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PHT Morning Skate: Mini milestones mark the night

Marian Hossa, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Al Montoya

Chicago Blackhawks’ Marian Hossa, left, Jonathan Toews, center, and Patrick Kane (88) celebrate Hossa’s goal against New York Islanders goalie Al Montoya (35) in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

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PHT’s Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what’s happening and what we’ll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.

Make it 400 goals for Marian Hossa. Oddly enough, Jonathan Toews earned his 300th assist on the goal in an overtime win against the Islanders. (CSNChicago.com)

Ray Whitney earned his 600th assist in a loss to Detroit. (Coyotes)

Florida’s Jose Theodore pretended it was 2002 in shutting out the Bruins. Coincidentally it was Theodore’s 600th career game. (Sun-Sentinel)

Scary: Cam Janssen was worried a broken bone pierced his heart. Yikes. (Star-Ledger)

Mirtle tells us about Ron Wilson’s pleasant memories of coaching Dale Hunter in Washington. (Globe And Mail)

Jacques Martin says the Canadiens are experiencing growing pains while losing. He might be experiencing life as an unemployed coach if he doesn’t figure out how to get his team over it. (Montreal Gazette)

Good on the Dallas Stars for dropping ticket prices to entice fans to come to games. Here’s to hoping it pays off. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Evander Kane has his eyes on a sweet new contract. No wonder he’s scoring goals in bunches. (Winnipeg Sun)

Welcome Mark Messier to the Winter Classic Alumni Game. He’s so manly he’s putting off shoulder surgery to play. (CSNPhilly.com)

Daniel Paille must’ve broken a mirror recently as he got his bell rung against Florida. (CSNNE.com)

Finally, Jack Skille may have bit off more than he could chew in fighting Johnny Boychuk. Kudos to him for even hanging in there against him. (NHL)