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• Remembering Ray Emery. (TSN.ca)
• A tragic end for Ray Emery, a polarizing figure who led the Ottawa Senators to the Stanley Cup Final. (Ottawa Sun)
• After signing a six-year, $37 million contract last week, a look at how an agent change changed the course of Connor Hellebuyck’s career. (InGoal Magazine)
• Logan Couture, who committed the next eight years of his NHL career to the San Jose Sharks on July 1, is ready to pay it forward. (The Hockey News)
• A move out the wing helped Claude Giroux revitalize his career, and helped Sean Couturier to have a career year, but could a move back to center be the best move for the Flyers going forward? (NBC Sports Philadelphia)
• A lengthy look at the single best contract for each of the NHL’s 31 teams. (ESPN)
• Vegas’ top line is good, but best top trio hockey? Nope. (Knights on Ice)
• Ryan Kesler could miss the entirety of next season and the Anaheim Ducks don’t appear to be worried about it. (Anaheim Calling)
• It wasn’t just New York Islanders fans who felt the sting of his departure on July 1. His own teammates need to pick themselves back up as well. (Sportsnet)
• He’s one the greatest names in Detroit Red Wings history. It’s time to retire Sergei Fedorov’s No. 91. (Detroit Free Press)
• A look at Nathan Walker and the future of international hockey. (Puck Prose)
• Well, this is interesting: Troy Stecher’s closest comparable as he heads to arbitration is in Jim Benning’s family. (Vancouver Courier)
• A look at how Paul Bissonnette has forged a career in multimedia after forging one as a fourth-liner in the NHL. (Forbes)
• After signing Devon Shore to a two-year, the Dallas Stars are still in decent shape in terms of the salary cap. (Blackout Dallas)
• Oilers Nation is doing a player-by-player review from last season, and this particular review looks at if Edmonton is going to miss Patrick Maroon more than they think. (Oilers Nation)
• When Devils’ head coach John Hynes expects to fill his coaching staff and what he wants in an assistant. (NJ.com)
• How Andrej Sustr found healing through art. (NHLPA)
• The rollercoaster of a ride that was the first season of Fanatics handling official NHL apparel. (Scotty Wazz)
Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck