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• The dates for arbitration destiny (if they make it there) are set for a bevy of the NHL’s restricted free agents. (TSN.ca)
• Connor Hellebuyck the first shoe to drop in Winnipeg, with several more waiting their turn. (Winnipeg Sun)
• Hellebuyck’s extension also proved once again that the Jets are building a long-term contender right away. (The Hockey News)
• The NHL has yet to figure out how to pay their goalies. (TSN.ca)
• Kevin Shattenkirk is on track to be ready for Rangers training camp. (NHL.com)
• Vancouver Canucks seventh overall draft pick this year Quinn Hughes is set to benefit from wherever he plays this coming year. (Sportsnet)
• The salary cap in Edmonton is tight. Quite tight. So tight, that defenseman Darnell Nurse doesn’t want a long-term deal with the team right now. (Edmonton Sun)
• Logan Couture, who signed an eight-year, $64 million extension with the San Jose Sharks on July 1, says it was an easy decision to make. (NHL.com)
• Who do the top 2018 NHL draft picks remind us of? Prospect expert Chris Peters explains. (ESPN)
• Sauce Hockey in hot water over crude t-shirts after Wal-Mart pulls them off store shelves in Canada. (CBC.ca)
• Mall celebrity upstages both Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon in viral photo. (The Star Halifax)
• Woman fighting ovarian cancer used playing hockey as therapy before she tragically passed away. (The Western Star)
• Tavares, Maple Leafs tough to match up with at center, opponents say. (NHL.com)
• Is St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong a master trader? (The Hockey Writers)
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