Patrick out for WJC; Ramo lands Marlies tryout; Holland's ideas (Puck Headlines)

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• R2-D2 hanging out with the Vancouver Canucks in their locker room. [Vancouver Canucks]

• Nolan Patrick, the top prospect for the 2017 NHL Draft, will not play for Team Canada at the World Juniors. Patrick suffered an upper-body injury early this season and has only played six games. [Yahoo! Canada]

• The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed goaltender Karri Ramo to a tryout deal with their AHL team, the Toronto Marlies. Ramo suffered a torn ACL last season while a member of the Calgary Flames. He’s still free so sign as a UFA with another NHL team. Leafs goaltender Jhonas Enroth also cleared waivers. [Pension Plan Puppets]

• Here is Team USA’s preliminary roster of 27 players for the World Juniors. [USA Hockey]

• Vancouver Canucks forward Derek Dorsett will undergo cervical disc surgery in his neck, the team announced. Dorsett is expected to make a full recovery and return to play. [Vancouver Canucks]

• Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland gives some ideas on how to boost offense around the NHL and also make playoff races more interesting. Holland was the brains behind the league’s 3-on-3 overtime rule. [TSN]

• Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby feels for Ottawa Senators winger Clarke MacArthur. MacArthur has been out since suffering a head injury during training camp and Crosby has also been in concussion limbo at points during his career. [Ottawa Citizen]

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• So much for Claude Julien and his lack of development of younger talent. In case anyone needs an example of that myth being busted, David Pastrnak is living proof. [Bruins Daily]

• The St. Louis Public Library has opened a St. Louis Blues exhibit. It’s called “50 Years of Blood, Sweat and Cheers – A Tribute to the St. Louis Blues and their Fans.” [St. Louis Gametime]

• The Anaheim Ducks believe goaltender Jonathan Bernier will bounce back from taking his lumps in an 8-3 loss to the Calgary Flames last Sunday. [Orange County Register]

• Will the Columbus Blue Jackets be buyers at the trade deadline? If so, Arizona Coyotes forward Radim Vrbata could be a perfect fit. [Jackets Cannon]

• Vegas Golden Knights chief marketing officer Nehme Abouzeid talks about the Behind The Vegas Ice documentary first airing Wednesday, along with several other topics surrounding the team. [Sin Bin Vegas]

• Checking different trends around the NHL at the two-month mark of the season. [Sportsnet]

• Less than three years ago, Erik Burgdoerfer was an unknown ECHL defenseman playing his fourth season with the Bakersfield Condors. Tuesday against the Washington Capitals, after 429 minor league games, Burgdoerfer made his NHL debut with the Buffalo Sabres. [Buffalo Hockey Beat]

• Three players of color, all members of National Hockey League Draft class of 2015, are vying for jobs on the Team USA world junior squad. They are Caleb Jones, Jordan Greenway and Erik Foley. [Color of Hockey]

• New York Islanders players recall what makes their rivalry with the New York Rangers so special. On Tuesday, the two teams will face off for the first time this season. [Islanders Insight]

• The AHL has announced their format for the 2017 All-Star Game. [AHL]

• Why the film “Goon” sticks out as the best movie about hockey. [The Sports Daily]

• Here are some of the hottest forward lines in the NHL and how players from those trios can help your fantasy team. [Dobber Hockey]

• Lauren Dahm aka ‘The Dahminator’ of the CWHL’s Boston Blades has powered her team this year. [Fanrag Sports]

• Mira Jalosuo’s pursuit of a hockey career has taken her further than most: at just twenty-seven years old, she’s played professionally in her native Finland, Russia, Sweden, and the United States. She has returned to the United States, to Minnesota, with the Whitecaps. [The Ice Garden]

• A Kitchener area hockey league helped put ‘delinquents’ on a good path. [The Record]

• The St. Louis Blues have placed defenseman Robert Bortuzzo on injured reserve after he suffered a lower-body injury on Saturday, Dec. 3 against the Winnipeg Jets. Bortuzzo will be re-evaluated in six weeks. [NHL]

• The Pittsburgh Penguins are playing an exciting brand of hockey where they’re scoring a lot of goals, but also allowing a lot of goals. [Pro Hockey Talk]

• NWHL commissioner Dani Rylan gives an update on the state of her league and some upcoming events. [NWHL]

• Finally, NHL players give their naughty and nice lists for the holiday season.

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