The Bolts
- In a piece ranking the ten best 2-way defensemen in the NHL, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Victor Hedman earns himself his own high ranking… [Bleacher Report]
- A trio of questions brought along by the fact that Nikita Kucherov remains unsigned at this point. [Lightning Shout]
- From earlier this week: The Bolts announced Fan Fest plans and their training camp schedule. [Fox Sports]
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The NHL
- The Edmonton Oilers signed college free agent defensemen Matthew Benning. Benning was drafted in 2012 by the Boston Bruins. [The Oilers Rig]
- It’s nothing surprising or unexpected, but Taylor Hall has faith in the New Jersey Devils young talent. [NJ.com]
- I’m admittedly partial on this: While it’s a piece about the Leafs and the Habs among other things, it’s the “other things” that drew my attention. “Other things” being a recount of attending a Beatles concert in 1966 at Maple Leaf Gardens. [Dennis Kane]
- What to expect from Eric Staal this season with the Minnesota Wild: If things fall the right way, expect a formidable top-6 in Minneapolis/St. Paul. [Hockey Wilderness]
- The Las Vegas expansion team are, to play the naming-rights habit, Knight Riders… They’re playing with three variations of names with “Knights” tied to them. [The Sin Bin]
- And while they’re at it, The Sin Bin has a post of jersey and logo concept art for the Knights team variations. You can find it [here].
The Sport
- Several were involved in alcohol theft in Manitoba, including a suspect dressed in full goalie attire. Roberto Luongo let the authorities know that he was not involved. [TSN]
- The next Winter Olympic games are in South Korea in 2018. It’s also no guaranteed event for the NHL to allow its players to participate in. [CBS Sports]
Which Bolt will be the first to reach 20 goals this season?
| Jonathan Drouin | 7 |
| Tyler Johnson | 9 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 42 |
| Ondrej Palat | 1 |
| Steven Stamkos | 66 |
| Other | 1 |
