Chirps from Center Ice

I figured there is a faction of the people who frequent this blog (read: Hi Mom!) that don’t use Twitter and Facebook and didn’t see the news that Pittsburgh made official today the re-signing of forward Eric Tangradi, defensemen Robert Bortuzzo, Alex Grant and Brian Strait.

So now you know.

Not surprised about the signings. Relieved to hear about Grant because depending on who you talked to there was a chance that he wasn’t going to re-sign here. (or simply balderdash)

Just saw something regarding Sidney Crosby possibly playing in Europe if (when) there is a lockout in the NHL. Perhaps this is my blind homerism shining through, but why not the AHL? Forget about waivers and whether he is allowed to play or not. If there is a will, there is a way. Not that Crosby riding busses to Hershey and Binghamton would ever happen. (it wouldn’t)

Moving on…

My blog pals at Sweetest Hockey on Earth have a photoblog of the new Bears colors. Did some research on fan reactions on the color changes and it’s about an 80/20 split for vs. against.

But for other signings, teams changing colors or otherwise, have a nice Labor Day weekend!