Daily Links for Friday, Sept. 3

Happy Friday everyone! Especially happy because there's only 5 more Fridays to go until the Sabres start the 2010-11 regular season!

Ryan Miller Interview, No Kovi Kontract, and Thursday Thoughts - Preds On The Glass
An interview with the Vezina winner from the NHL awards ceremony.

NHL: Buffalo Sabres projections for the 2010-11 season - ESPN
Behind the goaltending of Ryan Miller, and with a host of young forwards, the Buffalo Sabres are primed to make another division run. WARNING: ESPN Insider only.

Kennedy gets first taste of Rangers - New York Rangers - News
Feature story on new Rangers forward Tim Kennedy, upon his arrival at the MSG Traning Center on Sept. 2, 2010.

Habs ink Carey Price to two-year deal - NHL.com
Montreal Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier announced today the signing of goaltender Carey Price to a two-year contract.

Antti Niemi a no-lose signing for Sharks - THN
The San Jose Sharks got a Stanley Cup-winning goalie on the cheap to run with; and when did the NHL get this aggressive?

NHLPA remains leaderless as Kovalchuck deadline approaches - NYPOST.com
The NHLPA remains without an executive director after Wednesday night's conference call among the 30 player reps comprising the union's executive board adjourned without taking a vote on installing Donald Fehr.

NHL players going from ice time to Face(book) time - Los Angeles Times
Hockey fans will remember this summer for llya Kovalchuk's endless free-agent odyssey and the NHL's attempt to rewrite the collective bargaining agreement in midstream, but it will also be remembered as the summer NHL players plunged into using social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter and stepped into uncharted waters.