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PHT Morning Skate: Now that the NHL is back ...

Milan Michalek

Ottawa Senators’ Milan Michalek celebrates a goal against the New York Rangers during the second period of Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, April 18, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)

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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.

Team schedules were released so late Saturday night that there might be teams that got hosed even more, but two early results: the New Jersey Devils and Columbus Blue Jackets. Each squad reportedly has 10 back-to-back sets on their schedules. (The Bergen Record’s Tom Gulitti and Columbus Dispatch’s Aaron Portzline)

Five key questions for the New York Islanders ... that don’t involve Lubomir Visnovsky pouting. (New York Newsday)

March 21-22 might not exactly represent a fun trip for Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. (NHL.com’s Dan Rosen)

The San Jose Sharks’ 10 biggest games. (Fear the Fin)

Interesting angle: Joe Pelletier studies which players dominated the campaigns between the 2004-05 lockout and the 2011-12 season. (Greatest Hockey Legends)

In case you don’t feel like clicking around, the team-by-team schedules can be launched from one convenient spot. (NHL.com)

The Anaheim Ducks must have listened to PHT’s advice because they’re giving out free hot dogs and soda during today’s practice. (Los Angeles Times’ Helene Elliott)

The Florida Panthers reportedly hope Erik Gudbranson will recover from his wakeboarding injury in two to three weeks. (TSN’s Bob McKenzie)

A glance at the St. Louis Blues’ fan giveaways. (St. Louis Game Time)