Here is tonight’s word from around the blogs:

• Five for Howling:  A night in the life of a Coyotes season ticket holder.  Excellent insight from a Yotes ticket holder.  If there were only more of this type of fan (in Phoenix and other cities) the NHL would be able to call itself part of the Big 4 (and not have people snicker).
• Matchsticks & Gasoline:  What to like about the Flames so far.  Looks like Calgary fans are leaning towards Rene Borque although Miika Kipursoff is getting some love.
• Lowetide:  Right on Reddox.  Always nice to see a guy who has a number of detractors, succeed despite those who would assert that he doesn’t have the ability.
• Ms. Conduct:  Hot and bothered, plus some Clutterbutter to spread on your Monday.  Some really good mustaches on this team so far.
  
• NHL Fanhouse:  Turning around the Hurricanes.  Amazing how far this team has fallen since last season’s Conference finals.
• The Hockey News:  Ovechkin skates, says ‘joking’ led to report of extended absence.  Always the joker, it appears he was trying to scare the public with his 4-5 weeks prediction the other day.
• Lions in Winter:  Price of being a Twit.  Pretty good assessment of the entire situation.  For good hockey tweeting follow Illegalcurve on Twitter).
• Faceoff Factor:  What to do, what to do?  Are the Penguins facing a Habs type situation on defence?
• Beyond the Blueshirts:  Arnason suspended.  Quite a fall from grace for the former Hawk/Sen/Av & Ranger.
• Puck Daddy:  2009 Hockey Hall of Fame inductions.  What a class of players!!
  
• Dobber Hockey:  From survival to revival.  Some pretty good insight on what is happening with the various goalies across the league.
• T.O. Sports:  10 worst offseason signings of 2009-10.  Still early and I think some of these guys will turn it around, but a pretty accurate list.
• Hockeyjackass:  10 most overpaid players. No big surprises on this list.  He makes a good point about 4 of the 10 being Sather contracts.
• The Hockey News:  Don’t expect change with current power structure.  Why is it that the NHL is so slow to adopt new rules?