…the identity of the Sharks’ third assistant coach is the biggest news of the day.  Day?  Hell, that’s the biggest news of the week.  Trent Yawney we heard about before- ok, that’s a guy I watched play, and watched coach in Chicago.  Then, Jay Woodcroft’s name was leaked.  I guess he was the ‘video coach’ in Detroit, a title I didn’t know existed.  Isn’t that was Paula Abdul used to do, before she became a crackhead and raging alcoholic?

And now (drum roll please) we have Todd Richards, coach of the Wilkes-Barre Penguins, the top Pens affiliate.  I’ve heard of a lot of Richards- Brad Richards, Michael Richards, Denise Richards, Ann Richards, Reed Richards, Richard Christy, but never Todd Richards.  Not to disparage the new guy.  There was a story in a recent Hockey News about how the NHL loves to recycle head coaches, and it appears Doug Wilson and Todd McLellan are actively bucking that trend.  The NHL is very much a follow-the-leader kind of league; it’s a bit jarring to go off the beaten path like this.

A discussion about that last statement will probably make up a good portion of this weeks podcast.  If you have anything else you’d like us to talk about, please send a question.