Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.
? Dustin Byfuglien eats, er, meets the Winnipeg Jets media to address various concerns, including his weight: "I have no problem with my weight. Obviously they're happy with my weight. I just got done. That's no problem. You guys keep throwing numbers out there and having fun with it, guessing." [Winnipeg Free Press]
? New York Rangers free agent coup Brad Richards is going to play with Marian Gaborik. But who is going to be their left wing? [NYDN]
? Ilya Kovalchuk of the New Jersey Devils on potentially being shifted back to right wing this season: "I think there were enough experiments last year, don't you think?" [Star Ledger]
? Great work by Brandon Worley breaking down the Dallas Stars sale and bankruptcy, including the unsecured claims against the team: The New York Rangers, $2 million, for a "contractual obligation for player picked up on waivers" (coughAVERYcough); Marc Crawford, $1,101,654 for having his contract terminated; and Bill Guerin, $190,000, for "deferred compensation." [Defending Big D]
? Tom Benjamin on the many teams for sale and/or in bad financial in the NHL. [Canucks Corner]
? Has Ted Leonsis gone back on his third-jersey vow? [Icethetics]
? Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi opens up about restricted free agent Drew Doughty, who missed the start of training as an unsigned player. Is it fair to say there isn't an offer on the table for Doughty? "Yeah. Well, it's not that one [previous offer]. It doesn't mean, certainly, that there isn't going to be dialogue. The point is that missing days of work has to now factor into this negotiation. There's no doubt in my mind that this kid is going to play here and play here a long time. But now, like I said, missing a day of work has to be factored into this. It's no different than any other player. The lines of communication are certainly open. There was a cordial discussion last night, and that's it." [LA Kings Insider]
? Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is a fresh breeze. [ESPN]
? Montreal Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov isn't exactly sure when he'll be playing again. [Gazette]
? Andrew Ference and Dennis Seidenberg are among the leading candidates to replace Mark Recchi as alternate captain of the Boston Bruins. [Bruins Blog]
? Mathieu Perreault of the Washington Capitals with another reminder of why players are hesitant to tell the truth about their health: "I think I had a concussion, but I didn't really want to admit it," he said. "I had headaches the whole time I was here after that. I didn't want to stop playing because I wanted to stay here. I felt like if I stop playing maybe I'll go down. .?.?. Looking back, I would have stopped playing and waited until I was fine. But that happened." [Capitals Insider]
? The many descriptions of the Drew Doughty contract stalemate. [JFTC]
? Breaking down the Phoenix Coyotes camp concerns, including who will play in goal this season and the inexplicable holdout of Kyle Turris. [Five For Howling]
? Interesting piece about John Scott and why he's likely to be on the Chicago Blackhawks roster next season. [Blackhawk Up]
? Ten questions about the St. Louis Blues, including: "Can power forward Chris Stewart score 35 goals? Everything went his way when he arrived with Shattenkirk in the blockbuster Erik Johnson deal. Stewart scored 15 times in 26 games, including seven times on the power play. There is nothing fancy about his game, but there was nothing fancy about Keith Tkachuk's game either." [STLToday]
? Steve Ott on the first day of camp for the Dallas Stars: "We go have some lobster and catch up on everybody's summers." That's a great prep for the regular season, in which everyone will complain about it not being summer while getting crabs. [Stars Blog]
? Ten questions about the Edmonton Oilers this season, including: "If Nugent-Hopkins makes the team and the coaches see him as a top-six guy along with captain Horcoff, where does that put Sam Gagner, who is starting his fifth season with the Oilers and is only 22? Could Gagner play the wing on the third line with Eric Belanger in the middle for his faceoff acumen and Magnus Paajarvi on the other side? Or does Gagner play centre and Belanger move over to the wing, but take the draws because he has won about 55 per cent in his career?" [Faceoff]
? Please welcome Proud2Puck to the hockey blogosphere. Looks promising. [P2P]
? Does "clutch" play actually exist? Because only 7.1 percent of goals are "clutch." [BSH]
? Brian Burke on the Luke Schenn talks: "It's not always easy to arrive at that number. It doesn't mean the player's being greedy or the team's being parsimonious." [Globe & Mail]
? In which Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk inspires a sitcom. [The 6th Sens]
? Alex Burrows and Shane O'Brien are frenemies. [Vancouver Sun]
? Finally, here's what ice hockey looked like in 1898. Chelios skates into the frame at 14 seconds.
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