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Quick hits: Malkin dealing with foot injury

Evgeni Malkin

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin (71) of Russia, carries the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes in Pittsburgh Saturday, March 20, 2010. Carolina won 3-2 in OT.(AP Photo/Don Wright)

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Let’s take a little stroll through some of the other stories from today, shall we?

  • Penguins star Evgeni Malkin reportedly re-aggravated a foot injury after falling into the boards against the Carolina Hurricanes last night. The good news is that it seems to be a mostly minor problem. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has more on his ailment.

“I lost my balance and hit the boards,” Malkin said Saturday after his team fell, 3-2, to Carolina at Mellon Arena “It’s a little bit sore. It’s a little bit of bad luck, but it’s OK.”

Malkin iced the foot after the game. He expects to sit out the team’s practice today but likes his chances of being able to play Monday at Detroit -- the Penguins’ first trip to Joe Louis Arena since June 12 when they won Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final.

Am I alone in thinking the Pens should err on the safe side here? The Penguins didn’t need to win their division last year to win the Cup, so why not be careful with Malkin? Just saying, everyone, just saying.

  • It’s kind of strange to think that the Colorado Avalanche “settled” for Joe Sacco when Patrick Roy decided not to coach the team. The Denver Post looked back at that situation and discussed (quite logically) the fact that he’s probably going to have some good job security because of the team’s unexpected playoff run.
  • But now that the Avalanche seems likely to claim a playoff spot in the first season of Sacco’s coaching tenure, and the first season since Greg Sherman was promoted to succeed Francois Giguere as general manager, Sacco not only is what passes for secure in a ridiculously insecure league - he’s a legitimate candidate for the Jack Adams Award, which goes to the NHL’s coach of the year.

    Eh, I might have to disagree with Terry Frei on him being the coach of the year (it has to be Dave Tippett, in my opinion), but overall it’s a good point.

    Just how much does Lubomir Visnovsky appreciate being out of Edmonton?

    “For the life, it’s unreal,” Visnovsky said Saturday. “Look at the weather every day. Look at me. I’ve got shorts and sandals on. In Edmonton, it’s so cold right now.”

    For the record, it was a balmy 50 degrees in Edmonton late Saturday afternoon and 69 degrees in Anaheim. But the point was made.

    Sorry, Oilers fans.