Team News: Monday

According to the Penguins webpage:

• Ruslan Fedotenko was given the day off to rest today and will return to practice tomorrow
  

  "It’s related to the bumps and bruises of the game," Bylsma said. "But again, it’s a maintenance day and plan to see him on the ice tomorrow."

• the team practiced in their blue uniforms today in order to break them in prior to wearing them later on this month -- after having such a bad record with these alternate jerseys and even cancelling a few of the last dates they were to wear them last season, I'm not sure why they're bringing them back this season


• the telecast of the Pens season home-opener on FSN - Pittsburgh last Friday set a record for the network; the last record that was set was back in 2005 when Sidney Crosby played his first game as a Penguin (7.1 compared to this record of 10.5)

“Friday night defied ordinary on FSN,” said Ted Black, Senior VP/General Manager, FSN Pittsburgh. “Our ability to showcase the Stanley Cup banner raising ceremony and Coach Bylsma’s team pregame talk was a truly unique opportunity for fans and they proved that by the record number who tuned in for the opening season game on FSN Pittsburgh.”