Tuesday, 11 December 2012 02:07

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

-"Trying to draw some time of conclusion as to when it's going to be over, I think you drive yourself crazy." - Brooks Orpik (above) on the ongoing lockout.

-The NHL officially canceled games up until Dec. 31. To date, 42.8 percent of the schedule has been axed. The Penguins saw the following games canceled with this latest wave:

Dec. 15 - at Jets
Dec. 17 - vs. Devils
Dec. 21 - vs. Jets
Dec. 22 - at Islanders
Dec. 27 - vs. Red Wings
Dec. 29 - at Islanders

-Representative from the NHL and NHLPA are expected to resume negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement on Wednesday.

-Evgeni Malkin leads in voting for the KHL's all-star game.

-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins goaltender Jeff Zatkoff is dealing with an undisclosed injury.

-"If nothing is going on by Jan. 15, that would be for me an end-all. It has to be. I know they canceled Feb. 16 last time, but it's not fathomable to have a season at that point. You can't have a 35-game season." - Red Wings forward Dan Cleary on the 2012-13 season potentially being canceled..

(Photo: Orpik-Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)