Recent Happenings

It's been a bit of a busy finish to the week, couldn't quite get the news and notes put together, especially with the Waiver Draft underway. A little bit hectic around here. So, I thought I would catch up with a little bit of minor notes here and maybe some more major updates.

Well, we'll start in Ottawa, where on Thursday, they were without Box 23 forward, Dean McAmmond, because of a small bout of the flu. It's sure starting to be flu season in the NHL and players are starting to lose games because of the bug. I would imagine that he should be good to go here on Saturday against the Islanders. Stay tuned.

The Thrashers have finally started to get their legs underneath them, so now it's just little tweaks here and there in the line-up and Erik Christensen has been a casualty of performance. With only 8 points in 20 games for Atlanta this season, it is quickly becoming not enough. Christensen was brought in during the Marian Hossa deal to be an impact player and provide for the team offensively. It hasn't happened quite yet.

It looks as though Nathan Paetsch is back in the press box, as Henrik Tallinder has come back to the line-up in Buffalo. Paetsch has been given plenty of opportunities this season, but has yet to earn himself a full-time position. This season, the Box 30 defenseman has only 2 assists in 6 games this year.

The Penguins are also having a bit of trouble getting scoring from their depth this season. Ruslan Fedotenko, a Draft pick of Chris, hasn't panned out to be the offensive force that the team was hoping for when they signed him as a free agent. In 20 games this year, Fedotenko has 4 goals and 4 assists, which is a far cry from the rest of the team, especially with the offensive talent Fedotenko could play with.

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