Mar 26, 2013; Toronto, ON, Canada; Toronto Maple Leafs center Nazem Kadri (43) and center Tyler Bozak (42) and left wing Joffrey Lupul (19) look on from the bench against the Florida Panthers at the Air Canada Centre. The Maple Leafs beat the Panthers 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports

When you go on twitter there are so many people to follow it is hard to decide just who is worth hitting that follow button. If you are into hockey the decision is even tougher. Some guys are really boring tweeters, and most don’t tweet very much at all. To help you all out I have made a list of who I think are the most entertaining NHL players to follow. Please note that some of these players tweet things not suitable for children.

1. Paul Bissonnette (@BizNasty2point0)

BizNasty is a must follow for any hockey fan, or just person in general. He plays “left bench” for the Phoenix Coyotes and is by far more famous for his twitter antics off the ice than his actual play. He loves making jokes at his own expense and loves to chirp back at those who chirp him.

2. Dustin Penner (@DustinPenner25)

Penner is just funny. He is always tweeting about the antics him and the rest of the Los Angeles Kings participate in. He is also really engaged with his fans. He often tweets back and has twitter Q and A’s which is something that I really appreciate players doing. A tweet back is something really simple that really makes a person’s day.

3. Logan Couture (@Logancouture), Jason Demers (@jasondemers5), and Brent Burns (@Burnzie88)

The reason these 3 are grouped together is that when they tweet each other it is hilarious. Since they are all on the San Jose Sharks they love to chirp each other which makes for some pretty funny interactions. Each guy is pretty funny on his own too.

4. Tyler Bozak (@Bozie42)

Bozak does some really funny stuff. He is huge video game buff particularly Call of Duty and tweets about it regularly, mostly during the off season. My favourite thing he does is after most Toronto Maple Leafs wins he tweets a single hashtag that usually some of his teammates add to. He has a lot of good back and forth with James van Riemsdyk (@JVReemer21).

5. Scott Hartnell (@Hartsy19)

Last but certainly not least is Scott Hartnell. If you have seen any videos of Hartnell’s off ice antics you know this guy is almost incapable of being serious, which makes him a fantastic follow on twitter.  If you are familiar with him at all you know exactly what he is like and exactly what to expect from this account.

While your following people on twitter don’t forget to follow me (@kcapp22) and the site (@TMMotS) or like us on facebook. Also let me know if I’ve forgotten anyone on this list in the comment box below!

SanFilippo notes that the injury to Timonen finishes off the Flyers blue line in that every Philadelphia defenseman has been hit with “the injury bug” at one time or another this season.

Of course Chris Pronger has missed the entire season with post-concussion syndromes that has his career in jeopardy.  Andrej Meszaros, Braydon Coburn, Nicklas Grossmann, and Bruno Gervais are also on the shelf with a variety of season-ending injuries.

For Flyers fans, the news of another injured blue liner is something they are used to by now.  One thing they may not be used to is the never-ending circus that is netminder Ilya Bryzgalov.

Known more for his headlines in the media this season than his on-ice play, that is subpar mind you, Bryzgalov was rumored to be on his way out of Philly this summer.  The Flyers were rumored to be interested in buying out the whacky Russian goalie with one of their two compliance buyouts.   But as Pierre LeBrun of ESPN reports, Bryzgalov appears to have gotten a vote of confidence from Flyers’ GM Paul Holmgren.

When LeBrun asked Holmgren if the club was considering buying out Bryzgalov, the GM replied swiftly “no.”

The speculation on the buyout picked up steam when the Flyers acquired netminder Steve Mason at this year’s trade deadline. But as Holmgren confirmed, the move was made to “strengthen the team’s position” between the pipes. Holmgren believes now that they have “good goaltending moving forward” with the combination of Bryzgalov and Mason.  He added that “any talk of anything other than that is out of bounds.” – courtesy of ESPN.com (Insider subscription required)

Of course Holmgren could be calming the waters before the summer trade activity picks up and could do the opposite of what he tells the media.  I’m sure for Flyers fans they’re hoping Bryzgalov is bought out as his time appears to have expired in Philadelphia due to both his career low numbers and the never ending feud with the media that gets tiresome rather quickly.

April 4, 2013; Raleigh, NC, USA; Carolina Hurricanes left wing Jeff Skinner (53) carries the puck against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the PNC center. The Lightning defeat the Hurricanes 5-0. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports

Let’s start with the Carolina Hurricanes. During last night’s game against the Ottawa Senators Jeff Skinner left with an upper body injury and did not return. This was a result of a hit by Jared Cowen in the first period, Skinner got up and skated off by his own power and there was no penalty on the play. Skinner will return to Raleigh today for examination according to Chip Alexander.

The Philadelphia Flyers announced yesterday that Bruno Gervais will be undergoing surgery on Thursday to repair a torn stomach muscle. He will be out indefinitely. While we are talking about the Flyers in their game last night against the New York Rangers Brian Boyle left the game in the first period after a hit by Luke Schenn. He would not return due to a right-leg injury and seemed to be wearing a brace under his suit after the game according to the New York Daily News.

Mar 3, 2013; Dallas, TX, USA; St. Louis Blues right wing T.J. Oshie (74) skates in the Dallas Stars zone during the game at the American Airlines Center. The Stars defeated the Blues 4-1. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

The St. Louis Blues announced yesterday that T.J. Oshie had surgery for a stress fracture in his left ankle. It is unlikely he will be back before the end of the regular season, but there is no timeline on his return and he is listed as week to week.

Kevin Paul Dupont reported today that Patrice Bergeron could return to the Boston Bruins lineup tonight. He has missed the past six games with a concussion. Also in Boston, Brad Marchand has been cleared for contact and has been practicing with the team. Marchand has only missed two games with a concussion that earned Anton Volchenkov a four game suspension.