The stronger the player, the stiffer the shaft.

∞ 4 notes #hockey#announcers

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Goaltender Niklas Backstrom of the Minnesota Wild puts his arms up in disbelief after the go ahead goal by the Columbus Blue Jackets was allowed during the third period on October 16 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Blue Jackets defeated the Wild 3-2. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

On being part of the nucleus of a Penguins team that everyone could tell was rapidly improving: It was very similar to this Toronto team last year. We finished the end of the season very strong with a young group of guys who all got called up together and the next year we made the playoffs. We had a young group that came up together in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. We just grew together as a team. It reminds me of our situation (in Toronto). On missing out on the Penguins’ Stanley Cup victory: I don’t know. It was a few years after I was traded, which was nice. I knew the hype that was building. The team was getting better year after year and the city was getting more and more excited. I knew it was going to be pretty special. It was a great group of young guys.

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Colby

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10/14/2010 (1:19pm) 9 notes

Deryk Engelland v. Colton Orr
I was at this game last night and it was by far the best fight I’ve seen in person.

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Marc-Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins makes the second period save against Danny Briere of the Philadelphia Flyers at the Consol Energy Center on October 7, 2010. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)