tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34243537445935628822024-02-07T14:08:17.325-05:00Kristopher "Tanger" Letang #58This blog is dedicated to Kris Letang of the Pittsburgh Penguins because he is an All Star Hockey Defenseman!!!
And he is not to shabby on the eyes!!!
Love the smile and of course the hair Tanger!!!LetangLuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363078518324257161noreply@blogger.comBlogger918125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424353744593562882.post-58967058657573577282012-09-06T17:33:00.001-04:002012-09-06T17:33:29.970-04:00Interview with Kris about NHL13 video game<div style="background-color:#000000;width:520px;"><div style="padding:4px;"><iframe src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:arc:video:gametrailers.com:32b1879e-078b-4716-a2ca-e7dd08af2dfb" width="512" height="288" frameborder="0"></iframe><p style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;padding:4px;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><b><a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/games/o2v36x/nhl-13">NHL 13</a></b></p></div></div>LetangLuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363078518324257161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424353744593562882.post-58209361250135221452012-08-10T10:49:00.001-04:002012-08-10T10:52:43.359-04:00EA Sports 2013 photo/video shoot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kris Letang
Plays a fierce blue line for the Pens in season, works the scene just as hard when the games end.LetangLuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363078518324257161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424353744593562882.post-62376403089133627872012-04-24T20:51:00.000-04:002012-04-24T20:51:16.426-04:00Closing time for 58KRIS LETANG
On if his hip injury will rule him out of Worlds:
Yeah. Different injury, but the hip was an issue all year. We’ve been talking to the doctor and I think the best thing to do right now is to rest it.
On if any surgery will be needed:
We’re still talking with the doctor. So nothing yet.
On when the hip injury happened:
It’s been a few years. This year, it’s been a little struggle. That’s why last year, I didn’t go there either. This year, it’s been bothering me a little bit more.
On dealing with various injuries all season:
It was a tough season. The injuries, everything. It was tough to come back and get another one and having trouble like that. At the end of the day, I think the regular season was good for most of the guys in the dressing room. It’s too bad we ended our season the way we did.
On the coach and GM taking responsibility for the exit:
I think it’s the team. That includes everybody. From the coach, from every player, I think we’re a group. If we win, we win as a group. If we lose, we lose as a group. I think that’s the key. That’s always been the team. We didn’t play the way we were supposed to play and that’s the reason why we’re not playing right now.
On if he’d like to see this team get another shot:
If you look at our team, from every individual, we are a really good team. A special group, a great group of guys. I think we had a chance to do something special this year and kind of ruined it in the first round. I wish I could see the same faces next year.
On what he needs to do this summer to take his game to the next level:
I think emotionally, I can be more in control at times. I think I have to be more mature every year. I think I can improve in every aspect of the game. Offensively, defensively. I think I made strides this year despite the injuries. There’s always room for improvement.
On if potential hip surgery is a big concern:
No. Not at all. It’s not a major injury. It’s something, though, that can change your game and bother somebody who likes to skate like I do. It was just from a pain standpoint, being able to play with it.
On why he’s confident that this group can do something special:
Just knowing what we did this season with all the injuries and everything that happened to our team, it’s a good group of guys. I think everybody is tight. We’re good at every position. It’s just a question of putting everything together in the playoffs and being successful. Pretty confident with all the guys we have in the dressing room.
On early exits being a wakeup call:
It’s a good slap in the face. I can say it like that. Every time we come to training camp, the expectation is not to get in the playoffs. It’s to win the Stanley Cup. We have the group of guys that are able to make that happen. I think next year, when we come to training camp, it’s going to have to be our goal.
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He is a 24-year-old Canadian with a sparkling resumé that includes a Stanley Cup, multiple All-Star appearances and statistics that stack up with the best in his position in the NHL.
He missed a significant chunk of this season with postconcussion symptoms. He returned for a bit, dazzled to pull the Penguins out of a funk, and then was forced to sit out again later because of fogginess. His team struggled mightily without him.
His name is not Sidney Crosby.
In fact, many think the Penguins learned how to win without Crosby, who missed 107 games over the last two seasons and five against the Flyers alone. Instead, it's a lot tougher to explain Pittsburgh's marginal 18-13-0 record without Kris Letang this season.
The Penguins' two-pronged attack of Crosby and Evgeni Malkin deservedly garners the spotlight on a nightly basis. Quietly, some think Pittsburgh will go only as far as Letang - their horse on the back end - will take them in the playoffs.
"When he's out, we miss him, there's no question about that," Penguins forward Arron Asham said. "He's just as talented as any one of those guys [pointing around the locker room]."
To say the least, it was a tough season for Letang. Injuries are the only thing that have kept him out of the Norris Trophy race as the league's top defenseman. Even with the concussion and knee injury, which caused him to miss 31 games, Letang was nearly a point-per-game player, with 42 in 51 contests.
He finished second among defensemen in points-per-game to Ottawa's Erik Karlsson. Letang has 21 points in 28 career games against the Flyers.
But to single out Letang as simply an offensive dynamo would be to shortchange him.
"I've really seen his overall game develop," Penguins assistant coach Todd Reirden said on Saturday. "We have quite a bit of depth, both here and in [AHL] Wilkes-Barre, but none have the unique package that he does.
"He's a unique package of being able to add in the offensive zone, whether it's on the power play, or just getting a shot through most of the time. Then he's able to be able to defend with his feet. His pride with defending has changed quite a bit.
"His feet are great. His stick-on-puck is arguably one of the best in the league. When it comes time for him to play physical, he's got a great center of gravity down low. He can win battles down low against bigger, power forwards, and that's something that goes unnoticed."
Reirden, the former NHL player who heads the Penguins' defense under Dan Bylsma, said Letang's game has changed thanks to a daily video session that has quickly become a tradition. Letang and Reirden review game film together "for at least an hour" daily.
Even though plus/minus is a flawed hockey statistic, Letang finished this, his fifth full season, as a plus-21 playing against each opponent's top line nightly.
"The video has allowed him to slow the game down," Reirden said. "He's studied how to make himself better. Then he watches the top defensemen around the league."
Asham said Letang will "skate you into the ground." Letang averaged 24:50 in ice time this season, which Reirden said is "just a normal game for him." For the Penguins, any sense of normalcy is fleeting when Letang's familiar No. 58 is not meandering the blue line.
Pittsburgh lost six straight from Dec. 29 through Jan. 11. Letang returned on Jan. 19 and, not surprisingly, the Penguins went on to win five consecutive games; they had another 11-game streak from late February to mid-March.
"We saw our numbers on the power play drop quite a bit without him," Reirden said. "The minutes he can play are effortless. He takes a lot of pressure off our other guys."
Source:
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/20120410_Defenseman_Letang_is_Penguins__unsung_star.html#ixzz1rff2deXNLetangLuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363078518324257161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424353744593562882.post-15889112817476833972012-04-10T17:51:00.001-04:002012-04-10T17:51:06.476-04:004/10/2012 - Kris Letang and his hair...on a TSN feature<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mxNhHLAhyug" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>LetangLuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363078518324257161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424353744593562882.post-77008958141285249902012-04-03T16:58:00.003-04:002012-04-03T16:58:40.308-04:00New Article about KrisKris Letang Is Pittsburgh Penguins' Most Important Player Going into Playoffs
While Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby may be the best players on the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kris Letang is easily the most important.
Letang is currently day-to-day with a lower body injury, and the Penguins have lost two of three without him in the lineup. Both losses came against the lowly New York Islanders, and their one win was a nailbiter.
With Letang in the lineup, the Penguins are 30-11-6 this season. Without him, they're 18-13-0. The Penguins did go 5-0 with Letang out of the lineup in early March, but the whole team was clicking at the time and it was during their 11-game winning streak. Take that out and they're just a .500 team without Letang.
It's also important to mention that three of the five wins that came without Letang during that stretch were one-goal wins.
The point is, the Penguins can win a few games without Malkin or Crosby, but they can't win without Letang in the playoffs. He's such a vital piece to the roster and he flies under the radar compared to Crosby and Malkin.
There's a reason why the Penguins were able to host a playoff series last season and record the second-highest point total in franchise history without Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
Letang was healthy all of last season, and he was a major reason why Pittsburgh was successful.
The way he brings the puck up the neutral zone is reminiscent of Sergei Gonchar from his glory days with the Pens. There's no doubt Letang learned a few things from the former Pens defenseman, and it's showing. He's one of the best puck possession guys in the league and because of this, he helps facilitate the offense for the Pens.
He's somewhat like a point guard in basketball. His presence helps elevate the entire Penguins offense. Without him, they look lost sometimes.
He also quarterbacks the powerplay better than anyone else. When Letang is not in the lineup, the Penguins become an easier team to play against on both even-strength and special teams situations.
The following table exemplifies the previous notions from above regarding Letang's value to the Pens.
Letang's Value PP% Goals per Game Goal Differential Record
With Letang 19.8% 3.46 +40 30-11-6
Without Letang 18.4% 2.97 +10 18-13-0
Notice that the Penguins score less and are worse on the power play without Letang. Their goal differential is also significantly higher with Letang in the lineup.
Let's not forget, the dude is still a defenseman. His contributions don't stop on the offensive end of the ice. He's a major part of the defense, too.
The more games he's put under his belt, the better Letang has gotten in the backchecking department.
Obviously they are still a pretty solid team without Letang because of their high-octane offense and Marc-Andre Fleury in net. However, in the playoffs, they're going to be playing against the toughest opponents in the league. Having Letang will be crucial for the Penguins success.
It's interesting because he's often placed behind Crosby, Malkin and perhaps even James Neal and Jordan Staal, when it comes to the most important skater for the Pens.
It might be one of the biggest misconceptions regarding the Pens this season.
Letang is huge and the Pens won't get past the first round without him, especially if they play Philadelphia.
Dan Bylsma and the Penguins coaching staff know this and they hope he'll be back and healthy as ever for the playoffs.
Source:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1127110-pittsburgh-penguins-kris-letang-is-most-important-player-going-into-playoffs?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=pittsburgh-penguinsLetangLuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363078518324257161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424353744593562882.post-998320762728797212012-04-02T11:45:00.001-04:002012-04-02T11:45:33.811-04:00Post Game: Kris Letang (4/1/12) Kris Letang talks to the media after the Penguins fall to the Philadelphia Flyers. 4/01/2012<object width="640" height="383" id="embed" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://nhl.cdn.neulion.net/u/videocenter/embed.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashVars" value="catid=912&id=169315&server=http://video.penguins.nhl.com/videocenter/&pageurl=http://video.penguins.nhl.com/videocenter/&nlwa=http://app2.neulion.com/videocenter/nhl/" /><embed name="embed" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://nhl.cdn.neulion.net/u/videocenter/embed.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="383" quality="high" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashVars="catid=912&id=169315&server=http://video.penguins.nhl.com/videocenter/&pageurl=http://video.penguins.nhl.com/videocenter/&nlwa=http://app2.neulion.com/videocenter/nhl/"></embed></object>LetangLuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363078518324257161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424353744593562882.post-77329204882507197662012-03-18T18:51:00.002-04:002012-03-18T18:51:50.362-04:00Post Game: Kris Letang (3/18/12) Kris Letang talks to the media after falling to the Philadelphia Flyers. 3/18/2012<object width="640" height="383" id="embed" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://nhl.cdn.neulion.net/u/videocenter/embed.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashVars" value="catid=0&id=165807&server=http://video.penguins.nhl.com/videocenter/&pageurl=http://video.penguins.nhl.com/videocenter/&nlwa=http://app2.neulion.com/videocenter/nhl/" /><embed name="embed" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://nhl.cdn.neulion.net/u/videocenter/embed.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="383" quality="high" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashVars="catid=0&id=165807&server=http://video.penguins.nhl.com/videocenter/&pageurl=http://video.penguins.nhl.com/videocenter/&nlwa=http://app2.neulion.com/videocenter/nhl/"></embed></object>LetangLuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363078518324257161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424353744593562882.post-14322360576029996892012-03-17T10:11:00.000-04:002012-03-17T10:11:29.228-04:00"Everybody loves Kris"***Side Note***<br />
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The 24-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins star had the perfect decoy in place as he mounted his second comeback from concussion symptoms this season: another, much more visible 24-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins star who was mounting his second comeback from concussion symptoms this season.<br />
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Kristopher Letang’s return from injured reserve to face the Rangers in New York City on the Ides of March (beware, Blueshirts) was confirmed on game day, making the all-star defenceman’s recovery a buried middle paragraph to his face-of-the-league teammate’s second start to the 2011-12 NHL season.<br />
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Sidney Crosby's re-return was announced two days before Thursday's game, allowing ample time for analysis, national TV re-jiggering, and the "Sid Cam" (watch Sid on the bench prepare for his next shift!) to be properly focused on the man of the hour. Fifty-eight, the numeral on Letang's back, is a big digit, but 87 easily trumps it.<br />
<br />
But as pregame and post-game commentary zeroed in on Crosby, some guy from Montreal with a pageboy's haircut had one of the best games of his award-filled career.<br />
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“He's an elite defenceman. He has the ability to skate, defend and play with the puck," says Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma. "He can play against other teams' best players; he can skate with them, he can play physical with them. And his play with the puck is exceptional, and that's what he brings every night. That's something you continue to see from him. Disappointingly for us, he was out for many games."<br />
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Letang assisted on a third-period goal and was on the ice for all of the other four Penguins goals against the Rangers, playing over 24 minutes and registering a career-best plus-5 rating on the night, helping his team extend its win streak to 10 games. Not too shabby considering he hadn't pulled on the jersey since February.<br />
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They say what happens on Leap Day doesn't count. They probably don't say it to Letang, though.<br />
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On Feb. 29 versus the Dallas Stars the defenceman reached to chip a loose puck, lowering his head for a split second -- long enough for the Stars’ Eric Nystrom to swerve in and rock an exposed Letang with a shoulder to the head. Letang's stick went flying, his body hit the deck, and he buried his face in the gloves before skating off to the dressing room.<br />
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Nystrom received a two-minute roughing minor; Letang received 15 days out of the lineup with concussion symptoms.<br />
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Luke Fox | March 17, 2012, 12:37 am<br />
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<br />
The 24-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins star had the perfect decoy in place as he mounted his second comeback from concussion symptoms this season: another, much more visible 24-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins star who was mounting his second comeback from concussion symptoms this season.<br />
<br />
Kristopher Letang’s return from injured reserve to face the Rangers in New York City on the Ides of March (beware, Blueshirts) was confirmed on game day, making the all-star defenceman’s recovery a buried middle paragraph to his face-of-the-league teammate’s second start to the 2011-12 NHL season.<br />
<br />
Sidney Crosby's re-return was announced two days before Thursday's game, allowing ample time for analysis, national TV re-jiggering, and the "Sid Cam" (watch Sid on the bench prepare for his next shift!) to be properly focused on the man of the hour. Fifty-eight, the numeral on Letang's back, is a big digit, but 87 easily trumps it.<br />
<br />
But as pregame and post-game commentary zeroed in on Crosby, some guy from Montreal with a pageboy's haircut had one of the best games of his award-filled career.<br />
<br />
“He's an elite defenceman. He has the ability to skate, defend and play with the puck," says Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma. "He can play against other teams' best players; he can skate with them, he can play physical with them. And his play with the puck is exceptional, and that's what he brings every night. That's something you continue to see from him. Disappointingly for us, he was out for many games."<br />
<br />
Letang assisted on a third-period goal and was on the ice for all of the other four Penguins goals against the Rangers, playing over 24 minutes and registering a career-best plus-5 rating on the night, helping his team extend its win streak to 10 games. Not too shabby considering he hadn't pulled on the jersey since February.<br />
<br />
They say what happens on Leap Day doesn't count. They probably don't say it to Letang, though.<br />
<br />
On Feb. 29 versus the Dallas Stars the defenceman reached to chip a loose puck, lowering his head for a split second -- long enough for the Stars’ Eric Nystrom to swerve in and rock an exposed Letang with a shoulder to the head. Letang's stick went flying, his body hit the deck, and he buried his face in the gloves before skating off to the dressing room.<br />
<br />
Nystrom received a two-minute roughing minor; Letang received 15 days out of the lineup with concussion symptoms.<br />
<br />
Letang's second unscheduled midseason hiatus was not as long, nor as dramatic, as his first. But what happened to him in November made the Nystrom hit scarier.<br />
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An early contender for his first Norris Trophy -- Letang leads the Pens in average ice time with 25:03 and has 32 points and three game-winners in just 41 games played -- his 2011 homecoming in Montreal was a memorable one for several reasons.<br />
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Nov. 26 marked Crosby's return to Canada, his first game on native ice since a concussion chopped his 2010-11 season in half. Again, it was Letang who had the better performance.<br />
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First, there was a laser shot so hard that it snapped the handle of Canadiens goaltender Carey Price's stick right off. On any regular night, it would be the highlight. <br />
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Luke Fox | March 17, 2012, 12:37 am<br />
<br />
Twitter @lukefoxjukebox<br />
<br />
The 24-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins star had the perfect decoy in place as he mounted his second comeback from concussion symptoms this season: another, much more visible 24-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins star who was mounting his second comeback from concussion symptoms this season.<br />
<br />
Kristopher Letang’s return from injured reserve to face the Rangers in New York City on the Ides of March (beware, Blueshirts) was confirmed on game day, making the all-star defenceman’s recovery a buried middle paragraph to his face-of-the-league teammate’s second start to the 2011-12 NHL season.<br />
<br />
Sidney Crosby's re-return was announced two days before Thursday's game, allowing ample time for analysis, national TV re-jiggering, and the "Sid Cam" (watch Sid on the bench prepare for his next shift!) to be properly focused on the man of the hour. Fifty-eight, the numeral on Letang's back, is a big digit, but 87 easily trumps it.<br />
<br />
But as pregame and post-game commentary zeroed in on Crosby, some guy from Montreal with a pageboy's haircut had one of the best games of his award-filled career.<br />
<br />
“He's an elite defenceman. He has the ability to skate, defend and play with the puck," says Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma. "He can play against other teams' best players; he can skate with them, he can play physical with them. And his play with the puck is exceptional, and that's what he brings every night. That's something you continue to see from him. Disappointingly for us, he was out for many games."<br />
<br />
Letang assisted on a third-period goal and was on the ice for all of the other four Penguins goals against the Rangers, playing over 24 minutes and registering a career-best plus-5 rating on the night, helping his team extend its win streak to 10 games. Not too shabby considering he hadn't pulled on the jersey since February.<br />
<br />
They say what happens on Leap Day doesn't count. They probably don't say it to Letang, though.<br />
<br />
On Feb. 29 versus the Dallas Stars the defenceman reached to chip a loose puck, lowering his head for a split second -- long enough for the Stars’ Eric Nystrom to swerve in and rock an exposed Letang with a shoulder to the head. Letang's stick went flying, his body hit the deck, and he buried his face in the gloves before skating off to the dressing room.<br />
<br />
Nystrom received a two-minute roughing minor; Letang received 15 days out of the lineup with concussion symptoms.<br />
<br />
Letang's second unscheduled midseason hiatus was not as long, nor as dramatic, as his first. But what happened to him in November made the Nystrom hit scarier.<br />
<br />
An early contender for his first Norris Trophy -- Letang leads the Pens in average ice time with 25:03 and has 32 points and three game-winners in just 41 games played -- his 2011 homecoming in Montreal was a memorable one for several reasons.<br />
<br />
Nov. 26 marked Crosby's return to Canada, his first game on native ice since a concussion chopped his 2010-11 season in half. Again, it was Letang who had the better performance.<br />
<br />
First, there was a laser shot so hard that it snapped the handle of Canadiens goaltender Carey Price's stick right off. On any regular night, it would be the highlight.<br />
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This was no regular night.<br />
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With about three minutes remaining in the third period, Letang's face was splattered with his own blood. Habs forward Max Pacioretty laid an open-ice bodycheck on Letang that the league would later deem illegal, suspending the Montreal forward for three games.<br />
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His nose busted, Letang left the ice for a concussion test, but returned in overtime to bury the game's winning goal, writing another chapter in hockey's rub-some-dirt-on-it lore.<br />
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"I was very happy for him, everybody was. Especially being in Montreal, where he's from. For him to take such a big hit and come back right after and get a big goal, it was fun to watch," says Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who wasn't surprised to see Letang play through injury. "That's his style. He always works hard. I wasn't shocked that he came back." <br />
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After the game, Letang said he passed the tests under the NHL's head-shot protocol. He also had something else to do before heading back onto the ice.<br />
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"Obviously, my nose (was) broken, so the doc put it in place and I was ready to go," Letang told reporters. "He put a pin in it -- and pop. It's not perfect yet because I want to be a model after my career."<br />
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Further testing, however, revealed that Letang did indeed suffer a concussion. He sat out for the next 21 games.<br />
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Letang's first comeback was on Jan. 19, also at Madison Square Garden, alongside stay-at-home defensive partner Brooks Orpik. He recorded four points in three games after sitting a quarter of the season, including a two-point performance in a rematch with the Canadiens. That first return was also in the midst of a then league-high winning streak of eight games by the Pens (Pittsburgh had won three prior to their best defenceman's return).<br />
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On Jan. 23, Letang was invited to the 2012 All-Star Game as Dustin Byfuglien's injury replacement despite only playing 26 games at that point, joining teammates Evgeni Malkin and James Neal in Ottawa.<br />
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"He's known for his offensive ability, but he's so good defensively. It was tough playing without him for that long stretch when he was out with the concussion. He gives a big boost back to the lineup. The way he uses his shot on our power-play, he's such a great player. The way he defends guys might be unnoticed, and the way he passes the puck helps us out as forwards," Neal explains. "Letang's skill level, the way he can pass and shoot, he's a threat all over the ice. That's something we missed. Give him a little bit of time, and it's in the back of the net."<br />
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Fleury points out that because Letang’s offensive contribution is so abundant -- taking over the No. 1 defenceman role from Sergei Gonchar in 2010-11, Letang was the Pens' second-leading scorer (to Crosby) with 50 points -- his defensive game gets overlooked.<br />
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"He takes the puck out of the zone very quickly, often by himself. He's quick on offence but works hard to get back and help out in our zone. Every year he seems like he's improving and maturing, so it's fun to watch him go," the goaltender says. "He's a French guy, and there's not too many of us around. Since he came in, we've gotten along very good. He fits in very easily and likes to have a good time with the guys."<br />
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Even the opposition has good things to say about the QMJHL graduate.<br />
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All-star co-captains Daniel Alfredsson and Henrik Lundqvist drafted the speedy Letang early in February's fantasy draft.<br />
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"Why not? He's so skilled. Both me and Alfie like the way he plays the game. He's very talented, a great skater," Lundqvist says.<br />
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If the Penguins -- easily the hottest team in the league -- mount a run to the Stanley Cup, Letang will need to be as integral to their success as Malkin and Crosby.<br />
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And cheaper. Signed through 2013-14 with an annual salary averaging $3.5 million, Letang is a steal.<br />
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Already a Cup champion (2008-09), twice an all-star, and twice a gold medalist at the world juniors (2006, ’07), it could be argued that the 62nd pick of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft deserves his own "Kris Cam."<br />
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Through the untelevised lens that is this reporter's eyes, Letang's every play is zeroed in on during the Pens' Feb. 26 game in Toronto.<br />
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After being cut with Leafs forward Phil Kessel's errant high stick, drawing blood below his visor, Letang plays the rest of the game with a chip on his shoulder, finishing the period with a big open-ice hit on the hottest Leafs player, Mikhail Grabovski.<br />
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Letang has his helmet popped off in a collision in the second period, and takes a frustrated slashing penalty in the third.<br />
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His game is a flurry of takeaways, reverse spin moves, blocked shots, and desperate, successful efforts to keep puck in the offensive zone during the Pens' power-play. It is at once visceral and graceful, poised and impulsive. Fun to watch. He sets up Malkin beautifully for a pair one-timers that go unconverted, and the Leafs hand Pittsburgh a rare loss.<br />
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But even in defeat, even without a tick mark to add to his stat line, Letang stands out from the shadows.<br />
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There's a tenacity to his spirit, an arsenal of skill in this player that makes one hope -- for the sake of the league more so than the Penguins -- that no more comeback games are necessary.LetangLuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363078518324257161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424353744593562882.post-50665110453509797502012-03-16T21:42:00.002-04:002012-03-16T21:42:36.633-04:00Off Day: Kris Letang (3/16/12) Kris Letang talks to reporters following practice on Friday.<object width="640" height="383" id="embed" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://nhl.cdn.neulion.net/u/videocenter/embed.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashVars" value="catid=0&id=165384&server=http://video.penguins.nhl.com/videocenter/&pageurl=http://video.penguins.nhl.com/videocenter/&nlwa=http://app2.neulion.com/videocenter/nhl/" /><embed name="embed" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://nhl.cdn.neulion.net/u/videocenter/embed.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="383" quality="high" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashVars="catid=0&id=165384&server=http://video.penguins.nhl.com/videocenter/&pageurl=http://video.penguins.nhl.com/videocenter/&nlwa=http://app2.neulion.com/videocenter/nhl/"></embed></object>LetangLuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363078518324257161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424353744593562882.post-87201516011276572822012-03-16T18:27:00.003-04:002012-03-16T18:29:38.623-04:00Kris from today's practice in New Jersey 3-16-12Kris Letang<br />
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On how he feels:<br />
I feel pretty good. I try to get as much as I can in practice. It’s a different look on the power play so it’s fun to have another day of practice. It was a good practice and there’s a lot to take from it.<br />
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On the power play:<br />
You can’t be disappointed when you have Crosby, Malkin, Neal and Kunitz on the power play. It’s a fun look. That’s a lot of talent. It’s just a question of putting all of those things together. If we create chances we’ll be rewarded.<br />
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On if they’ll make too many passes on the PP:<br />
There is always a danger for that. You want to keep it simple in the beginning. Make sure you put the puck on net and create chances. At the same time, when you have players that can make those passes then you want them to do it.<br />
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On the Devils:<br />
We have to focus on our game plan and focus on ourselves, make sure we come ready to play. The rest will be taken care of, it’s just a question of being ready and doing the work.LetangLuvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363078518324257161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3424353744593562882.post-37925478425997349782012-03-16T18:08:00.001-04:002012-03-16T18:08:32.822-04:00New Pics of Kris March 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3EAJhuEKqaLYf9BeXkCRGPkv2e82ZtLsMwEaHqoNWufSZ1goQpY99J7yhVuA7s_Pqyf7DMRA01kBavlupwqGwBNH30bFA3EH8mDCgYQbJrp_hMRuC-ZURwvIUo5OmgMwPGVfZ2V4ekeO/s1600/58+and+29+in+penguin+hats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="214" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3EAJhuEKqaLYf9BeXkCRGPkv2e82ZtLsMwEaHqoNWufSZ1goQpY99J7yhVuA7s_Pqyf7DMRA01kBavlupwqGwBNH30bFA3EH8mDCgYQbJrp_hMRuC-ZURwvIUo5OmgMwPGVfZ2V4ekeO/s320/58+and+29+in+penguin+hats.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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