Pronger talks DoPS role; Kane to miss two weeks; women's hockey in Mexico (Puck Headlines)
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• So this is how they celebrate wins in Germany, eh? Human centipede? [Getty Images]
• Much ado has been made over Chris Pronger joining the Department of Player Safety. Our own Nick Cotsonika sits down with the man of the hour to talk about the new job, and how serious Pronger takes the responsibility. [Yahoo]
• Philly media reacts to the Pronger hire the way one might expect them to react: with a calm and reasonable opinion. Haha! Just kidding, it's a general disdain towards the NHL. [Philly.com]
• Things are getting even more difficult for the Flyers. Vincent Lecavalier is out two-weeks with a lower body injury, Niklas Grossman is out for the time being with a stomach virus, and prospect Sam Morin is out four-to-five weeks with a fractured jaw. [Flyers]
• Evander Kane will miss at least two weeks after sustaining a 'lower body injury'. Kane left the game against the Arizona Coyotes after making knee-on-knee contact with teammate Mark Scheifele. [Winnipeg Free Press]
• The LA Kings have decided on the 52 names that will be engraved on the Stanley Cup. [LA Kings Insider]
• Women's hockey has taken root in the most likely of places: Mexico. [Vice Sports]
• Really cool look at the history of the Nassau Coliseum and why it deserves a proper send off by the Islanders. [Medium]
• Fans are beginning to say 'good-bye' to the Coliseum in their own special ways. [Islanders Point Blank]
• Do you know the origins of the raising of the stick in the air to celebrate a goal? Well, now you do. [Greatest Hockey Legends]
• Legendary juniors coach, Brian Kilrea, will spend his 80th birthday the best way he knows how: behind the bench for the Ottawa 67's as a guest coach. [The Star]
• Enforcers may be on the sidelines for now, but it doesn't mean they're gone forever. Hockey just doesn't work that way. [Vancouver Sun]
• You might be shocked to hear this: Brad Marchand does not like the NHL's new diving equals fines policy, calling it 'a little absurd'. [Big Bad Blog]
• From the (imaginary) Puck Daddy Book Club: excerpts from the upcoming Chris Chelios autobiography written with Kevin Allen. Today's covers the difficult move for Chelios from Chicago to Detroit. [Detroit Free Press]
• Four days into the new season and we've already got a jersey tossed on the ice sighting in Toronto. Here is an open letter to the perpetrator. [The Leafs Nation]
• Now that he's got a couple games under his belt, how's new Caps coach Barry Trotz doing so far? [Brooks Laich Year]
• An in-depth look at the Calgary Flames line pairings so far (fancy stats included!) [Flames Nation]
• The Florida Panthers power play, among other things, needs help ASAP. [Litter Box Cats]
• The Columbus Blue Jackets fire a cannon each time the team scores a goal. Said Cannon has become part of the team's identity over the years. [Fox Sports Ohio]
• Fantasy hockey Geek of the Week features Antoine Vermette of the Arizona Coyotes. [Dobber Hockey]
• Finally, Mason Marchmant of the Erie Otters goes full Tomas Hertl on this goal. Ironically enough, this goal was against the Rangers, too. The Kitchener Rangers, that is. [Buzzing the Net]
