Today's soundtrack: Stop by Jane's Addiction -- because we all thought we could move on to our post-Kovalchuk hockey lives but the NHL sure put the kibosh on that one. Looks like at least another week of this.

All Ilya Kovalchuk, all the time: In Lou We Trust covers it from the New Jersey Devils side and asks why. Quisp goes CBA crazy and looks at the legalese (part 1, part 2, part 3).

Atlantic: How retro can the New York Islanders go? How about New York Americans-style jerseys?

Northeast: A look at turn-of-the-century (as in 1900s) media scrutiny in Montreal -- before the Montreal Canadiens.

Southeast: Why Alex Ovechkin's deal is different from that Koval-guy's rejected deal.

Pacific: Some hockey fans just don't care about the Kovalchuk saga.

Central: Now Philadelphia Flyers fans can join the tradition started in St. Louis -- the Matt Walker Fan Club!

Northwest: H Hockey Wildnerness justifies the cost of the Mikko Koivu contract.