Duck Tales: Sami Vatanen Eyeing A March Return

DUCK TALES

• Sami Vatanen's leg injury has not experience any setbacks, and he is still targeting a return in late March. [Rotowire]
• The Ducks have recalled forward Chris Wagner from Utah of the ECHL. [Covers.com]
• Examining the Ducks' place in the NHL power rankings. [CSNNE]
• All of the roster shuffling has complicated things for the Norfolk Admirals. [HamptonRoads.com]
• Rob Vollman of ESPN analyzes the defensemen moved (and not moved) at the trade deadline [ESPN $]
• According to Elliotte Friedman The Ducks "think that their success was a little bit of a mirage," and thus were very active at the deadline. [Nichols on Hockey]
• Ryan Kesler discusses what it's like to be a "30-year-old Rookie," joining the Ducks after years in Vancouver. [The Players Tribune]

AROUND THE NHL

• Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien hates shootouts because the Bruins are bad at them. [Puck Daddy]
• The Bruins announced this morning that they've signed Torey Krug to a one-year deal and Reilly Smith to a two-year deal. [Stanley Cup of Chowder]
• NHL.com fantasy expert Matt Cubeta examines several underrated players by position. [NHL.com]
• How Duncan Keith made a young girl's dream come true. [Puck Daddy]
• The Colorado Avalanche will be without Nathan MacKinnon for at least six weeks after the speedy forward broke his foot, the team announced Friday. [CBC]