Bruins assistant general manager Jeff Gorton was neither surprised nor bothered by the report that top draft pick Phil Kessel will be returning to school in the fall, though he said he believes Kessel's final decision for next season hasn't yet been made.
-- Boston Herald
-This would take the air out of any thoughts that he should be made an FP out of the gate, as well as make him a clear top candidate for the first overall prospect pick. Also worth noting that Niklas Backstrom, the Swedish pivot selected by Washington, and Eric Johnson the mammoth Blake clone that St Louis picked first overall are both expected to stay out of the NHL for at least another season. Backstrom has a deal to play in Sweden, and Johnson is looking at a year or more playing in College.
City and county officials yesterday announced they have firmed up financing for a new arena, a move they said should help keep the Penguins in Pittsburgh.
-- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Damn. I'm still holding out that faintest of faint hopes that Pittsburgh will move to Winnipeg.
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