I don't feel like dragging on the comments from Fanny Boyle and Dog's Murray into a second day, but feel free to do so yourself in the comments. In the meantime, some new links to chew on:

• Hodgson is loving the ride so far.
• Vancouver has had their eye on Lapierre since last year's playoffs.
• Jannik Hansen ragging on Mason Raymond is like two puppies fighting. AWWWW.
• Down Goes Brown picks up and runs with the "Vancouver as Canada's Team" thread.
• Some more about the track record of Roberto Luo.....yaaawn.
• Damn it, how did we never use this Torres headline?
• Eddie Lack: our next back-up superstar?
• Your Canucks Flag and "organic incendiary devices" story for the day.
• The we're-one-year-late to the Green Men story continues. 
• Two CHB'ers discuss game one over email. 
• If you needed another reason to dig Bieksa, here's one: he superpunched Fedor Fedorov back in the day.
• The Sharks need a better effort from the Clowe line tomorrow.
• Demers should be ready for game two, pushing that Huskins fellow back to the Ballard box.
• Niemi's last two seasons have been pretty incredible. 
• Behind the Net with the art of the shot block.
• NHL scores on your wrist watch? Wait people still wear watches?
• That Atlanta/Winnipeg news from yesterday feels a bit more accurate if this report is true. 
• Lastly and quite off-topic: peanut zombies.