Best of the SB Nation Network: November 19, 2009

Here is the best of the SB Nation network for Thursday, November 19, 2009:

Hockey

- Remember when the three-time Cup Champion New Jersey Devils were called a Mickey Mouse franchise by the greatest player to play in the NHL?  That was 26 years ago today.

- Can the Thrashers' Kovalchuk score 50 this season even with the injury he suffered earlier?

Basketball

- A dubious anniversary as it was five years ago yesterday that was the malice at the palace.  Indy Cornrows remembers it well.

- Third Quarter Collapse delves into the Jameer Nelson injury with injury expert Will Carroll.

Baseball

- Pinstripe Alley demands that Yankees GM Brian Cashman make Roy Halladay a Yankee a reality.

- Amazin Avenue tells GMs how to exploit inefficiencies in the pitching market.

MMA

-  MMA for Real introduces readers to Jose Aldo and suggests he could be the next big thing in the featherweight division.

- Bloody Elbow and USA Today have released their consensus rankings for MMA.

College Basketball

- In advance of this week's Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament, Cal Golden Blogs, Nunes Magician, Carolina March, and We Will Always Have Tempe engage in a four-way hoops roundtable.

- Big 12 Hoops reports that Texas Tech has signed three players to letters of intent, strengthening their squad.

- Card Chronicle documents how Louisville smoked Arkansas in the opener.

College Football

-  It's hate Michigan week for We Will Always Have Tempe.

- It's also SEC power poll time for Team Speed Kills and it finds Alabama on top.

- Bruins Nation breaks down the UCLA wildcat package perfectly.

Football

- Gang Green Nation digs deep to find out what's wrong with the Jets.

- Ralph Wilson claims he'll do whatever it takes to bring a championship to Buffalo.  But what does that mean?

Soccer

New SB Nation World Cup soccer blog World Soccer Digest looks deep into the Thierry Henry handball.