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Rakell replaces Steen; Luongo aging fine; DiPauli to Pens (Puck Headlines)

Sean Leahy
·Contributing writer

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. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com.

• George Costanza would be proud.

• Rickard Rakell will replace Alex Steen on Sweden’s World Cup of Hockey roster. Steen is still sidelined following shoulder surgery in June. [NHL.com]

• The search to replace Patrick Roy in Colorado is reportedly down to Washington Capitals assistant Lane Lambert, New York Rangers associate head coach Scott Arniel and Travis Green of the AHL’s Utica Comets. [Denver Post]

• The Pittsburgh Penguins have inked college free agent Thomas DiPauli to a two-year deal. He became a free agent this week after failing to sign with the Washington Capitals. [Penguins]

• Like a fine wine, Roberto Luongo is only getting better with age. [TSN]

• You’ll see some new faces wearing the stripes next season in the NHL. [Scouting the Refs]

• The Dallas Stars look like they’re going into the season with Antti Niemi and Kari Lehtonen in goal. Will that hurt them? [Today’s Slapshot]

• Despite a report out of Russia, the St. Louis Blues still believe Vladimir Sobotka will return to the team this coming season. Really. Maybe. Probably. [Post-Dispatch]

• Could this year’s Toronto Maple Leafs feel similar to last season’s Buffalo Sabres? [The Leafs Nation]

• In a wide-ranging interview Ben Scrivens talks Edmonton Oilers and Donald Trump. Make the Oilers Great Again! [Edmonton Journal]

• The New Jersey Devils’ defense is preparing for life without Adam Larsson. [NJ.com]

• First-round pick Logan Browns inks his three-year, entry-level deal with the Ottawa Senators. [Senators]

• Olli Jokinen may be done with the NHL but he’s staying in the game with a hockey academy in South Florida. [Miami Herald]

• Bridgestone Arena could see a big overhaul in the near future. [Tennessean]

• Budget concerns may force Alaska Fairbanks to drop its hockey program. [Newsminer.com]

• Big things ahead for the Arizona Coyotes both on and off the ice. [Five for Howling]

• Here are your top 40 prospect goalies for fantasy hockey. [Dobber Hockey]

• Why The Tragically Hip is the band of hockey. [NHL On the Ice]

• Finally, for #FlashBackFriday, let’s go back to the time when Conan O’Brien worked out with the Maple Leafs:

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