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Getty Images• Mike Eruzione brings his Miracle on Ice swag he’s selling to the “Today Show”, but more importantly got to meet Savannah Guthrie.

• Ron Rolston layeth the smack down on his new Buffalo Sabres players: "From what I saw, it was more of just a lot of shortcuts, a lot of shortcuts, a lot of rest in shifts, the things that you just have to eliminate if you’re going to be a good hockey team.” [Sabres Edge]

• Marian Hossa of the Chicago Blackhawks on the Jannik Hansen hit: “I knew it was not going to be that bad like last time. I didn’t remember last time anything." [Tribune]

• Eeek … Zach Redmond of the Winnipeg Jets suffered a serious cut during practice and was taken to the hospital via ambulance. Said Claude Noel: “He cut him just above the back of the knee. It's a fairly wide cut and he'll need to be taken to the hospital. He lost a fair amount of blood quickly. It looks like it was a vein. They got it tied up and pressure on it, but he'll be fine.” [Canes Now]

• Sad news on Wade MacLeod, who had that on-ice seizure last week: "A CT scan performed on Wade resulted in the discovery of a benign mass. He will be undergoing further examination to determine the appropriate treatment. We appreciate the respect of Wade's privacy at this time." [Falcons]

• Jimmy Howard said his blurred vision episode was “scary”, but that he’ll play for the Detroit Red Wings vs. Columbus. [Freep]

• Really nice piece by Will Leitch on his love for hockey fans. [Sports On Earth]

• ESPN president John Skipper on his network’s coverage of the NHL: “I see SportsCenter every day and we cover hockey every day. We do not have a significant differential between highlights of hockey now and when we had it. The only difference is we are not there [as a rights holder]. If we were there for the playoffs, we'd be throwing to the guys calling the game. We can't do that, but we are at hockey games. We are doing hockey highlights." [Awful Announcing]

• Steve Lepore on the NHL/ESPN relationship: “I, personally, have grown completely worn out of the subject. It doesn't matter anymore, it won't matter again until NHL television rights are up again at the start of the next decade, and I just don't want to have this discussion. The National Hockey League has moved on. ESPN has moved on. So why can't everyone else?” [SB Nation]

The Brian Burke era is officially over in Toronto.

It was, of course, mostly over when the Leafs dismissed Burke as their General Manager in January, but Burke remained with the Leafs as a senior adviser, whatever that meant. Now, Burke has actually made an organizational shift, joining the Anaheim Ducks as a part-time scout.

"We have granted permission and we will terminate his consulting contract with MLSE so that he can pursue this role with Anaheim," said MLSE president Tom Anselmi.

That's right, Toronto. What goes around comes around. You plucked Burke from Anaheim. Now they've plucked him back. Good luck filling that vacant consultant's chair.

It's a step down from the last job Burke held within the Anaheim Ducks organization. Burke was the General Manager of the club for three years, guiding them to a Stanley Cup in his second. Among his moves: acquiring Chris Pronger. Signing Scott Niedermayer and Teemu Selanne in 2005. Trading Sergei Federov for Francois Beauchemin, who later returned and remains a staple of the Ducks' blueline.

Burke's run in Toronto may have tarnished his reputation some, but it was where it once was because of the work he did in Anaheim. It only makes sense to return there in order to do the same. And really, the only knock against Burke's tenure in Anaheim was that he left the Ducks prospect cupboard bare. Now he can go make that right.

Plus, it's basically as far as away from Steve Simmons as he can get without leaving the continent.

So what will Burke bring to the Ducks? Just a hunch, but their future is about to see an influx of truculence, pugnacity, and Americans.

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GettyMarian Hossa was back in full practice with the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, less than 48 hours after he was helped from the ice to the dressing room following a blow to the head.

Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune writes that "Hossa passed some concussion tests today and will undergo more tomorrow to determine if he'll play" on Friday night vs. the San Jose Sharks.

This is great news for Chicago, which is seeking to set an NHL record on Friday for longest points streak to start the season, and terrible news for anyone that cherishes rational discourse.

The Jannik Hansen hit on Hossa, during the Chicago Blackhawks’ win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night, produced its share of speculative nonsense. For example, that Hossa was negligent and skated into the hit. Also, that if Hossa wasn’t so “soft”, he wouldn’t have been forced to leave the game.

Hansen was given a one-game suspension for the “careless” play, a decision that frustrated many Canucks loyalists and angered GM Mike Gillis.

Getty ImagesThe demise of the Ottawa Senators might be greatly exaggerated.

They’re 2-1 since Erik Karlsson’s season-ending injury. They have a goalie in Craig Anderson who has been playing to Hart Trophy standards (8-4-2, 1.57 GAA and a .950 save percentage). They’re currently in a playoff seed, seventh in the East.

Frankly, there’s every chance the Sens use their considerable cap space to push harder for the postseason rather than sink down the standings.

[Also: Flyers end Penguins’ miracle comeback with Voracek’s hat-trick goal]

But let’s say the Senators do slip in the Eastern Conference standings, to the point where they’re a seller in the beginning of April.

Already, the question’s being asked: Would Daniel Alfredsson accept a trade to a contender?

Getty ImagesDobber checks in every Thursday to force-feed you the latest fantasy hockey trends. The founder of DobberHockey.com and a columnist for The Hockey News website, he long ago immersed himself into this rollercoaster world and is unable to escape.

It's 48-game season, which means, among other things, that there is less time for market corrections. I'm implying that if the Habs are tops in the Eastern Conference at the 16-game mark, chances are good that they'll do what most hockey experts said wasn't possible - make the playoffs. The Ducks and Maple Leafs are also in the mix, while teams such as the Rangers, Flyers and defending Cup champion Kings face an uphill battle to get back in.

The same goes for fantasy hockey - if you're not even in the Top 10 now, just a month into the season, then chances are you won't win. It's not November, it's February. But if you're sitting around fifth or sixth, you still have a great shot - you just have to be on top of things. Here is the Frozen Pool report for skaters the last 14 days, based on basic Yahoo! scoring categories:

Studs...

These fellas are wielding a hot stick. Take that into consideration when you go after them in trade talks...

Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens (3-0-0, 1.15 GAA, 0.947 SV%) – The league's leader in wins and he's kept his GAA below 2.00. I smell a Vezina.

Even after a victory, professional athletes scrutinize their performances and accept criticism for little mistakes and missed opportunities.

But most of these self-evaluations don’t manifest themselves as a staged execution, in which a star player fires an imaginary rifle to kill his teammates. You know, typically ...

We’re not sure if this is an ongoing tradition for Kazzinc Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, a Kazakhstani ice hockey team that plays in the Russian Major League and counts Evgeni Nabokov and Nik Antropov among its alumni. But here’s what went down after a recent victory, as the players lined up and allowed 24-year-old sniper (literally!) Yevgeni Rymarev to execute them with his hockey stick-turned-rifle.

(The oddness begins around 40 seconds in.)

The grenade toss was one of the greatest moments of hockey prop comedy we’ve ever witnessed. We're just glad no Buckeyes were in the building to witness it.

According to the team’s website (and a hasty translation), the home team was victorious but was “sentenced to death” for mistakes made during the game. Rymarev carried out the sentence with his faux-firearm. From the team:

As a result, all those who did not fulfill the coaching setup, suffered "severe punishment."

Spectators were pleased.

And they didn't even give them a blindfold and a cigarette ...

If anyone has any more insight into this, hit us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com. Meanwhile, can someone please tell Artem Anisimov that his services are needed in Kasakhstan?

No. 1 Star: Jakub Voracek, Philadelphia Flyers

The Flyers' 6-5 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins was the game of the night (and arguably the year). Voracek was the star. He scored three times in the final 21 minutes, his hat-trick goal coming just 33 seconds after Pittsburgh had tied the game and with only 90 seconds to go, giving Philly the two points.

No. 2 Star: Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche

The second game of NBC's double-header wasn't quite as offensively-charged as the first. In a game that was still scoreless through 60 minutes, the Avalanche managed to outlast the St. Louis Blues for a 1-0 overtime victory. Varlamov made 33 saves in the win, which came when David Jones scored 17 seconds before the shootout.