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- Ron Francis has a new career that’s not hockey related. [Triangle Business Journal]
- More on Francis’ decision to pursue real estate. [N&O]
- Victor Rask has sponsored his professional hockey playing sister. [Bardown]
- Still beloved by many fans, Jeff Skinner returns to Raleigh. [The Athletic $]
- This article is a bit old, but seemed relevant after last nights game. Sara Civian talks officiating. [WEEI]
- There’s some drama in Columbus with goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky:
#CBJ announce that G Sergei Bobrovsky “will not be with the team” tonight when they play Nashville. Release does not use the word suspension, but that’s how it sounds. pic.twitter.com/oGOSasL2P9
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) January 10, 2019
- This sparked some trade rumors regarding Bobrovsky, but he controls his own fate in that regard [TSN]
- Hockey players have big butts, and they cannot lie. [ESPN]
- The pros and cons of giving your starting goalie a ‘pitch count’. [The Athletic $]
- CapFriendly has a nice new feature:
FEATURE RELEASE:
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) January 10, 2019
NHL Staff members have been added to the site!
Features included:
- Staff history
- Coach contracts
- GM signings, trades, and drafted players, both summarized and listed
Example shown: TOR GM Kyle Dubas, who has $179M in signingshttps://t.co/XVUhZlN2N3 pic.twitter.com/8hTpX4jCJa
- Seattle has already been promised an All-Star Game within its first seven seasons. [NHL]
- Speaking of Seattle, they are getting closer to a name. [Yahoo Sports]
- Did you know they All-Star Game jerseys for this year are made from ocean garbage? [ESPN]
- Escrow appears to be the main issue the players have with the CBA. [Sportsnet]
- Scoring is up in the NHL and everyone seems happy about it - even the goalies. [CBC]