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[SteelCityMan786]

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CROSBY LEADS ALL EASTERN CONFERENCE VOTE-GETTERS

11/22/2006

Sidney Crosby is tops on the East, so far.

The Penguins superstar leads all Eastern Conference vote-getters with 83,644 votes in the COLD-fX/NHL All-Star Fan Balloting, Presented by 2K Sports. More than 2.8 million votes were cast in the first six days of the all-digital voting program.

The voting will determine the starting lineups for the 2007 NHL All-Star Game, which will be played on Wednesday, Jan. 24, in Dallas (8 p.m. on VERSUS).

Penguins rookie Evgeni Malkin ranks seventh among Eastern Conference forwards with 36,281 votes, while Pittsburgh?s Marc-Andre Fleury is third among Eastern Conference goaltenders with 23,045 votes.

Through Jan. 2, fans around the world can ?CLICK TO VOTE? for the Eastern and Western Conference All-Star starters for the 2007 NHL All-Star Game on-line at NHL.com, through Bell Canada cell phones and via Sympatico.MSN.ca, the official portal of the NHL in Canada. In addition, there is a link to the ballot on pittsburghpenguins.com. Click here to vote now.

The 2006-07 season marks the 19th year in which fans will determine the starting lineups for the NHL All-Star Game. Fans can vote for six Eastern Conference All-Stars and six Western Conference All-Stars: three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender for each team. If a player is not listed on the ballot, a space is provided for write-in votes. The three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender from each Conference receiving the most votes will comprise the starting lineups. Each of the 30 NHL Clubs has at least two representatives on the ballot.

The COLD-fX/NHL All-Star Fan Balloting, Presented by 2K Sports section on NHL.com features an interactive ballot the showcases players with video clips, photos and virtual video game highlights created by 2K Sports. Residents of the United States and Canada who vote will be able to register for a chance to win a trip for two to the 2007 NHL All-Star Game. As part of the sweepstakes, sponsored by COLD-fX, NHL great and16-time All-Star Mark Messier will meet the winner and a guest at the NHL All-Star Game.The 2007 NHL All-Star Celebration, hosted by the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, will feature live national broadcasts of the Dodge Nitro/NHL SuperSkills event on Tuesday, Jan. 23 and the NHL All-Star Game on Wednesday, Jan. 24 on VERSUS in the United States and CBC and RDS in Canada starting at 8 p.m., EST. NASN, the NHL?s exclusive broadcast partner in Europe, will provide live coverage of both the Dodge Nitro/NHL SuperSkills event and the NHL All-Star Game to more than 25 countries and territories in Europe. NHL RADIO on Westwood One will provide exclusive, national radio coverage in the United States and Canada, while Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio each will provide radio play-by-play coverage of the game.

COLD-fX/NHL All-Star Fan Balloting, Presented by 2K Sports

(as of 11/21/06)
Forwards
Player Club Votes
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh 83,664
Alex Ovechkin Washington 63,921
Daniel Briere Buffalo 53,749
Maxim Afinogenov Buffalo 53,320
Chris Drury Buffalo 42,201
Jaromir Jagr NY Rangers 40,794
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh 36,281
Marian Hossa Atlanta 28,263
Ilya Kovalchuk Atlanta 26,146
Eric Staal Carolina 21,525
Mats Sundin Toronto 21,076
Brendan Shanahan NY Rangers 20,977
Rod Brind'Amour Carolina 20,609
Peter Forsberg Philadelphia 18,494
Goaltenders
Player Club Votes
Ryan Miller Buffalo 63,818
Martin Brodeur New Jersey 59,386
Marc-Andre Fleury Pittsburgh 23,045
Cam Ward Carolina 19,517
Andrew Raycroft Toronto 17,983
Defensemen
Player Club Votes
Brian Campbell Buffalo 57,988
Zdeno Chara Boston 56,939
Tomas Kaberle Toronto 56,139
Henrik Tallinder Buffalo 46,924
Bryan McCabe Toronto 46,672
Sheldon Souray Montreal 44,526
Brian Rafalski New Jersey 30,907
Wade Redden Ottawa 29,042
Jay Bouwmeester Florida 26,669

[83-Steelers-43]

First off, I'm not the biggest Jagr fan in the world by any stretch of the imagination, but as I'm watching this game tonight I can't help but think to myself "Can these jerkoffs ever get over Jaromir Jagr leaving and stop the booing?". Thankfully it's only a chosen few morons. We have Sid, Malkin, Staal and Fleury now. How about we move on (hard for some Pittsburgh fans) and start looking towards our future instead of old news?

OK, the guy left here on a bad note even though we couldn't have paid him if we wanted to. At the same time he's the second best Penguin in team history and he had a major role in our two Stanley Cups. I'll take his shaky departure in return for two Stanley Cups and the memories.

Finally, it's getting a little old now. It's been six years, get over it. Do these people actually think Jagr gives a damn that they are booing him? I doubt he loses sleep over it as he's setting records in the NHL while making millions.

Pens lose in OT 2-1. Jagr with the first NYR goal and Straka with the OT goal. Malkin with the Penguin goal. Ouellet benched for the second night straight.

[SteelCityMan786]

Close one early. LET'S GO PENS

[X-Terminator]

I'll boo Jagr all I friggin want, and I don't give a damn who doesn't like it. End of discussion.

[83-Steelers-43]

Originally Posted by X-Terminator

I'll boo Jagr all I friggin want, and I don't give a damn who doesn't like it. End of discussion.

I don't recall stating you couldn't....lol.

[83-Steelers-43]

Originally Posted by SteelCityMan786

Close one early. LET'S GO PENS

Close but no cigar SCM. We played a good game for the most part. Fleury played out of his skull. Once we get Sid back we'll be back on track.

[X-Terminator]

Well hey, you called those of us who boo him "morons," so this one is speaking up. I don't like Jagr - he's a friggin lazy, whining prima donna, and I'm going to keep booing his sorry, fat ass every time he plays here.

[83-Steelers-43]

Originally Posted by X-Terminator

Well hey, you called those of us who boo him "morons," so this one is speaking up. I don't like Jagr - he's a friggin lazy, whining prima donna, and I'm going to keep booing his sorry, fat ass every time he plays here.

Right and once again I never stated you couldn't boo him. You can boo him all you want. Whatever makes you happy buddy.

[83-Steelers-43]

Anyways, we have the NYI tomorrow night at home. Let's try and get a little payback for last night. Hopefully Sid is ready to go.

LET'S GO PENS!!!

[SteelCityMan786]

Just sickening. But at least we got a point out of it.