*The boys have the Sharks tonight, without their fearless leader. It’s the Sharks so… you remember what happened that one time. Anyhoo, obviously all of the players back Torts and are heading into this game confident they’ll win for him. [NBC Sports Philly]
*The boys on the 32 Thoughts pod had some thoughts about the suspension, noting that the whole mess really makes it tough to trust NHL officials. Which, yes, that, and also a lot of them stink at their jobs. [BSH]
*Like most people, though, NHL refs like John Tortorella. Because at the end of the day he’s a nice guy.