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• The Leafs are about to face a stiff test without Jake Muzzin and Morgan Rielly. (The Hockey News)
• To overcome those injuries, the Leafs will have to rally together. (TSN)
• Sportsnet has 20 trade deadline candidates that you’ll hear about between now and the end of February. (Sportsnet)
• The department of player safety couldn’t have handled the Kassian - Tkachuk situation much worse. (Vancourier)
• P.K. Subban isn’t planning on asking for a trade out of New Jersey. (NHL.com)
• Canadiens rookie Nick Suzuki is adapting to life as an NHLer. (Montreal Gazette)
• Mile High Hockey provides us with a 2020 Mock Draft. No surprises at the top of this list. (Mile High Hockey)
• With Tuukka Rask injured, who will the Bruins call up in his place? (Stanley Cup of Chowder)
• The Leafs can and should acquire Alexandar Georgiev from the Rangers. (Leafs Nation)
• Can Roman Josi win the Norris Trophy this season? (On the Forecheck)
• It looks like the Sharks are starting to turn things around. (NBC Sports Bay Area)
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