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PHT Morning Skate: Bunting for Calder; Minnesota’s all hockey hair team

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TORONTO, ON - MARCH 10: Michael Bunting #58 of the Toronto Maple Leafs walks outside of the locker room before playing the Arizona Coyotes at the Scotiabank Arena on March 10, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images)

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Welcome to the PHT Morning Skate, a collection of links from the NHL and around the hockey world. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at phtblog@nbcsports.

• Why Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting deserves the Calder Trophy over Moritz Seider, Lucas Raymond, Trevor Zegras, and others. [TSN]

• The NHL suspended Auston Matthews two games for his high cross-check on Rasmus Dahlin during Sunday’s Heritage Classic. [PHT]

• Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones on his 34-game goal drought: “I think I’m playing pretty well, moving the puck well. I just can’t put the puck in the net. It’s just frustrating the hell out of me this entire year.” [NBC Sports Chicago]

• Teams are reportedly pursuing 2023 draft picks over those that could be used for the 2022 NHL draft. [Daily Faceoff]

• Meet the 2022 Minnesota State High School All Hockey Hair Team and marvel at all that salad:

• Now that Josh Manson is off to Colorado, how should the Ducks approach the trade deadline? [Crashing the Pond]

• It’s a lost season for the Islanders but their veterans are still showing the kids why winning matters. [NY Hockey Now]

• From Tony DeAngelo to Pavel Buchnevich to Jack Eichel, ranking the top acquisitions of the 2021-22 season so far. [NBC Sports Edge]

• Reviewing the adidas limited set of retail throwback sweaters that features the likes of the Sharks, Penguins, Kings, and Nordiques. [Hockey by Design]

• It’ll be Northeastern vs. Minnesota Duluth and No. 1 seeded Ohio State vs. Yale in the women’s Frozen Four. [The Ice Garden]

• Capitals forward Anthony Mantha talks about coming back from shoulder surgery and last season’s deadline trade. [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.