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.
• When is Los Angeles Kings Psychedelic Mushroom Night again? And when will they start skating out to "Comfortably Numb"?
• Sorry for the rumors chat mess up today. Cover It Live has been having some outages. Here, let me fill in the blanks: Terrible joke, no Turris isn't being traded, terrible joke, probably around the trade deadline, terrible joke, no he retired and hamburger woman.
• Ed Willes thinks it's high time Vancouver Canucks fans rally behind Roberto Luongo. As if there's any room for them with everything else that's gotten behind Roberto Luongo this season … [The Province]
• After four goals in four games in the AHL, Brayden Schenn is back with the Philadelphia Flyers. Their cap shuffle to fit him in caused a stir, but Ryan Bright thinks this misses the point: "With rookie Matt Read making an early Calder Trophy push and Sean Couturier handling himself as third-line pivot, registering nearly 15 minutes per game at 18-years-old, the Flyers have hit the youth jackpot. Where to put Schenn in a roster overflowing with young talent isn't a problem — it's a gift." [Philadelphia Sports Daily]
• Ilya Bryzgalov on what he knows about Alex Ovechkin: "He's Russian. He wears No. 8. He signed a contract with Gillette." [Capitals Watch; Ovechkin missed practice for a "maintenance day" according to the Caps]
• Why didn't Boston Bruins fans get the 'Flyers fan treatment' after throwing a bottle on the ice last night? [Orange and Black Pack]
• So how will the Boston Bruins handle their unraveling last night against Carolina? Line swapping! Nathan Horton is skating with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand, while Chris Kelly is up with Milan Lucic and Tyler Seguin. [Haggerty]
• The Nashville Predators try to find themselves again after heartbreaking embarrassment. This would be make, like, the greatest Carrie Underwood song ever. [Tennessean, via OTF]
• Minnesota Wild blogger takes a heel turn on their captain: "Mikko Koivu might not be as good as we think he is." [Wild Puck Banter]
• "After 60 years, former NHLer Bill Barilko's plane recovered in Northern Ontario." Second comment on the story: "Does this mean the leafs are going to win this year?" [The Cheap Seats, via reader Harrison]
• Sean Avery finally skates with the Connecticut Whale, and doesn't believe he'll ever be recalled by the New York Rangers from the AHL. [ESPN NY]
• Meanwhile, Coach John Tororella was asked about those comments: "No, I'm so busy worrying about this team. This is the first time I've heard about it. We go about our business here, and I know that's a story I'm sure that's going to be talked about a lot, because Sean was here and very well-liked, but again I'm coaching this hockey club here. Talk to Kenny (Whale coach Ken Gernander). I don't know what's going on down there. So I can't comment on it." [NYDN]
• Dobber breaks down Dan Boyle vs. Lubomir Visnovsky in fantasy. [Dobber]
• Rich Hammond wants to know which Anze Kopitar Hail Mary pass was the better Hail Mary pass. (Dustin Brown, by far.) [LA Kings Insider]
• The clock is ticking for Winnipeg Jets rookie Mark Scheifele. [Globe & Mail]
• Puck Daddy fully supports Hockey Chirpers in their effort to … well, build on the promise of this teaser video. Funny, awkward stuff. Please to have more.
• Don Lucia gets an extension through 2015 with Minnesota, despite missing the NCAA for three years. [MNDaily]
• Great read from Spector on the escrow squabble between the players and owners and how it plays into the next CBA negotiation. Not a single Dan Ellis reference? [Spector]
• Update on the sale of the Dallas Stars: "Right now, no actual bids have been submitted to the courts. Whether that will change over the course of the next few days is uncertain, but there's an increasing buzz about Chuck Greenberg's interest and ability to submit a bid." Greenberg seems to be the people's champion right now. The Ice Edge to Tom Gaglardi's Reinsdorf, in Coyotes terms. [Defending Big D]
• Martin Brodeur will be out 7-10 days with an injured right shoulder. Don't worry New Jersey Devils fans: He's left-handed, so this shouldn't affect his food consumption in a major way. No one wants a cranky pants. [Fire & Ice]
• With Rick DiPietro traveling with the team, how long will the New York Islanders continue their three-headed goalie thing? [Islanders Informer]
• The Tampa Bay Lightning are 1-3-2 and Dwayne Roloson has been not so good. Says Guy Boucher: "We certainly haven't lost faith in him." [Lightning]
• "The Calgary Flames announced today a charitable program initiated by goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. Through the Flames Foundation for Life, Kiprusoff has made a financial commitment to the Children's Cottage Society donating $10.00 for every save he makes during the 2011-2012 regular season." [Flames]
• Finally, from last night in the Puck Daddy rec room of doom, it's Luke Adam of the Buffalo Sabres up close and personal: