First off: The SS Kevin Lowe has finally launched a retaliatory strike at Burkeistan. The only thing I take issue with is the crack on the market in Anaheim, because it reeks of the elitist snobbery that every franchise south of Chicago has had to take for years regardless of success. That was bush-league. The rest? Oh man, I was lollerskating around the room kids. That was just some classic bitchiness, and I was loving it to death.

Issue Two: According to the Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch, Tampa Bay Lightning San Jose Sharks defenceman Dan Boyle is more than a little upset with the floppy red pair of clownshoes new regime in T-Bay for first telling telling him that he’d be a part of things, and then turning around and asking him to waive his NTC so he could be traded to San Jose (along with Brad Lukowich) in exchange for Matt Carle and a couple draft picks–after threatening to put him on waivers and making sure that Atlanta would get him.

Issue Three: Washington is fux0red. After making the playoffs for the first time since 2003, the Capitals decided to let Mr. Regular Season walk (and get signed by Chicago) and opted for Jose Theodore instead. Gutsy move there by GMGM–what’s he going to do when Theodore winds up being less than useless to him and Aleksandr Balshoii can’t score enough to make up for all the goals that get let in?

Issue Four: Cujo is back in Toronto. *points and laughs*

And finally: The Ottawa Senators are apparently wanting to get their mitts on Frankie Kaberle. Granted, it IS Bruce “Less Right Than A Busted Watch” Garrioch saying this–but if the Sens want to take Alien Frankie off our hands they are welcome to him. We’ll be glad to give him to you in exchange for like Antoine Vermette or somebody. *snicker*