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• Ten players chasing milestones in 2019-20. (The Hockey News)
• Jonathan Toews wary of NHL making players look greedy in CBA talks. (Yahoo Sports)
• Five things to like about new Edmonton Oilers, even if they have just a 20 percent chance of making playoffs. (Edmonton Journal)
• NHL 20 introduces 33 “Alumni Teams,” and the Whalers are among them. (Gamespot)
• Do the 2019-20 Vancouver Canucks have the makings of a contender? (The Hockey Writers)
• Is William Carrier worth more to another NHL team? (Sin.Bin Vegas)
• Outside the box thinking: The theory of constraints and the Devils. (All about the Jersey)
• Four milestones Phil Kessel can or will reach with the Arizona Coyotes. (Five for Howling)
• The Hurricanes’ magic in goal last season fueled their deep playoff run. Will it happen again? (Canes Country)
• Putting older players on LTIR is getting out of control. (Yahoo Sports)
• Braden Holtby hoping to stay with the Caps. (Yardbarker)
• Tom Wilson coming into his own. (The Hockey Writers)
MORE:
• ProHockeyTalk’s 2019 NHL free agency tracker
• Your 2019-20 NHL on NBC TV schedule
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