Sill to have hearing; selling 2017 WJCs; Torres talks future (Puck Headlines)
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• Zach Sill will have a Wednesday with the Department of Player Safety after his hit on Adam McQuaid. [NHL]
• This 90-year old hockey player from Cape Breton is probably better than us. [CTV]
• IIHF hockey executives divulge their ideas for helping sell tickets to next year’s Montreal/Toronto World Junior Championship, like “Maybe there should be more French-speaking players on the Canadian team.” [Buzzing the Net]
• Raffi Torres, eight days before he's eligible to return from suspension, on his knee issues: "If I can get over them and get over the hump, I still feel like I can be effective in this league. But, if I don’t, then it’s obviously time to think about some other things.” [CSN Bay Area]
• Is Jonathan Drouin’s trade request the start of a trend for young NHL players? [Sportsnet]
• If Drouin would cost the Ottawa Senators too much, GM Bryan Murray should eye Jason Zucker of the Minnesota Wild. [The 6th Sens]
• The NHL has rescinded Jason Demers’ game misconduct from Sunday’s game against the New York Islanders, while Cal Clutterbuck is still steamed at Lindy Ruff’s comments about him. [Dallas Morning News]
• If things bottom out for the St. Louis Blues and Ken Hitchcock is fired, GM Doug Armstrong should follow. [St. Louis Gametime]
• Ray Emery is enjoying his PTO with the Toronto Marlies and wants to play as long as possible. [National Post]
• Meanwhile, Vincent Lecavalier still feels he can play. [ESPN.com]
• Happy Randy Carlyle Got Fired Day. “There are things I would have done differently in my time there. And I’m certain there were things I did well. And the one thing I will say is that we were committed to trying to get this group to play a brand of hockey we could win with.” [The Sun]
• All the talk of some heat between Ryan Johansen and John Tortorella? Seems to be just that, talk. [Columbus Dispatch]
• What we learned from the Women’s Outdoor Classic at Gillette Stadium. [Today’s Slapshot]
• Boston Blades GM Krista Patronick has written an open letter to fans promising the team will be back and improvements will be made. [Along the Boards]
• Looking at the top 100 keeper defensemen in fantasy hockey. [Dobber Hockey]
• Vermont is making moves in Hockey East. [College Hockey News]
• Finally, here’s Fashion Match Game with Anze Kopitar:
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