Puck Previews: Bobby Lou vs. Marty; Chicago signings official? (PuckDaddy)

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Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished.

Preview: Vancouver Canucks at New Jersey Devils, 7 p.m. EST. Canwest: "It's Roberto Luongo(notes) versus Martin Brodeur(notes), which in Canada during an Olympic year may be the Jersey equivalent of a Bruce Springsteen-Jon Bon Jovi double-bill." See, there's your problem, Canadian media: Everyone in Jersey knows that without the rest of the Jovi, Jon is just a country singer and a bad actor. Analogy Fail.

Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Florida Panthers, 7:30 p.m. EST. Craig Anderson(notes) returns to Florida, no doubt to taunt the Panthers about what might have been. Adrian Dater has solid video on Tomas Vokoun(notes) (not starting) and Keith Ballard(notes), while wondering what the reaction to Ballard is going to be after the stick incident. Watch The Game Live Via Hockey Night on Y!

Check out previews and updated scores for all of today's games on the Y! Sports NHL scores and scheds page.

Evening Reading

• The Chicago Blackhawks have a press conference scheduled for 2 p.m. on Thursday, and Chicago Now is reporting that the Patrick Kane(notes), Jonathan Toews(notes) and Duncan Keith(notes) contract signings will finally become official. Can't wait to see the final numbers. [ChicagoNow]

• Big League Screw believes Larry Brooks of the NY Post lifted an idea from a fan on a message board, but it struck us as two observers of the New York Rangers arriving at the same conclusion in the same way. [BLS]

• Presenting the $1,200.08 Alex Ovechkin(notes) hand-painted jersey. This thing is so nutty, we're not even sure if there's a category of Foul for it. [First Cuts]

• Darren Elliot on the growing college connection for the NHL. [SI]

• Chris Osgood(notes) acknowledges that the loss of Jiri Hudler(notes) hurt the Detroit Red Wings more than expected. [Snapshots]

Puck Buddy Comment of the Day: From Jibblescribbits on Twitter comes the re-tweet of the year and one of the most well-timed "CSI: Miami" meme jokes we've ever seen:

Miami PD Spokesman: "Ballard will have to (takes off glasses) cut another Czech" YEEEEAH!!

Epic.



Bold Prediction: Timmy Thomas shutout in Boston.


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