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• Roberto Luongo, and NHL timeline. (NHL.com)
• Panthers gain room to move in Luongo’s retirement. (USA Today)
• Here’s a good look at the biggest average annual values traded during the salary cap era. (Sportsnet)
• Sharks’ Kevin Labanc receiving interest from ‘multiple teams’ (NBC Sports Bay Area)
• Joe Pavelski would be a solid addition to the Chicago Blackhawks. (Second City Hockey)
• Here are Elliotte Friedman’s final 31 thoughts for the season. (Sportsnet)
• Former Buffalo bench boss Phil Housley signs on as an assistant in Arizona. (NHL.com)
• Ed Van Impe crossed many paths in his career. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)
• Save your Detroit Red Wings NHL draft reaction/dismay for ... 2024? (Detroit Free Press)
• Gary Bettman doesn’t see basketball overtaking hockey in Canada. (CBC Sports)
• Ranking the Top 50 free agents into tiers. (ESPN)
• Jets’ Paul Maurice not concerned with roster uncertainty. (Winnipeg Sun)
• Rookie cards of all the 2019 NHL Hockey Hall of Fame inductees. (Puck Junk)
• And here are the top cellys of the season from the folks at the NHL. (NHL.com)
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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.