WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Eric Tangradi had planned to be at Heinz Field for the Steelers' game against Philadelphia Sunday. Not anymore. Tangradi also was intent upon contending for a permanent spot on the Penguins' major-league roster for the coming season, and that's not happening, either. Not yet, anyway. And that's the primary reason Tangradi, a Philadelphia native, will have to settle for watching the Steelers and Eagles on TV. He is one of dozens of young players who have ended up in American Hockey League training camps recently because of the lockout that has shut down the NHL the past three weeks. Consequently, he expects to be participating in a practice in...
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