from Stan Fischler of The Fischler Report,

* The Boss of All NHL Bosses is not Gary Bettman; it is Jeremy Jacobs.

* As longtime Chairman of the league's Board of Governors JJ is the NHL's Godfather.

* So when Double J says there'll be no expansion in the foreseeable future, you can figure that Quebec City, Seattle, Toronto and other points east and west just ain't gonna be in Bettman, Inc. for a long time.

* My money is on Ryan Malone as the best, underrated pick-up of the off-season.

* Credit to Glen Sather who -- throughout his managerial career -- has been willing to gamble on rehabs where other execs fear to tread.

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