I'm not up for much today so here's your sparse FTB. Spent most of yesterday in a fog and in bed, your basic winter illness. Hurrah!

Mike Babcock: "If you’ve been a Leafs fan a long time, you’ve got to be tired of being average" - MLHS

Vintage Leaf Memories - Michael Langlois: The Maple Leafs at (almost) the half way mark: surprise, possibilities—and a real future?

Lamoriello on William Nylander: "Before you know it he'll be back." | The LeafsNation

Recaps

Game Recap: Red Wings 3 - Coyotes 2 (OT) - Winging It In Motown
Arizona Coyotes' penalty kill costs team a point in 3-2 overtime loss to Detroit Red Wings - Five For Howling

Vancouver flew to Washington D.C. to lose 4-1 - Nucks Misconduct

Game Recap: Avs Defeat Devils 3-0 - Mile High Hockey
Not Good Enough: New Jersey Devils Shut Out by Colorado Avalanche, 0-3 - All About The Jersey

Winnipeg Jets 5, Nashville Predators 4 (OT): Comeback Doesn't Last, Streak Now Five - On the Forecheck
Game #44 Recap: Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets - Arctic Ice Hockey

A Point is a Point I Guess - The Copper & Blue

[Final] New York Islanders 3, New York Rangers 1 (en): Brock and Halak help home team rule the roost - Lighthouse Hockey
Rangers Vs. Islanders Recap: Despite Strong Performance, Rangers Fall to Islanders 3-1 - Blueshirt Banter

Blackhawks vs Canadiens final score 2016: Chicago tops Montreal, 2-1, for 9th straight win - Second City Hockey
Canadiens vs Blackhawks Top Six Minutes: Early goals sink the Habs - Eyes On The Prize

Stuff

"Soul on Ice, Past, Present and Future" makes U.S. premiere in D.C. | TheColorOfHockey

Recap: Ovi Honored With Ceremony, 4-1 Caps Win - Japers' Rink

Jonathan Drouin could be traded within the next day: Report | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports

Blackhawks' Joel Quenneville becomes second all-time in NHL coaching wins - Second City Hockey

Tales of two years in Calgary for Deryk Engelland - Matchsticks and Gasoline

Report: Keith Yandle won't talk extension with Rangers - Blue Seat Blogs

What baffles me most in hockey analytics | HockeyAnalysis.com

Down Goes Brown: Alexander Ovechkin vs. Jarome Iginla: An in-depth comparison

Flyers treat Make-A-Wish kids to awesome night - Broad Street Hockey

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