[UPDATE] Pre-Game Notes (Pittsburgh VS Florida)

[UPDATE] MIKE YEO
It appears that the stretcher in the coaches room after yesterday's game was for assistant coach Mike Yeo. The Penguins just announced that Yeo will not take part in today's game and doctors advised him to take the day to rest - he's hospitalized at a local hospital in Miami. They expect him to be released sometime tomorrow at which time he'll return to Pittsburgh.

“He wasn’t feeling well during the game,” Bylsma said. “We had him checked out by doctors. The tests were fine after the game. Again this morning, he was not feeling well after waking up and doing some work. We sent him to the hospital for preliminary tests. Those results are normal.

SERGEI GONCHAR - out again today
Gonchar is considered to be "day-to-day" and nothing yet on the Penguins webpage on whether or not he'll return to the lineup today against the Florida Panthers; I'll keep you posted when I hear of any word on this

LINE COMBINATIONS (projected)
Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis
Fedotenko-Malkin-Guerin
Cooke-Staal-Kennedy
Rupp-Adams-Talbot

Letang-Orpik
Eaton-Goligoski
McKee-Skoula

Brent Johnson Marc-Andre Fleury in goal

STRETCHER CARRIED INTO PENS' COACHES ROOM AT ST. PETE
According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, an EMT carried a stretcher into the dressing room reserved for coaches yesterday after the game at St. Pete's (could it possibly be another situation with President Davide Morehouse's heart?)

Bylsma's traditional postgame meeting with players was delayed by several minutes before he and assistant coach Tony Granato exited the coaches' room. An empty stretcher had been removed from that room when Bylsma addressed the media around 5:40 p.m., after the Penguins' 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Pressed for details on the stretcher incident by reporters, Bylsma shook his head and said, "No."

Florida Injury / Line INFO
Dmitry Kulikov (D), knee injury - missed the last two weeks with a knee injury
David Booth (F), concussion - IR
Kenndal McArdle (F), shoulder/arm - IR