PHT’s Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what’s happening and what we’ll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.
Radio man Bill Watters crafted a Eric Staal-to-Toronto trade rumor. Thankfully Bob McKenzie is here to get the real truth. (Pension Plan Puppets, @TSNBobMcKenzie)
Last night’s most awkward quote of the night belonged to Bruce Boudreau: “This was the hardest I’ve seen any team work [under me] all season.” Yes, we’re juvenile. (@AnaheimDucks)
Brendan Shanahan is going door-to-door to teach teams about player safety and was just in Nashville. I picture Jordin Tootoo trying to shoot spitballs at him from across the room. (Tennessean)
Tim Thomas wasn’t happy getting pulled against Columbus the other night. He rebounded rather nicely last night against Ottawa. (CSNNE.com)
The Ducks welcomed Lubomir Visnovsky back to action last night, but put Saku Koivu on IR. (Sportsnet)
Taylor Hall isn’t going to change his playing style for anyone now that he’s healthy. Good thing, we’d hate to see him become an enforcer. (Winnipeg Free Press)
Kurtis Foster impressed the big boss, Lou Lamoriello, in his Devils debut. (Star-Ledger)
Nikolai Khabibulin is treating this season like his own DeLorean with how he’s turning back the clock. (Edmonton Journal)
The Sharks’ inconsistencies are about the only consistent thing to their season so far. (CSNBayArea.com)
Claude Noel is showing that he can juggle about as well as he can coach in Winnipeg. (Winnipeg Sun)
Chris Conner is the little engine that could in Detroit. Get it? He’s small. (Detroit Free Press)
Finally, if you missed last night’s episode of 24/7, you missed Ilya Bryzgalov’s fascinating take on the universe. (YouTube)