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NHL waiver draft memories; Sather's gift from Dolan; Bouma out 3 months (Puck Headlines)

sean leahy
Contributing writer

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com. 

• You just never know who will show up at your local rink.

• Entering the final year of his contract, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Jon Cooper will get to hammering out an extension soon. [Tampa Bay Times]

• We need to bring back the NHL waiver draft. [Grantland]

• A year out of the NHL has helped Dan Bylsma in his new gig with the Buffalo Sabres. [Buffalo Hockey Beat]

• New York Rangers president Glen Sather has a deal with team owner James Dolan where he cannot leave the organization until they win a Stanley Cup. If and when that happens, Sather is to return a special gift to Dolan, which the owner revealed to Larry Brooks. [NY Post]

• Not so good news coming from the Calgary Flames this morning as GM Brad Treliving announced that defenseman Lance Bouma will miss three months with a broken fibula. [Matchsticks & Gasoline]

• Better wifi, redesigned concession stands and new video screens are just a part of the $100 million renovation that Bell Centre will undergo over the next three years. Youppi! will continue to saunter around the arena pantsless. [CJAD]

• Bourne with a great visual breakdown of Jack Eichel’s super goal versus Columbus on Monday. [The Score]

• Bobby Ryan on watching tape of himself from last season: “Some of what I saw, to be honest, I almost wanted to throw up. It was frustrating to watch.” [Eh Game]

• A look back at Kimmo Timonen’s career as the Philadelphia Flyers prepare to honor the Finnish defenseman Wednesday night. [Flyers]

• It’s still way too early to start panicking about the Columbus Blue Jackets. [Today’s Slapshot]

• Which 0-3 team should be worried out of the Blue Jackets, Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings? [Eye on Hockey]

• After being sidelined with a groin injury, Andrew Hammond is ready to return for the Ottawa Senators. [CP via Yahoo]

• Visa issues caused the NWHL’s Buffalo Beauts to suffer from a short bench in their opener on Sunday. [Bonus Hockey]

• Former Oilers scout Stu McGregor returns to the Kamloops Blazers as the team’s general manager. [Buzzing the Net]

• Ryan Garbutt has gone from Rio Grande Valley Killer Bee to NHL regular. [Chicago Sun Times]

• In praise of Vancouver Canucks defenseman Ben Hutton. [Last Word on Sports]

• The seat is getting hotter by the day for Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien. [Bruins Daily]

• Trade Tuukka? [Boston Sports Desk]

• Who are you picking in your fantasy hockey league, Gustav Nyquist or Tyler Toffoli? [Dobber Hockey]

• Finally, four-way air hockey looks amazing, as seen on the Jimmy Fallon show:

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