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Quick Strikes: Winnipeg jets into town

Let’s get this new year under way.

The Bolts

The Lightning have some momentum coming into 2017. Their opponent tonight? A little less so. [The Associated Press]

Adam Erne, the Bolts’ latest call-up from Syracuse, answered the phone call from GM Steve Yzerman with a “hey, what’s up?” [Tampa Bay Times]

Watch the 10 plays of the month for December.

The League

Former Lightning prospect Anthony DeAngelo, his pattern of misbehavior and how that speaks to hockey culture. [The Bloggers Tribune]

Ken Hitchcock’s hat already has its own Twitter account after its Winter Classic debut. He turned down a sombrero for it. [Yahoo Sports]

Bobby Hull representing the Blackhawks at the Winter Classic was an embarrassment. [Second City Hockey]

Blues fanboy Jon Hamm pointing out to Jeremy Roenick that the guy has not won a Stanley Cup is a thing of beauty.

It’s too early to make the call on the Weber-Subban trade as the two teams meet for the first time since the blockbuster trade. Unfortunately, Subban remains out with an injury. [CBC Sports]

The Sharks have placed Marc-Edward Vlasic on injured reserve. [Fear the Fin]

Antonie Roussel is making a strong case to have the Stars protect him in the expansion draft. [Defending the Big D]

WJC

With Lightning prospect Connor Ingram in net, Team Canada and their crew of five Lightning prospects defeated the Czech Republic. They play Sweden in the semifinals. [SBNation]

Team USA, meanwhile, survived against Switzerland and will face Russia. [NHL.com]

Him or Me with Bolts prospect Mitchell Stephens and Team Canada captain Dylan Strome.

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