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.
Star players were asked to guess what their rating was in EA Sports’ NHL 16:
Only three franchises decided not to participate in a rookie tournament this year. The Philadelphia Flyers were one of them and GM Ron Hextall prefers to keep it that way. (Courier-Post)
St. Louis Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock thinks the Toronto Maple Leafs are going to have a better season than expected. (Maple Leafs Hot Stove)
Why Toronto Maple Leafs fans shouldn’t get their hopes up when it comes to the possibility of Steven Stamkos coming home. (Spector’s Hockey)
Now a member of the Edmonton Oilers’ organization, Caleb Jones is working towards getting out from under his brother’s, Seth Jones, shadow. (Oilers.nhl.com)
An interview with Ray Emery, whose odds of making the Tampa Bay Lightning may have gone up depending on the severity of Kristers Gudlevskis’ upper-body injury. (Tampa Bay Times)