Welcome to the PHT Morning Skate, a collection of links from around the hockey world. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at phtblog@nbcsports.com.
• How does Calgary’s new arena stack up to other barns around the league? (Global)
• Father time hasn’t caught up with Alex Ovechkin. At all. (The Sporting News)
• Hockey evaluation continues to evolve. (Die by the Blade)
• The underlying problem with Colton Sissons’ new contract with the Predators. (AtoZ Sports Nashville)
• Coaches discussion the biggest changes and tactical trends in the NHL. (The Score)
• Zach Werenski believes it’s time for young players to step up, lead Blue Jackets. (NHL.com)
• The D Incompletes: A few young blue-liners got a taste of NHL play last season. (Stanley Cup of Chowder)
• Former NHLer Matt Moulson has signed with the AHL’s Hershey Bears. (Hershey Bears)
• If the NHL had a Summer League, what would you want to see? (Gotham Sports Network)
• The NHL expansion draft could see the San Jose Sharks both protect and expose a superstar defenseman. (NBC Sports Bay Area)
• Could this be the Buffalo Sabres’ 50th-anniversary threads? (Icethetics)
• Olympic Hockey player’s stolen hockey stick found after four decades, and now there’s a debate over who will keep it. (WPTV)
• Will Deryk Engelland’s role be reduced next season? (Sin.Bin Vegas)
Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck
