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Ray Shero managed to keep one piece of the Stanley Cup puzzle in Pittsburgh. Unrestricted free agent Ruslan Fedotenko has signed a one-year, $1.8 million contract.

Penguins center Max Talbot underwent shoulder surgery yesterday. Ray Shero's to-do list for the balance of the offseason remains relatively short.

By keeping a couple of wingers Monday, the Penguins left themselves not much of a prayer to retain a trio of key contributors to their Stanley Cup championship squad.

Scuderi, 30, has agreed to a four-year deal worth an average annual salary of $3.4 million, his agent confirmed.

The Tribune-Review can be reached online or at 412-321-6460. A Ukrainian assured American-born Penguins coach Dan Bylsma of a wonderful Independence Day weekend.

How about Heatley for Phaneuf? : So, herea s the rumour: The Calgary Flames add Jay Bouwmeester, then flip Dion Phaneuf to Ottawa for Dany Heatley.

The NHL free agency period doesn't begin until Wednesday, but the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins locked up one of their own on Monday.

No one even knows how long it's been since they witnessed the Pittsburgh Penguins hoisting their first Stanley Cup in 17 years.

As the party just begins for the players and fans of Pittsburgh expect the men of management to be hard at work.

As the Penguins continue their victory tour around the city, Ray Shero is already back to work.

Steelers Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll used to say the hardest part of the Super Bowl seasons of the 1970s was the moment after they handed the Vince Lombardi Trophy to owner Art Rooney Sr.

DETROIT a ' The funniest moment of this Stanley Cup final came from the most unlikely source, Conn Smythe winner and struggling bilingualist Evgeni Malkin.

Red Wings coach Mike Babcock wasn't about to discuss the fear of losing on Wednesday.

Kevin Gorman can be reached via e-mail or 412-320-7812. Craig Adams looked around an otherwise empty Penguins dressing room Sunday morning, knowing some players wouldn't be returning to the Stanley Cup champions next season.

It became obvious during practice Friday morning that Penguins RW Petr Sykora would not suit up for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Petr Sykora, above, will be replaced in the Penguins' lineup by Miroslav Satan. This isn't the first time an injury will force Petr Sykora to miss a decisive game in the Stanley Cup final.

The Stanley Cup only weighs 35 pounds. To Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins, it must have felt like they had the weight of the world lifted off their shoulders as they carried the coveted Cup over their heads last night.

The numbers leave little room for interpretation. The Detroit Red Wings are 11-1 at Joe Louis Arena during the 2009 playoffs, and the home team has won the first six games of the Stanley Cup final.

Petr Sykora News: Sykora could miss Friday night's Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals with a right foot injury sustained during his first playing time in more than a month.

Submitted by SHNS on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 12:19. Through six breathtaking laps of its hairpin turns, cliff-tracing curves, and capacious potholes deep enough to swallow nine months of earnest hockey in a single gulp, the bedrock of this so-called road to the Stanley Cup is still right there in your belief system.