Puck Headlines: Waiver wire buzzing; debating HOF 2010 class
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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.
Three quick notes: Our End of Decade series continues Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. If you missed last weekend’s 10 Most Brutal Injuries, check out it. Also: Jersey Fouls on Wednesday and our rumors chat will be held on Thursday this week.
• Bob McKenzie of TSN with waivers news: "Edmonton puts Steve MacIntyre(notes) on waivers. Buffalo puts Adam Mair(notes) on waivers. Washington’s Michael Nylander(notes) clears" waivers. MacIntyre has played five minutes in four games. Mair’s been a model citizen but a healthy scratch this season. He can help someone. Nylander … sheesh, what a mess. [@TSNBobMcKenzie]
• Video of Alex Ovechkin(notes) skating, shooting, not telling the media he’ll be out a month and forcing his team to correct their own player’s statement. Russia’s leading comedian now says he’ll miss a week. [Capitals Insider]
• Your Three Stars for last week in the NHL: Jarome Iginla(notes) of the Calgary Flames; Evgeni Nabokov(notes) of the San Jose Sharks; Chris Pronger(notes) of the Philadelphia Flyers. [NHL]
• Center Jonathan Toews(notes) and left wing Ben Eager(notes) are expected back for the Chicago Blackhawks tonight against the Los Angeles Kings. Toews missed six games with a concussion, during which he got dumber. Getting the captain back on the 3-for-35 power play will certainly be a welcome development for the Hawks. [Daily Herald]
• It’s Hall of Fame induction day in Toronto, as Steve Yzerman, Luc Robitaille, Brian Leetch, Brett Hull and Lou Lamoriello get their rings. More on the HOF later today. [Y! Sports]
• With the 2009 class ready for induction, attention naturally turns to the Hall of Fame Class of 2010, featuring Joe Nieuwendyk(notes) (shoo-in), John LeClair(notes), Peter Bondra(notes), Pierre Turgeon(notes) and Theo Fleury(notes), as well as holdovers like Dave Andreychuk, Dino Ciccarelli, Doug Gilmour and Pavel Bure. Oh, and some gentleman named Eric Lindros(notes), who Mike Zeisberger writes will be the most hotly debated candidate in recent memory. [Sun Media]
• Scott Clemmensen(notes) decides the best thing to do when the Florida Panthers are struggling is to throw his teammates under the bus. Coach Peter DeBoer: "I understand where a goaltender who has let in [12] goals in his last two starts would be frustrated, but it’s misdirected." [Sun Sentinel]
• With Cam Ward(notes) out at least a month with that lacerated leg, the Carolina Hurricanes turn to veteran goalie Manny Legace(notes) with a one-year contract. Smart move for the Canes, especially considering that Sarah Palin isn’t scheduled to visit North Carolina for quite some time. [CP]
• David Krejci(notes) could be back for the Boston Bruins against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday after suffering through H1N1. [Bruins Blog]
• Why does Penguins co-owner Ron Burkle need a $56 million loan? [LA Weekly]
• Wait, so you’re telling us that Phil Kessel(notes) hasn’t walked on water or cured any lepers yet? Curious. [Toronto Sports Media Blog]
• Should Ottawa fans feel shame for not supporting a minor league game in their arena over the weekend? [Off the Posts]
• Martin Biron(notes) vs. Dwayne Roloson(notes)! May the best goalie whose trade value hopefully rises to the point where the New York Islanders turn them into another asset win! [Lighthouse Hockey]
• BD Gallof with sad news about the end of Radek Martinek’s(notes) season and some Lighthouse Project tidbits. [Islanders Independent]
• Stormtroopers … Darth Vader … Chewbacca … Milan Lucic(notes) … this thing is a pepperoni pizza, a glass of scotch and a Scarlett Johansson away from our wildest dreams being fulfilled. [Bruins, via Puck Buddy Jeff Israel]
• We Hate It When Friends Fight, Part One: David Staples going after Adrian Dater’s Twitter claim that Edmonton is a "dog team" by saying that Denver is "America’s version of Calgary." [Avs Talk]
• We Hate It When Friends Fight, Part Two: George James Malik got sarcastic and bitter after his Detroit Red Wings lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and Pension Plan Puppets said "right back atcha" with a scathing response. [PPP]
• Giggy to the Leafs? The OC Register hears things. [OC Register]
• Roberto Luongo(notes) will be out a wee bit longer thanks to the flu. [Sun]
• UConn has a third jersey that’s spiffy. [UConn]
• Interesting piece on contraction by Mike Chen: "The only reasonable argument for contraction is because the economics of the league can’t support 30 teams, not because of talent. However, history has shown us time and again that teams can be successful in non-traditional locations if they’ve got strong ownership, they’re managed well, they’re coached well, and they draft well." [Chen]
• Elliotte Friedman on the Allan Walsh/Canadiens goaltending Twitter flap. [CBC Sports]
• Speaking of Twitter, the big news from the weekend. [@wyshynski]
• Finally, via FanHouse, the Max Talbot(notes) Superstar commercial series continues to amuse and bewilder:
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