Briere a healthy scratch; Hitchcock worn out welcome?; best arena food in the league (Puck Headlines)
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.
- Daniel Briere is a healthy scratch for the Colorado Avalanche “to take some pressure off the first two lines” says coach Patrick Roy. [Denver Post]
- The Blackhawks have their own comic strip writer. [DNA Info]
- An update on “Mr. Hockey” Gordie Howe in his recovery from a serious stroke. [Yahoo]
- KHL “rookie” Ryan Whitney scores his first goal overseas. [YouTube]
- Nikolaj Ehlers gets blasted … then pops right back up. [Yahoo]
- The Blackhawks should change the way we look at forward line construction. [The Committed Indian]
- Has Ken Hitchcock reached his expiration date with the St. Louis Blues? [Talking Puck]
- Stephen Weiss is being reevaluated after suffering a lower body injury in Grand Rapids on a conditioning stint. [MLive]
- The Edmonton Oilers still can’t beat anyone in the Western Conference. [Cult of Hockey]
- A look into the life of Ohio State’s men’s hockey equipment manager. [The Lantern]
- Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena is the best for hockey foodies. [Yahoo Food]
- Phoenix Coyotes general manager Don Maloney calls out his team and says unless they improve “things are going to change around here.” [Arizona Republic]
- The Los Angeles Kings will have their full group of 20 players when they face Pittsburgh on Thursday. [LA Kings Insider]
- The Bruins are ‘deeply saddened’ by the passing of former Boston mayor Tom Menino. [CSN New England]
- Five questions with former “Hercules” star Kevin Sorbo [The Hockey News]
- What are the NHL’s best Halloween costumes leading up to Friday’s holiday? [National Post]
-Finally, watch 5-foot-10 Ryan Ellis take out 6-foot-1 former junior teammate Taylor Hall.
