Mid-Summer Musings

My apologies Caps fans for my extreme lameness in updating you with new and exciting news about the team we all know and love - because there isn't any! Yes sirree, we are stuck in the summer doldrums - seems like a bazillion years until hockey season begins! HM just got both of the twins' pre-season on and off-ice practice schedules for August, so my madness will start much sooner than the Capitals.

Even though there's not a whole lot of shakin' going on in the NHL world these days, there's still some must-read news and fun stuff circulating throughout the hockey blogosphere:

• The always hilarious and insightful Caps Chick breaks down her list of personal faves (Jerome Iginla, anyone?)


• Alex Ovetjkin is following the star-studded vacation escapades of the Great Eight back in his hometown of Moscow


• James Mirtle over at From the Rink examines MSM and "new media" and features input from the one-of-a-kind Puck Daddy

So that's about it for now - as we wait for the outcome of Milan Jurcina's salary arbitration hearing. HM is headed to the lake for some much-needed R&R this weekend - hope you all are enjoying your summer and not suffering too terribly from HWS (hockey withdrawal syndrome, of course).