Locker Room Chatter: Big Cats on the prowl...

I should rename my rumours section-the in-season rumours are flying around again after a quiet couple of weeks, and we start with someone making their traditional appearance...

Return of the Prodigal Tess?: Dan Tessier is off to Nottingham. Or Sheffield. Or Belfast. Depending on who you ask. This one comes from no less a source than Dave Simms, who in his usual "mischievous" fashion mentioned that Nottingham have contacted their former star centre as things are not going well for the little speedster in Germany this season, and he's not exactly popular in Duisburg. Panthers fans have reacted to this news with an almost-universal "yes, please!"...with this a flavour of the comments from the Cage Forum...

" any player who can provide Shaun Sutter (!) with a 35 goal season is clearly an expert setup man." (This one made me laugh a little...:))

Some are claiming that he's selfish and only interested in himself, but this comment put that into place, also from the Cage...

"Anyone playing for self-glorification who can post 70+ assists on an average EIHL side is my kind of ego-maniac."

It makes sense as a rumour-Nottingham are crying out for a creative centre, and the prospect of Tessier feeding snipers of the calibre of Sean McAslan and/or PC Drouin will raise the screaming ab-dabs in opposition defences. Money could stop this, though.
Mark it as a "possible"

Ben O'Connor to Edinburgh: Another Bison strays from the Herd? It's possible, especially as Slava Koulikov has also recently been released from the Bison. According to Dave Simms (that man again) this is already a done deal with the young (but very polished already) d-man set to make his debut this weekend...
Mark it "very likely"...

Edinburgh to announce new signings on Monday: Fact, as it's come from the Capitals webmaster. No details on who or who goes, but the changes are finally happening north of the border...

That's the two biggies...admittedly not much of a rumour-fest but rosters are all but settled for many now...

Keep keeping your eye on the puck...