With A Little Help From My Friends

Turns out, I have some pretty good friends. I am only halfway to the guy pictured but tonight a friend got me to the hospital, got me ice and a tensor bandage, bought me dinner, while two others drove my car home. Thank God for friends.

And toss a hearty thank you to the passage of time as training camp comes ever closer. Here are some links to help pass the time.

• Down Goes Brown has a competition that I doubt anyone will win. He also gives a hint to how he is going to vote today.
• Jared might have given Komisarek a new nickname.
• Leafs' 5th rounder Eric Knodel has apparently committed to the University of New Hampshire.
• Dr. Steve wants to assuage your fears about Jeff Finger.
• Gus Katsaros gives a preview of some of the content that you can expect in the Maple Leafs Annual 2009-2010.
• TSM can't seem to figure out what Bruce Dowbiggin is trying to say.
• The Nazdaq will be closing down up to four wisdom teeth.
• Clawson hates August but finds a way of spicing it up.
• Who will be this year's Nowhere Man?
• And he reports that Working Class Howard is back writing positive articles.
• The ill-conceived plan for a winter 'classic' at the Big Owe have been shuttered. Common Sense 1 - Habs "centennial" 0.
• Ryan Classic outlines just how bad the Rangers' asset management was throughout their dalliance with Zherdev.
• Drinking buddy of the blog Wyshynski has 10 questions about Team Canada./