Duck Tales: The 'Hide Sami Vatanen From Other Teams' Edition

DUCK TALES

• We are all familiar with Corey Perry's hockey origin story - he turned to his mother one day and said that he would play hockey on TV one day - but now, it's getting national attention. [NBC Sports]
• The Ducks have sent Simon Despres down to San Diego Gulls on long-term conditioning loan. [MSN]
• The San Diego Gulls ended their winless streak with Wednesday's victory over the San Antonio Rampage. [Times of San Diego]
• Cam Fowler has joined the Ducks for their road trip. [Daily Breeze]
• Should the Edmonton Oilers target Sami Vatanen? Should Ducks fans be concerned? [The Hockey Writers]

AROUND THE NHL

• For the first time since the 1979 NHL-WHA merger, all Canadian teams could potentially miss the Stanley Cup playoffs. [NHL.com]
• Jarret Stoll of the Minnesota Wild was moved by a tribute video that played during his first return to Staples Center. [Puck Daddy]
• Will Buffalo Sabres' GM Tim Murray let Jamie McGinn go at the end of the season? [The Buffalo News]
• Will the Vancouver Canucks' impressive free agent class result in the departure of Ryan Miller or Dan Hamhuis? [The Province]
• Puck Daddy is rooting for five hockey people in 2016. [Puck Daddy]