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2009, when Sidney went down and he kind of took over and was playing unbelievable," Pens defenseman Kris Letang said of Malkin. "But I think his game is better than it was two years ago. I think he's playing great hockey and it's the first time I've...
To Kunitz's right, Pittsburgh Penguins teammate Evgeni Malkin screamed for the puck. To Kunitz's left, James Neal lurked waiting for a drop pass. A pair of Tampa Bay defensemen, seeing the NHL's leading scorer on one wing skated to cut Malkin off, left...
New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur (30) makes a save on a shot by Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz (14) as Mark Fayne (29) looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Newark, N.J. The Devils won 5-2. View Photo »
We kind of complement each other and do the same types of things ... It's great to see him achieving close to career bests.
Pa. To Kunitz's right, Pittsburgh Penguins teammate Evgeni Malkin screamed for the puck. To Kunitz's left, James Neal lurked waiting for a drop pass. A pair of Tampa Bay defencemen, seeing the NHL's leading scorer on one wing skated to cut Malkin off,...
Pa. To Kunitz's right, Pittsburgh Penguins teammate Evgeni Malkin screamed for the puck. To Kunitz's left, James Neal lurked waiting for a drop pass. A pair of Tampa Bay defencemen, seeing the NHL's leading scorer on one wing skated to cut Malkin off,...
Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz, right, takes a shot against New Jersey Devils' Bryce Salvador during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Newark, N.J. View Photo »
I think when guys are out of the lineup and he got chances at new things, but when he got those opportunities he made the most of it
They are in position to turn in the best year in program history, and good for them. Bob Daniels's teams have always played an interesting up-tempo style of hockey and if they had a bastard or two along the way at least they were bastards who scored a...
February. Forced to work harder than ever in the off-season just to play again, Malkin became more driven, more committed to his craft. As several teammates said, being merely good wasn't nearly good enough for him. "I think sitting down for almost half...
Chris Kunitz (born September 26, 1979 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing with the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Full Article
New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur (30) makes a save on a shot by Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz (14) as Mark Fayne (29) looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Newark, N.J. The Devils won 5-2.
View Photo »In this photo shot with a fisheye lens, Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz crowds Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas as he makes a save during the first period of Pittsburgh's 2-1 win in an NHL hockey game in Boston Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.
View Photo »Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz, right, scores the game winning goal in a shoot out against St. Louis Blues' goalie Brian Elliot (1) in an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, in St. Louis.
View Photo »Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz (L) fights Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty (67) in the first period of their NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 20, 2012.
View Photo »Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz (14) fights with Montreal Canadiens' Max Pacioretty in first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. The Penguins won 5-4 in a shootout.
View Photo »Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (top L) scores the game-tying goal against Toronto Maple Leafs' goalie Jonas Gustavsson (top R) as Penguins' Chris Kunitz (2nd L) looks on with 6.6 seconds left in the third period of their NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 31, 2012.
View Photo »Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz (14) skates past New York Rangers' Ryan Callahan (24) with the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in New York.
View Photo »Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz, second from right, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal as New York Rangers' Ryan Callahan, left, skates away during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in New York.
View Photo »Alexander Ovechkin (L) of the Washington Capitals is pushed to the ice by Chris Kunitz (R) of the Pittsburgh Penguins as James Neal positions in front of the goal during their NHL hockey game in Washington January 11, 2012.
View Photo »Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz (14) tries to get off a shot as Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson (41) dives to make the save during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012.
View Photo »PITTSBURGH, PA - JANUARY 07: Chris Kunitz #14 of the Pittsburgh Penguins warms up before the NHL game against the New Jersey Devils at Consol Energy Center on January 7, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
View Photo »Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz (14) is wedged between New Jersey Devils' Mark Fayne, right, and goalie Martin Brodeur (30) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012.
View Photo »Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz (L) reacts as he realizes that teammate James Neal's goal against New York Rangers Henrik Lundqvist (30) was ruled no good due to Kunitz' incidental contact with Lundqvist in the third period of their NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania January 6,...
View Photo »NEWARK, NJ - DECEMBER 31: Chris Kunitz #14 of the Pittsburgh Penguins leaps backwards as he checks David Clarkson #23 of the New Jersey Devils in the second period of an NHL hockey game at Prudential Center on December 31, 2011 in Newark, New Jersey.
View Photo »Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz (14) and Steve Sullivan celebrate Jordan Staal's goal (not shown) as Winnipeg Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec lays on the ice during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Winnipeg December 23, 2011.
View Photo »Winnipeg Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec makes a save as Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz (C) is pushed by Jets' Mark Stuart during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Winnipeg December 23, 2011.
View Photo »Pittsburgh Penguins' forwards Chris Kunitz (14) and Steve Sullivan (26) celebrate Jordan Staal's (11) goal on Winnipeg Jets' goaltender Ondrej Pavelec (31) during third-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011.
View Photo »Pittsburgh Penguins forward Chris Kunitz (14) goes down to block a shot against the Winnipeg Jets during second-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011.
View Photo »Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz (14) celebrates his first period goal with Evgeni Malkin during an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Pittsburgh Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011.
View Photo »Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz (14) gets a first period goal past Chicago Blackhawks goalie Ray Emery (30) during an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011.
View Photo »OTTAWA, CANADA - DECEMBER 16: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates his second period goal against the Ottawa Senators with team mates Brooks Orpik #44 and Chris Kunitz #14 during an NHL game at Scotiabank Place on December 16, 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
View Photo »UNIONDALE, NY - DECEMBER 10: Paul Martin #7 of the Pittsburgh Penguins (L) scores at 10:10 of the third period and is joined by Evgeni Malkin #71 (C) and Chris Kunitz #14 (R) at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on December 10, 2011 in Uniondale, New York. The Penguins defeated the...
View Photo »Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz, left, Evgeni Malkin (71) and James Neal (18) celebrates Neal's goal as New York Islanders left wing Brian Rolston (11) reacts in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, in Uniondale, N.Y.
View Photo »PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 08: Chris Kunitz #14 and James Neal #18 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate a goal by Neal against the Philadelphia Flyers in the second period of an NHL hockey game at Wells Fargo Center on December 8, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
View Photo »PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 08: Goalie Ilya Bryzgalov #30 of the Philadelphia Flyers makes a save on a shot by Chris Kunitz #14 of the Pittsburgh Penguins late in the third period of an NHL hockey game at Wells Fargo Center on December 8, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
View Photo »New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur (30) makes a save on a shot by Pittsburgh Penguins' Chris Kunitz (14) as Mark Fayne (29) looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Newark, N.J. The Devils won 5-2.
View Photo »We kind of complement each other and do the same types of things ... It's great to see him achieving close to career bests.
I think when guys are out of the lineup and he got chances at new things, but when he got those opportunities he made the most of it
He's a key to our penalty kill and we've seen this year he's been able to play the point in the power play ... He's got speed which is a deadly weapon with his ability to get in on plays have a feel for where the puck is going.
That’s just the kind of player he is. He kind of demands the puck ... He doesn’t yell for it. But the way he skates, and the space he creates, you kind of want to get him the puck early.
You hear him get smashed up against the boards, and everyone looked down there
I think the media caused a big stir, so it was kind of a season-opener or a playoff-type atmosphere ... You definitely had a lot of energy in the building. It brought a different emotion to our game.
You think what could have happened or you weren't sure how he would react to it, but he's a world-class player so he's already a head above most guys in the League anyway ... Tonight he went out with little rust and went right back to being his normal self. I think to watch him score the first one and g...
We played a great game ... Our D played great, blocked a lot of shots. Our PK was great. Our PP scored a goal for us. All around, it was a great game and it was great to have Sid back, our captain and our leader.
It was great to have Sid back, our captain and our leader
He's always had that special skill set ... We've seen it for months now.
We know there’s going to be a little bit of an adjustment period ... You got to get out there, you got to work hard and do the things that help us play on his line. Those are the things that makes us successful.
Just take it back to the same routine as you had before
I'm not fearful for him. As long as he feels ready that's when the mind lets the body feel at ease
If he's got the puck on his stick, he's learned that it's hard to take it off a guy his size
