News Updates: August 5, 2008
The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that a groundbreaking ceremony will take place Thursday, Aug. 14, at 11 a.m. on the location of where center ice will be located in the new arena.
Ranking the Southeast Division: Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
If you don’t know about the Tampa Bay Lightning’s free agent moves, you’re not a hockey fan. It’s no stretch to say that they’ll possibly set a record for biggest improvement in points in one year.
I’ve already made an initial post about the Lightning, considering they have a line’s worth of Penguins from last year slated to start on southern ice. I’m looking for a vast improvement, but even a vast improvement might not make the playoffs.
Barry Melrose is back as a head coach, and will be highly scrutinized if he is unable to lead this team to the playoffs. Ultimately, defense will decide their fate.
Team Info
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Regular Season Stats:
Points: Sidney Crosby — 43 pts. (22 goals, 21 assists)
Goals: Sidney Crosby — 22
Assists: Evgeni Malkin — 24
PIM: Matt Cooke/Mike Rupp — 54
+/-: Sidney Crosby — plus-14
GAA: Marc-Andre Fleury — 2.31
SV%: Marc-Andre Fleury — .911
Atlantic Division Standings:
1. New Jersey Devils: 25-8-1 (51 pts.)
2. Pittsburgh Penguins: 25-10-1 (51 pts.)
3. New York Rangers: 16-16-3 (35 pts.)
4. New York Islanders: 13-16-7 (33 pts.)
5. Philadelphia Flyers: 15-17-2 (32 pts.)
