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No Consensus On Hall - Larsson Deal?  

He said: It Hasn't Paid Off
She said: The Gamble Looks Smart
All I know is that Hall is producing at a point-a-game clip and The Oilers defense is still dogshit, but what the hell do I know?

Once A Bruin Always A Bruin?

Ex-Bruin Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge
I get that Kevin Stevens is a Mass. boy, but I'll bet most people don't even remember the 41 Games he played as a Bruin.  Weird choice of associations, there.

We Don't "Do" Vancouver

Canucks Fourth Line are Teh Awesome
This is not so much about the game or The Canucks' bottom three, but rather this: SportsNet has nothing up today about the Canucks' game last night.  It's like it didn't happen or, better yet, The Canucks don't exist.  Yeah, either way...

The Habs: I Am Not Making Any of This Up

The following was gleaned entirely from English-language sources.  My point here is that this probably isn't even the really Good Stuff.
Should Price be Suspended for Blocker Punch?
Maybe, but the real question is should The Habs' Defense be suspended for being spineless do-nothings?
Habs Don't Have any Prospects that Other Teams Want
Also, players on other teams don't want to be in Montréal.
Galchenyuk & Desharnais Out 6-8 Weeks
Add Greg Pateryn to this list, as well.  But wait, things get worse!
Beaulieu Likely to Return
Yeah, that'll sort things out

The Beats Go On (and on, and on...): An Abridged Summary of Today's Hockey Headlines

From nhl.com:
Canucks' Prust done for season
Decision made to allow veteran forward to rehabilitate ankle injury.

No details were offered on any plans to rehabilitate Prust's complete lack of skill or common sense.

From tsn.ca:

Why Galchenyuk should stay at centre

The Montreal Canadiens drafted Alex Galchenyuk to play centre and since his move back, the young forward has excelled. Craig Button explains why keeping Galchenyuk at centre makes sense.

This is akin to explaining why swimming is a better option than drowning.

Better fit for the Leafs - Stamkos or Tavares?

Dave Poulin joins Naylor & Landsberg to talk about whether Steven Stamkos or John Tavares would be a better fit with the Maple Leafs 

Why stop there?  If they're going to write a Fantasy novel about The Leafs why not bring Gordie Howe or Wayne Gretzky in, too?  Who wrote that headline, anyway, Harry Turtledove?

From sportsnet.ca

Panthers media stuck in elevator during morning skate

"And now for our top story...what?  That IS our top story?"