Jagr memories; Julien effect in Montreal; Gaudreau on demotion (Puck Headlines)
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• The patch that will be worn on the Detroit Red Wings’ jerseys in honor of their late owner, Mike Ilitch.
• Current and former NHL players recall their favorite memories of birthday boy Jaromir Jagr. [ESPN.com]
• What kind of change can Claude Julien bring to the Montreal Canadiens? [Eyes on the Prize]
• There was no stay of execution this time for Michel Therrien. [NHL.com]
• Now that Therrien is gone and Julien is in, it’s on the Canadiens players to do some heavy lifting. [CTV]
• How do we go about fixing the NHL’s playoff format? [TSN]
• Johnny Gaudreau says he will learn from his demotion to the fourth line Monday night. [Calgary Herald]
• Don’t expect the Edmonton Oilers to be big time players at the trade deadline. [Edmonton Journal]
• Would Jack Capuano succeed in Vegas? [SinBin Vegas]
• Ralph Strangis will call the next seven games for the Los Angeles Kings as Bob Miller recuperates from a stroke. [LA Kings Insider]
• If the salary cap doesn’t move much next season, who’s affected the most? [Spector’s Hockey]
• A good look at the NHLPA-CWHL partnership. [The Ice Garden]
• With a year until the PyeongChang Olympics, the members of the U.S. women’s hockey team have revenge on their minds. [Excelle Sports]
• February 18th is going to be a good day since it’s National Hockey Card Day. [Puck Junk]
• These 10 players could be on the move by the March 1 trade deadline. [The Hockey 411]
• These Eastern Conference players are trending upward and could help your fantasy hockey team. [Dobber Hockey]
• Finally, the Tyler Seguin-Mark Scheifele rock/paper/scissors battle continued last night with the Dallas Stars forward taking a sneaky W: