from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

- The most entertaining NHLers, in no particular order: McDavid. Ovechkin. Johnny Gaudreau. Marner. Erik Karlsson. Mat Barzal. Kucherov. Artemi Panarin. Patrick Kane. MacKinnon.

- If I’m an NHL owner, and I’m paying millions to underproducing star players, I’d think nothing of doing what the Dallas Stars did with Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn. Just doing it with a little more decorum. And what a load of millennial whining from the NHL Players’ Association, pointing a finger at Stars management and ownership. You want to get paid big dollars, it comes with big responsibility.

- The worst of the NHL all-star choices: Minnesota goalie Devan Dubnyk. He’s having a rather dreadful season with the Wild.

- Just wondering: Is picking up a 35-year-old career minor leaguer on waivers, goalie Mike McKenna, Philadelphia’s way of making a play for No. 1 pick, Jack Hughes?

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