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Chara's return; MacLean's next move; Ekblad's Calder chances (Puck Headlines)

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.

Photo credit from @sanjosesharks 
Photo credit from @sanjosesharks 

• Tomas Hertl is rocking his holiday sweater at morning skate. [San Jose Sharks Twitter]

• Zdeno Chara is expected to return for Boston for their 2013 Stanley Cup Final 'rematch' with the Chicago Blackhawks [WEEI]

• Paul MacLean is trying to figure out his next move as he tries to understand how it all went wrong for him in Ottawa. [ESPN]

• Has Aaron Ekblad eclipsed Filip Forsberg as the main threat for the Calder Trophy? So many good rookies, it’s hard to figure out a leader. [Dobber Sports]

• Paul Bissonnette opens up about how he got hooked up with the Kings, and what his goals are moving forward. [Mayor's Manor]

• A neat look at shooting tendencies for the Flames and Stars, and where/how one is succeeding while the other isn’t. [TSN]

• Joel Ward talks about his relationship with Barry Trotz – who coached Ward in Nashville – and Ward’s NHL journey. [The Hockey Writers]

•  Stadium series coming to Colorado and Denver? Yay for Western Conference Stadium Series games. [Pro Hockey Talk]

• Could Tom Wilson turn into the Capitals’ Milan Lucic – without the whole one-punched thing of course. Wilson is playing on the top line.  [NHL.com]

• Former Detroit Red Wings coach Dave Lews is heading to Belarus to coach their national team. Sidenote --the Kostitsyn brothers are from Belarus. [Yahoo]

• Paul Stewart gives advice for Ryan Garbutt, who was suspended for the third time in his career Thursday. [Hockeybuzz]

• Cody Hodgson will be a healthy scratch for the first time in his Sabres career Thursday night when Buffalo plays Calgary. [Buffalo Hockey Beat]

• Visual effects are adding a lot to on-ice presentation at NHL games.  [Wired]

• The Oshawa Generals jump into the top spot of the Dynamic Dozen. [Buzzing the Net]

• Finally, Chara did a lot of work to get back on the ice for the Bruins from Days of Y'Orr.