It is a Rob Thomas day, my friends. "Man, it's a hot one." How "Smooth" was that? (I'm sorry.)
- ICYMI: Greg Cronin's official designation is now associate coach (which is apparently drastically different enough from "assistant coach" that it was termed a promotion). [Islanders | LHH]
- In appreciation of Casey Cizikas: this article analyzes Cizikas' play over the last few years and whether his extension is worth and folks, I gotta tell ya, the term still sucks but $3.5 million AAV isn't as bad as I originally thought, given this evidence.