from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

- Why Tim Thomas seems a fit with the Colorado Avalanche: He can play and may not have to leave his compound on off days.

- Maybe I’m too old to completely understand social media, but I found it strange that Bryan Bickell announced on Twitter Saturday that he was going to propose to his future wife that night. He called it the happiest day of his life and he hadnt done it yet. And what am I missing here?

- I’m getting close to 36,000 followers on Twitter. That puts me only 553,745 followers behind TSN’s Bob McKenzie, who remains more than 200,000 ahead of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s following.

a few more hockey notes, mostly Leafs talk...