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Morning Skate: It’s never too early to worry about your NHL team
Doubt is always good.
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Lace ‘em up. Time for the Morning Skate.
BACK TO THE GRIND
- The Blackhawks’ penalty kill is historically awful. We think we know why.
- Best anthem ever? Best anthem ever.
- If you had Marty Turco, Brendan Morrison, and Mike Legg combining for the best trick-shot competition ever, then congratulations on your billion-dollar prize winnings. Related: Will you be my stock broker?
- One notable thing about the NHL’s first few weeks? Parity reigns.
- Poor Mrs. Strome.
- Erik Karlsson is thriving under Guy Boucher.
- Buffalo brought in a lot of new players this summer, but the possession metrics still aren’t there. Is it time to start questioning the general manager?
- Edmonton is winning. Consistently winning. This is strange.
- The Flames’ putrid special teams are almost as confounding as Glen Gulutzan’s line shuffling.
- You know what, Canucks? We’re taking our apology back.
- The time to panic about San Jose’s power play is not now.
- Phil! is on waivers. No, not that Phil!.
- If you think the Leafs have some fun rookies now, just wait until Kasperi Kapanen makes the show.
- Red Wings fans don’t know how to feel about Dylan Larkin’s fight.
- Playing from behind means playing to lose.
- Richard Panik, of all people, is making Blackhawks history.
- Speed beat forechecking in Philadelphia over the weekend.
- Pittsburgh should still be reeling from its nightmare in Nashville.
- A legitimate first line has emerged in Carolina.
- An injury might keep Amanda Kessel from Team USA’s roster.
- St. Cloud State completed the hockey comeback of the year so far.
TONIGHT’S HOCKEYBALL
- Two high-flying teams, the Flyers and Canadiens, face off in Quebec.
- Chicago goes for its fourth consecutive home victory against Calgary.
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