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2008–09 Pittsburgh Penguins season 

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2008–09 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division TBD Atlantic
Conference TBD Eastern
2008–09 record TBD
Home record TBD
Road record TBD
Goals for TBD
Goals against TBD
General Manager Ray Shero
Coach Michel Therrien
Captain TBD
Alternate captains TBD
Arena Mellon Arena
Average attendance TBD
Team leaders
Goals TBD
Assists TBD
Points TBD
Penalties in minutes TBD
Plus/Minus TBD
Wins TBD
Goals against average TBD

The 2008–09 Pittsburgh Penguins season will be the 41st season of the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins regular season will start in Europe. The Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins will play each other twice in Stockholm, Sweden on October 4 and October 5.[1] The Penguins will attempt to make the playoffs for the third straight season, while defending their Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference titles.

Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


Pre-season

Concerns over future player contracts were raised just days after the Penguins had lost the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals.[2] Around a dozen players including Marian Hossa, Jarkko Ruutu, Ryan Malone, and Brooks Orpik, had fulfilled the final year on their contracts, giving the team under three weeks to sign players before free agency.[3][4] On June 28, the Penguins traded the contract negotiation rights with Gary Roberts and Ryan Malone to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a conditional draft pick that became a 3rd round pick when both Malone and Roberts signed with the Lightning on June 30.[5] Evgeni Malkin was offered a contract from a Russian team in the newly-formed Kontinental Hockey League worth approximately $12.5 million, tax exempt, per year, which would make him the highest-paid hockey player in the world.[6] However, Malkin turned down the offer to remain with the Penguins, and the IIHF released a statement saying that it would not honor the offer, as Malkin was already under an existing contract with the Penguins at the time.[7][8] Malkin agreed to a five year contract extension worth $8.7 million per year - the same value as Sidney Crosby's contract - with the Penguins on July 2.[9] On July 3, the Penguins agreed to a seven year deal with restricted free agent goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury in addition to one-year contracts with free agents Miroslav Satan and Ruslan Fedotenko.[10] Head Coach Michel Therrien also signed a 3-year contract extension that replaced the last year of his existing contract and will keep him with the Penguins through the 2010-11 season.[11]

The Penguins announced on July 17 that they had renewed 99% of their season ticket sales from the 2007–08 season; they have sold out 67 consecutive games at Mellon Arena dating back to the 2006-07 season.[12]

Regular season

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
Pittsburgh Penguins
New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
New York Islanders

Conference standings

Eastern Conference GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals
New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
Ottawa Senators
Boston Bruins
Carolina Hurricanes
Buffalo Sabres
Florida Panthers
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Islanders
Atlanta Thrashers
Tampa Bay Lightning

Results

  • Green background indicates win. (2 points)
  • Red indicates loss. (0 points)
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
2008–09 Game Log

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO Sv% GAA

Personnel

Current roster

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Goaltenders
# Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
29 Flag of Canada Marc-Andre Fleury L 2003 Sorel, Quebec
30 Flag of Canada Dany Sabourin L 2007 Val-d'Or, Quebec
Defensemen
# Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
2 Flag of the United States Hal Gill L 2008 Concord, Massachusetts
3 Flag of the United States Mark Eaton L 2006 Wilmington, Delaware
4 Flag of the United States Rob Scuderi L 1998 Syosset, New York
5 Flag of Canada Darryl Sydor L 2007 Edmonton, Alberta
19 Flag of the United States Ryan Whitney L 2002 Boston, Massachusetts
44 Flag of the United States Brooks Orpik L 2001 San Francisco, California
55 Flag of Russia Sergei Gonchar – A L 2005 Chelyabinsk, U.S.S.R.
58 Flag of Canada Kris Letang R 2005 Montreal, Quebec
Forwards
# Player Position Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
9 Flag of Canada Pascal Dupuis RW/LW L 2008 Laval, Quebec
11 Flag of Canada Jordan Staal C L 2006 Thunder Bay, Ontario
17 Flag of the Czech Republic Petr Sykora RW L 2007 Pilsen, Czechoslovakia
25 Flag of Canada Maxime Talbot C/LW L 2002 LeMoyne, Longueuil, Quebec
26 Flag of Ukraine Ruslan Fedotenko LW L 2008 Kiev, U.S.S.R.
38 Flag of the United States Jeff Taffe C/LW L 2007 Hastings, Minnesota
48 Flag of Canada Tyler Kennedy C/RW R 2004 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
71 Flag of Russia Evgeni Malkin C L 2004 Magnitogorsk, U.S.S.R.
81 Flag of Slovakia Miroslav Satan RW L 2008 Topolcany, Czechoslovakia
87 Flag of Canada Sidney Crosby – C C L 2005 Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
— Flag of Canada Eric Godard RW R 2008 Vernon, British Columbia
— Flag of Finland Janne Pesonen LW L 2008 Suomussalmi, Finland
— Flag of Canada Matt Cooke LW L 2008 Belleville, Ontario

Staff

Pittsburgh Penguins staff
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Executive Operations  

Hockey Operations

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions

Trades

June 28, 2008[13][14]
 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Rights to negotiate with
Gary Roberts, Ryan Malone		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
2009 fourth round draft pick (from Dallas),
or third round draft pick (if signed)
July 17, 2008[15] To Chicago Blackhawks
Tim Brent		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Danny Richmond

Free Agents

Signed with Pittsburgh
Player Former team Contract Terms
Eric Godard Calgary Flames 3 years[16]
Miroslav Satan New York Islanders 1 year/$3.5 million[17]
Ruslan Fedotenko New York Islanders 1 year/$2.5 million[17]
Matt Cooke Washington Capitals 2 years/$2.4 million[18]
Janne Pesonen Kärpät (SM-liiga) 1 year[19]
Adam Henrich Norfolk Admirals (AHL) 1 year[20]
T.J. Kemp Springfield Falcons (AHL) 1 year[20]
Joey Mormina Carolina Hurricanes 1 year[21]
Bill Thomas Phoenix Coyotes 1 year[22]
Signed with new team
Player New team Contract Terms
Ryan Malone Tampa Bay Lightning 7 years/$31.5 million[23]
Gary Roberts Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year[5]
Ty Conklin Detroit Red Wings 1 year/$750,000[24]
Marian Hossa Detroit Red Wings 1 year/$7.45 million[25]
Jarkko Rutuu Ottawa Senators 3 years/$3.9 million[26]
Georges Laraque Montreal Canadians 3 years/$4.5 million[27]
Kurtis McLean New York Islanders 1 yearcitation needed
Nathan Smith Colorado Avalanche citation needed
Alain Nasreddine Sinupret Ice Tigers (DEL) 2 years[28]
Ryan Lannon Chicago Blackhawks citation needed

Claimed from Waivers

Date Player Former team

Draft picks

The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 20–21, 2008, in Ottawa, Ontario. The Penguins did not select until the 4th round. Their first-round selection was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers, on February 26, 2008.[29] Pittsburgh's second-round selection was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, also on February 26.[30] The third-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes with Daniel Carcillo, for Georges Laraque on February 27, 2007. Pittsburgh's first selection will be 120th overall.[31]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
4 120 Nathan Moon Center Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
5 150 Alexander Pechurski Goaltender Russia Magnitogorsk 2 (RUS-3)
6 180 Patrick Killeen Goaltender Canada Brampton Battalion (OHL)
7 210 Nicholas D'Agostino Defence Canada St. Michael's Buzzers (OPJHL)

See also

Minor League Affiliates

References

  1. ^ "Four NHL teams to open the 2008-09 regular season in Europe Oct. 4-5". NHL.com (January 26, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  2. ^ Bouchette, Ed (2008-06-08). "Ed Bouchette on the Steelers: Penguins will learn success has a price", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-06-08. 
  3. ^ Fittipaldo, Ray (2008-06-11). "Penguins Offseason: Malone's agent meets with Shero", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-06-11. 
  4. ^ Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (2008-06-08). "Pens' contracts and a look ahead", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved on 2008-06-08. 
  5. ^ a b Kreiser, John (2008-06-30). "Lightning sign Roberts, Malone and Prospal", NHL.com. Retrieved on 2008-07-01. 
  6. ^ Molinari, Dave (2008-06-21). "Malkin nears new deal with Penguins", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-06-21. 
  7. ^ Molinari, Dave (2008-06-20). "Malkin has no interest in Russian offer", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-06-21. 
  8. ^ "IIHF statement on media report on Evgeni Malkin", IIHF (2008-06-20). 
  9. ^ Rosen, Dan (2008-07-02). "Pens sign Malkin to five-year extension", NHL.com. Retrieved on 2008-07-02. 
  10. ^ Molinari, Dave (2008-07-03). "Penguins complete Fleury deal, get 2 free-agent wingers", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-07-03. 
  11. ^ Anderson, Shelley (2008-07-19). "Penguins re-sign Therrien", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-07-22. 
  12. ^ "Pens Renew 99% Of Season Tickets", PittsburghPenguins.com (2008-07-17). Retrieved on 2008-07-17. 
  13. ^ "Pens Deal Rights To Malone, Roberts", PittsburghPenguins.com (2008-06-28). Retrieved on 2008-06-29. 
  14. ^ Molinari, Dave (2008-06-29). "Penguins Free Agency: Malone's rights go to Tampa Bay", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-06-29. 
  15. ^ "Pens acquire Danny Richmond" (2008-07-17). 
  16. ^ "Penguins Sign Eric Godard". PittsburghPenguins.com (2008-07-01). Retrieved on 2008-07-01.
  17. ^ a b Molinari, Dave (2008-07-03). "Penguins complete Fleury deal, get 2 free-agent wingers", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-07-03. 
  18. ^ Molinari, Dave (2008-07-05). "Penguins sign forward to replace Ruutu", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-07-05. 
  19. ^ "Pittsburgh Penguins sign forward Janne Pesonen". PittsburghPenguins.com (2008-07-07).
  20. ^ a b "Pens Sign Adam Henrich and T.J. Kemp". PittsburghPenguins.com (2008-07-08).
  21. ^ "Penguins sign Joey Mormina" (2008-07-10).
  22. ^ "Penguins sign Pittsburgh native Bill Thomas" (2008-07-15).
  23. ^ "NHL Notebook: Malone signs deal for 7 years with Lightning", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (2008-07-01). Retrieved on 2008-07-01. 
  24. ^ McGourty, John (2008-07-01). "Conklin sings with Red Wings", NHL.com. 
  25. ^ Collier, Gene (2008-07-03). "Hossa must see something many don't in Detroit", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-07-03. 
  26. ^ Molinari, Dave (2008-07-02). "Penguins update: Team loses Hossa, Ruutu", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-07-03. 
  27. ^ Associated Press (2008-07-02). "Laraque signs with Canadiens", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-07-03. 
  28. ^ German:"Alain Nasreddine unterschreibt für 2 Jahre bei den Sinupret Ice Tigers". IceTigers.de.
  29. ^ "PENS ACQUIRE HOSSA, DUPUIS FROM ATLANTA", PittsburghPenguins.com (2008-02-26). Retrieved on 2008-05-04. 
  30. ^ "Pens Acquire Hal Gill From Toronto", PittsburghPenguins.com (2008-02-26). Retrieved on 2008-05-04. 
  31. ^ Molinari, Dave (2008-06-20). "NHL Draft: Penguins scouts wait their turn", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on 2008-06-21. 
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