, уже три матча подряд мы отправляем скаутов на матчи Баффало. Главная цель - защитник Дмитрий Куликов.

А что собой представляет Куликов?

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Cr.

Это тот, кто позволит нашему шуту наяривать в два ствола! Слюней здесь станет еще больше)))

Тогда надо брать!

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Cr.

Ну вроде Голландец в суе тут персонально никого из участников не гондонит (Кросби на форуме кажется нет, а Аксолотль в огромном бронепоезде). Как бы без продолжения дискуссии, может Трифон есть смысл себе вопрос задать?

По сабжу.
Как слышу-вижу его фамилию все Эбербля вспоминается.

И какой мне вопрос себе задать? Подскажи, я задам. А отвечу ли - это уже не известно

10-2-2, включая 6-1-1 дома и 4-1-1 в гостях.
6-0-2 при 4 победах в основное время - действующая очковая серия (87,5%).

Не так глупо у нас получается!

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Cr.

Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta is expected to be out for six weeks after undergoing hand surgery

Penguins recall defensemen Cameron Gaunce and Steve Oleksy from Wilkes-Barre.

Food for thought: Maatta (PIT) is out for 6 weeks - 7 weeks remain in the season - his 4M cap hit can be placed on LTIR. If the team finishes the season above the cap, he can be reactivated for playoffs as there is no playoff salary cap.

Теперь спокойно можно отдать топовый пик за хорошего защитника. Не самая плохая ситуация с учётом того, что Мята не является жизненно необходимым игроком (6-7 защитник в прошлом плэй-офф) и на текущем этапе карьере несколько переоценен в зарплате по соотношению цена/качество.

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Cr.

6-0-3 в последних 9 матчах - весьма недурно!
Качество игры, конечно, иногда хромало, а соперники были не самого высокого сорта, но результат есть результат.

Кстати говоря, иновало 2/3 сезона.

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Cr.

В пятерке лучших команд НХЛ четыре, включая лидера, представляют один дивизон (наш, естественно). Было ли такое когда-нибудь?