Your savory breakfast links:
- With all games cancelled in the month of November, let’s talk lockout:
- While negotiations continue (and don’t) in New York, is a line in the sand being drawn… in Washington? [CBC, Sporting News, Puck Daddy]
- The ghost of lockouts past. [Kukla]
- If a player gets injured while playing for his Plan B team, can he be fired? [TSN]
- Constant labor strife is great for developing and growing the game… [THN]
- … and it’s extra good to cancel the League’s signature event. Ask anybody. [ESPN]
- Not pictured: The other side of the target with its pic of Donald Fehr, for when the owners drop by to squeeze off a few rounds. [Puck Daddy]
- Damien Cox has reached the Bargaining stage, and wants the owners and players to start bargaining too. [Toronto Star]
- Heja Sverige:
- Marcus Johansson will suit up for Bofors for the first time today, after observing his new team play on Tuesday. [vf.se (via GoogleSvensk), Facebook (video)]
- Filip Forsberg and Christian Djoos have been named to the Småkronorna for the 4-Nations tournament. [stats.swehockey.se]
- Oppan Forsberg style. [RMNB]
- Defector, superstar, rebuilder – Sergei Fedorov squares the circle. [Yahoo Sports]
- Peerless recaps the first real good news of the 2012-2013 season. At least until the part where Mike Green gets hurt. [Peerless]
- Finally, happy 55th birthday to Brent Tremblay and happy 66th to Bill Lesuk.