Here are all the links from around the hockey world, and what I’m reading while wishing we saw a lot more of Dave Chappelle. He’s funny and he’s on point, and it’s oft-times rare to be both.
*Dougie Hamilton has heard about the trade rumblings involving him as he plays just “okay” hockey with the Calgary Flames, but he won’t let it change his game.
*Zach Werenski has been a big deal for the Columbus Blue Jackets since bursting on the scene as a rookie D-man.
*PHT writer Joey Alfieri has the details of Bryan Bickell opening up about his diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, and what it means for his hockey career moving forward.
*The Pittsburgh Penguins are getting used to other team’s copying them after winning last year’s Stanley Cup in a copycat league.
*Colorado Springs native Brandon Carlo was a prodigal son returning home on Sunday when he faced his hometown Colorado Avalanche for the first time.
*It’s a tough break for New York Islanders defenseman Dennis Seidenberg, who will sidelined indefinitely with a broken jaw suffered while blocking a shot.
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*For something completely different: speaking of Chappelle, the post-election Saturday Night Live hit a season-high for ratings.