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Price for Hart; O'Reilly's future with Avs; Nolan rips Grigorenko (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.

Tanner Pearson / Instagram
Tanner Pearson / Instagram

• Tanner Pearson got out of a parking ticket thanks to a generous LA Kings fan. [Instagram]

• We’re a month away from the end of the regular season. Is the Hart Trophy Carey Price’s to lose? [Globe and Mail]

• The season for the Colorado Avalanche is just about over. Soon they will have to decide what to do about Ryan O’Reilly. [Denver Post]

• Ted Nolan on Mikhail Grigorenko: “I thought his play on certain pucks was really lackadaisical. He didn’t have any energy or urgency in his game whatsoever. Hopefully, he’ll catch that one day.” [Olean Times]

• Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Matt Murray broke the AHL shutout streak record after not allowing a goal for 304:11, breaking Barry Brust’s record of 268:17 set in 2012. [Citizens’ Voice]

• Patrick Kane on his rehab from a broken clavicle: “But it’s one of those things, you’ve got to be patient with it. You’ve got to listen to the doctors and make sure you’re not putting yourself in a position to re-injure it and make it even worse down the line.” [Chicago Sun-Times]

• Great read on Marie-Philip Poulin, the Canadian Olympic hockey hero, and her quest for a college hockey title. [USA Today]

• It’s time for the NHL to start supporting the CWHL. [Stanley Cup of Chowder]

• Roberto Luongo's tale of visiting the hospital then returning to BB&T Center to finish last Tuesday's wild game against Toronto is fantastic. The magic of Twitter. [Miami Herald]

• Jiri Hudler, Semyon Varlamov and Cam Talbot are your NHL Three Stars of the week. [NHL]

• It’s been a frustrating season in Dallas. What does GM Jim Nill do with the issue that’s been created in the Stars’ net? [Dallas Morning News]

• Great read on the Detroit Vipers and how the IHL franchise was a springboard for many NHL players and executives. [NHL.com]

• The Toronto Maple Leafs have shut down Stephane Robidas for the rest of season with a bum shoulder. His absence will be missed by the team’s young defensemen. [CP via TSN]

• All Shawn Matthias does for the Vancouver Canucks is score goals, and he’s been pretty good at it since coming over in the Roberto Luongo trade. [Canucks Army]

• Here are 10 players currently sitting under-the-radar in many Yahoo fantasy hockey leagues. [Dobber Hockey]

• The ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays won their 16th straight game over the weekend, the second longest streak in league history. One more win and they’ll tie the Cincinnati Cyclones’ mark set in 2008. The win also helped the team tie the league record for consecutive road wins with their tenth. [Stingrays]

• Examining past Jack Adams Award winners and the trends that follow. [Jen LC]

• This goal by Jonathan Ang of the Peterborough Pete is gorgeous. [Buzzing the Net]

• Grant Tharaldson made this great diving save during the Minnesota state hockey tournament last week. [Prep Rally]

• It looks likely that the Winnipeg Jets’ AHL franchise will move back to Manitoba next season and share the MTS Centre with their parent club. [Winnipeg Free Press]

• The Greater Toronto Hockey League has voted to eliminate body-checking for all players under 18 in the less-competitive single A level. [CBC]

• It’s time to look toward next season for the Carolina Hurricanes and their salary cap situation. [Cardiac Cane]

• Finally, let's marvel again at Johnny Gaudreau's shootout goal:

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