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PHT Morning Skate: Larkin talks contract; Canadiens and their cap space

Vegas Golden Knights Host Official Road Game Watch Party For Game Three Of Stanley Cup Final

LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 02: (L-R) The Vegas Golden Knights mascot Chance the Golden Gila Monster, rapper Lil Jon and Lee Orchard as the Golden Knight pose before a performance by Jon at a Golden Knights road game watch party for Game Three of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Washington Capitals and the Golden Knights at Toshiba Plaza outside T-Mobile Arena on June 2, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Capitals defeated the Golden Knights 3-1. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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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.

• Dylan Larkin is confident he’ll be able to work out a long-term extension with the Detroit Red Wings. [Free Press]

• Carolina says goodbye to Jeff Skinner. [Section 328]

• The top six looks pretty set in Buffalo now. [Die by the Blade]

• A good read on Chris Kreider coming back from a blood clot to help the New York Rangers. [ESPN]

• What Cody Ceci’s arbitration case says about valuing defensemen. [Yahoo]

• So what are the Montreal Canadiens going to do with all that cap room? [Montreal Gazette]

• Why the Ottawa Senators need to sign Mark Stone to an extension and avoid arbitration. [Ottawa Sun]

• Max Domi is confident the Montreal Canadiens can be winners again. [TSN via CP]

• In more realistic thoughts, Mark Scheifele believes the Winnipeg Jets can contend for a Stanley Cup again. [NHL.com]

• How does Anton Forsberg factor into the current situation in net for the Chicago Blackhawks? [Second City Hockey]

• Sounds like a new deal is coming between the NWHL and its players. [The Hockey News]

• How good is your team’s prospect pipeline? Here’s a ranking from 1-31. [Sporting News]

• A look at the New York Rangers roster now that all of their free agents are re-signed. [NY Post]

• Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, David Levin is hoping his hockey journey lands him in the NHL. [IIHF]

• The head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ ECHL team has left after two months on the job to join the AHL’s Binghamton Devils as head coach. [Tribune Review]

• It’s a big year ahead for Washington Capitals netminder Braden Holtby. [Stars & Sticks]

• Finally, Quinn Hughes had himself a day at the World Junior Showcase vs. Sweden on Thursday. Check out his three assists, including the pretty one in overtime:

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Sean Leahy is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @Sean_Leahy.