R&R: Nope, Not Dead...

...I'm still alive.

But there's been no hockey news to report on over the last week. Or not anything worth an entire blog post. I don't like to write my posts a little at a time. As you can see I prefer a somewhat longer format containing useful (or useless, depending on how you look at it) information.

So here's what I know. The Atlanta Thrashers nailed down free agent Mike Dunham today with the future of their goaltenders a little bit foggy. Nurminen's knee injury the other day has basically put his career in jeopardy.

The Canucks signed goalie Brent Johnson the other day. If I'm not mistaken he was once a Blue. Matter of fact, does St. Louis even have a goalie now? Osgood just left for Detroit. Though, I guess if you count Patrick Lalime, they aren't in such bad shape.

Jose Theodore signed a three-year deal with the Canadiens. So he'll be staying there a while longer. But will this be a good year for him? He does tend to switch off between good ones and bad ones.

And Lyle Odelein was signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins. And if one more person says to me "the Penguins are going to win the Cup this year," I'm going to throw a Budweiser can at him. Sidney Crosby is great, sure, but no one guy is gonna win any team the Cup. And while I can't criticize some of their signings, rebuilding a team takes time. You don't go from last to first overnight. Look at the Lightning if you need proof.

Mike Emrick will call NHL games on OLN this year. He was signed on as the main play-by-play announcer. I remember him doing games on FOX back in the middle ages when they used to broadcast hockey. I remember I liked him. Plus he's been calling New Jersey Devils games for something like half his career — which has lasted 25 years to date.

That should wrap it up for tonight. Enjoy the satellite hockey arena photo below.




Pittsburgh's Hockey Mecca (Space's Perspective)   This here is Mellon Arena, home of the Penguins. Why Pittsburgh today? Why not? Maybe because it's the weirdest looking arena I've ever seen from space. It kind of reminds me of the biodome-ish structure from The Truman Show.