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PHT Morning Skate: How to break out of scoring funk; Point’s Hart case

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Jeremy Roenick pointed the finger squarely at Edmonton Oilers players for the firing of head coach Todd McLellan.

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.

• Time magazine’s 2018 Person of the Year? Why not Gritty? (NHL.com)

• Now that Mike Yeo is out in St. Louis, the pressure will fall square on the shoulders of GM Doug Armstrong and his players. (St. Louis Game Time)

• If Craig Berube doesn’t get the interim tag removed from his title, who will be next in line to take over the head coaching reigns in St. Louis? (The Hockey News)

• Sportsnet’s Mark Spector explains why Ken Hitchcock is the perfect fit for the Edmonton Oilers. (Sportsnet)

• How does an NHLer break out of a scoring slump? Some members of the Minnesota Wild weigh in. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

• The Nashville Predators and the ECHL’s Atlanta Gladiators made a dream come true for this young fan from Northern Ireland. (ESPN)

• Matt Duchene and the Ottawa Senators are inching closer toward an extension. (TSN)

• The Pittsburgh Penguins absolutely need to find a way to get Matt Murray back on track, or it could cost them their season. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

• Contrary to last season, the Montreal Canadiens are fun, fast, entertaining, and in a playoff spot. (Montreal Gazette)

• The Boston Bruins have iced a few young players on their roster, but what have they looked like through 20 games? (Stanley Cup of Chowder)

• Brayden Point deserves to be on your Hart Trophy ballot after the first quarter of the season. (Raw Charge)

• “The Anaheim City Council voted 6-1 this evening to approve a multi-faceted agreement that includes extending the partnership between the National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks and the City of Anaheim for at least 25 more years. The deal solidifies the Ducks continued commitment to the city through at least 2048 (five years remaining on initial agreement). As part of the agreement, the team’s name will remain the “Anaheim Ducks” for the duration of the partnership.” (Ducks)

• The Rangers might want to keep Chris Kreider for the foreseeable future. (Blue Shirt Banter)

• Nico Hischier will return to the Devils lineup for tonight’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. (NHL.com)

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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.