Puck Headlines: Hudler epic fail; NHL asks for auction delay

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• We're offering a fresh (and likely last) batch of create-a-jerseys this afternoon. Some outstanding entries. Some frightening ones, too. • Sportsnet made some waves this morning by reporting that the Detroit Red Wings and Jiri Hudler had a two-year deal that would keep him "in Detroit rather than heading to Russia" (screenshot). Wings beat writer Ansar Kahn (!) offered a quick rebuttal, reporting that GM Ken Holland hadn't received the arbitration decision yet and saying, "The story is over. He's going to play in Russia." Oops. [MLive]• Brian Lawton on the Tampa Bay Lightning being close to trading Vincent Lecavalier this year: "No, absolutely not. All the rumors, everything - no, never." [THN]• Very interesting power play by the NHL after deciding no...