With the NHL on a short break for the Christmas holidays, our Thursday edition of Links, News, and Notes will also be somewhat abbreviated. A few items that did catch my eye this week:
- With the All-Star game now less than a month away, we’re starting to see the first wave of articles analyzing the deserving candidates. NHL.com picked their teams for all four divisions, and project Thomas Chabot as the lone Sens participant. Chabot’s probably been the team’s best player this year, but could Anthony Duclair ride his red-hot goal scoring to a spot on the Atlantic Division roster?