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Stamkos talks loom; Penguins sale slow; Cooke wants a contract (Puck Headlines)

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Photo via Steven Stamkos on Twitter
Photo via Steven Stamkos on Twitter

• Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos suited up for a team in Toronto. Except it was an exhibition batting practice with the red hot Toronto Blue Jays. [Steven Stamkos]

• Contract talks with Stamkos are supposed to get rolling. Tampa would probably like to have him under contract before the start of training camp on Sept. 17. [NHL]

• The sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins continues to trudge on slowly. When will Mario Lemieux and Rob Burkle cash in mightily on their investment? [Post-Gazette]

• Wayne Gretzky says there were few classier men in hockey than the late great Al Arbour. [Newsday]

• Remembering Arbour. We will miss you Radar. [Grantland]

• Unrestricted free agent forward Matt Cooke says he still has that fire in his belly to play. Will some team pick him up before training camp? Other such topics include possible retirements of Jordan Leopold and Keith Ballard. [Star Tribune]

• Who are your highest rated right wingers on NHL16? [Bar Down]

• There are many reasons why the St. Louis Blues are facing a make or break season. And Chris Peters of Eye on Hockey delves into all of them. [Eye on Hockey]

• Is Dustin Byfuglien a good fit for the Boston Bruins? With smoke swirling around a Byfuglien trade, should Boston attempt to go after the rover. [Boston Sports Desk]

• Considering the current rape investigation into Patrick Kane, do the Chicago Blackhawks really want him back? [Daily Herald]

• The Washington Capitals’ championship window might be closing. Weren’t they supposed to be a favorite after all their moves this offseason? [The Hockey Writers]

• The Winnipeg Jets will make a $7.5 million addition to their practice facility. [Illegal Curve]

• Colorado College senior Jared Hanson has retired to focus on going to medical school. [The Colorado Springs Gazette]

• Cody Franson played a game of chicken with the system and he lost. Now he may not get the multi-year deal he hoped for at the start of free agency. [Dobber Hockey]

• There have to be more Calder Trophy candidates than just Jack Eichel or Connor McDavid. Right? Here are three who could make a run at the award given to the NHL's top rookie.  [Puck Drunk Love]

• Unrestricted free agent forward Curtis Glencross regrets taking a hometown discount to stay with the Calgary Flames in 2011. Back then he was a 20-goal scorer and got just $2.55 million per-season in the four-year deal. [Russian Machine Never Breaks]

• Former NHLer Ryan Thang says a team in South Korea reneged on a deal. [Sportsnet]

• The Nashville Predators have always been a solid regular season team. Why can’t they get the job done in the playoffs? [Along the Boards]

• Boston’s drafting of Danton Heinen in the 2014 fourth-round was flat out theft. [Scouting Post]

• Former Montreal Canadiens goaltender Peter Budaj will attend Los Angeles Kings camp on a PTO. [LA Kings Insider]

•  Jason Spezza’s Dallas Stars mega contract isn’t quite as bad as it looks. [Today’s Slapshot]

• The story of Jessica Berman, the NHL’s vice president and deputy general counsel. “Some foresee Berman as the first female commissioner of a men’s professional sports league.” [Jewish Telegraphic Agency]

• Finally, Former Islanders players talk about Arbour.

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