As Hossa settles in, Penguins prepare to face ex-temmate
Snapshots —
... the Wings with 17 points. "We're seeing more and more of what he can do," Nicklas Lidstrom said. "The first couple of weeks he was trying to get accustomed to everyone. (Now) he's taking it to the net and he's shooting the puck." The Red Wings' next opponents, the Pittsburgh Penguins, well aware of Hossa's talents, but most of his former teammates have dealt with Hossa's decision to leave one Stanley Cup finalist for the other, as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Dave Molinari noted: November 10, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette : "He earned the right to make that decision," [Sidney] ...
Morning Line
KK Hockey —
... -Max Talbot of the Pittsburgh Penguins. More player reaction from Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as the Penguins prepare to face Marian Hossa and the Red Wings tomorrow. ...
NHL News From Around The League
Movable Type System Activity —
... Tomorrow night the Penguins return to Detroit for the first time since the Stanley Cup finals. They will also face off against former Penguin Marian Hossa for the first time since he signed with the Wings as a free agent. His leaving didn't sit too well with a lot of people, including Max Talbot. "The way he left was kind of, [a blow] to the heart, but you have to live with that," said Talbot. The game is on Versus nationally in the US and on TSN2 in Canada. Of course if you're like me and have Rogers cable, you don't get TSN2 and will be stuck trying to ...
Do the Penguins really have any Hossa angst?
Puck Daddy —
... time since their bitter split. And it should be the first thought on the minds ofthe Pittsburgh Penguins when they skate against former teammate Marian Hossaand the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. If only it were. The Penguins have been verycareful not to speak out of turn on Hossa's signing with the Red Wings,especially leading up to this game. But Max Talbot is nothing if not honest,and he told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that Hossa's departurestill stings him: "Oh, yeah," Talbot said. ...
Revenge...
Pesonen and The Pens —
... and I think playing a team like the redwings might be the catalyst we need. If Malkin can get back into rythem and our first line can do what it did against the oilers, and now with Staal hopefully back in the loop, and Pigman and Big Daddy Zigomannis looking good we could be on the brink of dominance here... We have had trouble with big western conference teams this year and I'm hoping they don't make us look like little girls like the sharks did... In other news Max Talbot expresses his distaste with hossa
NHL Morning Papers (Monday Edition)
IllegalCurve.com —
... to create scoring opportunities. Pens forward Max Talbot is still upset about Marian Hossa’s decision to leave Pittsburgh for the Red Wings. ...
Penguins VS. Red Wings - Is this just a normal game?
Movable Type System Activity —
... The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette even posted an article today about how Maxime Talbot still feels anger towards Hossa's decision. ...
Marian Jokessa Makes Talbot's Heart Hurt: Pens-Wings Preview
Experiencing the Evolution —
... Penguins' center Max Talbot didn't hold his tongue when he told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that "The way he [Hossa] left was kind of a blow to the heart, but you have to live with that. ... You have to respect his decision, but, for us, it's not the best thing that could have happened." ...
Pens VS Redwings Pre-Game Review (or Stanley Cup Final Preview?)
The Steel City Sports Fan (Penguins Edition) —
... So, when I read about Max Talbot being upset about Hossa's choice to bail on the Penguins, I can relate with him to a point. And quite honestly, he may not be the only Penguin player to feel this way, but he is the only player forward enough to voice it - and that's Max, after all (I wouldn't have him any other way - good ol' Max!). ...




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