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.
• Boy, what a time for Marc Methot to lose a contact ... right as Tomas Kopecky begins transforming into a Were-Hawk. [Getty]
• Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns the Los Angeles Kings, has a new stadium project called Farmers Field that's part of a serious bid for an NFL team in L.A. But what's really interesting, according to Life In Hockeywood: Its splashy introductory video includes a name-check and footage of the NHL Winter Classic. Hmmm ... [Life In Hockeywood]
• Great look at Anaheim Ducks attendance issues, as the team has seen its season-ticket base erode by 5,000 fans in the last four seasons. [OC Register]
• The Tampa Bay Lightning have placed goalie Mike Smith on waivers with the intention of sending him to the AHL. Said Yzerman: "If Smitty gets claimed, it's good for him. If he doesn't, he goes down and plays for us down there. We want to get him playing.'' [Lightning Strikes]
• Failing to find solutions in their own locker room, is it time for the Washington Capitals to make a major move to shake up the team? [Capitals Insider]
• Terry Pegula won't likely spend to the cap as Buffalo Sabres owner. Why would any Sabres fans want him to? [ESPN]
• Spector offers a great breakdown of a "salary rollback" and the next CBA negotiation. [Spector]
• In case you haven't heard, Pittsburgh Penguins center Jordan Staal's suspension has been taken away by the NHL for that sucker punch against the New York Rangers last night. Brandon Prust, however, gets to keep his Golden Globe for best supporting actor. [NHL]
• Who are the best defensemen available at the trade deadline? And can any of them help the Detroit Red Wings? [Winging It]
• In praise of Dave Bolland, who is heating up for the Chicago Blackhawks. [THN]
• Tom Wandell heads to injured reserve for the Dallas Stars. [Stars]
• The truculent Mike Brown and his mustache are given a three-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. [PPP]
• How things could go from bad to worse for the Ottawa Senators. Somehow, this isn't a story about replacing Bryan Murray with Darryl Sutter. [CBC Sports]
• Of course, it's always good to remember that's life outside of the rink to, for perspective: "Ottawa Senators assistant coach Luke Richardson is teaming up with an Ottawa hospital to raise awareness about teenage mental illness." [CP]
• The new HOTH/Bloge Salming/Down Goes Brown effort: Waiver Wire!
• David Booth of the Florida Panthers on the NHL creating more measures to ban contact with the head on hits: "I think that will raise a lot of heads, too and more people will be aware of it and that'll create more protection." Huh, "raising heads" ... maybe some of the players should look into that when entering the offensive zone. [TSN]
• Carolina Hurricanes center Jeff Skinner, who led all rookies in scoring with 14 points (nine goals, five assists), has been named the NHL Rookie of the Month for January. Kid was an absolute rock star in Raleigh. We bet he can walk into any bar and be handed a tall, cold glass of milk on the house. [NHL]
• The top-10 players who played at 40. Finally, a list that doesn't require having seen Jacques Plante in his prime. [THN]
• Zack Stortini passes through waivers for the Edmonton Oilers, will embrace the AHL. [Slam]
• From the Lightning: "In the third of a series of announcements focused on a complete brand and business transformation, the Tampa Bay Lightning unveiled a privately-funded $35 million capital expenditures plan to renovate and modernize the St. Pete Times Forum over the next 12 months. The project, which will complete an arena transformation project begun shortly after Chairman and Governor Jeff Vinik purchased the Lightning in March 2010, is aimed at improving the facility for fans, players, sponsorship partners and employees."
• Finally, seven-second mark of this video. Tim Thomas. Boston Bruins. BAD-ASS.
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