from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

- If I’m MacTavish, I don’t hire a coach so quickly. I wait to see what happens in St. Louis or San Jose come playoff time. Both Ken Hitchcock and Todd McLellan, if available, would be fascinating candidates for the Oilers job.

- Of the 16 defencemen drafted before P.K. Subban in 2007, the list includes: Alex Plante, Nick Ross, Nick Petrecki, Taylor Ellington, Tommy Cross, Josh Godfrey and Kevin Marshall. Combined NHL games played: 21. Combined NHL points: Two.

- More than one NHL GM laughs about all the hot news about hockey analytics. “We’ve been doing a lot of this stuff since the mid-’80s,” said a GM. “So have most teams. I don’t know what everyone is so excited about.”

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