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.
• "Blues Lose To Avalanche, Ruin 8-Year-Old's Birthday."
• Waiver wire madness! Calgary Flames put Ales Kotalik, Buffalo Sabres put Craig Rivet, Philadelphia Flyers put Nikolai Zherdev, Nashville Predators put Marek Svatos and New York Islanders put Jeremy Colliton on waivers. Rivet's an interesting name for contenders as a last-pairing option. [McKenzie]
• On the Zherdev front, Frank Seravalli had this: "General manager Paul Holmgren said Zherdev and his agent, Jay Grossman, requested that they try and find something else. Holmgren said there was not much interest in way of a trade. 'It had eroded to the point where they wanted to see what else is out there.'" [Frequent Flyers and more from Philly Sports Daily]
• Chris Burton on the Svatos move: "My guess is that either a forward is getting healthy (likely Goc) or a minor move is in the works. For now, though, let's wait and see." [On The Forecheck]
• For Rivet, via the Buffalo News: "Would someone pick up the veteran at this point? We'll see. If he goes unclaimed, that's when things get interesting. A buyout? An assignment to Portland? Rivet, by the way, was on the ice early for today's morning skate." [Sabres Edge]
• TSN's Darren Dreger on the Brad Richards issue for the Dallas Stars: "Sources say Dallas Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk is exploring interest in Brad Richards. The New York Rangers are believed to be among as many as six teams who have recently discussed the star centre's potential availability. This news doesn't mean Nieuwendyk has decided to trade Richards, who remains sidelined with concussion symptoms, but given the Stars' five-game losing skid and drop to 11th in the conference, trading Richards has become a strong possibility." [TSN]
• Mike Heika fires back on Stars Blog: "There are a lot of rumors out there, and Nieuwendyk would not talk about any of them, but I get the feeling it would take a huge offer for Richards to be traded. The Stars believe they can win with this lineup and they believe they can eventually re-sign Richards if they get a new owner." [Stars Blog]
• Cheer up, Gloomy Gus: Marian Gaborik's concussion might actually be a good thing for the New York Rangers. [The Blueshirts and Beyond]
• On the Pittsburgh Penguins trade front, Rob Rossi sees Corey Stillman being an option. Didn't we do this dance with Ray Whitney last season? [Chipped Ice]
• Finally! Coach Q's Mustache! Has Come Back To Chicago Practice! [ESPN Chicago]
• Seriously, no matter what happens, congrats to Ray Emery for making it back to the NHL with his call-up to the Anaheim Ducks. Hell of an achievement. Meanwhile, Jonas Hiller thinks he has vertigo. Countdown to Alfred Hitchcock Photoshops in 3 ... 2 ... [Ducks Blog]
• The National Hockey League is denying a Bloomberg report from Seoul that it is in talks with YouTube to stream live games. Asked about the report based on comments by Google executives, an NHL spokesperson said that "while Google is a valued partner, the NHL has never had any discussions with YouTube to stream live games." [Paid Content]
• Rick Dudley re-ups with the Atlanta Thrashers for a four-year extension. [Buffalo News]
• Really interesting stuff from Brooks Laich on The Sports Junkies radio show (via Caps Insider) regarding Bruce Boudreau and "losing the room": "Rightfully or wrongfully, this all falls on Bruce, [people say] he's not motivating the guys, well we're professionals, paid a lot of money to play hockey. If you can't motivate yourself, you're in the wrong business. You don't need somebody telling you, 'Oh, you need to be up for this game.' We're professionals that love to do what we do. There's no problem with motivation." [Capitals Insider]
• Capitals re-sign Matt Hendricks to a two-year, $1.6 million extension. [Japers' Rink]
• What in the World Is Wrong with Jamie Langenbrunner? [Bleacher Report via LA Times. Yes, seriously]
• Marco Sturm is back for the Los Angeles Kings. [Kings]
• Ten prospects that could move at the deadline, including Brayden Schenn. [The Hockey Writers]
• In Lou We Trust offers a hand guide to the trade deadline and the rumors business. [ILWT]
• Interesting stuff from Sports Illustrated, on the "Redemption of Mike Danton." [SI]
• More good news for the NHL on NBC and VERSUS: "NBC Sports and VERSUS generated viewership milestones for the combined nine hours of hockey coverage this past Sunday with the inaugural ‘Hockey Day in America' on NBC followed by the 2011 Heritage Classic on VERSUS. NBC Sports' coverage of Penguins-Blackhawks, the second game of "Hockey Day in America" which went head-to-head with the Daytona 500, was watched by 1.9 million viewers, making it the most-watched non-Winter Classic NHL regular-season game in five years (1/14/06, three-game regional on NBC, 2.0 million). The game also posted a 1.1 rating, tied with last year's Penguins-Capitals (2/7) for the highest regular-season non-Winter Classic NHL game in four years (3/4/07, three-game regional on NBC, 1.2). The game peaked at a 1.9 rating for its final half hour. Viewership for Sunday's NHL regional coverage on NBC is not yet available."
• Brian Elliott joins the Avalanche and will start Wednesday night. [NHL]
• Flyers GM Paul Holmgren calls out Scottie Upshall for his hit on Oskars Bartulis on Tuesday night: "It was a late hit, and depending on how Oskars is, yes, I have a little bit of a problem with it. It's not really like Scottie to do that." [Delaware Online]
• The Boston Bruins have Shane Hnidy trying out for them, hoping to catch on for their blue line. Good player; just don't expect to see him play Hnight after Hnight. [Bruins Blog]
• Gruesome story about a fight during a game in which a goalie's paddle was used "like a baseball bat" to pummel a player. [Taunton Daily Gazette]
• Finally, it's Craig Conroy vs. Rolfe The Promo Guy in Wii NHL Slap Shot:
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