Happy first Sunday in August! In honor of today I'm going to buy Krispy Kreme when the "hot doughnuts now" sign is on, drink a vat of sweet iced tea, and reread all of Species' hockey fanfiction on my back porch. How about you?
Leafs News
Possible Maple Leaf lines in the coming season | Toronto Star
5 Dirtiest Toronto Maple Leafs Players In Franchise History | Rant Sports
Best Maple Leafs draft picks of the 21st century | Along the Boards
Yes, This Site's Name Will Change | In Lou We Trust
Where's Chemmy?
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— Chemmy (@felixpotvin) August 1, 2015 Other Stuff
Puck Daddy's Summer Series: The Anaheim Ducks from A to Z | Puck Daddy
"On October 7, 1993, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim made their NHL debut. The last thing that Disney went for was 'discreet' with this nearly 14-minute introduction. And it was soooo Disney, with master of ceremonies Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast."
What's Going On With Mike Richards | Forbes
"[E]xpect the team to argue that it terminated the Richards deal because he failed to advise the team he had been arrested. The Kings were working on a trade that would have seen Richards shipped to another team, and at the eleventh hour, the Kings became aware of incident and had to pull the plug on the trade."
Wilson sees size, skating ability in U.S. camp invitees | NHL.com
"I watched probably 20 videos of different guys and I was impressed by everybody," Wilson said. "The one thing we can do especially well is skate, and I think that's an ingredient a coach always wants on his team. In some cases, we have pretty good size; guys who are comparable to NHL players."
FlightZone: Time to Cheer for USA Hockey | Arctic Ice Hockey
"Cheveldayoff seems to have potentially given Jets fans a reason to cheer for the stars and stripes come 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship, with Kyle Connor, Jack Roslovic and Erik Foley all attending USA Hockey’s National Junior Team Evaluation Camp."
Extensions for Staal, Ward May Help Less Than Hoped | THW
"Cam Ward and Eric Staal are both approaching the end of their respective deals, and the indication from both players is that they’d like to finish their careers with the only NHL team they’ve ever known."
Panthers expand Spanish broadcasts; also add 640-AM, 97.7 Wave to radio network | Sun-Sentinel
"Buoyed the response to a limited number of radio broadcasts in Spanish last season, the Panthers announced Wednesday that 1210 ESPN Deportes will broadcast all 41 Panthers home games in Spanish for the 2015-16 season and will join the Florida Panthers Radio Network."
Capitals sign second-rounder Jonas Siegenthaler to entry-level deal | Washington Post
Wooo! First (half-)Thai guy in the NHL!
What do the Couturier and Voracek extensions mean for the 2016-2017 salary cap? | BSH
"This year's salary cap is set at $71.4 million, so even if that remained the same, that would leave the Flyers with $10.317 million to spend on those seven open roster spots (which hopefully include key free-agents Brayden Schenn and Raffl)."
New Griffins Logo Leaked? | WIIM
