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Leftovers; from NHL: When I first read the headline "Rangers' Carcillo appealing...". Then I asked myself "To who?"

The next Kate Smith?

Wow!

His agent is a genius.

Never thought I'd read about Ulf Samuelsson's implication as part of a spy team.

We residents above the 49th Parallel North have already heard about this news, but here's an article outlining what TSN will be doing and sitting by idly is not part of their plan.

Chris Hansen's number one priority is getting an Association franchise back in Seattle, even though the time-honoured excuses of "poor attendance", "need a new facility" and "can't find local investment" forced the first franchise to move. He wants a commitment from Adam Silver before ground is broken and the dump trucks start moving. Instead of sniffing around Hansen, Uncle Gary's interest should be focused on possible investors who want to bring hockey to Seattle. One huge part of Bettman's make-up is his need to be in total control of situations. The Seattle situation must be cramping his colon. My guess is that Bettman is looking to set up a location for a move of a failing franchise (take your pick).

An article from ESPN (where the motto was, is and always will be: "We No Hockey!"), dealing with an hour-long interview of Uncle Gary by Pierre LeBrun, featuring a lot of 'Bettmanspeak", including my favourites:

Miller has to realize that he no longer has "game". Sign him here and then start the perfunctory thread "Miller = Below Average".

What a great game!

From NHL:

That #20 for New York sure gets a lot of "NCFT" (Net cam face time).

That reminds me of this: the League had the opportunity to expand to the west a long time before 1967-68. The first applications, along with Philadelphia, for expansion teams in the League were made by groups in Los Angeles and San Francisco in 1945-46.

He sure showed them.

Every time Uncle Gary says something is done "for the fans", his nose grows.

Ooh la la! "I yam the village idiot".

From Memorial Cup 2014:

Alphabetically, California. "I'm going out to have some..." beer or beers?

Looks like London has been "Out-Huntered" by Guelph.

Miller is, what, thirty-three years old? That's far too young to be signed by Detroit.

I couldn't do it then and I sure as hell couldn't do it now. Anyway, Happy Fortieth Birthday, Cube Baby!

He's no Nick Kypreos.

If he's next, I hope Badaj remembers to bring his mask and stick.

Since their last Stanley Cup, they've lost a lot of money thanks to their early exits from the playoffs. It's always about the bottom line. With regards to Bylsma; The "Leave-him-teetering-on-the-edge-of-the-cliff" approach seems odd.