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.
• Katie Couric leaps on the bandwagon takes in the New York Rangers' loss to the Senators last night. In a related story, the Islanders are actively courting Deborah Norville to wear a hat.
• Mirtle's always-fantastic "man-games lost to injury" list for the 2010-11 season reveals six of the top 10 likely out of the playoffs while nine of the bottom 10 are right in the thick of the race (with a nod that the Thrashers obviously aren't out yet). Stunning that the Carolina Hurricanes, often hit hard by injuries, have a huge lead for least-injured team. [Globe & Mail]
• "Sean Avery is now being paid by two teams to NOT play for them." [Razor]
• You know, when you take a step back and think about it, twins winning the MVP in back-to-back seasons is pretty [expletive] insane. [Vancouver Sun]
• How do you plan on celebrating Marc-Andre Fleury Stops Every Puck He Sees Day? [Pensburgh]
• Mike Comrie will return to the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight. You will know him by the trail of his paparazzi. [Pensblog]
• No Zach Parise against the Penguins for the New Jersey Devils, but he could return against the New York Islanders next week. [Fire & Ice]
• In celebration of Earth Hour, in which we're all supposed to shut off our lights for an hour on Saturday, a look at some of the greatest power outages in NHL arenas. The fact that the Devils are involved multiple times has to do with their special teams. We're convinced. [HOTH]
• Blackhawks Vice President and General Manager Stan Bowman says the process has begun in hopes of locking up rookie goaltender Corey Crawford before he becomes a restricted free agent following this season. [CSN Chicago]
• Pascal Leclaire: "I'm really confident I'll find a place to play in the NHL." Good luck, kid. Break a leg. Oh, wait … [QMI]
• An NHL fan's guide to the NCAA Div. I college hockey tournament, breaking it down to where each team's prospects play. Congrats, Florida Panthers fans: You have something to pay attention to in late March. [College Hockey Inc.]
• Mile High Hockey's guide to the tournament, with a focus on the Colorado teams. [MHH]
• University of Denver, Colorado College and Air Force are all in the NCAA hockey tournament; could we see three Colorado schools in the Frozen Four? [Denver Post]
• Can the University of New Hampshire pull an upset of Miami? [Seacoast Online]
• In praise of NCAA hockey's many NHL products. [RLD]
• The Times-Union is doing a live blog of the first day of the tournament in Bridgeport. [TU]
• Said BC Coach Jerry York: "The field of 16 excites me. I think we have new participants in the field, which is generating interest throughout the four regional sites." []
• Evander Kane takes his little sisters to the set of "The Vampire Diaries." [Sun]
• There's enough curiosity in Sidney Crosby's recovery from his concussion to warrant these video releases from the Pittsburgh Penguins, but we're punching out if they start adding Reebok special effects.
• Humbling number for Washington Capitals fans: ".419 - Combined winning percentage for Michal Neuvirth and Semyon Varlamov against teams that would qualify for the playoffs if the season ended today." [Japers Rink]
• The Colorado Avalanche sign Tyson Barrie and Calvin Pickard. [Avs]
• The Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday signed forward Gustav Nyquist to an amateur tryout. The 21-year-old Nyquist, the Detroit Red Wings' third choice (121st overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, was recently named a Hobey Baker Award top-10 finalist for the second straight year following his junior season at the University of Maine. [AHL]
• Eric Staal declares that he's never felt better after an injury scare for the Carolina Hurricanes. With some help, the Canes can close to within a point of the eighth seed. [Canes Now]
• Lindy Ruff on the Buffalo Sabres' playoff push: "We're in a situation where we don't have to look behind us." [Sabres Edge]
• Interesting bit comparing Michael Grabner and Thomas Vanek, and how one's past can inform the other. [Die By The Blade]
• If you'd like to relive last night's Boston Bruins victory … OK, curb-stomping of the Canadiens, Stanley Cup of Chowder has a great recap. [SCoC]
• Hockey Joe sits down with Paul Bissonnette and Daddy BizNasty. [Pro Hockey Talk]
• Finally, one word, young man: Royalties. Pay them. (Kidding … this is adorable.)