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• Nice new bed sheets provided by Johan Franzen, with a little troll job on Gustav Nyquist. This should create some nightmares. [Johan Franzen / Instagram]
• What does the Mike Richards/LA Kings grievance mean in the long-term? If the Kings win, it could harm guaranteed contracts. [Bleacher Report]
• Did the Chicago Blackhawks do enough to address some of Patrick Kane’s character flaws in the past? How much should a pro sports team be held responsible for policing a player’s off-ice issues? [Daily Herald]
• Former Boston Bruin Shawn Thornton cannot understand why Dougie Hamilton would want out of Boston. As the Boston ‘shame game’ of Hamilton continues. [Boston Herald]
• Former Team USA goaltender Molly Schaus retired from the U.S. Women’s National Team Program on Monday. Schaus won silver medals in the 2010 and 2014 Olympic Games with the United States. [USA Hockey]
• New Jersey Devils 2015 first-round pick Pavel Zacha has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Devils. [New Jersey Devils]
• Why the Arizona Coyotes should survive in the Phoenix, and why the team can also thrive. [Eye on Hockey]
• Ondrej Palat may be the best of ‘The Triplets’ forwards who helped push the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Stanley Cup Final. [SPORTLOGiQ]
• Looking at Marc Bergevin’s summer moves. A detailed breakdown of everything the Montreal Canadiens’ GM did to try to improve his team. [Habs Eyes on the Prize]
• A kid from Texas is one of the top prospects for the 2017 NHL Draft. Meet defenseman Max Gildon, who says his favorite player is Victor Hedman. [Buzzing the Net]
• Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask is ready to play a ton of games again if needed. Last season he played 70, which ranked third in the NHL. [NHL.com]
• On hockey and life lessons from the sport at Oxford University with the school’s club team. [Medium]
• Looking at Score Effects. What are they and what drives them? [Puck Plus]
• How does one deal with analytics and comparing it to their existing beliefs about a player? The eyeball/traditional test versus what the player does analytically. [Own the Puck]
• A stat cannot be random if you’ve seen a pattern to it over several years. [Hockey Analysis]
• New St. Louis Blue Troy Brouwer will not be T.J. Oshie, the guy he was traded for. But he’ll bring more of a playoff pedigree than Oshie. [Bleedin’ Blue]
• What could have been with the Ottawa Senators’ offseason … like for example, trading goaltender Craig Anderson instead of fellow netminder Robin Lehner. [Sens Chirp]
• Nathan MacKinnon crushed a few choice Eastern Conference teams. Western Conference teams? Not so much. [Mile High Sticking]
• A history of some of the more ridiculous looking Anaheim Ducks third jerseys. The Ducks have always been known to create some awesome threads. [Anaheim Calling]
• On Sidney Crosby, his greatness and his legacy both on and off the ice. Crosby seems to always have us wanting more. [Greatest Hockey Legends]
• Who are the best fantasy right wings in the Western Conference? No. 1 may surprise you a little since it’s not Patrick Kane. [Dobber Hockey]
• Brian Engblom is the new color analyst for the Tampa Bay Lightning television broadcasts. [Tampa Bay Lightning]
• The Nashville Predators will wear ‘GOLD’ helmets on Saturday’s this year. [Nashville Predators]
• Finally, Devils goaltender Cory Schneider meets Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia.
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