Just a heads up to readership here at Boltsmag — I wrote up a preview of the Lightning’s 2007-08 season for Pensblog. Of course, Pens fans aren’t going to be cheering anything about the Lightning (we being the thorn in their side last season and now employing one hugely frustrating players on the Pens last season) but that’s a different story (or an explanation for the comments on Pensblog, take your pick ).

As the reigning champion of Mike Chen’s Crappy Player Pick’em, it’s my duty to announce that the Crappy Player Pick’em contest has returned! Get over to Mike Chen’s Hockey Blog and play along, or perhaps just watch as bloggers and fans around the league make their selection of best of the “worst” in the NHL. The ground rules are simple — A player making under the league average, over the age of 26 and a contributor on their teams lower lines. Read more on Mike’s blog in both the content and the comments.