Here are all the links from around the hockey world, and what I’m reading while canned NFL head coaches are positioning to hold onto jobs, or be one of the favorites for new ones.
*Interesting piece from Eric Staal about life with the Minnesota Wild, and how things have been easier for him there than they were in Carolina.
*Down Goes Brown dissects the 16-game winning streak of the Columbus Blue Jackets, and how we’ve reached history today.
*The Colorado Avalanche have reached disaster status, and players like Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon have found themselves mentioned as possible players on the move elsewhere when the dust settles.
*Ty Rattie is a “a pretty angry guy with something to prove” after getting waived by the St. Louis Blues, and landing with a Hurricanes club facing the Blues tonight.
*It’s been kind of a sad story for the World Junior tournament as organizers have had to slash ticket prices for the semifinals in Montreal because of small crowds.
*These Rocky jerseys that will be worn by the Toledo Walleyes might be just about the worst thing I’ve ever seen.
Boston Bruins
*Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov was fined by the NHL for diving, and CSN Mid-Atlantic examines whether the fine was merited or not.
*For something completely different: Richard Sherman has a special message for the 12’s with the playoffs coming. Great.