Tattooed fans show loyalty to their teams
newsday.com 8/4/2008 — OK, so you say you love your team. But how much pain are you willing to endure?

Assistant coaches announced
insidesocal.com 8/4/2008 — Mark Hardy will rejoin the Kings as an assistant coach, the team announced today. He will join Jamie Kompon, who has been promoted to assistant coach, and Nelson Emerson, who has been promoted to assistant coach/development coordinator under new ...

Pens, Sabres and Caps Inquire About Gaborik, Parrish to NYI, Edm, Van (e4)
hockeybuzz.com 8/4/2008 — I talked to a source VERY close to the Gaborik situation and the fact is simple: "Much debate about this next deal. Is it really almost 9M.... And even more outside offers." The Penguins appear to be leading the push to a degree..at least they are ...

SABRES SIGN PAIR OF FREE AGENTS
sabres.nhl.com 8/4/2008 — Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today the Sabres have signed a pair of unrestricted free agent forwards: right winger Colton Fretter and left winger Colin Murphy.

No truth to the Gaborik Rumor; Shanahan continues to express an interest in Pittsburgh
theinsideronpittsburghsports.com 8/4/2008 — There's a rumor on Hockeybuzz.com (http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16407) that indicates the Penguins putting together a package to acquire Wild forward Marian Gaborik. To put it nicely, there's absolutely no truth to that rumor. A source ...

New York Rangers Prospect Profiles: Bobby Sanguinetti — Bleacher Report - NHL 8/4/2008
The Garden State native is the next prospect covered in my "Prospect Profiles" series. In the year before his draft eligibility, he had a breakout year, registering 14 goals and 51 assists for 65 points as a member of the Owen Sound Attack. He led ...

Kings hire Hardy as an assistant, promote two — Latest Sporting News Articles for NHL 8/4/2008
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Kings hired Mark Hardy as an assistant coach Monday and promoted Jami...

Chicago Blackhawks Name New ECHL Affiliate — Bleacher Report - NHL 8/5/2008
The Chicago Blackhawks have announced that the Fresno Falcons will be their new ECHL affiliate, replacing the Pensacola Ice Pilots. From Chicago Blackhawks.com : The Falcons have played in the ECHL since 2003 under an NHL affiliation agreement ...

Is Wade Redden a Heart-Breaker or Playmaker? — Bleacher Report - NHL 8/4/2008
The Hockey News' Adam Proteau has declared that Wade Redden is the second=worst off-season signing, behind Ron Hainsey's $22.5 million deal in Atlanta.  Ron Hainsey!  I barely know who the guy is, and he's getting a boat-load of ...

Alexander Frolov Must Step Up for Los Angeles Kings to Contend — Bleacher Report - NHL 8/4/2008
The numbers don't show it, but Alexander Frolov is coming off his best year as a Los Angeles King. After being plagued with a groin injury for the first three months of the season, a new and much improved Frolov showed up for the second half. Gone ...