This might be one of my favorite links posts ever.  I found each and every link to be very entertaining and the perfect primer to the Friday Night Fights that will be posted tonight.  I'm running out of time to figure out the Saturday Stats pack.  Hopefully I'll come up with something quick.

The Hockey News: Special Features: The Hockey News 2009-10 NHL regular season predictions - No. 8
It looks like somebody thinks the Sabres will be a playoff team.

Portland Pirates - News Release
Official web site of the AHL Portland Pirates! Minor hockey league affiliate of the NHL Buffalo Sabres.

Bruckheimer mixes deals with hockey | TV | Entertainment | Toronto Sun
This is a great story about how Christian Slater got a job because of what happened in a hockey locker room.

Sabres Edge: Another Jeanneret in Buffalo?
Mike Harrington speculates about the future of the Sabres broadcast booth. I think it's possible that the Pirates new announcer Mark Jeanneret could replace his father in a couple of seasons.

Peddie off the hook in Coyotes case - Sportsnet.ca
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment president Richard Peddie will not have to answer questions in the court fight over the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes.

The view from Phoenix: An interview with 12 News reporter Brahm Resnik (and why he thinks Reinsdorf will win) - From The Rink
An in-depth Q&A on some of the main issues in the Coyotes bankruptcy. This gives you a pretty good breakdown of the court hearings and the possible outcome in the Coyotes case.