Blog Hits: President Obama likes Russia’s newest Ambassador

 Some news and notes from around the Blog’s:

• Mile High Hockey:  More reaction to the news of Joe Sakic’s retirement.
• Slap Shot:  Discusses the Hawks troubles.
• On Frozen Blog:  Apparently President Obama talks over in Moscow covered more than just international politics as he showed Ovie some love.
• Blueshirt Banter:  Are the Rangers in talks with Derek Morris?
• Lighthouse Hockey:  The AHL realigns and now the Islanders and Rangers are proper AHL rivals.
• Broad Street Hockey:  Chris Pronger signs a 7 year, $35 million dollar extension.
• mc79hockey.com: Talks about the Chris Pronger contract, Cap hits and players over the age of 35.
• The Bruins Blog:  Matt tells us that Bruins draftee Jordan Caron has a measure of comfort at day one of the Bruins Development Camp.
• Stanley Cup of Chowder:  Bruins sign Drew Fata and Dany Sabourin.
• Greatest Hockey Legends:  Pens d-man Dave Burrows is no longer the most underrated player of all time.
• Five Hole Fanatics:  Makes the case for someone in the NHL seeking out Nik Zherdev.
• In Lou We Trust:  With all the free spots in the roster what will the team look like and where are these new players likely to come from?
• Four Habs Fans:  What next season’s Montreal roster would look like if the season started tonight.
• Defending Big D:  Stars sign Jeff Woywitka to a two-year, one-way contract worth $1.3 million.