Spicing up expansion draft; Kovalev to management; Ottawa’s fall (Puck Headlines)
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• If you’ve been wondering where JaRule was last night, he was in Brooklyn.
• It’s expected that Auston Matthews will be on the Team USA roster for this spring’s World Championships. [TSN]
• How do we spice up a potential expansion draft? Down Goes Brown has some ideas. [Sportsnet]
• These Anaheim Ducks are different than what we’ve been used to. [Eye on Hockey]
• Alex Kovalev is back in hockey as the sporting director of Swiss side EHC Visp, where he played in 2013-14. [Swiss Hockey News]
• Is it time for Barry Trotz to reunite Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov? [Japers’ Rink]
• Remember when the Ottawa Senators were part of the NHL’s elite? Now? Not so much. [Ottawa Citizen]
• Ohio State is more interested in a collegiate outdoor game at their stadium than one involving the Columbus Blue Jackets. [Post-Dispatch]
• The Penguins-Flyers outdoor game next season has been moved back a week and into primetime. [Post-Gazette]
• Going from Buffalo to Anaheim and the playoffs has been a nice turn of events for Jamie McGinn. [Orange County Register]
• As things go down in flames, now’s the time to hop aboard the Vancouver Canucks bandwagon. [Pass it to Bulis]
• The Washington Capitals are set to celebrate the career of Mike Marson, the NHL’s second black player. [Color of Hockey]
• Is an aggressive approach the right one for a successful penalty kill? [Hockey Graphs]
• A look at what potential expansion could do to the Buffalo Beauts’ roster. [Today’s Slapshot]
• What injuries are affecting fantasy hockey league playoffs? [Dobber Hockey]
• Who are the contenders and pretenders in the QMJHL playoffs? [Buzzing the Net]
• A decade ago today, Holy Cross pulled off the biggest upset in college hockey. [SBN College Hockey]
• This week’s look at the top prospects in the LA Kings’ system. [Mayor’s Manor]
• Former NHLers Nigel Dawes, Brandon Bochenski and Dustin Boyd have been given the green light to represent Kazakhstan in international play. [Euro Hockey]
• Finally, get to know Vladimir Tarasenko, a rising superstar:
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