Anaheim blame game; Brown's future in LA; gifts for NHL teams (Puck Headlines)
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• Rest up, big guy, busy weekend ahead.
• What’s up with the Anaheim Ducks, and is Bob Murray, not Bruce Boudreau, to blame? [Anaheim Calling]
• Does Dustin Brown have a future in Los Angeles? [Mayor’s Manor]
• Speaking of the Kings, they’re back to where we expected them to be. [ESPN.com]
• The World Junior Championship begins on Saturday. Here are 10 NHL drafted prospects to keep an eye on. [Buzzing the Net]
• Auston Matthews talks about his decision to play in Switzerland and the upcoming World Juniors. [IIHF]
• Since the Tampa Bay Lightning left Toronto Steven Stamkos has been playing lights out. [Tampa Tribune]
• Santino Vasquez, the New York Rangers emergency goalie from Friday night in Minnesota, details his experience. [The Players’ Tribune]
• 30 gifts for all 30 NHL teams. [Yahoo]
• New York Islanders goaltending prospect Linus Soderstrom opens up about dealing with Asperger’s and ADHD. "Ice hockey has always been there, whenever I have had problems with friends, family, school - I have been able to rely on ice hockey.” [Lighthouse Hockey]
• The LA Kings will hold a pre-game jersey raffle tonight with proceeds benefiting victims of the San Bernadhino shooting. [LA Kings Insider]
• A Manitoba Zamboni driver is facing impaired driving charges after he drove erratically around a rink during a minor hockey game over the weekend, running into the boards. [CP via Globe and Mail]
• Buffalo Beauts star Meghan Duggan has been busy balancing national team, NWHL and Clarkson assistant coaching duties in the last year. [Today’s Slapshot]
• Amanda Cariddi has yet to start a game for the CWHL’s Boston Blades, but that hasn’t stopped her from keeping a positive attitude. [Along the Boards]
• Which of these Western Conference forwards should you buy, sell or hold on to in your fantasy hockey league? [Dobber Hockey]
• Former NHLer Jon Blum is finding his hockey footing over in the KHL. [LA Times]
• A cost analysis of catching the Toronto Maple Leafs in Arizona or trying to watch one of their home games in Toronto, plus some previews of tonight's games. [The Royal Half]
• Finally, check out the dance moves from Ben Hutton and Jake Virtanen in this Vancouver Canucks Christmas rap:
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