Geek alert: NHL draft today. The Penguins of Pittsburgh traded young 3rd line center Jordan Staal for center Brandon Sutter, defenseman Brian Dumoulin, & a draft pick that brought in defenseman Derrick Pouliot.

Sutter is a former 1st round pick in '07, who has proven durable & has improved every year. Dumoulin was a 2nd round pick in 2009. Pouliot compares to Letang, as slightly undersized, but skates very well & can move the puck.

They also sent Michalek to Phoenix for defenseman Harrison Ruopp, goalie Marc Cheverie, and a third-round pick.

The transformation continues. Once Crosby's deal gets done, & rest assured it will, it looks like the Pens are gearing up for a slew of solid two-way players to add to their uptempo, scoring style.

Utterly self-serving & pathetic. Though, not totally unexpected from a POTUS so out of touch with his own country. "Hey, you don't need that... Stuff... gimme it instead so I can continue to do nothing of substance & get paid for it"

Socialism has never been proven to work, & it sure as hell isn't making any inroads since '08.

And to think this sick bastard could've been stopped back in '98... men of cowardice protecting themselves & ignoring what's right in front of them. Simply sad

Had to say goodbye to a friend today, though he couldn't hear me. A victim of a senseless crime committed by two idiots with a rap sheet longer than my arm, let out on probation.

I'll miss Kerby the most the next time I walk into Day's Bowl-A-Dome just because I'll never hear this familiar greeting: "Mr. Shawn, how are you today?". If you want the details, look up the Wausau Daily Herald. I have no interest in rehashing the sheer ridiculousness of this tragedy. What I do know is I will miss my friend... and that sucks.

I think it's safe to say the Crew should just make the Hart at 1b move permanent. At worst, he'll be league average defensively, or close to it. His offense is easily passable there.