Good news, Sidney Crosby will make his preseason debut tonight. [Sports Illustrated]
Pittsburgh may already have their replacement for Marc-Andre Fleury. [Pensblog]
Will Mike Babcock stay or go? [Detroit Free Press]
Nicklas Backstrom would like to forget about what happened in Sochi, as would the rest of Team Sweden. [ESPN]
The Oilers made quite the error with their signing of Vladimir Tkachev. [CBS Sports]
GM Craig MacTavish weighs in on what exactly happened. [Oilers.com]
Brenden Dillon turned down Dallas’ latest contract offer. [Stars Blog]
Pierre McGuire isn’t a big fan of anyalitics. [Puck Daddy]
Scott Gomez seemed to have a good chance of making the Devils roster but he’s hurt now. [NJ.com]
Flames prospect Johnny Gaudreau is looking pretty good. [Calgary Sun]
Connor McDavid tops the latest ISS rankings. [TSN]
The sale of the New York Islanders has been approved. [Fansided]
Is Mikhail Grigorenko finally ready for regular NHL duty? [Die by the Blade]
And finally, feast your eyes on some of the best CBC NHL montages. [Habs Eyes on the Prize]