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.
• With Marner unknown, Maple Leafs won’t be in ‘big-game market’ come July 1, GM Dubas says. (NHL.com)
• Patrick Marleau, 39, believes he can play past the 2019-20 season. (NHL.com)
• For the Rangers, it may come down to Chris Kreider or Artemi Panarin, and not both. (Blue Seat Blogs)
• Trying to decipher Jim Rutherford’s offseason messages. (Pensburgh)
• J.T. Miller trade the result of Vancouver’s past draft failures. (TSN.ca)
• It’s time for the NHL to expand it’s 3-on-3 overtime rules. (Oilers Nation)
• Evaluating where things stand for Blackhawks as negotiating window opens for NHL free agents. (NBC Chicago Sports)
• The trade market and Subban: the Flyers’ impatience may have cost them this offseason. (Broad Street Hockey)
• Seattle’s coming NHL has its first sponsor. (Seattle Times)
• Re-imagining the 1994 NHL Draft 25 years on. (Puck Junk)
• In Lou Lamoriello. you should trust, Islanders fans. (Eyes on Isles)
• Growing the game... in Montana. (Daily Inter Lake)
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