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Saw this on Puck Daddy today. It's a series of videos shot by the players themselves. It stars five guys, including the Gremlin himself, as well as Scott Hartnell, Bobby Ryan, Loffrey Lupul and Marty Biron. Sneak preview video is on their site.

Now, the NHLPA is a mess and it's hard to even identify sides (much less pick a side) when it's the conniving leading the blind leading the dumb. I shouldn't take sides, because I don't know the inside and playing careers don't relate to performance in executive positions. (See: Risebrough, Doug) That said, it's interesting to see hard-liner Chris Chelios -- who (understandably) doesn't see why Paul Kelly was fired -- at odds with former Blackhawks teammate Steve Larmer, who's resigned from the Advisory Board. I always respected Larmer for holding out on cheap Wirtz's Hawks -- even at the cost of his consecutive games streak (I hate holdouts, but that one seemed warranted). And Chelios, well in NHLPA matters I've rarely found his "leadership" inspiring. What a tangled web. Just another angle to the melodrama that could ultimately cost fans.

Mostly talking points/NHL party line, but interesting conversation nonetheless on the XM NHL Home Ice radio show. Daly sounds dismayed that Paul Kelly was fired. The two of them could have made sweet CBA music together.