Here are all the links from around the hockey world, and what I’m reading, while appreciating the emailed statement from Claude Julien yesterday. What a classy guy.
*The New York Post ask a scary question: What if Dolan’s Rangers were run just like the New York Knicks.
*The CEO for the Arizona Coyotes said the relocation rumors to Seattle and Portland couldn’t be further from the truth.
*The Top 5 trade destinations for Matt Duchene when the Colorado Avalanche decide to make a move with him.
*Ottawa Senators and Massachusetts-born goalie Mike Condon is leaving his future in the organization in the hands of his agent.
*Wayne Gretzky clearly made the right choice to play hockey, but he said that he always wanted to play baseball for the Detroit Tigers.
*TSN has put together a trade deadline playbook for the Eastern Conference and the Bruins top off the list.
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*Congrats to Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference, who will be heading the Alberta Sports Development Agency now that his playing days are over.
*Give Toronto Maple Leafs radio play-by-play guy Joe Bowen credit for not backing down from the challenge when he asked to dab.
*Good piece from FOH (Friend of Haggs) Dave Stubbs on the Kraut Line being carried off the ice in Montreal as they went off to serve in World War II.
*For something completely different: Some Bruins fans may wonder what our beloved “Bish” is up to these days. Here he is re-watching the Phantom Menace and appreciating it more over time. I can’t say I agree with him, but it’s a thoughtful take all the same.