Johnson sentenced; Bolts' balance; Esposito still chasing dream (Puck Headlines)

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• Good to see Pascal Dupuis among the names the Pittsburgh Penguins petitioned to have on the Stanley Cup. [Penguins]

• Former Windsor Spitfires forward Ben Johnson was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday for sexual assault. [Buzzing the Net]

• What’s been behind the strong start of the Tampa Bay Lightning? Start with some balanced scoring. [Raw Charge]

• The case for the 8 teams who’ve yet to participate in an outdoor game to have them involved in the future. [Sportsnet]

• How the Nashville Predators overcame the illness that affected the dressing room over the weekend. [Tennessean]

• The LA Kings sniffing around the Philadelphia Flyers for Steve Mason? [Broad Street Hockey]

• Kerry Bubolz will go from celebrating the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 2016 NBA title this to taking on the job of president of the NHL Las Vegas expansion team beginning next week. [SI.com]

• Angelo Esposito still hasn’t given up his dream of playing in the NHL. [ESPN.com]

• Arizona Coyotes draft pick Clayton Keller is off to a very good start in his freshman year at BU. [College Hockey News]

• Your early fighting major leader in the NHL? The Detroit Red Wings. [Hockey Fights]

• Grading the performance of the New York Riveters’ netminders. [The Ice Garden]

• The Toronto Furies will overcome these early losses in the CWHL and turn into a much better team down the line. [Today’s Slapshot]

• “Fans cheesed off after Halifax’s Scotiabank Centre scraps orange nacho sauce” [CBC]

• Reviewing a new book about hockey legend Red Kelly. [Puck Junk]

• Who has the brighter fantasy hockey future, Derek Stepan or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins? [Dobber Hockey]

-“The president of a Quebec City minor hockey league is speaking out following the arrest of a 25-year-old coach on sexual luring charges.” [CBC via Yahoo]

• Finally, let’s take another look at Shea Weber’s slap shot goal breaking Brayden Schenn’s stick: