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.
• That's Olli Jokinen of the Calgary Flames, adding his third daughter's name to a tattoo on his back right above where the door hit him in New York. [@OlliJokinen13]
• The Anaheim Ducks confirm that Jonas Hiller is "symptom free" and ready for camp. [ESPN LA]
• Bob Murray on Hiller's comeback: "It's been a long road but he has worked very hard over the last month, and he's feeling great. He's excited about training camp." [Ducks Blog]
• New York Islanders forward Brian Rolston on the New Jersey Devils last season: "I think a lot of the guys quit on John MacLean, quite frankly. You know, when Jacques came back, Jacques kind of took a new approach and I think he had some credibility. Not that Johnny doesn't, but I think with some players he may not have, which is tough, but that's the reality of it." [The Checking Line]
• Which goalie would Jeremy Roenick most like to fight? [HOTH]
• Also, can Jeremy Roenick become the U.S. answer to Don Cherry, provided that Don Cherry starts designing his own T-shirts, backing off on-air comments and openly weeping about never having won a Stanley Cup? [Globe & Mail]
• Phoenix Coyotes GM Don Maloney on Shane Doan: "Shane is in his mid-30s, but he still has that cowboy body." Bowlegged? [USA Today]
• Blueshirt Banter covers a controversial aspect of Chris Drury's retirement: The fact the Rangers are in the hook for his buyout. [Blueshirt Banter]
• Congratulations to all the people on Twitter who gave Steve MacFarlane of QMI an easy column today. Sorry you weren't important enough to have your work attributed to you. [QMI]
• Martin Krantz on Drury: "During his stints with Colorado, Calgary, Buffalo and New York, I don't think I ever came across a fan who didn't respect Drury for his ability to come through when it mattered the most (as lately as 2010, he helped the US team beat Canada in a 5-3 win). He will be remembered for his leadership, work ethic and integrity. Basically, everything Matt Bradley would like to see more of from Alexander Semin." [Burgundy Letter]
• Looking at Mikkel Boedker's new contract and how it could affect Josh Bailey's. [Lighthouse Hockey]
• Ryan Kennedy on whether next season looks nasty for the NHL, including how quickly Raffi Torres was snatched up by the Phoenix Coyotes: "It's a classic case of the guy you hate until he's on your team. I'm sure Phoenix players saw red on certain occasions when they had to go up against the rock-hard hitter and grinder, but they're sure happy to see him wearing the color now." [THN]
• If it's what you're into, please do check out my all-day Q&A on Reddit. [Reddit Hockey]
• Nicklas Backstrom on the Washington Capitals and his underachievement last season: "I have played in the NHL playoffs four times now and you just can't compare it to the regular season. Everything is so much tougher. In the playoffs you have to play at the top of your game every second of every game otherwise you won't move on to the next round. At the same time everything has to click for the team; your goalie has to be good and we had some bad luck with injuries. But at the same time this year I think it looks much better than it has in a long time. I hope we can learn from our mistakes and simply just play better in the playoffs both as team and as individuals." [Japers' Rink]
• Tracee Hamilton on Alex Ovechkin's leadership: "It was clear from watching HBO's '24/7' last winter that a major difference between Sidney Crosby and Ovechkin is dressing room presence." It's also clear from "Hell's Kitchen" that line chefs are incompetent and catty, and from "Jersey Shore" that all Italian men like to do is tan and dance poorly. [Washington Post]
• Jesse Spector confirms that Sean Avery's off the hook for that LAPD incident. [NYDN]
• Oh noes blogger fights for the Los Angeles Kings!!1! [The Royal Half]
• Finally, here's Derek Roy of the Buffalo Sabres looking really comfortable and shooting pucks into things.