Sidney Crosby celebrated his 27th birthday by dumping ice water on himself. For charity. [CBS Sports]
The Penguins re-signed center Brandon Sutter to a reasonable contract. [The Province]
Alex Burrows takes one for the team. [Sportsnet]
What does the future hold for Justin Schultz? [Lowe Tide]
The Edmonton Oilers really want to get better, so they hired a blogger to help with analytics. [Edmonton Journal]
Florida Panthers rookie Aaron Ekblad suffered a concussion at Team Canada’s development camp. [Toronto Star]
Like with the NBA earlier this week, the incident raises the age-old question of whether or not players should participate in International events. [Too Many Men on the Site]
The San Jose Sharks are getting an outdoor game. [Blades of Teal]
What should the Senators do with Bobby Ryan? [Silver Seven Sens]
Don’t be scared of long-term contracts to star players. [Grantland]
Flyers defenceman Kimmo Timonen is out indefinitely with a blot clot issue. [CBC]
So the team signed Michael Del Zotto to fill the void. [York Region]
How dare the Habs logo not be the best? [Montreal Gazette]
The Kings may not be able to keep their Conn Smythe winner. [The Hockey News]
And finally, watch Crosby and his friends wreak havoc on some poor goalie. [You Tube]
This stuff of “whether or not players should participate in International events” is the biggest nonsense ever. Players don’t get injured playing in the NHL? Brent Sopel picked up a back injury raising his son, what should we do, sterilize players when they get signed to an ELC?