Here are all the hockey stories from around the world, and what I’m reading, while not accepting any text messages from Don Yee.
*Is Phil Kessel not getting enough credit for the season that he’s having with the Pittsburgh Penguins? Inquiring minds want to know.
*New York Rangers defenseman Brendan Smith, brother of Reilly Smith, has hit rock bottom as he’s been waived by the Blueshirts after signing a pretty healthy contract, four years and $17 million, with them as a free agent just eight months ago.
*Alex Burrows is the player that everybody around the NHL loves to hate as he begins serving his 10-game suspension for deliberating kneeing Taylor Hall in the head.
*Meet Jay Sharrers, the NHL’s first black official blazing a trail for others at the highest level of hockey.
*PHT writer James O’Brien has the details on the New York Rangers sending out notice to their fan base that they’re embracing the rebuild, and probably going to trade some of their big names in the process.
*For something completely different: It’s the end of an era as LL Bean has decided to no longer honor the lifetime guarantees of their products.
