Top 10 NHL tweets of the month: October

Phil Kessel landed a $64 million deal, and teammate James van Riemsdyk fires an appropriate response.

George Parros and Dustin Penner use their concussion-like symptoms to bond over social media, Joel Ward gets trapped in the bathroom, and Joe Thornton poses with his barnyard pal. It’s the top 10 NHL-related tweets of the month….

10. Love the honest gut reaction to the Thomas Vanek trade:

9. “Drew, talk about getting pucks in deep…”

8. Forget a sloppy, regrettable night at the university pub. This is what I want for my 19th:

7. Wonder if Doug Gilmour trading his son served as the inspiration here?

6. You can’t knock out a sense of humour:

5. The only thing more exciting than scoring your first NHL goal? Scoring it against the team that no longer wanted you. Michael Kostka gets his Emperor on:

4. Oh, so that’s what he meant:

3. Scott Hartnell makes the ultimate sacrifice to the hockey gods. Will Philly’s luck change?

2. James van Riemsdyk borrows from the great Lloyd Christmas to illustrate teammate Phil Kessel’s $64 million contract:

1. Not usually a fan of bathroom humour, but this is amazing:

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