Cup heading to Pride parade?; Galchenyuk fires agent; Gwozdecky leaves Lightning (Puck Headlines)
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• Pretty cool Stanley Cup beard. [Finesse86_ / Instagram]
• Want to get dirty with offer sheets? Try going down the dual offer sheet route, as Travis Yost explains. [TSN]
• The Chicago Pride Parade is this Sunday and organizers are hoping the Stanley Cup makes a return appearance. Brent Sopel brought it in 2010. [Chicago Pride]
• In a bit of brilliant booking, Jordan Leopold’s daughter will help present GM of the Year at Wednesday’s NHL Awards. Here’s the Jordyn Leopold story from the trade deadline if you forgot. [MYFox9]
• Pending RFA Alex Galchenyuk has fired his agent, Igor Larionov. “Larionov said the breakup came down to a matter of Galchenyuk and his family not accepting his advice.” [Hockey Inside/Out]
• Interesting read about how analytics are seeping their way into the NHL Draft process. [NHL.com]
• Good look at prospect Lawson Crouse and why he should go high in the first round. [Canucks Army]
• There are a number of sons of former NHLers eligible to be drafted this weekend in Sunrise. Just one more reminder we are all getting old. [Greatest Hockey Legends]
• Kimmo Timonen knows he has a job waiting for him with the Philadelphia Flyers, he just needs a bit of time off before moving on to the next phase of his life. [CSN Philly]
• Tampa Bay Lightning assistant George Gwozdecky is leaving the team “to pursue other opportunities.” [Lightning]
• Good read on new Toronto Marlies head coach Sheldon Keefe and how he put his past with disgaced agent and coach David Frost behind him. [Toronto Sun]
• “Five reasons why the Blackhawks' summer overhaul is being totally overblown” [Second City Hockey]
• Which Mike Smith will show up in your fantasy league next season? [Dobber Hockey]
• Kelly McCrimmon has decided to pass up a job with the Maple Leafs to stay behind the bench for the Brandon Wheat Kings. [Buzzing the Net]
• How a Beijing win to host the 2022 Winter Olympics could impact the Maple Leafs.[Pension Plan Puppets]
• Scott Hartnell is backing a see-through cooler idea that shows you what drinks are buried at the bottom of all that ice. [Dispatch]
• Have the Detroit Red Wings reached peak Justin Abdelkader? [Winging It In Motown]
• The NHL's buyout period is closing soon. What will become of Mike Richards? [Mayor's Manor]
• Finally, here's Gabe Landeskog finding a new place on HGTV's "Scoring the Deal":
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