The Bolts
The Lightning are limping into the holiday break. [Tampa Bay Times]
So their four-day break should do wonders. [Tampa Bay Times]
Dave Mishkin’s take on the 4-0 loss to Washington. [NHL.com.Lightning]
WJC
2017 World Junior hockey tournament preview. “The WJC starts Boxing Day. There are Maple Leafs prospects and draft-eligible stars to watch, so get ready for some fun hockey.” [Pension Plan Puppets]
In World Junior action, Team Canada won but the Swiss team have exposed some holes, especially in the defense. [The Canadian Press]
The League
Postgame, the Capitals showed off their matching TJ Oshie shirts for the guy’s 30th birthday.
Former Bolt Steve Downie let it all out on Twitter, mostly ripping on the Coyotes, the NHL and Don Cherry, and also expressing remorse for the way he played the game. There’s a saying that goes “Don’t hate the player… hate the game.”
I just did what I had to do to play. I still think about what I did to Dean macomond and what I caused him to go through with his family.
— Steve Downie (@stevedownie23) December 24, 2016
The fan guide to watching your team go bad, like lowering your expectations and lowering them again. [Winging It in Motown]
The Blue Jackets’ 12th straight win “matches the longest winning streak in the NHL over the last three-plus seasons. The longest win streak in NHL history is 17 games by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins.” [Columbus Dispatch]
Chasing that record? The Minnesota Wild, who won their 10th straight. [Star Tribune]
Wild coach Bruce Boudreau wins a lot.
Bruce Boudreau is the 1st coach in NHL history to coach 3 teams to win streaks of 10 or more games, per Elias.
4, 10+ win streaks in career
— Michael Russo (@Russostrib) December 24, 2016
10 things about the Flyers’ 4-0 loss to the Devils. [Broadstreet Hockey]
Forever a Coyote Shane Doan’s 400th goal in his 1,500th game.
Doan’s 400th goal pic.twitter.com/ygpzKo4oz1
— Stephanie (@myregularface) December 24, 2016
Gene Principe and a snarky Sharkie in the holiday spirit.
Sharkie getting snarky. #EDMvsSJS pic.twitter.com/wlcCuGmR2y
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 24, 2016
Speaking of holiday spirit…
The Game
Anya Battaglino’s account on breaking it to her hockey family about salary cuts. [The Ice Garden]
