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Avalanche coaching update; Lindholm joins Team Sweden for World Cup (Puck Headlines)

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via Alexander Fedorov, Sport Express
via Alexander Fedorov, Sport Express

• Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin enjoys some quality time with the Stanley Cup.

• As many as six candidates had interviews for the Colorado Avalanche’s vacant head coaching position. [Denver Post]

• Jamie Benn is missing the World Cup of Hockey because he’s “100 percent committed to the (Dallas) Stars. That’s why we made the decision.” [Dallas Morning News]

• The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are weighing the pros and cons of returning to the Winter Olympics in 2018. [CP via Yahoo!]

• Anaheim Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm will replace Detroit Red Wings blueliner Niklas Kronwall on Team Sweden for the World Cup of Hockey. [NHL]

• NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr discusses several topics, including some tidbits on CBA negotiations. [CP via Yahoo!]

• Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo is aiming to be ready for the team’s season-opener. He had hip surgery in May. [Miami Herald]

• The Bakersfield Condors will host the Ontario Reign in an outdoor game in Memorial Stadium at Bakersfield College on Jan. 7. [Bakersfield.com]

• Raffi Torres is working out, hoping to get a call from an NHL team for a contract. Torres hasn’t played an NHL game since March 8, 2014. [The Province]

• Even though the Whalers have been gone for almost two decades, they are still cherished in Hartford. [ESPN]

• As it prepares to inaugurate a team in Las Vegas, the NHL has hired a monitor to watch for suspicious gambling activity, which can be an early warning of cheating in the sport. [Bloomberg]

• A detailed model of Little Caesars Arena, future home of the Detroit Red Wings, was unveiled Tuesday. [Detroit Free Press]

• One of the interesting wrinkles in newer versions of the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement has come from no-movement and no-trade clauses [TSN]

• New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall is still trying to get over his trade from the Edmonton Oilers earlier in the summer. [Sportsnet]

• Arizona Coyotes prospect Dylan Strome will push hard to make the NHL this upcoming year. [The Hockey News]

• Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson says his surgically repaired ankle feels “perfect.” [CSN Mid-Atlantic]

• The Brampton Beast have been “blessed” ahead of their ECHL season. [Brampton Beast]

• Ranking the NHL’s top-25 right wingers. Where does Phil Kessel rank? Where is Corey Perry listed? [Yahoo!]

• The Toronto Maple Leafs defense corps is “a bit of a puzzle” going into 2016-17. [Today’s Slapshot]

• The Hockey Hall of Fame’s 1972 class was one for the ages. It included NHL legends Gordie Howe and Jean Beliveau. [NHL]

• Hockey Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler received a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame. [CP via Yahoo!]

• Just five months after undergoing brain surgery, Alden Hirschfeld believes he’s back and better than ever. The 28-year-old forward had his pro hockey career put on hold after he suffered an unexpected seizure during a game on Jan. 8. On March 14, the Sylvania native had surgery to remove a tangle of arteries and veins in his brain that had caused the seizure. [The Blade]

• The Las Vegas NHL Franchise hired Vaughn Karpan as the team’s director of player personnel. [Vegas is Hockey]

• A look at the top-50 rated players for NHL17. [Operation Sports]

• Colton Parayko or Seth Jones for your fantasy hockey team? Breaking down both young defensemen ahead of the 2016-17 season. [Dobber Hockey]

• Finally, Check out this lob pass from Vlad Naumov in the KHL.