Light the fires, sound the alarms, and yell out your front door – Patrick Marleau was on a conference call interview with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner.

This cured almost all of my hockey-related sadness.

If you’re looking for an extra dose of nostalgia, Omar created a highlight real of some classic father-sons moments.

On to the links!

2020 NHL Draft: 15 interesting players who went undrafted last year
What’s one thing that Pension Plan Puppets and Kyle Dubas have in common? We love thinking about long-shot prospects.

Toronto Maple Leafs: Deciding what to do with Nick Robertson
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a tough decision to make ahead of the 2020-21 season, when choosing what they should do with top prospect Nick Robertson.

Auston Matthews, Justin Bieber discuss self-isolation on Instagram Live
Matthews joined Bieber’s Instagram Live on Sunday to discuss various topics, including self-isolation, some famous Netflix series, facial hair and even some hockey.

Toronto Maple Leafs in contract negotiations with Ilya Mikheyev
It’s still early days, but the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ilya Mikheyev have entered into preliminary contract negotiations, with both sides wanting to agree a deal.

Niagara NHLer brings 450 bottles of hand sanitizer to Niagara Falls hospital
With the NHL on hiatus, Ben Harpur has turned his attention to helping his community.

And that’s all for now!

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