All-Star coach Boudreau; Pronger's future; Johansen's year in Nashville (Puck Headlines)
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• The Chicago Wolves wore these Saturday night and will wear them twice more this month to help raise awareness for animal adoption awareness. [Chicago Wolves]
• Bruce Boudreau clinched one of the four head coaching spots for this month’s NHL All-Star Game in LA. [Star-Tribune]
• It’s too late to make moves to help boost a playoff run for this season for the Colorado Avalanche. [Denver Post]
• Chris Pronger would like to eventually end up in a general manager’s chair at some point in his post-playing career. [The Hockey News]
• Making changes is easier said than done for the Tampa Bay Lightning. [Tampa Bay Times]
• A coaching change in Boston? GM Don Sweeney isn’t ruling it out. [Boston Globe]
• Where was Bobby Ryan Saturday night for the Ottawa Senators? No ones really talking. Said Ryan: “The coach said it’s going to be dealt with in-house, and we’re going to keep it in-house, that’s it. I know it doesn’t help your jobs in the speculation columns and the things you’ve got to do, but some things deserve to stay in-house, and this is one of them.” [Ottawa Citizen]
• LA Kings head coach Darryl Sutter on how he thinks the media should operate: “You guys criticize, I analyze. Your responsibility should be to pass good things along to the fans, not negative things. I’ll just leave it at that.” [Inside SoCal]
• It’s been an “amazing” first year for Ryan Johansen since his trade to Nashville. [Tennessean]
• Over the weekend, Matt Irwin re-signed for another year with the Predators. [Predators]
• The undefeated Boston Pride continue rolling on in the NWHL. [The Ice Garden]
• A trio of kids are powering the Toronto Maple Leafs this season. [Spector’s Hockey]
• “Johnny Hockey” is officially trademarked. [IP Watch Dog]
• Calgary Flames goaltending coach Jordan Sigalet talks about his 46-second NHL career. [Calgary Herald]
• There’s a Selanne ready for NCAA D-I hockey next fall. [College Hockey News]
• Which players saw their fantasy hockey stock rise after the World Junior Championship? [Dobber Hockey]
• 2016 was a pretty good year in the hockey collectible world. [Puck Junk]
• Finally, Carter Hutton tries his best Yadi Molina impression:
