from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

- As the Maple Leafs apparently are seeking a team to take Phil Kessel, it is all but impossible to find people in the industry who believe that Kessel is invested in winning, so good luck to anyone who might want to trade for No. 81.

- Window. Shut. Bruins.

- You know that talk has begun to circulate that Bruce Boudreau won’t be back behind the bench in Anaheim if the Ducks come up short of the Cup, or at least the final, this year, don’t you?

- *Worst contract in the NHL: Toss-up between David Clarkson of Toronto and Alexander Semin of Carolina, and regarding the latter, what on earth were you thinking, Jim Rutherford?

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