"Hot snow falls up?"*

Repent. Either that, or Oskar Osala means more than we thought. (Had to end eventually, but like this, wow.)

Chris Gratton is apparently headed for Norfolk for tonight’s game; so too may be Steve Downie. See the Gratton link for, also, Damian Cristodero’s neat story about Zenon Konopka’s adventures for Tampa the other night.

Nice Jim Litke column about the Blackhawks’ decision to attend Dale Tallon’s father’s funeral. Speaking of Chicago, James Wisniewski began a conditioning stint with Rockford and reportedly looked good.

From Uni Watch: Go Leafs Go!

Puck Daddy uses the KHL’s All-Star vote to poke fun at Ben Clymer. Hey, fair enough. But have you voted for Ray Giroux yet today? Didn’t think so.

And finally: a bit of 360-degree nostalgia for those who are praying for the arms of Francisco Rodriguez and J.J. Putz. (Based on who’s in the visitors’ clubhouse, that might even be the day I was last there…)

We’ll be back for a liveblog, since I’ll be sitting here listening to Pete.

*-DABF10

Michael Fornabaio