Johansen expected back Friday; Voynov officially joins SKA; coach, GM impact (Puck Headlines)

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• Please be enjoying Shane Prince as old school Chris Neil.

• Ryan Johansen is feeling better and has been skating on his own, opening the door for a likely Friday return to the Columbus Blue Jackets lineup. [Columbus Dispatch]

• Mirtle on the death of Todd Ewen and what happens next. [Globe and Mail]

• What’s up with Sidney Crosby? For the first time in his career he is pointless in eight of his first nine games to start the season. [TSN]

• Slava Voynov has officially signed a three-year deal with SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL. [AP via Yahoo]

• Soccer legend Didier Drogba: newly-formed puckhead. Thanks, Petr Cech! [Daily Star]

• Good read on the impact new NHL coaches and general managers have on their teams. [Hockey Graphs]

• Andrew MacDonald is getting used to playing in the AHL and being the league’s highest-paid player. [Daily News]

• It’s not a good experience at Staples Center without a little Dieter Ruehle on the organ. [LA Times]

• Taking a dip in the Los Angeles Kings prospect pool and checking on their progress. [Mayor’s Manor]

• Carolina Hurricanes prospect and Red Deer Rebels defenseman Haydn Fleury is ready to take a run at the Memorial Cup. [Buzzing the Net]

• Jeff Petry discusses why he’s no longer an Edmonton Oiler. [Oilers Nation]

• On Jeremy Bracco’s decision to leave Boston College for Kitchener of the OHL. [SB Nation College Hockey]

• Is Paul Kariya worthy of induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame? [Greatest Hockey Legends]

• “A men's hockey team in rural Manitoba is refusing to drop its native-inspired team name, amid accusations the term is an insensitive racial epithet for First Nations people.” [CTV]

• Three bottom-pairing defensemen who could earn themselves decent coin for their next contracts. [Dobber Hockey]

• Improving special teams will help the New York Riveters turn around their 0-3 start. [Today’s Slapshot]

• “Winnipeg Jets won't ban Blackhawks fans from wearing headdresses” [CBC via Yahoo]

• Vancouver Canucks goaltending prospect Thatcher Demko is showing real promise at Boston College. [Van City Buzz]

• Finally, here’s a pretty good trio of saves by Jeff Glass:

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