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Remembering Bert Olmstead; Hamonic trade rumors; 3-on-3 ASG (Puck Headlines)

Josh Cooper
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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.

• Nick Bonino with his new best friend.

• Hockey Hall of Fame member Bert Olmstead died Monday. He was 89 years old. He won the Stanley Cup four times with the Montreal Canadiens and once with the Toronto Maple Leafs. [NHL]

• Are the Edmonton Oilers a good trade destination for Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic? [Oilers Nation]

• Should the Vancouver Canucks also be interested in Hamonic?  [Nucks Misconduct]

• If the Winnipeg Jets can get Hamonic for a package that includes Tyler Myers, they should try to make it happen. [Jets Nation]

• Let's look at some more realistic trade partners for the Islanders with Hamonic. They shouldn't only be restricted to Western Canadian teams. [Isles Beat]

• Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray wants more from Patrick Wiercioch and Jared Cowen. The Senators were banking on the two blueliners have better seasons. [Ottawa Citizen]

• Senators captain Erik Karlsson is now more in favor of 3-on-3 overtime. This comes after the NHL announced the 2016 All-Star Game will involve a 3-on-3 tournament. He was a critic of 3-on-3 early in the season. [Ottawa Sun]

• Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty admits that in an All-Star Game format, players will not play NHL-level hockey. [TSN]

• Which players hurt their teams the most when they get penalized? [On the Forecheck]

• Goaltender Martin Jones has turned into a nice acquisition for the San Jose Sharks this season. This is his first year as starter and he’s grasped the role pretty well. [Blades of Teal]

• How are all the ‘Ts’ on the Chicago Blackhawks are doing so far this season? [The Committed Indian]

• Looking more closely into Boston College’s defense. [College Hockey News]

• The Consol Energy Center is far from the loudest building in the NHL. But how much does that really matter? [Pens Initiative]

• An IR report for your fantasy team. [Dobber Hockey]

• The hockey is rallying around Braden Pettinger. He was paralyzed last week during his first game with the Portage Terriers of the MJHL.[Buzzing the Net]

• The Buffalo Sabres forwards are struggling to generate offense. [Buffalo Hockey Beat]

• Charlie Conway was originally supposed to miss the penalty shot in Mighty Ducks. By scoring that goal his team beat the Hawks in the championship game. [The Quack Attack]

• Why the NHL must reinvent itself in order to address the decline in scoring. [Vice Sports]

• The teams that do the best job of scoring goals close to the net. [TSN]

• On North Dakota’s new team name – the Fighting Hawks. [Along the Boards]

• More details on the NWHL’s All-Star Game, which will be held at HarborCenter on Jan. 23 and 24. [Today’s Slapshot]

• Sean Hallett of the Indianapolis Fuel looks to grow hockey fans in Indianapolis. [Indy Star]

• Finally, P.K. Subban is doing good in Montreal.

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