*Not one but TWO preseason games last night! You probably only got to see one of them, though. RECAP!
*If you thought Nolan Patrick was only good at hockey GUESS WHAT: he can also catch giant fish from Canadian lakes. [TSN]
*Claude Giroux seemed to be having fun playing on Sean Couturier’s wing at camp, but our captain was back at center for last night’s preseason game. [Inquirer]
*There’s a lot of excitement here at Broad Street Hockey, as we are welcoming a whole new group of bright-eyed young writers ahead of the new hockey season. Say hello to Kyle Frey, Maddie Campbell, Craig Forsythe, and Mike Dusak. And be nice to them, you animals.
*Brandon Manning is recovering well after his offseason surgery. [Inquirer]
*This thing the NHL is doing with faceoff violations is….it’s not good. But it seems to be a main focus for the officials this preseason. [Sports Illustrated]
*Ray Ferraro, who rules, has some advice for the league’s newest team in its first season. [TSN]
*Apparently a lot of NHLers are focusing their offseason training on getting faster. This seems like a good thing! [Yahoo Sports]
*Our old pal Frank Seravalli on ten developments that have come out of training camps around the league. One of them is um…incorrect. [TSN]
*And finally, Jaromir Jagr thinks you can piss right off with your talks of retirement or tryouts. [ProHockeyTalk]