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• After acquiring Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac, how will Barry Trotz use them in the Islanders lineup? [NY Hockey Now]
• Paul Maurice on the status of Jets captain Blake Wheeler: “The word’s concussion — we don’t have a diagnosis on that, yet, but we’re going to treat it as it is because we’re obviously really careful with these things.” [Winnipeg Sun]
• Evgeni Malkin was back skating for the Penguins on Wednesday. The forward has been out since March 16 with an upper-body injury. [Tribune-Review]
• According to Darren Dreger, the NHL’s best-case scenario for the Canucks resuming play is April 16. [PHT]
• Jack Campbell has been a bright spot during a difficult NHL season. [Sportsnet]
• Will the Flyers approach Monday’s NHL trade deadline as buyers or sellers? [Broad Street Hockey]
• As the Bruins deal with both Tuukka Rask and Jaroslav Halak out of the lineup, Dan Vladar and Jeremy Swayman are filling in nicely in goal. [Bruins Daily]
• Eight NHL goaltenders who could be on the move. [PHT]
• One move the Wild should avoid making in the next week? Trading for a center. [Zone Coverage]
• Flames GM Brad Treliving on who’s to blame for a down year: “It’s on all of us. It starts with myself. I’m in charge of the hockey department so it starts with the manager and we all take our piece of it.” [TSN]
• Pavel Zacha’s breakout season with the Devils isn’t all that it appears to be. [All About the Jersey]
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