Short and sweet

Chances are, most autographs from professional athletes -- no matter the sport or league -- can be best described as scratches and squiggles. Sometimes, though, a player's signature, even if it is a bit abbreviated, does look pretty good.

Take Minnesota's Andrew Brunette, for example. Though it's far from letter-perfect -- a rarity within our hobby -- there's enough there on either puck to easily decipher the writing of his cool-looking autograph.