Gaborik on IR; Del Zotto’s wrist; Pittsburgh’s philosophy (Puck Headlines)
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• Cam Atkinson meets the dog from his ‘puppy hat trick.’ [Blue Jackets]
• The Los Angeles Kings placed forward Marian Gaborik (lower body injury) on injured reserve. This move has an impact on LA’s goaltending situation. [LA Kings Insider]
• Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Michael Del Zotto is out indefinitely with a left wrist issue suffered Saturday against the New Jersey Devils. [CSN Philly]
• The Carolina Hurricanes celebrated their 2006 Stanley Cup championship over the weekend. It was a nice reminder of Carolina’s past. [News & Observer]
• How replacing Mike Johnston with Mike Sullivan saved the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season. [Sportsnet]
• The Pittsburgh Penguins are buying into the ‘next man up’ philosophy: “The philosophy, which essentially means no excuses under any circumstances, no matter what the position or how far down the depth chart a player is, everyone prepares like they expect to play in the games.” [The Times]
• Flyers rookie defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere is having an ‘all-time great performance by a rookie defenseman.’ [CBS Sports]
• The Florida Panthers were outscored 10-3 over the weekend and coach Gerard Gallant was not happy. [Miami Herald]
• Detroit Red Wings goaltender Petr Mrazek has taken over the team’s net with one of the best performances in the NHL this year. [Detroit Free Press]
• Washington Capitals forward Justin Williams is fitting in just fine after a long tenure with the Los Angeles Kings. [LA Times]
• The week that was in the Pacific Division. [The Royal Half]
• The city of Seattle brushed off a feasibility study on Key Arena for the NBA and NHL and opted to go forward with a SoDo project instead. [Seattle Times].
• All of the NHL’s Original Six teams have nostalgia and charm. How does each team pay homage to their past? [ESPN]
• Why NHL goaltenders are mostly wearing lighter colored pads. “… that’s because many believe it looks bigger compared to darker options.” [NHL]
• With the emergence of John Gibson, Anaheim Ducks goaltender Frederik Andersen is considered trade bait. Gibson is signed for three more years. Andersen is a pending restricted free agent. [OC Register]
• What’s Eric Lindros up to these days? A deep look into the life of Lindros and his thoughts on his legacy as an NHL player. [The Hockey News]
• Franklin Pierce college in New Hampshire has canceled the rest of their hockey season over hazing allegations. “I am saddened by this news,” University President Andrew Card said in a statement. “We have a set of core values here on this campus. Respecting and taking care of each other are certainly among them. This incident is not who we are. I apologize to the schools we were scheduled to play and to their hard working student-athletes.” [WCVB]
• The NWHL’s Buffalo Beauts have played much better since the calendar turned to 2016. How do they continue this success? [Today’s Slapshot]
• Regina Pats center Adam Brooks has taken his game to the next level this season. Brooks credits a lot of his success to coach John Paddock. [Buzzing the Net]
• The Tampa Bay Lightning have hiked their season ticket prices. “Some packages will increase by less than 2 percent. Other than Chase Club members, no season ticket holder will see an increase of more than $6 per game.” [Tampa Bay Business Journal]
• The latest in fantasy hockey advice from the “Keeping Karlsson” podcast. [Dobber Hockey]
• Will the Vancouver Canucks sell a good chunk of their pending unrestricted free agents around the trade deadline? And could they see some of those pieces return in the summer for cheap like defenseman Dan Hamhuis? [The Canuck Way]
• Answering some myths about shot blocking in the NHL. [The Hockey Writers]
• A Q&A with Celeste Brown of the New York Riveters. [The Hockey Writers]
• A deep look into the life of an NHL enforcer and what it does to players who choose to be in that role. [Sports Journal]
• Looking back at the IHL’s Albany Choppers, 25 years after the team folded. [Times Union]
• An interesting take on a vacation to Peru: “I decided the best way to make my trip more accessible to puck-obsessed Canadians and Americans would be to position it as a head-to-head showdown between modern Peru and old Peru—like a hockey game, where it’s all about competing. Which incarnation is cooler?” [Flight Network]
• When hockey and metal music came together in various elements of the game. [Hockey by Design]
• Finally, NHL trash talk caught on video.
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