Bergeron's back; GMs on the hot seat; Flyers to honor Snider (Puck Headlines)

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• Things are coming along nicely for this weekend’s Heritage Classic.

• Patrice Bergeron will make his season debut tonight during the Boston Bruins’ home opener. [NESN]

• Patrik Laine is settling in nicely in Winnipeg thanks to his mom. [Winnipeg Sun]

• That tough-angle late goal by Steven Stamkos the other night wasn’t a product of luck, just hard work. [Tampa Bay Times]

• “As an extension of the National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey League Players’ Association’s (NHLPA) Player Development Program, the NHL and NHLPA today announced the launch of the NHL/NHLPA Core Development Program. Core Development Program (CDP) aims to help NHL Players become better professionals both on and off of the ice.” [NHLPA]

• Jarmo Kekalainen, Garth Snow and Ken Holland are just a few GMs currently on the hot seat. [The Hockey News]

• A really great read on Jeff Christian picking up the pieces after his daughter’s death and getting back in the game. [Columbus Dispatch]

• The Philadelphia Flyers will honor late owner Ed Snider before their home opener tonight. [Broad Street Hockey]

• Ken Hitchcock is not worrying about his future beyond this season with the St. Louis Blues. [Post-Dispatch]

• The post-Patrick Roy era in Colorado is off to a pretty good start. [PHT]

• Which off-season shakeups have been successful so far? [ESPN.com]

• Ryan Callahan is set to return to the Tampa Bay Lightning lineup in a few weeks. Where will he fit in? [Raw Charge]

• Why the size of a goaltender is no longer important in hockey. [In Goal Mag]

• Harrison Browne is ready to be himself in the NWHL. [NY Times]

• One man’s love affair with the New York Islanders’ “Fish Sticks” jersey. [Puck Junk]

• New York Rangers draft pick Sean Day, who entered the OHL as an ‘exceptional player,’ has been dealt from Mississauga to the Memorial Cup-host Windsor Spitfires. [Buzzing the Net]

• Ottawa Senators anthem singer Lyndon Slewidge is still waiting to hear from the organization about performing this season. [The 6th Sens]

• Chatting with Rebecca Morse of the New York Riveters about being an NWHL practice player, playing with Amanda Kessel and more. [The Hockey Writers]

• How the latest crop of NHL injuries are affecting fantasy hockey rosters. [Dobber Hockey]

• Looking at how the Columbus Blue Jackets will fare in the opening month of the season. [BS Hockey]

• Finally, let’s watch Patrik Laine’s overtime winner one a few more times:

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