from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,

- Imagine the impact on overall league revenue and on the players’ ultimate escrow losses if the Rangers, Toronto, Montreal. Vancouver and Los Angeles should all go out in the first round.

- Did anyone, by the way, contribute less over the last two months of the season thanDavid Clarkson did for the Devils on the team’s way to elimination and on his way to unrestricted free agency?

- Gentleman Jim Rutherford, the Carolina general manager, talked about his club being a “budget team,” which makes one wonder how in the world he can hope to balance it with Alexander Semin getting $7 million per season over five years.

more plus some recent suspension talk...