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.
CSNNE.com passes along excerpts from a radio interview in which Brad Marchand responds to a summer of trade rumors with this doozy:
“The funny thing about the media is they think that you’re best buddies, and it doesn’t matter how much you trash them,” Marchand told 98.5 The Sports Hub, via CSNNE.com. “I don’t like that, I don’t respect that, and if they think we’re going to be buddies this year then they’ve got something else coming.”
It doesn’t get any friendlier from there. (CSNNE.com)
Some infographics are better than others - including in this very collection - but the Hockey News put together some interesting factoids about the international makeup of the NHL. One takeaway: Sweden and Finland have made some nice gains. (The Hockey News)
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Jonathan Toews is a statistical darling by just about every measure, including looking brilliant by “fancy stats.” That doesn’t mean “Captain Serious” is particularly interested in diving into Corsi and PDO data any time soon, though. (CSNChicago.com)
Nathan MacKinnon takes on Olympic speedskater Charles Hamelin in an entertaining “race.” (Sportsnet)
A timeline of events since the Carolina Hurricanes last made the playoffs in 2008. (Raleigh News & Observer)
Apparently Darryl Sutter is more than just a guy who wins Stanley Cups and offers precious few words during press conferences. (TSN’s Bar Down)
The Los Angeles Kings lost big time last night, but they still have more ammo for trash talk against the San Jose Sharks:
Why? Did one fall out of the two Cup banners? RT @SanJoseSharks: You could hear a staple drop in this place right now.
— The Royal Half (@theroyalhalf) October 9, 2014
Hey you forgot to raise my banner pic.twitter.com/9nY6qNJb4d
— Bailey LA Kings (@BaileyLAKings) October 9, 2014
Apparently inevitable Alex Ovechkin storylines are a bit, well, much for some Washington Capitals onlookers:
"Ovechkin has to prove..."
— Japers’ Rink (@JapersRink) October 9, 2014
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