The Dasher - The Week's Best SBNation Hockey Posts - Jan 12th thru 16th

The Dasher is a new old feature, not only on PPP, but on the rest of SBNation's NHL blogs as well.  It'll be a weekly post that showcases and highlights some of the better blog posts of the past week from PPP's sister sites, with the hopes that it will generate greater viewership amongst the blogs and get our faithful readers to branch out to the other blogs that make up SBNation.

Editor's Note: You probably remember it if you've been around a while when Mattblack did it.

So please take some time to read the posts below and be sure to join their parent blogs and comment as you see fit.

Atlantic

Islanders - Lighthouse Hockey

Dominik from Lighthouse Hockey with an outstanding interview with USHL prospect and Notre Dame commit Anders Lee

Dominik calls Larry Brooks and his Kovalchuk rumors bunk

Because he's Dominik and we're not, another outstanding interview with WHL prospect Travis Hamonic 

Penguins - Pensburgh

Pensburgh wonders if Ben Lovejoy is here to stay 

Northeast

Maple Leafs - Pension Plan Puppets

Should Brian Burke be held accountable for all of this?

Senators - The Silver Seven

The Silver Seven asks if the Sens have the worst goaltending in their history 

Canadiens - Habs Eye on the Prize

Robert talks about Benoit Pouliot finally finding his game

Southeast

Hurricanes - Canes Country

Canes Country gives some love to advanced stats killer Tim Gleason 

Central

Predators - On The Forecheck

The new guy at On The Forecheck asks if Colin Wilson should be called up

Northwest

Oilers - Copper & Blue

Bruce at the Copper & Blue looks back at CuJo's Edmonton career

The Copper & Blue takes a second look at Tyler Kennedy 

Canucks - Nucks Misconduct

Nucks Misconduct is doing a fan vote to determine the Nucks top prospect 

Wild - Hockey Wilderness

The men from the north woods stare in amazement at Colin Campbell 

Avalanche - Mile High Hockey

Mile High Hockey tallies up the Avalanche's first half and compares it to the other post-lockout teams

Pacific

Sharks, Ducks, Kings - Battle of California

Battle of Cali cases San Jose Sharks, the movie 

Stars - Defending Big D

Dallas has some serious difficulties at center 

Ducks - Anaheim Calling

Anaheim Calling is not so stunned that Murray has inquired about Ethan Moreau 

Sharks - Fear the Fin

Fear the Fin's Mr. Plank looks at Todd Mclellan's roster management in the face of injuries 

General

Behind the Net

Gabe looks at the NHL's best even strength shooters, doesn't tick off economists