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Blue Jackets invite Stoll to camp; Osgood the owner; Bruins sign Moore (Puck Headlines)

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• The off-season progress of Jaromir Jagr’s mullet is going great as he promotes his new calendar. [NHL.com]

• The Winnipeg Jets named Blake Wheeler as their new captain, while Dustin Byfuglien and Mark Scheifele will serve as alternates. [Jets]

• Add Jarret Stoll to the list of veterans going to camp on a PTO. Stoll will be in camp in a few weeks with the Columbus Blue Jackets. [Columbus Dispatch]

• Mike Babcock on coaching and the Toronto Maple Leafs. [PostMedia]

• Dawn Braid talks about the reaction to her full-time hiring as skating coach by the Arizona Coyotes. [SI.com]

• After coming close to losing Todd Reirden to the Calgary Flames and Lane Lambert to the Colorado Avalanche, Washington Capitals head coach Barry Trotz is happy to have his staff intact heading into the season. [Washington Post]

• Trotz would also like to see Dmitry Orlov paired with Matt Niskanen or John Carlson once the Russian defenseman is signed. [Nova Caps Fan]

• Former NHLer Chris Osgood has joined the ownership group of the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit. [Midland Daily News]

• Ryan Callahan is on schedule for a mid-November return to the Tampa Bay Lightning following hip surgery. [Tampa Bay Times]

• Taylor Hall on his move to the New Jersey Devils. [Oilers Nation]

• Cory Schneider is back and ready to represent the U.S. again. [ESPN.com]

• Would you take Nazem Kadri over Jakob Silfverberg in your fantasy hockey league? [Dobber Hockey]

• “Gordie Howe’s cremated remains can now be officially interred at the base of the statue that honours him at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon.” [CBC]

• Marc Savard will see his No. 27 retired by the Oshawa Generals during an October ceremony. [Generals]

• Dominic Moore joins the Boston Bruins on a one-year, $900,000 deal. [Bruins]

• How the Bruins’ blueline could help David Krejci this season. [Boston Sports Desk]

• Finally, here’s Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk continuing to tear up the KHL together: