We are sad. No more Colby or Erik on our beloved Pittsburgh Penguins. Army (Colby Armstrong) came up through our AHL team and always seemed to play with his heart and soul. Erik, while much quieter off the ice, had a wicked shoot-out shot and while he was out for the last several weeks with an injury, he too will be missed.

I know everybody is excited about Hossa coming here - but I’m going to miss Army & Erik.

Army was one of the few players to dish it right back to Paul Steigerwald (the host) of the local “Inside Penguins” tv show. Paul has a tendency to be downright rude and obnoxious to the players being interviewed and Colby dished it right back to him - but funnier than Paul ever is.

I can hope that we get Army back this summer in some other trade (without losing anybody else that’s been here). He plays so well with Sidney - and they’re close friends and roommates when the team travels. I just hated to see the team chemistry so disrupted.

It’s going to be weird to see him playing with the Atlanta Thrashers here in Mellon Arena on March 2nd. But hopefully Hossa and the other guy who is coming with him (see how much I pay attention!) fit in and we have a good run at the Cup.

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