Oilers to honor Sather; NWHL All-Star Draft results; Lack sells tacos (Puck Headlines)
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• The Edmonton Oilers will honor Glen Sather and his nearly 25-year career with the franchise tonight at Rexall Place. [NY Post]
• Following “Like-gate,” the Steven Stamkos drama has reached “distraction” territory. [Tampa Bay Times]
• The NWHL held their All-Star Draft on Thursday. Here are the rosters for Team Knight and Team Pfalzer. Beginning today, fans can vote in the final two All-Stars. [NWHL]
• Erik Karlsson is changing the NHL game in a similar way Bobby Orr did years ago. [Eye on Hockey]
• Why bad teams should really concentrate on tanking. [Vice]
• Kris Letang will miss Friday’s Pittsburgh Penguins game with an upper-body injury. [Tribune-Review]
• On the divide in evaluating forwards and defensemen in the NHL. [TSN]
• Chatting with Patrick Burke from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety about handing out punishment and dealing with “lazy criticism.” [PHT]
• Six months ago George Gwozdecky was an assistant with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final. Today, he’s coaching high school hockey in Colorado. [NY Times]
• Good read on Evgeny Romasko, the NHL’s first referee, adjusting to life in North America. [SI.com]
• Looking at the production of Drew Stafford and Tyler Myers since they arrived in Winnipeg. [Jets Nation]
• On the Minnesota Whitecaps, an independant women’s hockey team featuring some of the best players from the State of Hockey. [Wild Xtra]
• It hasn’t been the best start to the season, but here are some positives for the Buffalo Sabres. [716 Podcast]
• Devan Dubnyk will miss the Minnesota Wild’s two road games this weekend to rest his groin and also spend time with his newborn son. [Star Tribune]
• After a great 2014-15 season, are the Nashville Predators now just average? [Predlines]
• Matt Read’s offense may not be there, but he’s doing other things to provide value to the Philadelphia Flyers. [Broadstreet Hockey]
• The Connecticut Whale are 7-0-0 in the NWHL. Can they be slowed down? [Along the Boards]
• Real Canadian headline here: “Canadian scientist formally receives Nobel Prize, meets idol Mats Sundin” [CP via Yahoo]
• Mackenzie Blackwood’s suspension opens the door for Samuel Montembeault with Team Canada as the World Juniors approach. [Buzzing the Net]
• Taking a look at the week ahead in fantasy hockey. [Dobber Hockey]
• Finally, Eddie Lack doing pub for a taco joint. It was inevitable:
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