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• Does Frederik Andersen have a future in Toronto? [TSN]
• The 2021 NHL Draft in....December? It’s been discussed. [Ottawa Sun]
• Ads on helmets will more than likely be a thing in the NHL very soon. [Sports Business Journal]
• Alex Steen retired Thursday due to a back injury. [PHT]
• A heart condition will force Henrik Lundqvist to sit out the 2020-21 NHL season with the Capitals. [PHT]
• Former NHLer Rick Vaive details his battle with alcohol in his new book. [Buffalo Hockey Beat]
• There’s a new phenom in Finnish hockey and his name is Brad Lambert. [The Hockey News]
• On the importance of analytics and intangibles when evaluating players. [1st Ohio Battery]
• Good reason on Curtis McElhinney’s long, winding road toward a Stanley Cup title. [Raw Charge]
• Fun look at some terrible hockey cards. [Puck Junk]
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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.