Quick Strikes for Tuesday, October 6th
The NHL regular season starts this week, and the hockey world is full of news in anticipation.
- The Tampa Bay Lightning needs to "look within" to find their improvement this season. [USA Today]
- Amid contract speculation and rumors, Steven Stamkos focuses on Lightning season. [Tampa Bay Times]
- Will this be J.T. Brown's season? [The Tampa Tribune]
- The Lightning is looking for more Community Heroes nominees. [Tampa Bay Lightning]
- Christine Gunn's photo-journal of the Lightning’s 2015 training camp has been posted. [Lightning Shout]
- Amalie Arena is going to feature some new eats this season. [The Tampa Tribune]
- The Lighting hosts the Philadelphia Flyers this Thursday, and Neal Zorren covers the basics of the Philly side of things. [Daily Times]
- Buckle up, Syracuse Crunch fans: Crunch captain Mike Angelidis and forward Jonathan Marchessault are on waivers. [Syracuse.com]
- Andrei Vasilevskiy could return to the Syracuse Crunch by end of month. [Syracuse.com]
- Speaking of the Crunch....LOGOS!
- Zack Kassian has suffered broken foot, and the cause of it has left his future with the Canadiens in doubt. [Habs Eyes on the Prize]
- Pascal Dupuis news:
- The San Jose Sharks named forward Joe Pavelski the club's new captain Monday. [The Score]
- San Jose's Raffi Torres has been suspended 41 games for an illegal check to the head and interference:
- Opinion: The Phoenix Coyotes made the correct call in sending Dylan Strome back to the OHL. [Today's Slapshot]
- Mike Weaver has announced his retirement:
- One of the many fantasy hockey Top 25 winger rankings for 2015. [Fake Teams]
- A thank you letter to Toronto, and the Maple Leafs, with love from Detroit. [Winging it Motown]
In-ice logos are in and we're one step closer to @SyracuseCrunch hockey! #SuchABeautifulSight #BelieveInBlue pic.twitter.com/THiIto7zqo
— Andrea Marino (@anmarino46) October 5, 2015 Pascal Dupuis has an undisclosed injury - NOT blood clot related - that will keep him out of PIT lineup at least a week and perhaps longer.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) October 5, 2015 San Jose's Raffi Torres has been suspended 41 games for an illegal check to the head and interference. Video: http://t.co/0Z9kgVAMyq
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) October 5, 2015 Big day I'm announcing my retirement from the NHL. Wanted to share some thoughts with you http://t.co/LAVdedu6Vn pic.twitter.com/RTKPK177hL
— Mike Weaver (@mikeweaver_43) October 5, 2015
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