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NHL GMs to meet; Soviet Union needs more Hall love; ways to increase scoring (Puck Headlines)

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Makwan Amirkhani / Facebook
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• That’s Roger Federer and MMA fighter Makwan Amirkhani being photobombed by the great Teemu Selanne. [Facebook]

• The coach’s challenge and the coach and executive compensation policy will among the topics at Tuesday’s NHL GM meetings in Toronto. [AP via Yahoo]

• One group of players who deserve more Hall love are those from the Soviet Union. [Sporting News]

• Wednesday is the 30-year anniversary of Pelle Lindbergh’s tragic death. [SI.com]

• Joe Cure, the actor who portrayed Mike Ramsey in the hockey film “Miracle”, was killed over the weekend in a car accident. [Star Tribune]

• Want to increase scoring in the NHL? Make both teams have the long change all three periods. [Pension Plan Puppets]

• Here are five more ways, which totally fit NHL rules. [Jewels from the Crown]

• Examining rebound control through the pads of James Reimer and Pekka Rinne. [Hockey Graphs]

• Things may head south if the New York Rangers can’t turn around their possession numbers. [Today’s Slapshot]

• The U.S. beat Canada for the Four Nations Cup title and a number of NWHL players stood out. [Bonus Hockey]

• Minnesota Wild co-owner Matt Hulsizer and his company PEAK6 buy a piece of Barclays Premier League club Bournemouth. [ESPN FC]

• The Dallas Stars are off to a great start but face a tough road ahead in the next week. [The Hockey Writers]

• Texas Stars goalie Jack Campbell talks about his "American Sniper" Chris Kyle mask. [Wrong Side of the Redline]

• What’s it like to be the captain of a hockey team in a losing Canadian market? [Calgary Herald]

• These Star Wars jerseys the Saskatoon Blades will wear on Nov. 28 are something else. [Buzzing the Net]

• Taking a closer look at the Winter Classic jerseys of the Boston Bruins. [Hockey by Design]

• The Nashville Predators have the same record (8-3-2) through 13 games as they did a season ago. But are they a better team? [The Predatorial]

• Here are 10 key waiver wire additions who could help your fantasy hockey team. [Dobber Hockey]

• What’s going on with the Ottawa Senators? They’re beginning to look like Paul MacLean’s Senators. [TSN]

• What can Charline Labonte of the CWHL’s Les Canadiennes do to top her outstanding 2014-15 season? [Along the Boards]

• Finally, the Canadiens decided to hold a scrimmage on Monday with players using wrong-handed sticks:

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