Phaneuf trade reaction; Lucic's letter to Boston; Jagr on Manning (Puck Headlines)
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• The Los Angeles Kings will debut a 50th anniversary logo next season. Could this be it? [Mayor’s Manor]
• Should the Toronto Maple Leafs buy out Jared Cowen after the season? [The Leafs Nation]
• Good deal, at least in the short term, for the Ottawa Senators. [Silver Seven Sens]
• Now that she’s returned to the ice, Amanda Kessel’s decision on which professional team to play for next season will be a big one for the women’s game. [Hockey Wilderness]
• Milan Lucic returns to Boston tonight and penned a letter to the city where his NHL career began. [The Players’ Tribune]
• Ryan McDonagh’s injury means that Keith Yandle may end up staying with the New York Rangers. [NY Post]
• One of the early favorites for May’s Kentucky Derby is Nyquist, the horse named after the Detroit Red Wings forward. [AP via Baytown Sun]
• Jaromir Jagr doesn’t think Peyton Manning should retire and believes the “going out on top” idea is a bad one. [ESPN.com]
• Now that Dustin Byfuglien has re-signed, what does that mean for the future of Dan Hamhuis in Vancouver? [Canucks Army]
• Mattias Ekholm has really stepped up on the Nashville Predators’ blue line since Seth Jones was dealt to Columbus. [Tennessean]
• Good read on the use of the WAR statistic in hockey and evaluating players. [Maple Leaf Hot Stove]
• Things are pretty ugly in Winnipeg. How can GM Kevin Cheveldayoff fix the Jets? [Arctic Ice Hockey]
• Big day in minor league hockey on Monday as the SPHL is coming back to Evansville, while Worcester will get an ECHL team.
• A Canadian hockey wedding featured the ceremony taking place in a rink and the marriage commissioner wearing a referee jersey. [CBC]
• Congrats to the CWHL's Toronto Furies for making the playoffs and winning the puppy challenge, which benefits the Toronto Humane Society. [Pension Plan Puppets]
• A big reason for the Buffalo Beauts’ recent string of wins has been the play of Hayley Williams. [Today’s Slapshot]
• These players could hurt your fantasy hockey team by ending up injured. [Dobber Hockey]
• Keep an eye on Libor Hájek of the Saskatoon Blades in this year’s draft. [Buzzing the Net]
• Finally, here’s the story of Matt Duchene and little Haven. Get the tissues ready:
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