Blog Hits: Stan Fischler tries to decide if Roberto Luongo is for real or if he is a fraud?

Some news and notes from the Blogs today:

• Max Hockey:  Stan Fischler tries to decide if Roberto Luongo is for real or if he is a fraud?
• From the Rink:  James Mirtle evaluates the Application for Transfer of the Franchise Location of Jim Balsillie.
• Snapshots:  Age had nothing to do with the Red Wings’ playoff demise.
• Puck Daddy:  Greg Wyshynski chats with Rick Nash about golf, publicly negotiating contracts and his love of hootie.
• Lowetide:  The Edmonton Oilers have signed Colin McDonald to a 1-year, $550,000 contract.
• The Copper and Blue:  Part four of the Copper & Blue top 25 prospect rankings looks at the bottom half of the top ten.
• T.O. Sports:  Toronto Maple Leafs wouldn’t be the same without John Ferguson Jr.
• Matchsticks and Gasoline:  Where does Rene Bourque fit in the Flames roster?
• In Lou We Trust:  New Jersey Devils Sign Cory Murphy to two-way contract.
• Slap Shot:  Griping about the NHL schedule.
• The Fifth Feather:  With Dale Tallon’s firing, hindsight is near-sighted, when looking back at when the decision was made to re-assign him.
• On Frozen Blog:  Anton Gustafsson got banged up pretty badly in Thursday’s scrimmage, leaving the ice seriously bloodied.
• Michigan College Hockey:  The Oshawa Generals have landed defenceman Jimmy McDowell, who played last season for the Detroit Little Caesars Under-16 team and who had a scholarship opportunity to go to Michigan State.
• Taking Note:  Has an exclusive and is reporting that Don Nachbaur, the head coach of the Tri-City Americans for the last six seasons, is to be introduced today as head coach of the Binghamton Senators, the AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators.