NHL punishment for O’Reilly?; Penguins sale update; expansion costs (Puck Headlines)
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• Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon and Andrew MacDonald wanted some fish and chips in Nova Scotia. And they enjoyed this delicious snack. [Chronicle Herald]
• Could the NHL punish Sabres forward Ryan O’Reilly for his impaired driving situation? It’s a pretty sticky ordeal with a lot of moving parts. [Buffalo News]
• What are the next steps in the sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins? An unnamed group of investors could submit a bid to purchase the team as soon as next week. Then what? [The Hockey Writers]
• The NHL expansion fees were reported as around $500 million. But they could go higher based on location of the possible expansion team. [The Hockey News]
• On Mike Richards, the NHL and prescription drugs. [Jewels from the Crown]
• It’s time for Nail Yakupov to finally meet the large expectations that have been put on the 2012 No. 1 overall draft pick. Can the new management team in Edmonton bring it out his potential? [Edmonton Journal]
• With Eric Gelinas now locked up by New Jersey, what of Adam Larsson, the Devils’ other restricted free agent? Like Gelinas, Larsson also filed for salary arbitration. [Fire and Ice]
• California AHL teams playing 68 games was the best way to keep the league at 30 teams playing with NHL 30 affiliates. [Penn Live]
• Does trading Mark Giordano make sense? Wait, what? The Flames captain, and member of the 2016 UFA class, has quite an asking price [Today’s Slapshot]
• How Zach Fucale’s struggles with the Montreal organization show how little understanding we have of the goaltender position to some degree. [Habs Eyes on the Prize]
• Former Canucks GM Mike Gillis is going to teach sports law at the University of Victoria. [Metro News]
• A fantasy-type take on the Ducks signing rugged forward Chris Stewart last weekend. [Dobber Hockey]
• Tomas Plekanec and Jeff Petry made appearances at the Montreal Canadiens hockey school. [Rabid Habs]
• What are some of Ken Holland’s best signings as Red Wings general manager? Mikael Samuelsson is on this list of numbers 5-8. [Octopus Thrower]
• The New York Riveters of the NWHL signed Beth Hanrahan and Morgan Packer. How do they fit with the team? [Today’s Slapshot]
• An update from Bruins development camp. The Bruins suddenly have a lot of prospects in their system thanks to a lot of the summer moves by GM Don Sweeney. [The Pink Puck]
• North Dakota and Boston College are trying to plan a game at Madison Square Garden. [Grand Forks Herald]
• Even though the Capitals and Blue Jackets have muscled up, the Rangers will win the Metropolitan Division again. [Along the Boards]
• The Panthers agreed to an entry-level deal with 2015 first-round draft pick Lawson Crouse. [Panthers]
• How have the Capitals spent their hard-earned money in the salary cap era? How does spending correlate to winning? [Japers’ Rink]
• Finally, ever want to walk the blueline in prior incarnations of NHL games? Now you can do so on NHL16.
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