Duck Tales: Wagner and Lindholm Impress Early

DUCKS NEWS

• ESPN Insider has projections for the Ducks' 2013-14 season. [ESPN Insider]
• Bruce Boudreau has been impressed with the success of the Saku Koivu line. [LA Times via Rotoworld]
• Emerson Etem is not letting success go to his head. [OC Register ($)]
• The Ducks are examining a new role for Daniel Winnik. [OC Register ($)]
• 20 year old Brett Andrews was invited to Ducks training camp on an amateur try out, but was released on Monday. He now returns to his QMJHL team, the Halifax Mooseheads, a club that now carries too many overage players. [The Chronicle Herald]
• Chris Wagner and Hampus Lindholm have also caught Boudreau's eye. [OC Register ($)]

AROUND THE NHL

• Former World No. 21 tennis player Aleksandra Wozniak went to Twitter to vent her frustrations after the Montreal Canadiens cut her boyfriend, Louis Leblanc, from training camp. [The Hockey News]
• The New Jersey Devils' 2013-14 "Gold Medal" preview. [Puck Daddy]
• Yesterday's Tampa Bay Lightning transactions and other notes. [Raw Charge]
• Former Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas has completed his first workout with the Florida Panthers. [Yahoo! Sports]
• For Columbus Blue Jackets center Ryan Johansen, the time is now. [The Cannon]
• Niagara University has been picked to finish No. 1 in the Atlantic Hockey preseason poll. [USCHO]
• The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Curtis Lazar to a three-year, entry-level contract. [The Hockey News]
• Sometimes, players have to do things they don't want to do in order to "make an impression" in hockey training camps. [Backhand Shelf]
• NHL ref boss Stephen Walkom discusses new league rules on the Marek vs. Wyshnyski podcast. [Puck Daddy]
• Belarus is concerned about a potential hockey worlds boycott. [CBC]
• Martin Brodeur has been named the New Jersey Devils' opening night starter in net. [CBS Sports]
• Matt Martin, Fashion Victim. [What's Up, Ya Sieve]
• Kirk Muller wants the Carolina Hurricanes to take shorter shifts this season. [Canes Country]
• Who's in charge of the LA Kings? [Battle of California]