Probably should be concerned about a few things.

If this were 2006.

But the truth is this. No matter what anyone says, they're always will be those people that flip out after losses. And they're always be people like us, that could care less.

So no need to make the lame "fire Disco," or "trade staal," jokes. Like that stopped being funny five years ago.

Pens are going to at least lose 20 more games this season. Carolina is the most meaningless team in the NHL. Getting up to play them is like touching yourself while thinking about your grandma getting raccoon goggles.

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Sidney Crosby is back in the lineup and will play tonight.

Goligoski and Kunitz are skating as well.

Today was the first time in a long while that every Penguins regular took the ice for practice.

But don't talk to the Carolina Hurricanes about injuries.

Earlier in the season Eric Staal missed significant time.

Cam Ward hasn't played since early November.

And the injuries show in Carolina's record.

The Hurricanes, who made it to the Eastern Conference Final against the Penguins last year, are 6-17-5 this season.

They have fewer points than any other team in the league.

But that's no reason to go easy on them.

The Penguins defeated the Hurricanes in a shootout back in October.

You may also remember a little playoff series they played against one another.

From the Toronto Star:

The Hart Memorial Trophy, for the most valuable player, would be named instead after Gordie Howe. The Art Ross, for scoring, would be named after Wayne Gretzky, the most prolific scorer in league history.

The Norris trophy, given to the NHL's top defenceman, would be named after Bobby Orr, who revolutionized the position. The Calder trophy, for rookie of the year, would be named after Pittsburgh great Mario Lemieux.

"It's nothing more than an idea being kicked around at this point in time," said NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly.

So who would they rename the Lady Byng after?

Probably not Daniel Carcillo.

He's been suspended for four games.

Should the NHL rename the trophies?

The case for the name changes is that some of the awards were named after owners and executives, rather than players.

People also believe that renaming the trophies after more recent, well-known players would make them more relevant.

Obviously, the opposing side feels that the current names are a part of the league's tradition and should remain the same.

Will the Hart and the Norris go the way of the Patrick Division and the Wales Conference?

Should they?

BILL S. spotted this at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

First off, having Crosby in this game probably would not have made a difference. More than two-thirds of NHL teams don't have a Malkin or Crosby, let alone two of them. Complaining the Pens were missing one of their superstars means you're a whiny bitch. Blackhawks goalie Antfarm was lights out. It took the Pens having 6 guys on the ice and an unconventional faceoff setup to even tie the game. If antfarm didn't do coke before the game, the Pens win this one skating away.

Just think what a Pens-Blackhawks SCF would be like. The last two seasons, the Pens have gotten to the Finals and essentially had to play down to Detroit's boring game. That's not to say the past two Finals haven't been exciting, but Pens-Blackhawks would be edge-of-your-seat hockey every minute of every game.

When the Pens played the Blackhawks last season, we said this: "If we respected every team like we do Chicago, we wouldn't have a blog."

After this one, we still respect Chicago, but they are jokes. Duncan Keith is a goon, Patrick Kane is annoying, and we were unaware of the new NHL rules that you don't have to call penalties on Jonathan Toews. You can really can grow to hate a team like the Blackhawks. And that is a good thing. This was almost the first time all season the good old-fashioned hatred was felt. In the end, the Pens pulled another point from the jaws of defeat. They had earned it. We aren't even pissed the Pens lost. It was the most exciting low-scoring game in 5 years. It made us glad we're hockey fans.

Another reason to be happy you're a hockey fan is Mark Letestu. He was making some pretty creative moves with the puck, setting up people everywhere. Not to mention that Disco and/or Yeo puts him out on the ice to win the biggest face-off Letestu's probably ever taken. And Letestu won it.

Letestu did more with his ice time in one game than Bourque did in all his time with the Penguins. That's why we hated Chris Bourque. Speaking of which, guess who scored 4 minutes into his debut with Washington's AHL Hershey Bears, scored the game-winner, and got the first star of the game?

Joke. Just unbelievable.

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It's difficult to dislike the Chicago Blackhawks.

At least it was until the summer.

On July 1st, the 'Hawks signed Marian Hossa to a huge 12-year, $62.8 million dollar contract.

That deal put some financial strain on the team.

It got bad enough  that the 'Hawks had to send out Patrick Kane to shake down a cab driver for change.

Regardless, the Blackhawks are a fast, exciting team.

The game the Pens played in Chicago last season was great stuff and definitely fun to watch.

As we mentioned earlier, Crosby is going to sit this game out with a sore groin.

"My groin is bothering me a bit," Crosby said. "I won't be playing tonight. It's something that's been bothering me for three or four days and I'm going to sit this one out.

It was pretty obvious that Sid was hurting.

All he did was score a measly 11 points in the last three games.

Letang did not skate this morning, but he will likely play tonight.

Mark Letestu has been recalled from WBS.

Chris Bourque's time in the Penguins organization is over.

The Capitals picked him up off waivers.

No use even watching the rest of this NHL season.  We know what's going to happen. Bourque's gonna score some goal against the Pens that is going to hurt the Pens' chances to get into the playoffs/advance in the playoffs.

Crosby is celebrating this news by taking Saturday night off.

He has a groin injury.