Detroit's salary cap struggle; Gaudreau, Monahan update (Puck Headlines)

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected].

• Vin Scully and Bob Miller – two Los Angeles area broadcasting legends at a recent Los Angeles Dodgers game. Miller made a special trip to Chavez Ravine to congratulate Scully on 67 years with the Dodgers. [LA Kings PR]

• The Detroit Red Wings gave too many years and too much money to defenseman Danny DeKeyser. The young blue liner signed a six-year, $30 million extension with Detroit last Tuesday. [TSN]

• After some recent moves, the Detroit Red Wings have managed themselves into salary cap trouble. Is there a quick fix to get them out of it? [The Hockey News]

• Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving says there is nothing new to report on the contract negotiations with restricted free agents Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan. [Calgary Sun]

• Younger forwards could play key roles with the Chicago Blackhawks this upcoming season. [NHL]

• Medical experts weigh in on the recent comments from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman regarding head injuries in hockey and their link with the degenerative brain disease CTE. [Globe and Mail]

• Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds is a prime example of a hockey player lifted by his community to heights that allowed him to find success. Now, Simmonds is calling on his friends and family to help him return the favor. [Sportsnet]

• Even with coach Bill Peters signed to a contract extension, the Carolina Hurricanes still have some unfinished business moving forward. [News & Observer]

• Looking back at the 2010 NHL Draft in our ‘Backdraft’ series [Yahoo Sports]

• Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand both did their best to sell David Backes on the Boston Bruins. Both players were successful in luring the former St. Louis Blues captain to Boston. [CSN New England]

• Jim Prior was the public address voice of Boston University home games for 30 years. He died Saturday of complications from a stroke. He was 85 years old. [Boston Globe]

• What is the history behind Deryk Engelland’s No. 29 jersey with the Calgary Flames? [Flames Nation]

• Is Kelly McCrimmon of the Brandon Wheat Kings the new assistant general manager of the Las Vegas NHL team? There are reports that McCrimmon has accepted the position. [Sin Bin Vegas]

• Maxim Lapierre will be at New York Rangers training camp on a PTO. Lapierre hasn’t played in the NHL since 2014-15 with the St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins. [Blueshirt Banter]

• On AHL rule changes and the potential end of the enforcer role in the league. [Pension Plan Puppets]

• If P.K. Subban was a Pokémon, which would he be? The link includes several other topics on the Nashville Predators. [On the Forecheck]

• Customization is one of the big new features in EA Sports’ NHL17. [iDigitalTimes]

• According to former Montreal Canadiens enforcer Chris Nilan, media can’t help a team win. [Hockey Inside Out]

• The Los Angeles Kings’ pre-season game on Sunday, October 2 against the Edmonton Oilers as part of the Kraft Hockeyville series has been moved from Lumby to Vernon, British Columbia. [LA Kings Insider]

• The Colorado Avalanche and defenseman Tyson Barrie are a day away from arbitration. How much is he worth? [Mile High Sports]

• Why Jordan Eberle should be the next captain of the Edmonton Oilers. [Oilers Nation]

• Michael Grabner? Dave Bolland? Cam Ward? Who are some players the Las Vegas NHL team could pick in next summer’s expansion draft? [ESPN]

• The Tampa Bay Lightning have done a nice job of locking up their core players this summer. But can they keep all their top talent at a price that works for both them and the player? [Today’s Slapshot]

• At some point, the Vancouver Canucks will sign their prized first-round draft pick, Olli Juolevi. It just might not be anytime soon. [The Province]

• Is Jamie Benn the best fighter on the Dallas Stars? [Blackout Dallas]

• Who will be the top breakout players for the 2016-17 season? [Dobber Hockey]

• Finally, Montreal Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty talks about the summer’s big trade.