Early NHL awards candidates. [Along the Boards]
Advanced stats don’t seem to prove anything in Edmonton. [Oilers Nation]
Everyone is waiting for Calgary to flame-out, but they just keep rolling. [Canada.com]
Claude Giroux is out with an injury, but it doesn’t look serious. [Fansided]
Claude Giroux (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Olli Maatta is already back to game action after a cancer scare. [Yahoo Sports]
Patrick Kaleta was stuck in a snowstorm. Turns out they didn’t need him to win the game. [The Score]
The Buffalo Sabres needed a back-up goalie, so they turned to Arturs Irbe. [Sportsnet]
After a loss to the last-place Sabres on Saturday, things couldn’t get worse for the Leafs. Right? [Pension Plan Puppets]
The players aren’t trying to get Randy Carlyle fired, so don’t worry about that. [National Post]
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But the Maple Leafs coach is probably still on the hot seat. How could he not be? [Globe and Mail]
Stop trying to turn Phil Kessel into something he’s not. [Two Pad Stack]
The proposed format for the World Cup of Hockey is, well, interesting. [CBS Sports]
Jason Spezza and the Stars are closing in on a new deal. [Pro Hockey Talk]
And finally, a tribute to Gordie Howe. [Hockey Feed]
