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PHT Morning Skate: NHL team face coverings; Hlinka Gretzky Cup canceled

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The Our Line Starts crew and Bob McKenzie discuss what may have caused the firing of John McDonough in Chicago and what direction the Blackhawks might be taking now.

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.

• “The league is still determining if it will wait until it’s safe and permissible for all 31 teams to start holding small-group workouts before triggering the next phase of its return-to-play protocol, or if it will allow clubs to reopen practice facilities in waves, deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Monday.” [Sportsnet]

• Philip Danault on the return to play idea involving centralized locations: “Some players could be away from their families for three to four months and I think that’s way too much. I’m not the only one thinking like that, I’m sure.“I can’t make sense of it in my mind.” [TSN]

• The NHL is now selling licensed team logo face coverings to benefit Feeding America and the Food Banks Canada COVID-19 Response Fund. [NHL.com]

• The 2020 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, a big tournament for scouts, has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. [Hockey Canada]

• What’s next for the Blackhawks following the dismissal of team president John McDonough? [NBC Chicago]

• Will Alex Pietrangelo be back with the Blues next season? [Post-Dispatch]

• How college hockey helped prepare Cale Makar, Adam Fox and Quinn Hughes for the NHL. [Sporting News]

• Like teammate Zdeno Chara, David Krejci is not thinking retirement once his contract ends after next season. [NBC Sports Boston]

• How a potential flat salary cap could affect the Capitals next season. [Japers’ Rink]

• Good read on Fabian Brunnstrom’s life after the NHL. [Dallas Morning News]

• One NHL agent has an idea on altering the salary cap going forward. Learn about The Exception Player. [KO Sports]

• Finally, NHLers dish on which teammates have the smelliest equipment:

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Sean Leahy is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @Sean_Leahy.