News You Can Use Late in the Day

1. Don't hold your breath waiting for an Oilers-Canucks deal. Kevin Lowe still seems ticked over the Nylander debacle.
2. Team Canada will unveil its new jerseys today in Toronto.
3. The Winnipeg Thrashers remain perfect at the Telus Cup. (I saw them play in the fall. Gritty little team)
4. Olaf Kolzig skipped the Capitals mandatory season ending meeting.
5. Stan Fischler likes the Rangers over the Penguins.
6. Damien Cox answers readers' questions.
7. EA Sports correctly predicted the first round of the playoffs. Click here for their second round predictions.
8. The Top 5 Avs-Wings playoff moments, brought to you by Youtube.
9. Kings' scout Robbie Laird offers his predictions on the 2nd Round.
10. Jeremy Roenick credits clean living for his resurgence.
11. Askmen.com features fitness tips from Chris Chelios.
12. John Buccigross with his thoughts on the first round.
13. Rory Boylen says people should stop criticizing Hockey Night in Canada.
14. Edward Fraser of the Hockey News hands out his 1st Round awards.
15. Brian Costello gives us 10 Players he didn't consider drafting in his playoff pool, but should have.
16. Have 7 minutes of your life that you are willing to waste? Watch Eklund's dog predict the 2nd round.
17. Sheldon Souray is blogging on the playoffs over at AskMen.com.
18. Memorial Cup History, 1932.
19. Terry Frei pronounces the Wings-Avs rivalry dead.
20. Team Canada adds Spezza, Heatley and Getzlaf. Team USA adds Mark Stuart and Adam Burish. BC standout Nathan Gerbe also garnered an invite.
21. Steven Stamkos tops the final rankings from Central Scouting. The complete list is here. A possible dark horse is #197, Edgars Lipsberg. Pure offensive talent, doesn't give a shit about defense.
22. Jim Kelley wonders if it is the GM, rather than the coaches who are to blame in Calgary.
23. Pierre Lebrun accurately captures the obvious; states the 2nd round will feature some tight series.
24. The always entertaining Darryl Reaugh introduces Stars fans to the Sharks' roster.
25. Ever see a goalie and a defenseman fight each other? What about if they are on the same team?

News You Can Use Late in the Day

1. Filed under "It Could Only Happen in the Perogy Belt", a brawl erupts at a senior game in Saskatchewan.
2. You stay classy Chris.Video of the incident here.
3. The ever amusing Jay Onrait live blogs the Leafs.
4. Mike Toth discusses his favorite goalies.
5. Damien Cox introduces us to the backup goalies of the NHL.
6. A TSN article examines the Canadiens chances of contending for the Stanley Cup.
7. A puff piece on Adam Burish.
8. Adrian Foster, a former "Who the hell is that?" pick of the New Jersey Devils, has found his game in the AHL.
9. The Army Black Knights won their first conference championship in 100 years. America, FUCK YEAH!
10. David Legwand gets probation for doing his Dany Heatley impression.
11. Pierre Lebrun wonders if 2003 was the best draft class ever.
12. The Rangers and Sean Avery were fined $25,000 and $2500, respectively, for last Sunday's water bottle incident.
13. Interesting story about the China Clipper.
14. Rory Boylen likes it rough.
15. A round up of stories from around the league.
16. The new neck guards aren't very popular in the OHL.
17. The Lightning Strikes blog makes a case for Tortorella staying in Tampa.
18. Just in case you want to hear Jarome Iginla's opinion on Hilary Lucifer Clinton and Saint Obama the Magnificently Awesome Saviour of Everything, here is a link.
19. Greg Wyshynski with an interesting look at suspensions in the NHL.
20. More news on the Kings, this time from a State of the Franchise meeting.
21. John Buccigross wants to talk to you about hockey.
22. David Amber interviews Peter Mueller.
23. Another installment of Jamie McClennan's blog from Japan.
24. The Year of the Ram doesn't end well.
25. Adam Proteau thinks hockey players should be more political.