Your Friendly Tuesday Links Roundup: The Stars At Night Edition

At Night! Tonight! What?

• Two Stars-Ducks previews. [ESPN] [OC Register]
  
• With Sidney Crosby out with post-concussion symptoms (and the currently-suspended Alex Ovechkin underperforming wildly), does the NHL lack real superstars? [Sports Illustrated]
• You've read Jen's recap of the Ducks' Casino Night. Now read the OC Register's account of the event (apparently, the Ducks raised over $100,000). [OC Register]
• A writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette thinks that the Penguins could somehow acquire (one or some combination of) Teemu Selanne, Saku Koivu, Niklas Hagman, George Parros, and Jason Blake before the February 27 trade deadline. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
• Ryan Getzlaf memorabilia FTW. [Plaschke, Thy Sweater Is Argyle]
• A look at the Ducks' hot streak. [Anaheim Ducks]
• How important has Jonas Hiller's performance been to the Ducks' success? Answer: Very. [Fox Sports West] [OC Register]
• The Tampa Bay Lightning have better attendance than you'd think. [Raw Charge]
• A review of First Arena in Elmira, NY. Also known as the home of our ECHL affiliate Elmira Jackals. [Stadium Journey]
• The current Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins visited the White House yesterday, but goalie and Conn Smythe winner Tim Thomas declined the invitation. He later posted an explanation on Facebook for the snub, in which he argued that he was dissatisfied with the growing size of the 'Federal government.' I once considered myself a fan of his, but this was a selfish move. Yesterday should have been about the Bruins, and not used as a moment for political grandstanding. [TSN] [Backhand Shelf]
• Battle of California's humorous take on the Thomas situation. [Battle of California]