Defenseman Frantisek Kaberle is likely to miss the first week of the Carolina Hurricanes' training camp after undergoing surgery to remove torn cartilage from his right knee Saturday.

Hurricanes star Eric Staal and his brother Jordan Staal of the Penguins have been offered plea deals stemming from their arrests at Eric Staal's bachelor party in Minnesota last month.

Then there was the Whalers logo in the bottom of a pool at the horse/tobacco farm owned by the parents of Boo Quenneville, the wife of defenseman/Colorado Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville and the brains behind the first reunion of Hartford's NHL team.