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Johnson responds to 'Kimmel' bit; Crosby joins adidas; daredevil Niederreiter (Puck Headlines)

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• OK, Tomas, time to grow out a mullet for the fans at the Emirates.

• Tyler Johnson responds to the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" bit featuring a woman who claimed she cheated on her boyfriend with the Tampa Bay Lightning star: “I have no idea who she is or why what was said was said. People can talk but (that) doesn’t mean it’s true.” [Tampa Tribune]

• After previously being released by the Toronto Maple Leafs while on a tryout contract, Curtis Glencross was cut by the Colorado Avalanche while he was on a PTO with them. [Denver Post]

• Nino Niederreiter of the Minnesota Wild is part-hockey player, part-daredevil as he showed last month when he took a plane ride over the Alps ... strapped to the outside of the plane. [Star Tribune]

• Sidney Crosby joins Connor McDavid with adidas on a multi-year deal. [Newswire]

• Interesting read on David Conte, Lou Lamoriello’s right-hand man for nearly 30 years. [TSN]

• We all know McDavid and Jack Eichel, but one rookie to keep an eye on is Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings. He's a real darkhorse Calder Trophy candidate. [The Hockey News]

• It's a youth movement in Vancouver for the Canucks. [Sportsnet]

• Uni-Watch goes around the NHL to look at the various uniform changes for the 2015-16 season. [ESPN]

• Looking at winners and losers in the Eastern Conference with a fantasy spin. [Dobber Hockey]

• Boston College and the University of Minnesota top the men’s and women’s preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine College Hockey Polls, respectively. [USA Hockey]

• “An upstate New York woman was slain inside her home in a suspected murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by her husband, a former professional hockey player, a prosecutor said Monday.” [AP]

• Can the Washington Capitals’ penalty kill improve this season? [Japers’ Rink]

• The Florida Panthers have sent 2015 first-round pick Lawson Crouse back to junior. [Panthers]

• A review of “Golden Oldies,” which features hockey stories from former Hockey Night in Canada broadaster Brian McFarlane. [Puck Junk]

• Chatting with Pete Weber as he moves from the TV booth to radio for the Nashville Predators. [Sports & Entertainment Nashville]

• The Hamilton Bulldogs are settling into their new home at FirstOntario Centre. [Buzzing the Net]

• Ranking the top five 2015-16 NHL throwback jerseys. [Hockey by Design]

• Finally, Winnipeg Jets fans are rallying behind Dancin’ Gabe to have him included in the NHL 17 videogame:

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