Wednesday, 16 January 2013 05:52

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

-Beau Bennett and Eric Tangradi make their case to be Evgeni Malkin's left winger.

-Jayson Megna is taking the long way to the NHL.

-"This will be by far the best rivalry I’ve been a part of." - Tanner Glass on Penguins-Flyers.

-Tonight's intrasquad scrimmage will feature several staged scenarios.

-Tomas Vokoun will ensure 22 consecutive seasons of Czechs playing for the Penguins.

-"I wasn't able to train for a year. I don't consider going for a 10-minute run training. When you're doing an activity and hope that you don't get symptoms, that's not really pushing yourself, that's just having daily activity. There's a big difference between training and having physical activity." - Sidney Crosby on the limitations presented by his concussion issues.

-“I had a big injury and came back and played well. We had a great line, but we didn’t win the Stanley Cup.” - Malkin on his 2011-12 season.

-Malkin speaks:

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-Alex Grant and Riley Holzapfel each collected a goal and two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 defeat of the Norfolk Admirals. Brian Dumoulin each recorded two assists for the Penguins while teammate Brad Thiessen made 11 saves.

-The end of the NHL lockout has given Grant a chance at more playing time.

-With forward Philip Dupuis dealing with an undisclosed injury, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins recalled forward Adam Payerl from the Wheeling Nailers.

-The Flyers officially named forward Claude Giroux as the 19th captain in franchise history.

-"I'm not going to come in and send a message to let's just dip our big toe in and see how the water feels." - Flyers coach Peter Laviolette on how he wants his team to play the Penguins Saturday.

-“He’s still demanding of his guys … but he’s really patient when he’s teaching us about what he expects and the reasons why. There’s no grey area out there, it’s: ‘This is how I want it, and this is why I want it.' There’s no in-between with him. You play good or you play bad, guys know what to expect.” - Canadiens forward and former Penguin Colby Armstrong on his new/old coach, Michel Therrien (right), also formerly of the Penguins.

-“I’m not a big fan of the shootout, but I know they want more points, more fun for the fans. Hopefully, we don’t go to many shootouts. We want to win in regulation. But I know what I need to do. I know I can help. You go first and score, it elevates the other shooters, your goalie. Points are just too valuable to waste.” - Panthers forward and former Penguin Alex Kovalev on shootouts. Last season, Florida went 6-11 in shootouts.

-"I watched him play in Montreal [from 2003-09], and it was exciting every game he was there. To be on the ice with him is kind of a dream, to talk strategy off the ice, too, so we can get to know each other.'' - Panthers rookie forward Jonathan Huberdeau on playing on a line with Kovalev in training camp. Kovalev is in camp as a free agent invitee.

-Former Penguins forward Jordan Staal scored a goal to help team White defeat team Red, 5-2, in the Hurricanes' intrasquad scrimmage.

-Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg was named the 36th captain in franchise history.

-"I'm going to try to give them the impression that I belong in the lineup. I definitely can help defensively on the penalty kill and five-on-five." - Former Penguins defenseman Michal Rozsival on his first season with the Blackhawks.

-“He doesn’t have the best track record like myself, but he’s a player, too. At the end of the day, there are only a few guys out here that do one thing out there. He’s obviously shown he can do a lot more.” - Coyotes forward Raffi Torres on Matt Cooke changing his game after multiple suspensions. Torres is attempting a similar change after being hit with a 21-game suspension last postseason.

-The NHL and NHLPA amended an earlier agreement regarding compliance buyouts. Instead of having to wait until June to make the buyouts, teams are allowed to extend them now. The change was made in order to allow the Canadiens and Rangers to part ways with forward Scott Gomez and defenseman Wade Redden respectively.

-P.J. Musico made 14 saves for the Penn State men's team in a 3-2 overtime loss to Neumann.

(Photo: Penguins training camp-Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press)