Couple Quick Pens Notes

The Doctor will make another house call. His acquisition was a sign that the Pens were serious about getting good and his debut on a Weds game the night before Thanksgiving against Quebec was a stirring intro for one of the all time smoothest.

Evgeni Malkin reached 100 career points faster than all but Sid and Ovie. Faster than Kariya and Fedorov . Don't overlook his greatness. I'll say it again: it is foolish for hockey pundits to look at the Pens Young 3 (Sid, Geno, Staal) and surmise that Malkin will be the one they decide is expendable in a trade or if they can't sign all three. I don't see Staal in Geno's class and it would be foolish to keep him to be a third line checking center, even if he's the best in the league, over someone who may lead the league in scoring.

It's fun to read all the articles in the Northwest division cities heralding the arrival of Sid and the Pens for the first time. Now it's Denver's turn. They all stick to the same angle though. Maybe the Pens PR dept is doing too good a job, give us some new info or perspective please.