Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.
? Oh, Shop NHL. [via Ted Starkey]
? The latest from that mess in the desert: Glendale officials are (again) optimistic about closing the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes by the end of the year, and former San Jose Sharks CEO Greg Jamison doesn't want to use bond sales to fund his purchase effort and is "adamant about keeping the team in Glendale." [AZCentral]
? The 10 best games of the NHL regular season. Well, 24 if you count the 15 games on April 7. [THN]
? The Tim Thomas sandwich. How this isn't a porterhouse dunked in Sam Adams and sandwiched between two ribeyes is beyond us. [Days of Y'Orr]
? Jeff Marek on Sidney Crosby's health mystery: "There is a way to settle this all down and that's for Crosby himself to come out and update where he's at. And while this is not to cast any aspersions on the credibility of Brisson and Shero, they are in the business of protecting their client/star player. And while a statement from Crosby wouldn't make this story go away it certainly would sharpen the pencils around the story a little finer. " [Sportsnet]
? That sentiment is echoed by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review's Dejan Kovacevic: "I keep hearing from readers accusing the Penguins of being less than forthright about Crosby, or even of outright lying. Sorry, I'm not there. When I asked Lemieux and coach Dan Bylsma and, really, just about everyone at this event what they knew about Crosby, the shrugs were genuine. They don't know. Crosby isn't communicating with them much and, when he does, he apparently isn't sharing much." [Tribune]
? Here's a call to Elliot In The Morning (DC 101 in Washington) regarding Sidney Crosby's retirement. Some dude's uncle heard Mario say something in French at a restaurant. [Via reader Metal Nick]
? Rooting against Matt Cooke, despite his claims of reform. [Barstool Sports]
? The most random Rick Rypien tribute of all time? Lil Wayne, at a concert in Montreal. [NHL Hot List, NSFW language]
? The Washington Capitals have signed forward Stanislav Galiev to a three-year entry-level contract, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced Wednesday. [Capitals]
? The Florida Panthers are hosting a "Paint The Ice Red" event on Aug. 30. "As part of the event, the approximately 300 season ticket holders that have been with the Panthers since the franchise's inception will have the opportunity to take part in the ice painting process including painting the red line, blue lines, goal crease and more." And then they'll have the chance to mournfully stare at their seat in the arena one year before they can no longer afford to sit there any longer. [Panthers]
? Ville Leino at center has to be one of the more interesting gambles of the season for the Buffalo Sabres. [Sabres Noise]
? Brad May on hockey fighting and substance abuse: "Drinking alcohol is not a bad thing if you can control it, but if it controls you, that's when it's a bad thing. Sometimes when people drink they do it to get away from their fears or inhibitions." [Sportsnet]
? Speaking of drinking, NHL players have embraced BioSteel as their sports drink of choice. Money quote from trainer Matt Nichol: "Gatorade's got a league-wide deal and a lot more money than me. ? They're pretty smart. But I think you could probably drink a vodka soda out of the Gatorade bottle as long as it's in the right bottle." [Globe & Mail]
? Tom Renney on Nikolai Khabibulin for the Edmonton Oilers: "I certainly don't expect Nikolai Khabibulin to play 70 games. I'm not sure he can play 60. I'm not sure he can play 50. That's the great mystery here." Oh dear. [Cult of Hockey]
? First impressions of the NHL 12 demo: "Initialing a goalie fight is pretty easy, once your team takes the puck out of the zone, just simply free sake up past the blue line, and sometime after you cross that and before you hit the red line, you should activate the goalie fight. I'm not sure if this is available at any time of game, as I've only done it twice, both of which were near the end of games my team was losing by multiple goals." [Cluster Pucks]
? Finally, OMG IT'S REIM TIME:
James Reimer Autograph Signing at the Hockey Hall of Fame from Michael Briggs on Vimeo.
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