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• Seattle mayor Jenny Durkin is convinced that the arena renovation will be completed in time for 2020. (The Hockey News)
• William Nylander is excited to get back to the Toronto Maple Leafs. “I can’t wait to be back. It has been a crazy ride. I wish it would have been done earlier, but I’m very happy to be back with the best fans in the league. I’m very excited.” (Toronto Sun)
• The Chicago Blackhawks are planning to go “all in” to get forward Artemi Panarin back. (Daily Herald)
• The Preds will be without leading scorer Filip Forsberg for four-to-six weeks because of an upper-body injury. (NHL.com)
• The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Ice Hockey team has inspired change after the heartbreaking tragedy that occurred at the school. (Sports Illustrated)
• Jamie Benn’s improved play has helped put the Dallas Stars back in the playoff picture. (Dallas Morning News)
• Moving to Toronto helped the Hughes brothers develop their passion for hockey. (Toronto Sun)
• A lot of the teams around the NHL are getting terrible goaltending this season. But why is that? (Yahoo)
• Despite the fact that doctors said former enforcer Todd Ewen didn’t have CTE, a new analysis proved that he did. (New York Times)
• Brady Tkachuk has already developed into one of the best net-front players in the NHL. (The Point)
• The closer you look at Kevin Shattenkirk’s game, the more you realize it’s a bit messy. (Blue Seat Blogs)
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