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.
• Why did the Avs trade Carl Soderberg? (Mile High Hockey)
• Breadman will get dough wherever he ends up. (Postmedia)
• Jack Hughes to wear “flashy” No. 86. (ESPN)
• The Winnipeg Jets face cap challenges this summer. (Sportsnet)
• Breaking the free agent goalie market. (TSN.ca)
• One Toronto draft pick once trick-or-treated at Mike Babcock’s house. (Sportsnet)
• First-round pick says sister is better than him. (CBC.ca)
• Jarome Iginla atop the list of Hall of Fame candidates for 2020. (TSN.ca)
• The NHL’s secret spending cap: How a shift in escrow acts as a hidden force that discourages spending. (The Athletic)
• How the United States Hockey League prepared Ronnie Attard for the big time. (USA Hockey)
• A seven-year-old hockey fan wanted a prosthetic leg that repped his favorite team, and Gritty was happy to surprise him. (CNN)
• A list of the five frontrunners to sign Matt Duchene. (The Hockey News)
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Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck.