Franzen skates; 2016 NHL trade deadline set; McDavid's rookie card (Puck Headlines)
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• Pretty good haul there, boys. [Jake Gardiner / Instagram]
• Despite dealing with setbacks every time he skates, Johan Franzen says he isn’t thinking about retirement. [MLive]
• The 2016 NHL Trade Deadline will be Tuesday, Feb. 29th at 3 p.m. ET, a day that will feature six games. [Renaud Lavoie]
• The hunt for Connor McDavid’s rookie card will have shades of the chase for Sidney Crosby’s first card in 2005. [Globe and Mail]
• Stephen Peat, who played parts of four seasons with the Washington Capitals, pleaded guilty to a charge of arson by negligence after admitting to setting a fire at his father’s home. [The Province]
• Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg didn’t foresee a seven-year deal coming his way. “I was a little bit surprised. I thought maybe a two-year or three-year deal, somewhere there.” [Stars]
• Does Jim Nill have the hockey gods on his side? [The Hockey Writers]
• What did we learn from the NHL’s summer of fiscal sanity? [Grantland]
• Taking a look at how fancy stats can show which teams will succeed and which will fail in the future. [TSN]
• Winnipeg Jets prospect Nikolaj Ehlers is ready to move on to the next level and excel. [Buzzing the Net]
• Sorry University of North Dakota, the Roughriders nickname is trademarked by the USHL team in Iowa. [Grand Forks Herald]
• Grading the Montreal Canadiens off-season with an eye on fantasy hockey. [Dobber Hockey]
• As the NWHL prepares for launch, the rival CWHL is rebranding. [Watch This Hockey]
• How will the "full cost of attendance” affect college hockey going forward? [College Hockey News]
• Jack DeBoer, son of San Jose Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer, will play at Boston University next year. [SBN College Hockey]
• Transitioning to life after hockey has proven difficult for a number of former NHL players, something Daniel Carcillo is hoping to change. [CP via Yahoo]
• Finally, Alex Galchenyuk and Brenden Gallagher may have hockey’s best bromance:
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