VoV
-– You can keep up with VoV through Twitter by clicking here.
– That photo (above) has got to be one of the best VoV pictures of all time.
– Just wanted to point this out to all you hockey fans. Eklund, a supposed hockey genius, reports this: 6:08 p.m September 18 – “No Kessel deal with Toronto imminent”. Eklund then reports at 7:45 p.m September 18 – “TSN reporting Kessel to the Leafs”. What a champ. Keep an eye on your source, folks, make sure your sources are reliable and accurate.
– Wow. Just got the most ridiculous piece of email. 700 words with zero punctuation and about 3 pages of blank spaces before any text. Before you email me, make sure you’re not a moron. If you have any doubts, you probably are, so save my delete key some wear-and-tear. In any event, check the FAQ before clicking send.
MLB
– The Braves have announced that manager Bobby Cox will return to manage the team for one last season in 2010. There has been much speculation regarding Cox’s plans, including reports that suggested he might retire at the end of this season. After closing out his final managerial campaign in 2010, Cox will move into an advisory/consulting role for the Braves’ major league and minor league baseball operations.
NHL
– The Sharks have officially signed F Manny Malholtra.
– According to two sources close to me, a potential deal between the Kings and Blackhawks fell apart his past weekend. The deal was believed to include F Alexander Frolov and a prospect defenceman heading to Chicago for F Chris Versteeg and D Cam Barker. Seems like a pretty steep price to pay, but we’ll see if both sides continue to negotiate. Stay tuned.
– I can now confirm that the Canucks are offering a prospect defenceman in exchange for Panthers F Nathan Horton.
– G Olaf Kolzig has retired. ‘Olie the Goalie’, 39, retires after 14 seasons and one Vezina trophy. His 303 career wins rank 21st in the NHL. He finishes his career with a 2.71 GAA and a .906 SV% with 35 shutouts in 719 games.
– Kings D Sean O’Donnell has been suspended for the remainder of the preseason, as well as for two regular season games for his cross-check against the Islanders on Tuesday.
– Coyotes F Francis Lessard has been suspended for the final two preseason games and for the first three games of the regular season for his hit on Ducks’ Ryan Donally over the weekend.