Lightning Round: The NHL regular season is back underway

The All-Star Break is over. The skills competition once again were the best part of the weekend, at least for the things we know about. I’m pretty sure there are plenty of stories of things happening off the ice that will slowly trickle out over the next few years. Now that the fun is over (and the hangovers are gone) it’s back to the grind of the regular season.

Originally a select few had hoped they would be recovering from a very long flight to Beijing and the rest of the league heading to the beach, plans changed and instead of an Olympic break the season rolls on. Tonight the Carolina Hurricanes take on the Toronto Maple Leafs while the New Jersey Devils take on the Ottawa Senators.…