DUCK TALES
- How the Seth Jones signing could affect Hampus Lindholm. [Today’s Slapshot]
- Paul Kariya should be in the Hockey Hall of Fame. [ESPN]
- Three questions for the Ducks offseason. [Today’s Slapshot]
- Will the Fowler trade that never happened lower the defenseman’s price in the future? [Today’s Slapshot]
- Cam Fowler disengaged from social media when the trade speculation surrounding him was at its hottest. Pierre Lebrun thinks that a trade never happened because it would have cost a top-10 pick from another team (either the Buffalo Sabres or the Montreal Canadiens). [ESPN]
AROUND THE NHL
- Reports surfaced Thursday that ex-Leaf Phil Kessel would be spending his day with the Stanley Cup back in Toronto, which got a mixed reaction from hockey fans. [CBC]
- Steven Stamkos said Thursday that he followed his heart in re-signing with the team that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2008 rather than testing free agency, where he likely would have commanded much more than the $68 million he’s due to earn over the next eight seasons. [CBC]
- Dustin Brown doesn’t agree with the Los Angeles Kings‘ decision to strip him of their captaincy after eight seasons and two Stanley Cups. [CBC]
- The Toronto Maple Leafs have failed to buyout Jared Cowen. [Pension Plan Puppets]
- The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed defenseman Jake McCabe to a three-year, $4.8 million contract extension. [Associated Press]