I'm back after some time off and wanted to do some housekeeping in terms of Rob DiMaio's new job as a scout for the Dallas Stars. We did get this in the paper, thanks to NHL.com, but there are some details that weren't in that report.

DiMaio, whose contract with the Lightning ran out after last season, will be based in Toronto, where he has a home. He said he isn't sure how much travel will be involved but any travel could be troublesome as he said he still has trouble driving at night and air travel can cause dizziness, both symptoms of the post-concussion syndrome that likely ended his career.

And speaking of his career, DiMaio simply refuses to shut the door on playing again, something he reiterated he still wants to do in 2008-09, though he admits it is still "up in the air.''

Still, taking the Dallas job is very practical. He played for the Stars from 2001-04.

"This is a real good opportunity to get my foot in the door and look down the road at different things,'' DiMaio said. "You have to start somewhere and Dallas has given me an opportunity to look at life after hockey and that's what I'm going to do and see if I'm going to enjoy doing that.''

As for his post-concussion syndrome, DiMaio said he has improved enough that his workouts are getting more intense but added, "It's not nearly where it needs to be.''

But he's still in the game, and there is something to be said for that.