Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.
• If you haven't visited Dave's Geeky Hockey site, what are you waiting for? Aside from these Game of Thrones jerseys , be sure to check out ones for Ghostbusters and Super Nintendo . [ Dave's Geeky Hockey ]
• The NHL and NHLPA met today in Toronto with the players presenting their proposal to the league. Said Donald Fehr on Monday, "What we expect to do [Tuesday] is to put forth an alternative view as to what we should do next. That's the best way I can put it." [ CBC ]
• NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on today's meetings: "It's clear to me (the NHLPA) didn't put (the proposal) together in an hour or two." Well, yeah, we did wait a month. [ TSN ]
• Among those in attendance at today's meetings include Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and Steven Stamkos. [ The Star ]
• The woman who claims Anaheim Ducks GM Bob Murray threw a chair at her during a 2009 playoff game will get her day in court as jury selection began today in the case. [ Detroit Free Press via Kukla ]
• Today was the date that the New Jersey Devils were expected to settled $77 million in debt with lenders, but more time has been given for owner Jeff Vanderbeek to raise funds. The banks could have forced the team into bankruptcy today. [ Fire & Ice ]
• EA Sports announced today that the NHL 13 demo will be released Aug. 21 on XBOX 360 and Aug. 22 for PS3 (as well as for those in Europe). [ Operation Sports ]