The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Jake Gardiner to a five-year contract extension. [Too Many Men on the Site]
According to Trevor Linden, the fighting culture in hockey has a lot to do with the Don Cherry mentality and influence. [The Score]
Meanwhile, Linden is learning about the plight of Twitter the hard way. [The Province]
Should Darnell Nurse play in the NHL this season? [Oilers Rig]
More opinion on the blueline situation in Edmonton. [Copper and Blue]
Nail Yakupov has decided to change his number for the upcoming season. Oilers fans just hope it makes him play better. [Edmonton Sun]
Carolina’s Eric Staal has surgery, should be ready for the start of the season. [CBC]
The Winnipeg Jets came to terms with Michael Frolik. [Give Me Sport]
Scott Hartnell wants to make his mark in Columbus. Likely a bite mark. [Fox Sports]
The NHL will see an Australian born player on its ice for the first time in history. [Washington Post]
New Capitals bench boss is excited for the challenge of coaching Ovechkin and co. [NHL]
P.K Subban is looking at $8.5 million as an annual salary. The Habs are thinking lower. [NESN]
Penguins RFA Nick Spaling wants more money than the team would like to give him. [Pens Labyrinth]
And finally, we give you Dustin Brown vs. Fed Ex. No word on whether or not Brown took out the delivery guys knee when he came to the door. [Puck Daddy]
If you want your team to win a Cup then you don’t want them to carry a “heavy” nor fight all that frequently.
LA Kings = no heavy, 21st in fighting majors.
CHI Blackhawks = no heavy, 27th in fighting majors.
The game is changing.
Why “blame” anybody for fighting in the NHL? how many people watch MMA matches, which is just a couple guys beating the holy hell out of each other? It’s an air of excitement and unpredictability. It’s about players policing themselves and solving problems instantly. Can we stop making a manly game so frigging PC, please?