Gillies Slapped with NHL ban

Gillies Slapped with NHL banThe NHL came down hard late Saturday night on two Islanders deemed to be instigators in Friday's fight-filled 9-3 pummeling of the Penguins.Trevor Gillies earned a nine-game suspension for an elbow to Eric Tangradi's head during a third-period melee, and Matt Martin was slapped with a four-game ban for ambushing Pittsburgh's Max Talbot from behind in the neutral zone

Penguins Re-Acquire Forward Alexei Kovalev

Penguins Re-Acquire Forward Alexei KovalevPenguins Re-Acquire Forward Alexei Kovalev  The Penguins acquired Kovalev in a trade with the New York Rangers in 1998, with Petr Nedved being the principle piece traded the other way. From then until 2003 Kovalev skated 345 games with Pittsburgh, putting up 347 points (149 goals, 198 assists). In 2003, with the team plunging into economic turmoil, the