Weekend Roundup: 25 days to go!

Are things actually happening? Things are happening, guys! We're almost there. 25 days and counting.

By phonymahoney Sep 8, 2013, 9:07am EDT

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Loui Eriksson and Jarome Iginla have already managed to impress teammate Brad Marchand. [NESN]
Pals Justin Florek and Zach Trotman want to be ready when the big club comes a-callin'. [New England Hockey Journal]
Torey Krug is hoping to build on his solid postseason performance. [NESN]
...and, he hopes to be on the team for opening night. [ESPN Boston]
Brad Marchand wishes Tyler Seguin the best, except maybe when he's playing against the Bruins. [CSNNE]

Entering its sixth season, the KHL is still not a profitable league, but they just expanded by two more teams (sound familiar?). [The New York Times]
Having trouble finding an NHL deal, Peter Mueller is heading to Switzerland. [CBS Sports]
Oh Holgren, what will you think of next?! Former Bruin Hal Gill is trying out to be a Flyer. [USA Today]
Some NHLers are looking forward to the league's new divisions. [NHL.com]
On the second anniversary of the tragic plane crash, NHLers remembered Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. [CBC]
Down Goes Brown wonders, is it time for Canada to start panicking about their Olympic hockey team yet? [Grantland]
The NHL is a better place with Brian Burke. [The Hockey News]
Roberto Luongo skated with the Canucks on Friday. [TSN]

If you're old like me, you wll LOVE this. [BeTaMaXMaS]
Here are some entertaining and difficult to translate words in other languages. [Beyond Words Language Blog]

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