Henrik Lundqvist?s casual F-bomb probably the highlight of 2012 NHL Awards (VIDEO)

New York Rangers star Henrik Lundqvist was crowned the Vezina Trophy winner on Wednesday night as the League's top goaltender, as NHL shooters rarely slipped one by him.

During his acceptance speech, it was Lundqvist's turn to slip one by someone -- the censors. Listen to the casual, under his breath F-bomb from King Henrik as he mulled his next thank you (Warning: NSFW for strong language. Obviously.)

Jonathan Quick, whom Lundqvist defeated for the Vezina, infamously dropped F-bombs after the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup and during their parade celebration at Staples Center. Actor Matthew Perry opened the show by jokingly mentioning to Quick that the show was on a 7-second delay in case he decided to get salty again.

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It's a Wednesday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more:

Special Guest Stars: Andi Petrillo of Hockey Night in Canada joins us from Vegas to talk NHL Awards; and Dave Burstyn of McKeen's joins us to talk NHL Draft.

? In which Marek and Wysh discuss Erik Karlsson's contract and Josh Harding's deal.

? Bobby Ryan on the block, Jordan Staal off the block?

? The return of Hologram Bill Masterton!

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Email your answers to puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com or tweet them with the hashtag #MvsW to either @jeffmarek or @wyshynski.

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NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins Looking to Add Ryan Suter

Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero seems intent on making some big moves this offseason.

After making noise by trading one of the best two-way centers in the NHL in Jordan Staal last night to the Carolina Hurricanes, Shero wound up with two first-round selections, which he used to bolster the Pens' defensive depth by drafting both Derrick Pouliot and Olli Maatta.

Now, it appears as though Shero may not be done.

According to The Score (a Toronto-based sports network), Shero may have just leaped into the Ryan Suter sweepstakes and is interested in acquiring his negotiating rights from the Nashville Predators.

 

Report: The Pittsburgh Penguins are actively pursuing the rights to Nashville Predators D-man Ryan Suter. - thesco.re/LI5kjT

— The Score (@theScore) June 23, 2012

CSN Philadelphia also reported Pittsburgh's interest in Ryan Suter's negotiating rights just a few hours ago.

These rumors were surely fueled by the announcement that Ray Shero had shipped veteran defenseman Zbynek Michalek (and his $4 million cap hit) to Phoenix for goalie prospect Marc Cheverie and the 81st overall pick in this year's draft (the Penguins would go on to draft Oskar Sundqvist with that pick) following last night's opening round of the draft.

 

To sum up Pittsburgh's moves, Shero managed to dump $8 million worth of cap space in Jordan Staal and Zbynek Michalek, bringing back prospects Brian Dumoulin and Marc Cheverie, draft picks and Brandon Sutter (whose cap hit totals less than $2.1 million).

Now, with over $14.5 million in cap space, Pittsburgh could be in a great position to acquire Suter's rights and sign the 27-year-old All-Star to a long-term deal at a considerable price.

Should Shero manage to pry Suter away from the apparent front-runner Detroit Red Wings, he will have instantly turned his Penguins squad into legitimate Stanley Cup contenders.

With plenty of defensive prospects in the Penguins' system as well (Derrick Pouliot, Simon Despres, Olli Maatta, Brian Dumoulin and Joe Morrow to name a few), Suter would provide top-notch mentorship going forward.

And imagine a power play consisting of Sidney Crosby, James Neal, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang and Ryan Suter. What a potent attack that would be!

It could be that thought that pushed Shero to get busy on Friday night and clear the necessary cap space to bring in a top-tier free agent like Ryan Suter.

 

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Teemu Selanne back with Anaheim Ducks next season, according to Finnish report

With the retirement of Nicklas Lidstrom, the number of active NHL 94 players decreased yet again. This is obviously the most important reason why Teemu Selanne should continue his NHL career ? you know, along with the whole being really good for the Anaheim Ducks and Hall of Fame numbers things.

Veikkaaja Magazine (terrible translation here; better synopsis here) reports that Selanne has decided to continue his NHL career for one more season in Anaheim.

Barring some freak Sami Salo-esque injury, he'll tell the Ducks formally in July or August.

Now, keep in mind this is one report. Other recent ones are a little cloudier about Selanne's return.

From Finnish sportswriter Matias Strozyk:

"Sel�nne answers to Ducks by July. They'll let him choose a desired post-retirement job in the organization. Mentions Robitaille's Kings job. No, doesn't mean Sel�nne retires now. He just said that he has the opportunity once done. Wants to do sales/consulting/representation with Ducks."

Via Jen Neale of Anaheim Calling, here's Ducks GM Bob Murray on Selanne on Monday:

Saw him a couple days ago, before he went back to Finland. He looks good. BM thinks Teemu is waiting to see what the team does over the 'next three weeks'. He's used to this process by now.

So the signs are pointing to another year of Teemu in the NHL. He has 663 career goals, and scored 26 last season; he's chasing Jaromir Jagr (665), Luc Robitaille (668), Mario Lemieux (690) and Steve Yzerman (692) and Mark Messsier (694) on the all-time list. You're all on notice.

s/t PG Marsh.

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