*It’s Christmas week but the real thing to celebrate is that the league and the PA have really, officially, for real this time!!, come to an agreement to bring us a hockey season next month. Giddy up. [NHL.com]
*The divisions have been mixed up a bit, as promised, and here’s the official new structure:
*Here’s a handy guide to some of the important dates that have been set for the start of this thing. [Pension Plan Puppets]
*There is going to be a lot of inter-divisional play in this new system which means we will be driven into blind rage by the Penguins ALL THE TIME this season.