Happy Monday everyone! As per usual, there isn’t a ton of content to riff off of on Sundays, so I’ll just get straight to the links/tweets. Hopefully this will give you some good stuff to read while you (pretend to) work today. Have a great week!
Dallas! Stars!
With several options to replace Radek Faksa, who is the best fit? Sean Shapiro lays out the case for the potential replacements. [Wrong Side of the Red Line]
I’m excited to see the comments regarding this news:
Hitch said Stars could play 11 forwards, 7 defenseman or 12, 6 with Jamie Oleksiak a possible option to play forward.
— Mark Stepneski (@StarsInsideEdge) November 5, 2017
An update on Martin Hanzal after working out Sunday:
Hanzal is being “tested” in game-like situations to see if he can go. If he can, there would likely be no call up. Won’t know until Monday.
— Josh Bogorad (@JoshBogorad) November 5, 2017
The Captain, Jamie Benn, is the Stars’ Star of the Month after putting up his jersey number in points during October :
Jamie Benn led the way through the month of October with a team high 14 points (7G, 7A) and he is our @Powerade Star of the Month! pic.twitter.com/yXrau4DaTp
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) November 5, 2017
Razor doing his thing:
Depth scoring, Gemel Smith, Kari Lehtonen. Tons of highlights covered by Razor in this well lit Emporium. pic.twitter.com/uayAgugRs8
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) November 5, 2017
This is pretty good. I’d probably avoid the biggest guys (Ben Bishop, Jamie Oleksiak) because they would need the most food:
“Which teammate would you least want to be stuck on a deserted island with?” Oh boy, this gets real interesting, REAL quick. 😂 pic.twitter.com/YT2kaEALCI
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) November 5, 2017
The Other 30
There has been a ton of press on Steven Stamkos lately (deservedly so). Here’s a piece on his evolution as a player:
Big Read: How #Bolts star Steven Stamkos has become the NHL’s top playmaker. (@GareJoyceNHL)https://t.co/Pp25djNEZ6 pic.twitter.com/vtrCStSCXR
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 5, 2017
I wonder if DiPietro is a name that GMs will give decade-and-a-half long contracts to, or if it was just specific to Rick? Only time will tell. (No relation between Michael and Rick BTW). [Sporting News]
Matt Duchene, darling Matt Duchene. How they traded you, said “woohoo,”, it fell through, now you’re blue. Sorry, that was terrible. I watched Ferris Bueller recently. Anyways, Matt Duchene was almost sent to the Senators, but then he wasn’t. [Sporting News]
Terrible news. Stay strong Kerry:
Former NHL referee Kerry Fraser, 65, has incurable cancer https://t.co/HtkfRyhPmI pic.twitter.com/YXeIm6nC7i
— HockeyNightInCanada (@hockeynight) November 5, 2017
I have to say, I mostly agree with these rankings, although I’d slide Finland from #3 to #2, that crest is pretty boss. Sweden is a perennial lock at #1, and team USA’s are pretty not great:
Nike unveils jerseys for 2018 Olympics — who will look best in Pyeongchang? https://t.co/5EKVHATTjp pic.twitter.com/m9LacsK50B
— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) November 5, 2017
Sure thing, Evgeni:
Why is @malkin71_ so loved in Pittsburgh?
“Because I’m a nice guy. I mean, you see my face, I’m looking good.” 😂https://t.co/MzblDcc6lY pic.twitter.com/XUHf3ydIfZ
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 5, 2017
Not too many surprises on this list:
(ICYMI) Top 10 active #NHL players: Jagr, Chara, Luongo set pace in goals, points, wins & more. @SamMcCaig22 files: https://t.co/2HX9bJUvYt pic.twitter.com/Wn9GIwjAJw
— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) November 5, 2017
Some might say Alex Radulov should be on this list. [The Score]
The NHL Network gives out some October awards:
We know we’ve only played a month of hockey, but we wanted to recognize these players with awards. #NHLNow pic.twitter.com/zEbfeea6BF
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) November 5, 2017
I mean, this would certainly make things more fair:
ICYMI | KHL could pull out of Olympics over Russia doping cases https://t.co/ARDeiCp6Qp pic.twitter.com/d5zEfgCJFq
— HockeyNightInCanada (@hockeynight) November 5, 2017
And I’ll leave you with this to brighten up your Monday:
This @PKessel81 t-shirt is perfect. https://t.co/Hy2Ez1NkwF pic.twitter.com/DC0zFgPg3a
— theScore (@theScore) November 5, 2017