Snoop Dogg vs. MLSE; Tony X at NHL Awards; signing Vesey (Puck Headlines)
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• Here’s what the brand spanking new Toronto Maple Leafs jerseys could look like when they’re revealed Friday. [SportsLogos.net]
• “The Toronto Maple Leafs’ parent company is locked in a legal battle with rapper Snoop Dogg over his bid to trademark Leafs By Snoop, the musician’s new line of marijuana products.” [TSN]
• Rocket Richard Trophy winner and Mark Messier Leadership Award finalist Alex Ovechkin will not be in Las Vegas tonight for the NHL Awards. [RMNB]
• Twitter sensation Tony X will be among the presenters at tonight’s awards show. [Las Vegas Sun]
• The great Tim Murray on using Jack Eichel to sign Jimmy Vesey: “We might potentially use Jack as a tool. I guess I would be a tool not to.” [Buffalo Hockey Beat]
• “Early demands [on taking on Datsyuk’s contract] have focused on 2015 first-round pick Evgeny Svechnikov and Andreas Athanasiou.” [Free Press]
• Jeff Gorton’s plan for remodeling the New York Rangers should include trading the team’s biggest names. [NY Post]
• Will Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney have a tough time making deals this weekend? [Boston Sports Desk]
• Meet the 2016 women’s World Championship winning Team USA squad. [The Players’ Tribune]
• Sidney Crosby is getting closer to having a Halifax street named after him following a council vote. [News1130]
• Pittsburgh Penguins GM Jim Rutherford says he’s not “aggressively” shopping Marc-Andre Fleury, but that a decision may need to be made soon. [Tribune Review]
• Ben Bishop could win the Vezina Trophy and be dealt in the same week. [Tampa Bay Times]
• Shelly Bram of the NWHL's Buffalo Beauts has some "unfinished business" with the Isobel Cup heading into next season. [Today's Slapshot]
• Taking a look at the history and future of the always polarizing plus/minus stat. [Sportsnet]
• In a keeper fantasy hockey league? Here are the top 100 goalies for your perusing. [Dobber Hockey]
• Have likely first-round picks Jakob Chychrun, Julien Gauthier already peaked? [Buzzing the Net]
• Finally, take a look back at the 1991 NHL Draft in Buffalo, otherwise known as the Eric Lindros Draft:
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