Seriously, was there a guy on that team without a shiner? Dios mio. The Flyers and the Maple Leafs faced off in London, Ontario blah blah blah. Dude, what kind of tranquilizer was Daniel Carcillo on last night? With no C in the lineup (which we thought was a classy move for both teams) Carcillo should have been wearing the D for Diplomat.

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Earlier today, the NHL announced  that HBO would be broadcasting a show focusing on the Winter Classic (ESPN mentions it as well). It’s similar to Hard Knocks, and be made up of 4, one hour episodes.  There was a live telephone conference at 2:30 today, in which NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman , NHL COO John Collins , and the President of HBO Sports Ross Greenburg all spoke, and then fielded some questions. Gary Bettman : He was fairly brief but fielded the majority of the questions, which I’ll get to below. He made the announcement that it would be a show on HBO and would culminate during the Winter Classic, featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals .

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I’m on the call right now, and will report on it as soon as the call ends. Come back soon for summary and analysis.

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Chris Pronger had knee surgery after the season, and wasn’t expected to join the team until either the end of training camp or the start of the regular season. Nobody seemed too concerned, because Pronger is a vet that always shows up in shape, and ready to go.  Now, he’s back at practice and a bit ahead of schedule.  But how worried should we really be?

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After a blacked out Monday night's blacked out hockey game, tonight is the first time I'll be watching Flyers hockey since June. A tilt tonight against the Maple Leafs is what we're celebrating. Well, it's what I'M celebrating at least. My google is asploding with hockey news.

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Goaltenders are an enigmatic breed. They have strange rituals, odd habits, and are generally known as head cases.

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Carnage. ( please note that I did not get permission from Tim Panaccio to use his patented single first sentence of a post/article technique ) We all saw Gladiator. We all know what's going on here. While we like our real lives to be filled with lottery winnings and carousel rides we also like to watch people fight in a controlled environment where there's no chance the base humanism might spill into your real world, or even possibly right onto your shirt

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