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• The Pens need to make another mid-summer magical change. (Pensburgh)
• Maple Leafs almost certain to lose any trade involving Mitch Marner. (Editor In Leaf)
• Zack Kassian to get his chance to play alongside Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl. (The Hockey Writers)
• Ryan Spooner heading to Switzerland next season. (Sportsnet)
• The RFA waiting game for big-name players is the norm now, in Winnipeg and the rest of the NHL. (Winnipeg Sun)
• Each team’s worst contract heading into the 2019-20 season. (Puck Prose)
• Biggest fantasy winners thus far in the offseason. (Yahoo Sports)
• Devils begin a new chapter with additions of Jack Hughes, P.K. Subban. (NHL.com)
• Oft-Overlooked Hurricanes On the Rise. (Featurd)
• The oddsmakers are taking the Colorado Avalanche seriously, and so should you. (The Hockey News)
• NHL Network analyst believes Andre Burakovsky will score ‘a minimum’ of 20 goals next season. (Russian Machine Never Breaks)
• The Nashville Predators should go all-in and trade for William Nylander. (Pred Lines)
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