Kessel to Pittsburgh?; Red Wings HOF day; Calgary’s D improvements (Puck Headlines)
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• Yet another reason to love Jaromir Jagr, hanging out with Mike Tyson. [Jaromir Jagr]
• Nicklas Lidstrom and Sergei Fedorov are both perfect for the Hockey Hall of Fame. [Detroit Free Press]
• What would a Penguins trade for Phil Kessel mean overall? Penguins GM Jim Rutherford is dealing from a position of weakness this offseason. [The Hockey Writers]
• Within the span of 24 hours the Flames suddenly got better. A lot better. [Flames Nation]
• The Penguins did nada at the NHL Draft last weekend. [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
• Recently bought-out foward P.A. Parenteau is a nice option on the cheap. [Stars and Sticks]
• Edmonton’s defense is still not very great, even with some of the moves they’ve made to try to address their blueline. [Edmonton Journal]
• The NHL Draft is truly a tribal ritual from child to adult. [Pension Plan Puppets]
• It’s hard to project 18 year olds, but it appears Flyers general manager Ron Hextall did a solid job at the draft. [Along the Boards]
• The Blackhawks have re-signed defenseman David Rundblad. [Sun-Times]
• Taking a look at the trades draft weekend from a fantasy perspective and how they will play out. [Dobber Hockey]
• The Buffalo Sabres did an excellent job at the draft, and the team is feeling good about its future. Plus, the Tim Murray photo in this story is amazing. [Buffalo Hockey Beat]
• The Jets made some very smart picks at the draft. They weren’t movers and shakers, but they did what they had to do. [Jets Nation]
• Mitch Marner has an 80 percent chance of playing 200 games in the NHL. [Leafs Nation]
• How Winnipeg’s Kyle Connor turned himself into NHL first-round draft selection. [From the Point]
• Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa looked at houses in San Jose before a trade to the Sharks failed to go through. [Fear the Fin]
• Let’s explain the massive payroll fluctuations of teams during the offseason, shall we? [Wingin’ it Motown]
• Very interesting take here on the NBA v. NHL Final events, which occurred around the same timeframe: “The NBA Finals massively outpaced the NHL Finals in terms of advertising revenue, generating over $220 million in estimated spending compared to the $43.6 million the Stanley Cup Finals attracted…” [Broadcasting Cable]
• Bob Boughner is leaving the Windsor Spitfires to join the San Jose Sharks organization. Boughner is/was Windsor’s coach. [Buzzing the Net]
• Meet Montreal’s newest crop of youngsters! [Rabid Habs]
• Milan Lucic thinks the Kings are Stanley Cup contenders next year. [Mayor’s Manor]
• Haiti’s street hockey team won the B-Pool of the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation World Championship. [Fusion.net]
• Seven incredibly stupid Blackhawks items. The camo flip-flops are the best. [Puck Junk]
• Finally, Noah Hanifin mic’d up for the NHL Draft.
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