pens add to offensive firepower...

[Aske]

 
not sure i like the trade long term-- armstrong is a great tough young player all around, and christensen is their shootout secret weapon..... but this should put them among the* top 3 offenses going into the playoffs assuming sid the kid comes back healthy 

[dystopia]

Wow, that's huge.  I thought Hossa was going to end up in Montreal.

[Fuzzy]

I always like Dupuis when he was here. 

Seriously, nice pick-up by the Pens. I was hoping the Wild would make a major move because they need to inject some life into a suddenly flailing team. 5 point division lead a week ago has evaporated.

[dystopia]

 

http://scores.espn.go.com...hl/recap?gameId=280228001

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Also coming to the Penguins in that deal was five-time All-Star Marian Hossa, but he lasted just 13 shifts before banging knees with Glen Murray in the second period and leaving the game.

"It was an accidental hit, knee-on-knee," said Hossa, who could miss about a week. "This is disappointing. I was trying to get comfortable with my linemates. But injuries happen, and this is the tough luck of the business we're in."
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