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• Former Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki has begun moving his legs again. (CBC)
• NHL popularity is growing in Sweden now that the Global Series has arrived. (NHL)
• The Swedish hockey experience is much different than what we’re used to in North America. (TampaBay.com)
• The non-Swedes on the Sabres roster have been enjoying their time in Stockholm. (Buffalo News)
• A five-person committee created the Stars winter classic jersey. (Dallas News)
• The Toronto Maple Leafs still don’t have an identity after 16 games. (Toronto Star)
• Lars Eller is having a pretty good year for the Capitals. (Japers Rink)
• Blake Wheeler will have to fill in at center for the foreseeable future. (Winnipeg Sun)
• Brady Tkachuk has turned into an awesome pest for the Ottawa Senators. (Sporting News)
• Craig MacTavish wrote about his crazy three-month experience in the KHL. (TSN)
• Jordan Binnington believes he should have won the Calder Trophy over Elias Pettersson. (Daily Hive)
• The Sharks need Timo Meier and their young players to start producing offensively. (NBC Sports Bay Area)
• There’s a Mighty Ducks TV series in the works. (Hollwood Reporter)
• Here’s how a failed Steelers tryout kick-started a daughter’s Olympic hockey dream. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
• Travis Konecny and Oskar Lindblom have had really strong seasons for the Flyers. (NBC Sports Philly)
• Check out this list of top 10 hockey jerseys in pop culture. (Hockey by Design)
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Joey Alfieri is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @joeyalfieri.