Nolan not convinced on analytics; Datsyuk injures shoulder; Mighty Ducks reunion (Puck Headlines)

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• "If it's in the game, it's in the game..." Sure.

• Ted Nolan isn’t convinced just yet by analytics: “The information I use is with my eyes and my soul and my heart. If I see someone who’s competing and I know he’s competing, that’s good enough for me. I don’t need a machine telling me how hard he worked. I can see it myself.” [Olean Times]

• Logan Couture on C-gate in San Jose: “The letter thing is I think overblown by people on the outside. Within this room, we’re confident going forward. If we have a captain, if we don’t have a captain, if someone else is the captain, we don’t really care. There’s enough leaders in here to do a good job.” [Yahoo]

• Monday’s preseason game against the Penguins saw the Red Wings leave a bit beaten up. Pavel Datsyuk hurt his shoulder and Darren Helm broke his nose after taking a stick to the face. Datsyuk should miss about a week after having an MRI on Tuesday. [Freep]

• With a rash of preseason injuries, is summer training for NHL players a growing concern? [Sportsnet]

• We all know about Jack Eichel and Connor McDavid, but don’t sleep on defenseman Noah Hanafin in the 2015 Draft. [TSN]

• “And it stank like crap. It would pee all over the suits and it would fling its poo all over the studio.” - TSN host James Duthie speaking about a former colleague of his. [National Post]

• The Calgary Flames are worried about Mikael Backlund’s abdominal strain that has kept him off the ice since training camp began. [Calgary Herald]

• The cast of D2: The Mighty Ducks reunited over the weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their win over Iceland. They even formed a Flying V! [Hollywood Reporter]

• It’s early, but the LA Kings aren’t deviating much from the lines they used to win a Stanley Cup last season. [Jewels From the Crown]

• Taking a look at the Minnesota Wild with a fantasy hockey spin. [Dobber Hockey]

• Shawn Matthias could find his place with the Canucks this season. [Canucks Army]

• One lucky St. Louis Blues fan had his wish of addressing the team before a game granted by the Make-a-Wish Foundation. [Eye on Hockey]

• A Virginia couple went all out for their Capitas-Flyers themed wedding. [Washington Post]

• It’s going to be a long, dark winter in Sudbury for the Wolves. [Buzzing the Net]

• Are Ben Smith, Marcus Kruger, and Jeremy Morin the solution to the Blackhawks’ fourth line? [Blackhawk Up]

• Finally, via sagasal, here’s what happens when Paul Maurice channels The Undertaker: