Hitting the wall

It's July 25. There hasn't been a NHL game since June 4. The draft has passed. Free agency is all but done.

There's not a lot of NHL stuff out there to write about.

So we're going to take the easy way out and entertain yourself with our favorite YouTube video, the pregame ceremonies of Game 3 of the 2006 Stanley Cup in Edmonton.

[View:http://youtube.com/watch?v=PEkQcu-g6II]

EMPTY NETTER ASSISTS

Penguins

-Ron Cook is digging Michel Therrien's new deal.

-How's Ray Shero's offseason going? Vote on it here.

-Some people should just not be allowed to own hockey jerseys.

Atlantic Division

-Former Islanders forward Mariusz Czerkawski retired.

Northeast Division

-Bruins forward and former Penguin Glen Murray cleared waivers.

Central Division

-The second Winter Classic has a logo.