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McDavid and Eichel eras begin; Subban goes Jays crazy; On Blackhawks fandom (Puck Headlines)

Josh Cooper

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com.

Photo from Mike Halford off NBC's opening night NHL broadcast.
Photo from Mike Halford off NBC's opening night NHL broadcast.

• Jaromir Jagr's decision to grow back his mullet has led to quite a craze around the NHL. Check out this shot from NBC's opening night broadcast. [Mike Halford]

• From the day he started playing hockey, Connor McDavid’s greatness was easily apparent to those who watched him. [Toronto Star]

• The Jack Eichel era is set to begin for the Buffalo Sabres. [Buffalo News]

• Boston University tries to turn the page without Eichel leading the way for the Terriers. [Boston Globe]

• Hamilton, Ontario has its eye on the NHL and is doing a study on Copps Coliseum. Not right now, but in the longer term future. [The Hamilton Specatator]

• On walking away from Chicago Blackhawks fandom. [The Other Half]

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• Longtime Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu has played with 152 different teammates. Feels like yesterday he was a young prospect entering the NHL. [Star Tribune]

• Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban is one of the many Canadian hockey players all about the Toronto Blue Jays. [Toronto Sun]

• Penguins forward Daniel Sprong fell in the 2015 NHL Draft. And he’s continuing to battle for respect as he tries to stick with the team. [Sportsnet]

• NHL veterans in their early 30s are finding it difficult to latch onto teams looking to go younger. David Booth was just the tip of the iceberg. [TSN]

• What’s going on with former New York Islanders forward Rob Schremp? Where has he gone and what’s his future? [Edmonton Journal]

• Ranking the top-50 NHL players. [Hockey Graphs]

• On former Halifax (AHL) coach John Brophy and how he smashed a $10,000 watch after a game. [Slapshot Diaries]

• Breaking down Matt Greene’s hit on Barclay Goodrow in a wild Los Angeles Kings/San Jose Sharks season opener. [Mayors’ Manor]

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• Where will the Carolina Hurricanes’ goals come from? Their blueline does have some solid potential. [Canes Country]

• Winnipeg Jets don’t worry about what other teams have done in the offseason. They’re paying attention to themselves. And they have a lot of salary cap space, especially for a competitive team.  [Jets Nation]

• The Zack Kassian trade meant Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning “won” training camp. [Pass it to Bulis]

• All that is great about the sport of hockey. [What’s Up Ya Sieve?]

• Can the Minnesota Golden Gophers mount a charge in the Big Ten?  [Along the Boards]

• Great to include former Tampa Bay Lightning draftee Manon Rheaume’s to the Buffalo Beauts/Boston Pride NWHL game.  [Today’s Slapshot]

• Breaking down the new faces with the Buffalo Sabres this season. There are a lot of them now that the tank is over. [Buffalo Wins]

• There are many, many AHL alum on NHL opening night rosters. [AHL]

• Chatting with Lee Stempniak of the New Jersey Devils. [The Hockey Writers]

• The story of Jay Sharrers and Shandor Alphonso, the NHL’s only black on-ice officials. [Color of Hockey]

• Previewing the NWHL in its first season. [Bonus Hockey]

• Finally, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speaks about the NHL's cocaine issue.

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