"He shoots! He sues!" The New York Times has noticed the Canadian hockey lawsuit.

It is hard work sucking this badly: Last night, the Washington Capitals got smoked, 6-1, by the Dallas Stars. "The loss ranked right down there with the club's 11-shot performance against Philadelphia on Nov.2 and its comatose showing in a 7-2 drubbing administered by Boston on Oct.30." Goalie Olaf Kolzig, the master of understatement, told the Washington Times, "It was a stinker."

Election update: While most of us were distracted last week by the U.S. elections, LCS Hockey put out its own eletion night guide...