Capitals hire Peter Laviolette as new head coach | Russian Machine Never Breaks
We had a lively staff debate today about whether the Caps would have been better off trying to get Gerard Gallant, but either way, their picking up Laviolette saves the Preds the final year of Laviolette's salary. Good luck to them.
Islanders' Eberle, no stranger to marquee moments, plays hero yet again | Sportsnet.ca
It's amazing what "not playing for the Edmonton Oilers" has done for the narrative of Eberle as a competent, skilled, professional hockey player instead of a guy who apparently landed on an ice rink by accident and doesn't care.