This is a new feature on PHT. It’s like the Morning Skate, only not in the morning.
-- Up top, NBC’s promo for Rangers-Flyers on Black Friday. Hey, why is it called Black Friday anyway? Even Wikipedia doesn’t have a good answer. Black Friday. Pretty ominous way to sell some cheap TVs.
-- Who’s gonna play for Las Vegas? Another good question. The owner has said he doesn’t “want a bunch of 35- or 36-year-olds that play a couple years, and then they’re done,” which may take a guy like Marian Gaborik, 34, out of the mix. Former NHL general manager Craig Button takes a crack at putting a roster together -- and yes, Marc-Andre Fleury is on it. (TSN)
-- Corey Perry is off to a slow start in Anaheim, with just four goals in 19 games. Ducks coach Randy Carlyle thinks Perry is doing too much “standing still in the neutral ice,” which is kinda reminiscent of what Barry Trotz once said about Alex Ovechkin. (O.C. Register)
-- Panthers d-man Aaron Ekblad isn’t off to the best start this season, but he’s trying to stay positive instead of “worrying about little things that happen here and there.” Know a good way to feel positive? Sign a $60 million contract. (NHL.com)
-- What is going on with the Ottawa Senators attendance? It’s the lowest of the Canadian teams, and the team’s outspoken owner isn’t very happy about it. In a related story, Go Redblacks! (Ottawa Report)
-- John Scott on the new All-Star Game voting rules: “It’s good. I think, you know, something had to happen. I don’t think they wanted a situation like me to happen again. Guys from the AHL, guys who are hurt — I don’t think they should be included anymore. I think it was a one-time thing and … it’s a good rule.” (PHT)
-- Gary Bettman on the new ASG voting rules: “I think it’s important for fans to have a say. Obviously, you want an NHL player at the NHL All-Star Game. And we think all of our players, in some way or another, are All-Stars.” Awww. (The Tennessean)
-- The Detroit Red Wings will have to share their new downtown arena with the Pistons, who’ve been struggling to fill seats in Auburn Hills. The Pistons made the playoffs last season for the first time since 2009. They were swept in the first round by the Cavaliers, just like in 2009. (The Detroit News)
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— Irfaan Gaffar (@irfgaffar) November 22, 2016
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