I visited a Penguins blog...may now have vd.

Visit Faceoff Factor for an exclusive interview with Cape Breton Screaming Eagles alum Joey Haddad and notes on development camp. The Penguins fans are now all drippy in their panties because they caught sight of Zach Sill. He has a tendency to do that- even to guys. This is what they have to say about Sill's time at development camp:

Passing and Breakout Drill:
"Eric Says: Another grinding forward that opened my eyes was Zack Sill. He was solid throughout the entire day, and started off with two quick goals on goaltender Patrick Killeen.
Zach Says: I also was surprised at the undrafted Zack Sill from Moncton and how easily he ripped apart Killeen and Thiessen. He was quick, made good passes and was at top speed the entire drill."

Third Drill, vs Defenceman:
"Zach Says: Zack Sill once again dominated this drill. First he took the puck behind the net, reversed direction, reversed again Crosby-style and Grant fell to the ice trying to keep up with him. Then he ran over Strait on his way to the net… just bull rushed him to the ice."

Scrimmage:
"Zach Says: Zack Sill was just as noticeable in the scrimmage because he was throwing the body, cycling the puck, backchecking and defensive awareness, and was just generally always around the puck. His line of Moon, Petersen, and Sill was often times holding the puck in the opposing zone for entire shifts at a time, similar to what we saw with the Cooke, Staal, and Kennedy line last season."

Forward of the day:
"Eric Says: I know Zach is going to say Caputi, so I’ll go with Zack Sill. He excelled in all facets of the game today."

There was no mention of Sill's fondness for kicky hats or lacrosse.

Gosh, it is like this blog post practically wrote itself. Ahhhhh plagarism!

They also really liked Despres and Veilleux. Despres was voted by both as the defencemen of the day. *sigh* It kinda feels like that ABBA song "the winner takes it all". Actually everything feels like an ABBA song lately, probably because I was forced to watch "Mama Mia". As a lady-person who is totally not into Rom-coms or musicals I gotta say - that movie BLEW, and not in the fun sexual way.


Next up on OMAM...my take on the 10 goalies invited to camp, the Montrealification of Richard Greer and Halifax's new bizzare attraction to Sea Dogs rejects. That's like 10 well padded robots I want to nuzzle and one guy who has seen Travis Fullerton in a state of undress. Why does it feel like the Mooseheads are turning into the reject 2007-2008 Sea Dogs?

Damn you Penguins

From the Truro Daily news:

"Zach Sill is one step closer to achieving his, and almost every other Canadian boy’s dream, of becoming a professional hockey player.

The 21-year-old Birch Hill resident has inked a one-year contract with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the top farm club of the Pittsburgh Penguins and a team Sill had a 25-game amateur tryout with last spring during its playoff run."

...and yes, he was invited to Penguins development camp. I don't care about penguins but I would like to see his waddle.

Damn, I hate the Penguins

...and the stupid fuckers keep pulling moves to try to make me like them. Moves like LeTang, Grant, Veilleux and NOW ZACH SILL.

According to an article published this morning in the Times and Transcript, Sill, a Nova Scotia native and sexy, sexy, overage MONSTER* for the Moncton Wildcats has signed a 25 game try out contract with the Wilkes Barr Scranton Penguins. I was hoping he would go the university route (just for me).

Maybe the Dirty Penguins decided that they needed him after they saw the way he could shut down Veilleux.

"He's coming off two tremendous seasons with us and I certainly think he's ready to play in the AHL. It will give him a chance to show Pittsburgh and other organizations where he fits in terms of pro hockey. For my money, he's certainly good enough to be a regular in the AHL next season.''

Sill was selected in the eighth round of the 2005 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft and he played two seasons for Moncton. He had 24 points, including nine goals, in 58 games this season and led the club with 224 hits.

MEOW

The native of Truro, N.S. is a two-way centre who's a fan favourite for his physical style of play. He's an energy player who excels in a checking role, kills penalties and chips in offensively.

Sill, who left for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Penn. on Sunday, will be a free agent after this season.

"He's an eighth-round draft pick who came into our league and progressed to the point where he's now a free agent who's drawing considerable NHL interest,'' said Flynn. "You have to give him lots of credit because he's worked hard for it.

Unsung Hero? What are your secret skills?

I am very serious about my Sill. I mean- have you seen his tongue? Ummmmmm I mean game... have you seen his game, yeah game!!!

Sill picture from the Moncton Wildcats website
* playoffs = too much Pierre McGuire