On the Beat: Do you Smolenak what the Rock is cooking?
What team beat writers are saying this afternoon:
New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella plans on testing his players physical fortitude early at training camp this season. Torts knows that the Rangers suffered from a Zherdevian work ethic for too much of last season and plans on setting the tone early.
The Anaheim Ducks may be heading into training camp free of controversy but there are still a myriad of question marks surrounding this team. Most important question: How big will Jean-Sebastien Giguere’s pads be this year?
Nashville Predators prospect Colin Wilson has been a one-man battering ram at rookie camp so far. Someone bought the early bird NFL Sunday Ticket package.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed 22-year-old Czech left winger Radek Smolenak to a one-year contract.
Ezra Ginsburg
Analyst on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show and Illegal Curve Post-Game Show.