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• Big is back in the NHL and the Habs are way too small. (Montreal Gazette)
• Brock Boeser is waiting for a couple of deals to work themselves out before he signs. (The Hockey Writers)
• The Wild should be trying to emulate the Toronto Maple Leafs. (Editor in Leaf)
• The Vancouver Canucks should pursue Jesse Puljujarvi. (The Canuck Way)
• Ovi runs youth hockey clinic in China. (NHL.com)
• Five questions that need answers in the upcoming season. (The Comeback)
• Shattenkirk has ‘huge chip’ on shoulder for Lightning. (NHL.com)
• The Changing NHL: Scoring, speed the new name of the game. (BlueJackets.com)
• Do NHL players resent hockey’s shift to analytics? (Sin.Bin Vegas)
• The NHL’s most-improved teams during this offseason. (Featurd)
• The numbers say this is the best time to pull the goalie. (Sportscasting)
• Who wore it best? A history of the No. 1 for the Pittsburgh Penguins. (Pensburgh)
• The biggest game in Philadelphia Flyers history. (Last Word on Hockey)
• Ovechkin hints at retirement when his contract is up. (Stars and Sticks)
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