The Pittsburgh Penguins have been darn near unstoppable at Mellon Arena this year. As they tied up the series last night to two games a piece. The Pens easily took care of the Red Wings with another 4-2 victory, as the series heads back to the Joe on Saturday. A big reason for the win was Pittsburgh finally got a lot of help out of their pride and joy Sidney Crosby. He contributed with a goal and an assist, as did big Evgeni Malkin. Fleury was hot for the Pens last night as he stopped 37 of 39 shots and secured the game for the Pens. Detroit struggled on the power play last night, having four chances and not being able to convert on any of them. The Pens went one for three on their power plays. Game five is slated for Saturday, at 7 p.m. CDT on NBC.
The Wild organization will be saying goodbye to their longtime assistant coach Mario Tremblay. He did not make the cut for the head coaching job and was disappointed by that. He was offered to be an assistant coach, but Tremblay felt it was best if he moved on. It is suspected that he will join the Montreal Canadiens' coaching staff. Mike Ramsey is in the last year of his contract and may be heading out as well. The other two assistant coaches Matt Shaw and Bob Mason are expected to stay on the Wild bench.
Chuck Fletcher held a press conference today with a few newspapers. He said that he has talked to Gaborik but there really hasn't been any negotiations yet. He also said he is starting to trim down his list of coaching candidates. The front runners still appear to be: Todd Richards, Craig MacTavish, and Peter Laviolette. He also hinted at wanting to make a move before free agency, which means around draft time. The people he is reported to be shopping around are Josh Harding, Benoit Pouliot, and unfortunately Derek Boogaard. It is also mention that Mark Parish, who the Wild are still paying, wants another shot with the team.
In baseball news, Randy Johnson won his 300th game last night with the San Francisco Giants. He went six innings, while gibing up one run on two hits and striking out two. The Atlanta Braves released Tom Glavine who is just five wins away from 300. He was not happy with the way the Braves organization handled it, but said a couple teams have called already.
A funny note here: Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty announced he would not be running for a third term as governor. He started his announcement out with this: "Good afternoon. Thanks for coming to the announcement that, in light of the Brett Favre situation and its unsettling impact on the people of Minnesota, I am signing an executive order requiring St. Paul native Joe Mauer, in addition to catching for the Twins, to also play quarterback for the Vikings. These are tough times, Joe, and everybody has to dig deep." Pretty good joke by the Governor, as everyone knows Joe was the Gatorade National Player of the year in 2000 as quarterback for Cretin-Derham Hall. He turned down a scholarship to play QB for Flordia State.
That is all I can muster up for now. I will have an update added to this post. So check back for more.
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