NEWS AND NOTES

--The Pens continued their love affair with extra hockey, dropping a 2-1 shootout to Minnesota in their 9th overtime game of the young season.When the Wild play, you can count on a boring game, and in that respect, they didn't disappoint (which means they actually disappointed). I guess you could call this rare Jordan Staal fight the highlight of the evening:There's not much else to say, other than the fact that the Pens had their six-game winning streak snapped, and Evgeni Malkin had his point streak snapped. It was a snoozefest. Next up: a Thursday meeting with Atlanta, a team that features Ilya Kovalchuk, Colby Armstrong, Erik Christensen, and our old friend, Johan Hedberg.--Bob Smizik discusses his favorite topic: Mark Madden. [PG]--In the Belated News Department: Cincinnati hired Cam Bonifay! That's clearly a move in the right direction. [CincinnatiReds.com]--As you've probably heard, The Burgh Blog has come to abrupt end. [PG]--Big Ben thinks half the league d...