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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 .   Smart move by Beyoncé wearing the golden straps. Don't want any wardrobe malfunctions #SB50 pic.twitter.com/GBZiGNTMU3 — Zach Boychuk (@ZachBoychuk) February 8, 2016 • Zach Boychuk opining on Super Bowl halftime fashion. [ Zach Boychuk ] • Winnipeg Jets forward Drew Stafford will have a hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Monday. Stafford high sticked Nick Holden of the Colorado Avalanche. [ NHL ] • Some of the biggest names in the NHL explain why the Washington Capitals are the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. [ Washington Post ] • Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella isn’t thinking of tanking. Columbus has the worst record in the NHL currently. [ Columbus Blue Jackets ] • There aren’t a lot of trade options at the moment for the struggling Minnesota Wild. Minnesota has lost 10 of 11 games. [ Minneapolis Star Tribune ] • Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul reflects on his career and what he has left in the tank. Lupul is 32 years old. “Some days I feel good and I think that I’m a good player out there, and other days my body maybe won’t let me do as much as I’d like,” said Lupul. [ Sportsnet ] • Los Angeles Kings forward Milan Lucic has found memories of his time with the Boston Bruins. The 28-year-old Lucic returns to Boston Tuesday, Feb. 9 for the first time as a member of a different team. He was traded to LA by the Bruins last summer. [ LA Times ] • The Winnipeg Jets and All-Star defenseman Dustin Byfuglien are working on a contract extension that could keep him in Winnipeg for five years. Byfuglien is a pending unrestricted free agent. [ TSN ] • Injured New Jersey Devils forward Patrik Elias hasn’t given up on returning this season. The 39-year-old Elias had knee surgery on Jan. 12 to repair a torn meniscus and clean out loose cartilage. He also plans to go to Martin Brodeur’s Devils jersey retirement ceremony Tuesday [ Fire and Ice ]. • On the Ottawa Senators and karma through good social deeds. [ The 6th Sens ] • Putting the Montreal Canadiens’ slide from the top of the NHL standings to out of the postseason into context: " If everything goes as I envision, the Canadiens will indeed miss the playoffs this year. And yet, that could actually turn out to be a blessing in disguise."   [ Spector's Hockey ] • The Calgary Inferno are a team to watch currently in the CWHL. What has fueled the team’s rise this season? They've been in a back-and-forth battle for first place with Les Canadiennes. [ Along the Boards ] • New York Riveters goaltender Nana Fujimoto is returning to form. She is the highest-paid player on the Riveters and the second-highest paid goaltender in the NWHL. [ Today’s Slapshot ] • Your top-10 ‘Buy Low’ candidates for your fantasy hockey team. [ Dobber Hockey ] • Jimmy Hayes’ return home to Boston hasn’t gone quite as planned: “Hayes embodies what has the Bruins currently mired in mediocrity, too many nights, he is simply a passenger on a team that has too many of them.” [ Boston Sports Desk ] • The San Jose Sharks are in the process of preparing themselves for playoff hockey. The team is in the middle of quite a few games against potential Western Conference postseason foes. [ Blades of Teal ] • Former Calgary Flame Theo Fleury talks about addiction, Johnny Cash and Graham James’ day parole in an all-encompassing interview. [ The Hockey News ] • The Colorado Avalanche are intending to give forward Mikhail Grigorenko an extended look on the team’s top line. [ BSN Denver ] • Toronto Maple Leafs legend Darryl Sittler reflects on his 10-point game. Sittler notched 10 points in a 1976 game against the Boston Bruins. The Maple Leafs celebrated the 40th anniversary of the achievement last week . [ Vice ] • Finally, NHL trash talk caught on video.   MORE FROM YAHOO HOCKEY     Continue to Article

February 08, 2016 2:00:pm EST

Legendary Florida Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr has shown no signs of slowing down since playing two 20-minute periods of 3-on-3 hockey at the NHL’s All-Star Game.  On Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings, Jagr picked up an assist to give him 1,100 in his long and illustrious NHL career. Jagr, who turns 44 later this month is one of six players in NHL history with at least 1,100 helpers. The play came on a goal by forward Brandon Pirri. Jagr ranks behind Wayne Gretzky (1,963), Ron Francis (1,249), Mark Messier (1,193), Ray Bourque (1,169), and Paul Coffey (1,135). The next closest active player is San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton, who has 933 helpers. Jagr picked up another assist on a Vincent Trochek goal. With the two assists, Jagr trails Detroit Red Wings forward Gordie Howe by 12 points for third on the league’s all-time scoring list. Jagr has 1,838 to Howe’s 1,850. The next highest active player is also Thornton, who had 1,300 heading into Thursday's action. The Panthers currently lead the Atlantic Division with 65 points, five more than the second-place Tampa Bay Lightning.  MORE FROM YAHOO HOCKEY - - - - - - - Josh Cooper is an editor for Puck Daddy on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @joshuacooper   Continue to Article

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