NFL videos have posted a 5 minute "highlights" clip of the Dolphins/Patriots game from this past weekend.  Listeners can hear Bill's demeanor throughout the game, and the coaching he gives individual players on the sideline.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-films-sound-efx/09000d5d8141e444/Sound-FX-Bill-Belichick-mic-d-up

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Over on ESPN.com, Pierre LeBrun's NHL blog cited that a number of GMs inquired with Forsberg's agent Don Baizley about the availability of the 36-year-old forward.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4642932&name=lebrun_pierre

"I've had some discussions with Don Baizley on him and we had people scouting him last week," Chiarelli told ESPN.com, confirming his interest in Forsberg. "It's something that we certainly would look at exploring."

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Multiple on-line sites, including ESPN.com, NESN, are citing a report from the Boston Herald that WR Julian Edelman suffered a broken arm in New England's win over the Titans.

http://www.nesn.com/2009/10/report-julian-edelman-has-broken-arm.html

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Posting this on a hometown board is too easy, but I can't resist.  Joe Posanski has a column up on SI.com about whether or not our "beloved" ex-Patriots' coordinator Mangini is the worst hire the Browns could have made.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/09/29/mangini/index.html?bcnn=yes

I cannot stand what Eric Mangini has done to the Browns, the team of my childhood. I cannot stand the lack of respect he has shown for the team's history, the Mickey Mouse game he plays with quarterbacks, the amazing knack he has for getting his players to not play hard for him or the stupid fines he hands out like he's Principal Vernon from "The Breakfast Club."

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According to ESPN.com (citing insider sources), Chad Pennington has suffered a torn capsule in his throwing shoulder and is expected to miss the rest of the 2009 NFL season:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4512011

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According to ESPN.com, Marc Savard is probable for Game 7 of the Bruins/Hurricanes series this Thursday night.

From source: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/2009/news?id=4162348

"Coach Claude Julien said afterward that Savard is fine and it was his decision to send Savard back to the locker room. Boston led 4-1 when Savard was hurt."

Glad to see this.  It looked like one of those unfortunate hockey collisions where legs get tangled up, and hopefully it was just a bad charley horse.

 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft09/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=4102721

John Clayton has posted his "10 things we learned from Day 2 of the 2009 NFL draft" writeup on ESPN.com.  In it, he has high praise for the Patriots' ability to look to the future and build strength for upcoming draft years.

Key quotes:

• "Although the New England Patriots lost executive Scott Pioli, coach Bill Belichick still runs one of the most efficient drafts in football."
• "To be honest, I thought the Patriots won the day."
• Even after the Patriots' trade of Hobbs, they remain overloaded at cornerback with Shawn Springs, Leigh Bodden, Terrence Wheatley, Jonathan Wilhite and second-round choice Darius Butler.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/hnicplayoff/2009/04/bruins_could_be_without_lucic.html

According to this site (and several others), Lucic's penalty against Maxim Lapierre at the end of Game 2 vs. the Canadiens was changed from a game misconduct to a match penalty, which triggers an automatic suspension until the commissioner rules on the action.

From my viewpoint, certainly not the best of outcomes for the Bruins.  After the Habs got away suspension-free for their Game 1 cheap shots (Lapierre going after Kessel after a goal, Kostopoulos swinging an elbow at Hunwick in the closing seconds), there seems to be some injustice to it all, but it's the rule.  I'm sorry that we'll miss his physical presence if he is indeed suspended, but we still have guys like Stuart and Kobasew who are really stepping up the gritty play this series.

 From ESPN.com:  http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3988198

Apparently the Carolina Panthers have gone on record saying Peppers trade talks have not yet occurred with the Patriots or any other NFL team.  Because Peppers has not yet signed his one-year franchise tender or gotten an official offer from another team, the Panthers are technically prohibited from shopping him by the rules of the existing collective bargaining agreement.

Peppers himself (with his agent) is allowed to negotiate with other teams, but Carolina may not do so.