from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet,

- Does Quenneville want to coach, or does he wish to recharge? Another team can’t just pay him $1, holding the Blackhawks responsible for the rest. A new employer has to offer something resembling the market rate.

- Four years ago, Vancouver began emailing a survey after every home game to select season-ticket holders and single-game buyers. (The recipients vary.) They call it the “Fun Meter.” The Canucks ask about each fan’s game experience — everything from enjoying the action, to concessions, to how long it takes to get in the building, you name it.

They’ve made changes to commercial timeouts, for example, showing fewer things like “this week at Rogers Arena…,” more entertainment and giveaways. You get one guess which game scored the highest since the Canucks began doing this. If you didn’t pick Elias Pettersson’s five-point night last Friday against Colorado, you are sentenced to a year of reading stats vs. eye test Twitter feuds.

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