Hey there, Internet. It's been quite a while and - let's be honest - you probably won't see much of me outside of my day job. In fact, this post is basically a nod to said job.

It occurred to me that I've written more than 1300 posts for NBC and most of them evaporated into the Internet ether. That's fine and dandy, but for my own purposes (but hopefully a little entertainment for you) I've decided to archive some of my favorites here at CLS. I've not-so-scientifically decided to pick and choose my favorites per 100 or so. Sometimes I'll be super picky. Other times I'll pick anything that sounded like a good idea. I'll try to gear stuff toward the "timeless" but some of the timely stuff will be in there too.

Feeback is always welcome, although "Don't post these links" will fall on deaf ears. I'm going to be lazy and just paste the URLS right in here. To be a man of the people, I'll put a little blurb under most of the links. This list is drawn from my last 100 posts at PHT.

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/la-kings-might-regret-missing-out-on-gagne-more-than-kovalchuk.php

I'm not the world's biggest proponent of giving Kovalchuk a bunch of money in hopes that he'll be something more than a guy who scores a bunch of meaningless goals.

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/2010-nhl-free-agency-what-about-maxim-afinogenov.php

As Laura Astorian points out, the Afinogenov photo might be the best part of the article. I think it sums up his career in a single image.

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/phts-list-of-players-who-must-prove-theyre-fluke-proof.php

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/nhlcoms-seven-players-attempting-to-prove-last-season-wasnt-a-fluke.php

NHL.com produced some great summer reading fare already and this was the lastest one I reacted to. The first link includes my player list while the second one features wordy reactions to theirs. Among the best stuff in this first edition.

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/penguins-gm-ray-shero-discusses-team-building-salary-cap-strategies.php

I'm not sure how strong this piece is, but the subject matter is pretty interesting.

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/phts-2010-11-breakout-player-list.php

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/nhlcoms-seven-breakthrough-players-for-2010-11.php

Before the one-hit wonder post, I reacted to their "breakout players" list. Also some of the stronger work I've done lately.

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/a-look-at-agent-eustace-king-and-the-nhls-slow-growth-in-diversity.php

Hockey and diversity might always be an interesting subject to me.

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/beware-of-the-fan-poll-how-each-nhl-team-received-its-name.php

The link within this post is probably the most worthy of your reading, although I think my pithy comments are pretty solid.

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/milestone-watch-some-significant-numbers-players-can-reach-during-the-2010-11-season.php

With the assistance of hockey-reference.com, I put together some of the more interesting possible milestones for the 2010-11 season. Good for bookmarking, especially if you're a team blogger.

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/the-nhls-off-the-beaten-path-records-including-one-that-alex-ovechkin-could-break.php

"Off the beaten path" records. Another NHL.com story reaction. Like I said, I've been a sucker for those lately.

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/hockey-in-mexico-growing-the-sport-in-a-rare-location.php

Hockey succeeding in Mexico? Dios mio.

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/taking-a-look-at-the-nhls-unbreakable-records.php

Yup, another post inspired by NHL.com.

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/proof-that-officials-put-away-their-whistles-late-in-games-a-list-of-the-worst-offenders.php

This is some intriguing stuff. Great work by Igloo Dreams.

So that's the first set of my posts. Expect these to pop up very irregularly, when I have the energy and interest. It could be in big waves or a steady stream. Or, most likely, a leaky sink dribble.