Zigomanis participates in a full practice on Monday.

Yesterday, Mike Zogomanis went through a full practice in the afternoon. He practiced on a line with Eric Godard and Petr Sykora. Though Zigomanis went through a full practice and a rumor says that he could be taken off of IR in a couple days, it is not sure whether he will be considered to be put back in the lineup.

Sykora expected to continue to sit out for game 1.

Bylsma has indicated that Sykora will get back into the lineup, but it does not appear likely to happen in game 1 Saturday. Satan is still in. Also, there is some speculation that when Sykora does get back in the lineup, it won't be in the place of Satan, it may be in the place of Craig Adams.
Eric Godard likely won't see game time due to Donald Brashear's 6 game suspension that has 5 games left to it.
Alexander Ovechkin not practicing today, but the Caps say it is just a rest and that he is not injured.

Minor lineup changes.

Matt Cooke will trade places with Ruslan Fedotenko, at least that is how it was in practice today and Eric Godard will take Craig Adams' place. Philippe Boucher will not be back tonight.
Marc Andre Fleury will be in net tonight.

Godard and Staal visit Children's Home.

On Tuesday, Eric Godard and Jordan Staal visited Children's Home and Lemieux Family Center. The idea was Godard's and was organized with the help of the Penguins relations staff. The players enjoyed making the children happy and putting smiles on their faces. They played games, finger painted, and pushed kids on a swing set during their visit.
Nice to see that the players think of making a difference in a child's life even if it is something as small as finger painting.

http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=415257

Pens face Philadelphia tonight.

The Penguins take on the Flyers tonight. Malkin and Crosby are expected to start the game on the same line to get things going, just like the last game when each player had a goal and an assist each. This time Matt Cooke will be given a shot on a line with Sid and Geno.
Bissonnette was called up from the Baby Pens and is believed to be playing on the fourth line with Dustin Jefferey and Eric Godard, a pretty physical line. Could be a good line against our rival Flyers.
I won't talk about the Pens woes, we are all well aware of them. So, Good Luck Pens!

Dupuis will not be playing tonight.

Pens players deliver turkeys.

Brooks Orpik, Kris Letang, and Eric Godard distributed holiday turkeys to underprivileged families today in the Hill District. The Pens were happy to help out and all agree that it is nice to put smiles on people's faces and makes them feel better. Brooks Orpik described the event as "humbling" and says it helps him to be more thankful and not take anything for granted.

http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=394205

Malkin and Crosby no longer together on top unit.

http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=389299

Therrien shuffled lines in practice today following the upsetting loss to the San Jose Sharks.
Sidney Crosby will now be skating with Dupuis and Fedotenko. The second line will consist Malkin skating with Sykora and Cooke. Third line will be Tyler Kennedy-Jordan Staal-Miroslav Satan, and the fourth line :Paul Bissonnette-Mike Zigomanis-Eric Godard.
I am happy to see Malkin and Sykora back together, hopefully they can add the firepower they have had in the past. We need it!

Gill practiced with the team, but status for tomorrow night's game against the Phoenix Coyotes is still unknown.
Talbot did not practice with the team today and his status is also unknown.

Scavenger Hunt in Sweden.

The Pens have had a rushed preseason schedule and that also means less time for team bonding. However, Pens management found a way of fitting it into their cramped schedule. What better way than team scavenger hunts in Sweden?
http://fans.nhl.com/groups/Bridgestone_NHL_Premiere_2008__Stockholm/blogs/21091
The link is a blog from an NHL.com writer about his adventure with "Team Volvo," which consisted of Hal Gill, Evgeni Malkin, Eric Godard, and John Curry. They finished well behind the other groups, it took them over 4 hours to complete the hunt! However, Gill made sure it was not boring. Cracking jokes and carrying around a viking horn made the journey that much more fun for this group! It was also great for sightseeing, as part of its purpose other then bonding, and they were all over taking a bus ride and a boat ride and of course walking.
Here are some links for photos from "Team Volvo's" journey and other teams as well from NHL.com and feel free to look through more on NHL.com.

http://fans.nhl.com/groups/Bridgestone_NHL_Premiere_2008__Stockholm/photos/89757
http://fans.nhl.com/groups/Bridgestone_NHL_Premiere_2008__Stockholm/photos/89758
http://fans.nhl.com/groups/Bridgestone_NHL_Premiere_2008__Stockholm/photos/89759
http://fans.nhl.com/groups/Bridgestone_NHL_Premiere_2008__Stockholm/photos/89760