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.
• Dan Carcillo has been suspended indefinitely pending a hearing with the Department of Player Safety after that hit on Tom Gilbert and for being Dan Carcillo. [NHL]
• With Carcillo himself injured, Sam Fels looks at life without Carbomb: "One the one had, it's a top six forward that just went down. On the other, Carcillo wasn't really a top six forward. He just happened to be playing there, occasionally well and occasionally not, and mostly in the middle. Car Bomb wasn't here to be a scorer, but to provide that beloved sandpaper. I don't actually know how much of that he was providing. There were a few games where he was noticeable physically, but there were also a few where he wasn't." [Second City Hockey]
• The Edmonton Oilers lose the Nuge, whose arm is in a sling. [Edmonton Journal]
• Jaromir Jagr is out 7-10 days with a calf injury, which is really, really good news for James van Riemsdyk fantasy owners. [Broad Street Bull]
• Well, the threat of Bell Centre protests worked. Montreal Canadiens GM Pierre Gauthier apologized for hiring a unilingual English-speaking head coach. [The Gazette]
• Is Josh Gorges really worth $3.9 million per season? [Boone]
• Why an all-New York Winter Classic double-header involving all three local teams would be a winner. This idea is nuts. [Sports Media Watchdog]
• Five reasons the NHL's Winter Classic will rebound in the ratings for 2013. [Puck The Media]
• Previewing Canada and Russia battling for WJC gold. [Buzzing The Net]
• Some people watch out for the first baby born in 2012. The Pensblog, meanwhile, has spotted the first unsourced anonymous Sidney Crosby rumor of the year. [tPb]
• The top 10 Winter Classic moments. [Bourne]
• Good news for the Dallas Stars: Defenseman Stephane Robidas is nearly back from a foot injury. [Stars Blog]
• The Ottawa Senators, at the halfway point and looking darn good. [Welcome To Your Karlsson Years]
• So life pretty much sucks for the Columbus Blue Jackets. But hey, Ryan Johansen and John Moore have been OK. [The Cannon]
• Brian Burke, President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Tuesday that the hockey club has acquired forward Nicolas Deschamps from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Luca Caputi. Deschamps has been assigned to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. The Leafs have also recalled defenceman Korbinian Holzer and assigned forward Philippe Dupuis to the Marlies. [Leafs]
• No Ryan Malone for the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight; Nate Thompson is a game-time decision. [Lightning Strikes]
• Eric Fehr takes Claude Noel's criticism in stride. [QMI]
• Nice work on the Colorado Avalanche and their playoff push: "Eighth is nice, but the Avs are just on 90-point pace. No Western team has made the playoffs with 90 points post-lockout. Two teams have made it with 91 and two have with 92, but 90 hasn't cut it; really, any Avalanche fan should be able to tell you that 95 doesn't always cut it. Since the lockout, 96 has been the automatic entry point in the West - every team to get to 96 points has made the postseason." [Mile High Hockey]
• The Carolina Hurricanes lose Joni Pitkanen for a month. [Canes Country]
• Finally, this is pretty ingenious: In honor of the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins facing off this weekend, The Stanchion has footage of the rematch between Brad Marchand and Daniel Sedin. Although we do find it hard to believe Marchand wouldn't be the one with the crotch chops. [Legion of Blog]