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.
• The Columbus Blue Jackets are bringing back their cannon jerseys next season. All is well in the world. (Sportslogos.net)
• He won the Hart, but Taylor Hall would rather have a shorter summer. (NHLPA)
• How much longer are we going to ignore restricted free agency? (Die By The Blade)
• Interim CWHL commissioner Jayna Hefford eyes a unified women’s hockey league. (The Canadian Press)
• Amanda Kessel set to play in an NWHL game in December at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Pittsburgh. (Penguins.com)
• Sticking with the NWHL and in the month of December, the Buffalo Beauts and the Buffalo Sabres will play a doubleheader at KeyBank Center on Dec. 29. (Buffalo News)
• Do the Carolina Hurricanes have depth issues at center? (Section 328)
• Two years from now, if Seattle has a hockey team and there’s an expansion draft, the Philadelphia Flyers are going to have some difficult decisions to make. (Broad Street Hockey)
• Fairly unliked pest Antoine Roussel should quickly become a fan favorite in Vancouver. (Vancouver Courier)
• The new Sedins? The Vancouver Canucks may have them in Elias Pettersson and Jonathan Dahlén. (Elite Prospects)
• The AHL has proven to be kind to the Boston Bruins in recent years. (Black n’ Gold Podcast)
• A look at the unrestricted free agent class of 2019. (Rotoworld)
• It’s time to consider Aleksander Barkov as a superstar in the NHL. (The Rat Trick)
• The lawyer representing a group of ex-NHLers says they won’t be appealing a judge’s decision in their concussion lawsuit against the league. (TSN.ca)
• A look at the best and worst contracts for all 31 NHL teams. (Sporting News)
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