from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

- Dougie Hamilton is a solid righty defenseman who provides an offensive kick in a league where there simply are not enough of them to go around. But his game has never quite matched the hype attendant to him, and the hype is largely a byproduct of the fact the Bruins could draft him ninth overall in 2011 as part of the then-generous return from Toronto for Phil Kessel.

- The Maple Leafs are at Barclays on Sunday, so that gives you the good fortune of being able to watch John Tavares and Matthews on the ice. For now, they’re on different teams.

- At some point, the “it’s early, but …” qualifier no longer applies, but probably not quite yet. It is in that forgiving vein we refer you to Andrew Ladd of the Islanders, who only has six years and 74 games to go on his contract.

- Finally, you almost have to admire the Rangers for the way the organization has airbrushed their only general manager to win a Stanley Cup in the last 76 years out of the 90th anniversary photo album, don’t you?

Who gets invited back first: Roger Clemens to Yankee Stadium or Neil Smith to the Garden?

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