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PHT Morning Skate: Subban on ‘The Daily Show'; Jim Johannson’s impact on USA Hockey

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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy made 40 saves as Tampa shut out the Blackhawks 2-0 and ended their three game losing streak.

Welcome to the PHT Morning Skate, a collection of links from around the hockey world. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at phtblog@nbcsports.com.

• Up top, check out the highlights from last night’s game between the ‘Hawks and Bolts.

• Now that he’s feeling healthy again, Marc Savard has officially retired and would like to find work as a coach. (NHLPA)

• The best line in hockey? You’ll find it in Boston. (Bruins Daily)

• Jim Johannson helped shape USA Hockey in a big way. (ESPN)

• It sounds like the Mighty Ducks franchise could be making a comeback as a TV show. (Hollywood Reporter)

• Korea’s women’s hockey coach, Sarah Murray, says she has complete control of how ice time will be handed out on the unified squad. (NBC Olympics)

• Marie-Philip Poulin has been named captain of Team Canada’s Women’s Hockey Team for the upcoming Olympics. (Hockey Canada)

• At this time of year, there are always players’ names that come up in trade rumors. Spector’s Hockey looks at which of those guys won’t be dealt before the trade deadline. (Spector’s Hockey)

• Predators defenseman P.K. Subban will be making an appearance on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”. (Tennessean)

• The Golden Knights blue liners have certainly chipped in offensively this season. (SinBin.Vegas)

• Is Aleksander Barkov still underappreciated in his own market? (The Rat Trick)

• Scott Darling’s play is becoming a bit of an issue for the Carolina Hurricanes. (Cardiac Cane)

• Now that Mirco Mueller is healthy, it’ll be interesting to see if he can regain the form he had before he suffered his injury. (Pucks and Pitchforks)

• The Caps are having trouble limiting their opponent’s high-danger scoring chances this season (Russian Machine Never Breaks)

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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.