McDavid talks fight; fancy stats all-stars; controversial junior hockey mascot benched (Puck Headlines)
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• Astronaut Butch Wilmore is currently floating around in space while supporting the Nashville Predators. [@wztv_fox17]
• Connor McDavid on the fight that broke his hand: "I think it was the right thing to do. I would rather fight than turtle.” [Go Erie]
• On the day his grandfather passed away, Viktor Tikhonov scored twice and assisted on another goal in the KHL. [IIHF]
• Time has healed any wounds created by the Daniel Alfredsson’s departure from Ottawa between the Swede and Senators GM Bryan Murray. The two took a car ride on Monday, ahead of Alfie’s likely announcement that he’ll be retiring. [ESPN]
• We're a quarter way through the season, so which players have the best fancy stats? [TSN]
• The Columbus City Council unanimously approved using $250,000 of taxpayer money to help promote the 2015 NHL All-Star Game. [Dispatch]
• The hockey world was hit with another death this week with the news of former NHLer Murray Oliver’s passing. [Star Tribune]
• This is a great story from the Vancouver Province in 1993 about Pat Quinn walking into a Boston bar to grab beers after his infamous hit on Bobby Orr. [Province]
• Chicago Blackhawks super prospect Teuvo Teravainen on being stuck in the AHL: “I don’t know if I’m happy or if I’m not happy. I’m just trying to play. It’s pretty hard playing here. It’s different hockey. It’s not my type of hockey maybe, AHL hockey. I think there’s differences with NHL hockey and AHL hockey, but I’m just trying to do my job there and try to play my best.” [Sun-Times]
• The controversial Prince Albert Raiders mascot has been shelved. [Leader-Post]
• David Perron has had a crappy start to the season, scoring once in 20 games. But just how unlucky has he been? [Boys on the Bus]
• Jhonas Enroth is doing what he can to overtake Michal Neuvirth for the Buffalo Sabres’ no. 1 starting job in goal. [Olean Times]
• Despite how he exited town, the Tampa Bay Lightning doing a tribute for Martin St. Louis when he returns on Wednesday is the right thing to do. [RawCharge]
• Dan Hamhuis will miss at least a month and maybe more for the Vancouver Canucks with a lower-body injury. Should they give Sami Salo a call? [PiTB]
• The New York Rangers have signed Henrik Tallinder to a PTO. He'll report to Hartford of the AHL. [Bergen Record]
• Luck has been on Markus Granlund’s side with the Calgary Flames, and that’ll likely help him stick in the NHL. [Flames Nation]
• These 10 guys might be on your fantasy hockey league’s waiver wire. Grab ‘em if you can. [Dobber Hockey]
• A Quebec Nordiques reference on The Simpsons? It happened. [Bloguin]
• Chatting with Mikhail Grigorenko about life in the AHL, where his game needs work, and his favorite U.S. city. [FRWG]
• While the Calgary Flames have enjoyed a fine start to the season, there are areas that need improvement if they're to keep up this success. [Ultimate Hockey Network]
• Finally, here's 10 minutes of Jan Hejda talking to his teammates:
