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Hockey Night in Canada’s future; Penguins goaltending; remembering Shawn Burr (Puck Headlines)

Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.

• Michael Frolik kisses Stanley in Kladno, Czech Republic.

• Why the CBC needs Hockey Night in Canada. [Eh Game]

• Jared Cowen and the Ottawa Senators aren't going so well. Cowen wants a lot of money -- Travis Hamonic money -- and the Senators don't want him to want that, so you can see where the gulf is here. [Ottawa Sun]

• Ken Hitchcock is looking for "twosomes" (Harrison said, snickering like a nine-year-old), and he likes the idea of Patrick Berglund and Magnus Pajaarvi. [PHT]

• Chris Mason is off to Italy. The netminder has signed with Ritten. [Ritten]

• Sidney Crosby vs. Wayne Gretzky. Who you got? [ESPN]

• Meanwhile, on the undercard, Marc-Andre Fleury vs. Tomas Vokoun. [NHL]

• Coming soon: your first look at Live the Life mode in EA's NHL 14, where you can "Take part in media interviews, earn endorsements, and track your relationship with fans, teammates, family, and team management." Finally, a hockey video game that incorporates family management! [EA Sports]

• Looking at profitability in the NHL. [Welcome to Your Karlsson Years]

• The Vancouver Canucks have signed Hunter Shinkaruk and Bo Horvat, their first-round picks from this year's draft, to entry-level deals. [Canucks]

• Thing to do: Read this incredible comic about sports -- but mostly hockey -- by Puck Daddy contributor Molly Brooks. [The Toast]

• Fox Sports hires Chris Chelios as an NHL analyst, and one can only pray they plan to ask him about Gary Bettman during every telecast. [Awful Announcing]

• Arizona hockey fans celebrate the finalization of the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes. [Five For Howling]

• Panthers' prospect Vincent Trocheck: “I’m coming here to make the team. I am going to do whatever it takes to wear that jersey." [Panther Parkway]

• Who are the most hated players in the Pacific Division? [Rink Royalty]

• The Detroit Red Wings remember Shawn Burr with this touching video tribute. Also starring young Ron Maclean.