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The Syracuse Crunch continue to run roughshod over the AHL; Marty gets anther nomination; who is on drugs among hockey analysts?

"August was the cruelest month..."Or so T.S. Eliot would have written if he were a hockey fan. (Of course, if Eliot were a '90s-era fan, "The Wasteland" may have been "The NHL.") August is so slow...

Midweek afternoon links for your perusal

In his first year he took a lousy hockey team and made it entertaining. In his second year he made it a division champion. But for someone so good at making others better than they really are, since getting the boot from Buffalo, Ted Nolan has failed to do the same for himself.

Back to roots in Gatineau for Benny as Cats find hole to plug

Smart and tough runs in the family.

Player-by-player grades for Florida prospects with the American Hockey League's Amerks

Florida brass "should be with Amerks"