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Some news and notes covering the latest hockey news from across the blogs: Puck Update: Tortorella re-invents the Rangers. Love him or hate him, he puts his stamp on a team. Thrashers Blog: For Thrashers goalie, the more shots the better. Good Q & A with Thrashers goaltender Ondrej Pavelec. Frozen Leafs: How come the Leafs are such a mess already. It would appear that the playoffs predictions were a tad premature. Stanley Cup of Chowder: Bruins special teams play not so special. Going to have to get this fixed if they want to compete for top spot in the East. The Hockey News: History proves that the Gonchar contract isn't so bad. Further proof that it is difficult to judge a contract the moment it is signed. Lighthouse Hockey: 10 days in, Tavares has delivered as billed. Good to see that he has had some early success. Flyers Goal Scored By: Deer hunting with Bernie Parent via eBay. For the low, low price of $375 you can shoot up some deer with the former Flyer great. Matchsticks & Gasoline: Now what. Looked at my Blackberry Score application and saw the Flames were up 5-1 and assumed, game over. Got back to see the score tied, watched OT and Flames lose. Wow. Lowetide: The long and winding road taken by Oilers goalie prospect Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers. Seems he is in a similar position as the Wings Jimmy Howard, who Wings fans have waited forever to develop into that big time tender that can play at the NHL level. NHL Fanhouse: Columbus jumps out to fast start in Central. Hitchcock is a very good coach. Anaheim Calling: An intro to a new Ducks blog. Good to see that the Ducks are getting some additional online representation. Canucks Hockey: Molson builds the mother of all hockey houses. Sounds incredible. The Hockey Writers: NHL's Top 10 most effective sin bin dwellers. Good list. the Score: NHL rumour roundup. I'm sure Caps fans will be happy to have any of Nylander's salary off the books, even if it isn't the entire $4.875 million cap hit his salary merits. Jon Hamm from Mad Men loves the St. Louis Blues:

Nightly Hockey Hits: Top 10 Most Effective Sin Bin Dwellers, Molson builds the mother of all hockey houses, Tortorella has the Rangers rolling, Want to deer hunt with Flyer great Bernie Parent?