Quick Strikes for Thursday January 15

Plenty of piping hot takes on J.T. Brown, Cedric Paquette, and Ben Bishop from “the best sportswriter who ever lived”. [CSSNNE]
Paquette vs. Chara was a hot topic in general. [Lightning Shout]
Like, really hot. [Bolts by the Bay]
Ok this is like hot Cheetos covered in Sriracha at this point. [Sportsnet]
Christ, I’m running out of hot metaphors. [Syracuse Post-Standard]
Even Leafs guys were talking about it. [The Leafs Nation]
Oh and I guess some other stuff happened in the NHL. Devan Dubnyk was traded to the Minnesota Wild by the Arizona Coyotes. Don Maloney is sending the white flag up the pole, it would seem. [Howlin’ Hockey]
Former Lightning forward Benoit Pouliot has been a useful forward wherever he’s gone in his career. Even the hot mess that is Edmonton. [Edmonton Journal]
The Soo Greyhounds look poised to make a deep run this year after making additions that include Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Anthony DeAngelo. Head coach Sheldon Keefe talks to TSN about his methods. [TSN]
Johnny Hockey™ ? [Calgary Sun]
Every year the good folks at Battle of California rank the hockey blogs of SB Nation on their use of profanity. Where does Raw Charge land this year? [Battle of California]
While NHL expansion talks have ramped up considerably in Las Vegas, Seattle has not been as active — but that doesn’t mean there won’t be a team there eventually. [Sonics Rising]

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