Stepan’s future; moneypuck in Toronto; Jamaica hits the ice (Puck Headlines)
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• Eichel Mania has begun in Buffalo. [Sabres]
• RIP the bridge deal for young NHL stars. You will be missed. [Globe and Mail]
• Ryan O’Reilly’s rich new deal with the Buffalo Sabres puts the New York Rangers in a tough spot with Derek Stepan. [NY Post]
• In a move that will likely earn them a future asset at the trade deadline, the Toronto Maple Leafs have inked Shawn Matthias to a one-year, $2.3 million deal. [Maple Leafs]
• The Matthias deal shows that it’s the summer of moneypuck in Toronto. [Sportsnet]
• Poker star Daniel Negreanu is now a former Leafs fan after converting to the Pittsburgh Penguins since the Phil Kessel deal. [Poker Listings]
• Rich Clune has been signed up by the Toronto Marlies. [Marlies]
• Recently bought out Alex Semin is open to the idea of a one-year deal to stay in the NHL. The KHL, however, is not an option. [Today’s Slapshot]
• “I never really understood Oshie’s elevated status here, and the star treatment that came with it. Not that this was all Oshie’s doing, but he personified the Blues’ celebrity culture, and the attitude of self-entitlement that permeated the locker room at times.” [Post-Dispatch]
• Sergei Kostitsyn wants another shot at the NHL, but will any team give him the opportunity? [Sportsnet]
• GM Stan Bowman has been a master at wading through salary cap hell and still keeping the Chicago Blackhawks competitive. [Eye on Hockey]
• How did Brandon Prust’s fiancee take the news he was being traded to the Vancouver Canucks? “[She] had been putting her makeup on for dinner and now she’s bawling her eyes out…” [Montreal Gazette]
• Garth Snow hasn’t made any huge moves so far because he has faith in his current roster. [Islanders Insight]
• It’s been a tough off-season for the LA Kings and there are more problems ahead. [LA Times]
• Offer sheets may still be underused, but the fear of them has caused teams to make moves. [Spector’s Hockey]
• Barry Trotz helped the Nashville Predators’ become the NHL’s best face-off team in the defensive zone. How did that work with the Washington Capitals last season? [Japers’ Rink]
• Dylan McIlrath was a surprise pick by the New York Rangers in 2010. Is his time with the organization coming to an end? [Blueshirt Banter]
• Jamaica, yes, Jamaica, iced a U-18 team at an Ontario tournament this weekend, making it to the championship game before faling short. [Color of Hockey]
• Good chat with David Singer, the man behind HockeyFights.com. [The Hockey Guys]
• Planning to attempt to trade for Connor McDavid in your fantasy hockey league? Read this first. [Dobber Hockey]
• Rocky Thompson is ready to take over the head coaching gig of the Windsor Spitfires. [Buzzing the Net]
• Finally, via Pass it to Bulis, here are the Canucks prospects pulling a bus as part of a team-building exercise:
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