Horcoff opens up on PEDs; Brian Burke talks tie (Puck Headlines)

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• P.K. Subban and Snoop Dogg. (P.K. Subban)

• Anaheim Ducks forward Shawn Horcoff opens up about his 20-game suspension for performance enhancing drugs. On Tuesday, he was eligible to practice with Anaheim for the first time since the suspension. [Orange County Register]

• Why does Calgary Flames president Brian Burke always wear an untied tie around his neck? [Sports Illustrated]

• How the Chicago Blackhawks’ 2013 playoff comeback against the Detroit Red Wings in the second-round set this group up for their current run of success. [Chicago Sun-Times]

• Remembering recently retired defenseman Lubomir Visnovksy for his tenure with the Anaheim Ducks. Visnovsky played a total of 883 games in his NHL career. [Anaheim Calling]

• On 29-year-old Carolina Hurricanes forward Derek Ryan, who made his NHL debut Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils. [Hurricanes]

• What’s left of the Los Angeles Kings’ farm system? The Kings have traded a lot of prospects recently. [Jewels from the Crown]

• The New York Rangers are ranked 26th in the NHL at 77.8 percent. What’s wrong with the Rangers’ PK and how can the team fix this issue?  [Blue Seats Blog]

• The Boston Bruins are once again a "revenue driven" team. "After finally winning a championship as owners of the team five years ago, the Jacobs family, it seems, is reverting back to their old ways." [Boston Sports Desk]

• Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli has shown many different ‘looks’ in his career. [Oilers Nation]

• The San Jose Sharks have played some of their best hockey the last two months, going 16-6-4.[Blades of Teal]

• An open letter to Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jonathan Drouin. The young winger has been suspended since January for a failure to report to the team’s AHL affiliate. [Raw Charge]

• Can Eric Staal make the New York Rangers the favorite over the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference playoffs? [The Comeback]

• Young Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin is expected to carry the torch as the organization’s next great player. [Bleacher Report]

• How can the Buffalo Beauts beat the Connecticut Whale in their Isobel Cup playoff series? [Today’s Slapshot]

• A look at young Team Canada women's player Sophie Shirley. [Along the Boards]

• Check out this hockey card for Adam Banks from the movie “The Mighty Ducks.” [Beckett]

• Here is a concept jersey if the potential Las Vegas expansion team is called the “Venom.” The idea of the “Venom” came through Twitter polls by this site. [SinBin]

• Jacob Trouba or Matt Dumba for your fantasy team? [Dobber Hockey]

• The KHL said fans of two-time KHL champion Ak Bars Kazan shined a laser pointer at the mask of Salavat Yulaev Ufa goaltender Niklas Svedberg in a Feb. 28 game. Ak Bars Kazan has been fined. [AP via Yahoo]

• Book review for “Odd Man Rush: A Harvard Kid’s Hockey Odyssey from Central Park to Somewhere in Sweden–with Stops Along the Way.”  [Puck Junk]

• Explaining how Zambonis were born and the engineering behind them. [Popular Mechanics]

• Predicting who will make Team USA’s World Cup of Hockey roster.[Mayor’s Manor]

• Calgary Flames defenseman Dougie Hamilton was booed in his to Boston to face the Bruins on Tuesday. Hamilton was traded from Boston to Calgary last summer. “I don’t know I kind of liked it so… it kept me going,” Hamilton said of the booing. “I don’t know I just did (liked the booing). They are obviously watching me out there… it means something to them, so it’s just motivation for me.”  [Bruins Daily]

• Finally, The latest NHL GoPro video. This one is with Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Tatar.

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