Avery: Still Not Dead…but hurt

And by “spleen” do they mean “vagina?”

Video: Hitler reacts to the situation in Vancouver

One team. Two chins. No job.

Nonis was fired. And predictably, the Brian Burke rumors are flying. Not the ones about him and Todd Bertuzzi on a Sunday in May, top down on the LeBaron, KFC take-out bags balled up and discarded in the back seat and miles and miles of nothing but….togetherness. No. The other ones.

Quote of the year

Maybe. Just fucking maybe. It’s right up there with Belak’s “we’ve all been caught with our pants down.”

My Favourite Time of Year

IS THAT DANIEL ALFREDSSON IN THERE?

More Summer Love Notes

What to do when your season is over and you need a reason to play… for the Edmonton Oilers that means sharing their misery with a division rival! A game after having their playoff hopes dashed, the injury-addled Oilers eliminated the increasingly pathetic Vancouver Canucks from postseason play with a 2-1 win Thursday night. [...]

Dear Edmonton:

Love,
Calgary

Avery, left, (accidentally) doesn’t rule out his own gayness

Re: the allegation that Sean Avery’s name was found in a prostie’s black book:
“We’ve been laughing hysterically about it all morning,” Avery said.
Um, Sean? These people are laughing at your alleged involvement with women.

The Last Week of the Regular Season

Too close to call. See you in the playoffs.