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• Growing up in Saskatchewan, Gordie Howe was an idol to Patrick Marleau. [NBC Sports Bay Area]
• The Vladimir Tarasenko of old is slowly coming back for the Blues. [St. Louis Gametime]
• There remains hope that the North Division playoffs will take place in their respective Canadian cities. But a bubble option remains on the table. [Sportsnet]
• Canucks head coach Travis Green on dealing with the team’s COVID-19 outbreak: “When you coach a team and you care about your players so much, it’s almost like your kids. You want to make them feel better and you can’t.” [TSN]
• On their Hockey Fights Cancer night, the Flyers paid tribute to teammate Oskar Lindblom. [NBC Sports Philadelphia]
• Coyotes pay tribute to Leighton Accardo with Ring of Honor induction. [PHT]
• Bob Corkum abruptly steps down as US women’s hockey coach. [PHT via AP]
• Six points out and 12 games to go. Do the Flames have a shot at the playoffs? [Flames Nation]
• Now that Travis Zajac is on Long Island, it’s Nico Hischier’s turn to step up as the Devils’ main face-off man. [All About the Jersey]
• Help your fantasy hockey team this week by picking up Mats Zuccarello and Denis Gurianov. [NBC Sports Edge]
• The sons of Mike Sillinger, Brian Boucher, and Shane Doan could have an impact on the 2021 NHL Draft. [NHL.com]
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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