Alfredsson's retirement; Caps pay tribute; Dish Network problems (Puck Headlines)
Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.
•The Minnesota Wild have signed Usher. [Xcel Energy Center Twitter]
• We can finally stop all the speculation. Daniel Alfredsson will retire on Dec. 4. [Ottawa Sun]
• Washington Capitals pay tribute to a high school hockey player killed in a crash. [Yahoo]
• Dish Network subscribers could lose Blackhawks, Sharks and Capitals games. [Puck Junk]
• Ice Hockey in Harlem's rink is ready -- a nice early holiday gift for the charity. [The Color of Hockey]
• An touching aggregation of tributes to the late, great Pat Quinn [Canucks Corner]
• Who is hot in the Eastern Conference right now – player wise of course. [Dobber Sports]
• Are the Nashville Predators a threat in the Western Conference? Sure! They just beat the defending Stanley Cup champions. [On The Forecheck]
• The Oshawa Generals overtake the Kelowna Rockets in the Dynamic Dozen. [Buzzing the Net]
• With the way the Islanders are playing, there’s no rush for them on injured forward Michael Grabner. [Islanders Insight]
• Talking hockey analytics and visual design. [Hockey by Design]
• Ottawa’s lack of growth on the Forbes ranking is interesting. An inside look. [Welcome to your Karlsson Years]
• The NHL’s quarter-season awards. Who is taking home the hardware? [Grantland]
• A review of the Maple Leafs goals against. [Corsi Hockey League]
• Former Canadien Gilles Trembley dies at age 75. [Montreal Gazette]
• Finally, Jeff Carter and Marian Gaborik could be a pretty good basketball duo judging by this alley-oop goal.