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PHT Morning Skate: Higher scoring in RTP; Lundqvist on future

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Liam McHugh, Patrick Sharp and Keith Jones discuss their criteria and wish list for cities to host the NHL's return to play.

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.

• Could a four-and-a-half month layoff mean higher scoring when the NHL drops the puck again? [Sportsnet]

• It’s sounding more and more like Las Vegas will be one of the two hub cities. [Sin Bin Vegas]

• “The NHL Players Association plans to take action on behalf of several free agents looking to start their NHL contacts as soon as possible” [Lighthouse Hockey]

• Capitals assistant Reid Cashman has been named the new head coach of the Dartmouth’s men’s hockey team. Cashman will remain with the team through the end of the 2020 playoffs. [Dartmouth]

• The Ducks have sign Swedish Hockey League MVP Kodie Curran to a two-year deal. He posted 12 goals and 49 points with Rogle BK this season and also took home defenseman of the year. [TSN]

• Henrik Lundqvist on his future: “Now we are ready to run this summer and this season. I also know that in November and December last year, when I was at my best, I played as well as I did several years before. It was incredibly fun. If I can I find a situation where I play and deliver like that – why not continue?” [Forever Blueshirts]

• Get to know Tim Stutzle, the next German hockey star. [The Hockey News]

• Should the Jets try and pry Jack Eichel out of Buffalo? [Jets Nation]

• Owen Tippett and Henrik Borgstrom are likely call-ups for the Panthers when the NHL resumes play ahead of their series vs. the Islanders. [Panthers]

• The case for renaming the Art Ross Trophy to the Wayne Gretzky Trophy. [Ottawa Sun]

• Rasmus Dahlin reflects on a disappointing Sabres season: “That’s what it is - and you can’t do much about it. But now that all my Swedish hockey friends go over, I sit at home like a loser. It hurts and it makes me very frustrated. It’s not fun.” [Die by the Blade]

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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.