Rutherford on Fleury's future; Grabovski to IR; Joe Thornton's old hair (Puck Headlines)
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• Via LA Kings mascot Bailey: Good job, good effort, NBC. [Tumblr]
• Chris Johnston on the Pandora’s box the NHL may have opened with the suspension of Slava Voynov. [Sportsnet]
• Pittsburgh Penguins GM Jim Rutherford on Marc-Andre Fleury’s future: "As long as I'm GM here, he's my goalie.” [ESPN]
• Nick Cotsonika on the New York Islanders wanting to give Nassau Coliseum a memorable send-off. [Yahoo]
• Mikhail Grabovski has been put on IR retroactive to Oct. 16 and Colin McDonald has been placed on waivers by the Islanders. [Islanders]
• Eric Staal’s name has resurfaced in the rumor mill, but with declining stats and a heavy cap hit, what kind of return could the Carolina Hurricanes captain command? [TSN]
• Joe Thornton returned again to Boston Tuesday night. Here is he talking about his days with the Bruins and his awesome 1997 hair. [NESN]
• Cory Schneider hasn’t had the best of starts for the New Jersey Devils. Should they be worried? [Lozo]
• Former Devils broadcaster Chico Resch on Martin Brodeur: “If I am a general manager though and I’m thinking about 'team', I’m going to wonder if I want a distraction where Marty Brodeur’s march to 700 is going to be documented and that march to 700 will be a story. Every time he plays he’s going to be a bigger story then the team and I think that’s what general managers were afraid of, the cost of bringing on an icon with a personal goal as much as the team goal, which is really the truth. I just don’t know who is going to take that risk.” [Alternative Nation]
• It’s early, but what can we take away from the first few games of the Washington Capitals’ season? [Japers’ Rink]
• T.J. Brodie or Tyler Spurgeon: Who are you more likely to add to your fantasy hockey team? [Dobber Hockey]
• Gianluca Curcuruto of the Plymouth Whalers has been handed a 12-game suspension for a headshot on Travis Konecny. [Buzzing the Net]
• Here are some surprising facts from the Vancouver Canucks’ media guide, from Chris Higgins scoring versus everyone to Anger Management being Ryan Miller’s favorite TV show. [PITB]
• Have you asked yourself what Jarko Ruutu is up to these days? Wonder no more. The former NHL pest has joined up with Swiss club EHC Biel on a tryout. [Biel]
• A fan’s poem about Wayne Gretzky from a 1999 game program is heading to the International Hockey Hall of Fame. [Last Word on Sports]
• Finally, here’s Carey Price being cheeky with Darren Helm:
