Stamkos leaving Tampa?; Rangers' problems; Subban's personal worth (Puck Headlines)

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• Great photo by Columbus Cottonmouths goaltender Shannon Szabados above on an ad campaign featuring her.

• Why Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos will leave the team. [Globe and Mail]

• Taking a look at some of the New York Rangers’ problems: “a team lacking structure, identity, confidence and in midseason crisis.” Doesn’t sound good. [New York Post]

• On the early cuts for Team Canada’s WJC roster. [Buzzing the Net]

• An oral history of the making of the hockey action move “Sudden Death.” [The Hockey News]

• Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban is one of the top players in the NHL and one of the league’s most charitable souls. An all-encompassing feature on the Habs’ blueliner. [Sportsnet]

• The Toronto Maple Leafs are getting a new logo and new uniforms or the first time in 45 years in conjunction with their 100th anniversary season. [Sportslogos]

• Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty has a chance to increase his Norris Trophy stock in the next several games as the team goes through Eastern Canada. [LA Times]

• Is Dylan Larkin the next big Detroit Red Wings star player? [Detroit Free Press]

• Checking in with Boston Pride forward Hilary Knight. [Self]

• As China develops its hockey program in advance of the 2022 Beiing Olympic Games, Russia is helping the nation get a better hold on the sport. [Russian News Agency]

• Some sad news out of the Twin Cities area: Glen Sonmor, a former coach of the University of Minnesota hockey team and the Minnesota North Stars whose folksy and enthusiastic color commentary during radio broadcasts of Gophers hockey games made him a fan favorite, has died. [Star Tribune]

• Saint John Sea Dogs forward Bokondji Imama was suspended for 15 games by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for actions in an 8-5 loss to the Halifax Mooseheads on Friday. [CJF Today]

• Peter Karmanos Jr. wants to sell the Carolina Hurricanes, but also ensure the team remains in Raleigh. [Crains Detroit]

• On Virginia Beach’s pursuit of an NHL team. [Virginia Pilot]

• What are 10 things we’ve learned about the New York Islanders so far this season? [Isles Beat]

• Checking in with Kings prospect Michael Mersch. [Mayor’s Manor]

• The NWHL’s All-Star Game draft needs a bit of a tweak: “… there was a severe imbalance in the way the teams were represented in the draft, including several omissions which left pundits scratching their heads.” [Today’s Slapshot]

• Columbus Blue Jackets minority owner Horn Chen has died at the age of 83. [Blue Jackets Extra]

• Philadelphia Flyers legend Reggie Leach is more proud of what he’s done in his life after playing in the NHL than what he accomplished in the league. [Color of Hockey]

• Your top-10 most disappointing fantasy players so far this season. [Dobber Hockey]

• The Toronto Maple Leafs are passing metrics-101. [Hockey-Graphs]

• Finally, An 'homage' to recently fired Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Johnston.

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