Begin, still hurt will not start vs. Pittsburgh

Steve Begin has met the press yesterday about his eventual return in the lineup and has declared he is about 85% after yesterday's free practice. So he will not face the Pittsburgh Penguins this week. Begin has now missed the last 8 weeks of play due to a back and a leg injury.

''Right now my starts look just like Guillaume Latendresse's starts!'' said Begin in a joke as Latendresse was walking in the lockeroom, making everybody including the press laugh.

He said that he could make a return sunday but this is still uncertain. The decision will be taken by head coach Guy Carbonneau.