The lion's share of the analysis has been done, but I'll pass along any other stuff I find concerning breakdowns of the Halak deal.
Blues News:
- Lars hopes to make an impact with the Habs.
- Jeff Gordon, alleged "Hockey Guy," states the obvious: In acquiring a long-term netminder, the Blues gave up some scoring potential that will need to be replaced.
- Since he's the agent for Perron, Polak, and the newly acquired Halak, it might be worth keeping an eye on Allan Walsh's twitter account.
NHL News:
- Puck Daddy has many videos of the recently retired Rob Blake giving various people some what for throughout his career. One of 'em is Tomas Holmstrom getting his shit ruined!
- Coming soon: A play based on the life and times of Theo Fleury. His over the top goal celebration with Calgary is going to be damn hard to re-create.
- The owners of the Thrashers don't plan to sell. Penny for your thoughts, Hildy?
- The blindsite hit rule has been finalized.
- Paul Henderson, of '72 Summit Series fame, may have his jersey return to his native Canada if a company in BC has anything to do with it.
Other Stuff:
- Holy shit holy shit Spectr found a working lightsaber!
- A guide to the clowns behind laptops at the coffee shop.
Video:
File this under the "So stupid it's funny" file.
Die Hard kept me entertained on TNT while I put together these links. Yippie ki yay, Game Timers mother fuckers. Since it was censored last night, I'll make up for it now.
That's all for now. See you Sunday.
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