As a forewarning, due to the long weekend we won’t be picking up the next T25U25 rank profile until Tuesday!

Here are some hints for the four players we’re featuring next week:

  • Two of them are in the top 25 for the first time.
  • Two of them share the same position and team
  • Two of them share the same height
  • There are 6 inches between the tallest and shortest
  • They combine to hail from three different countries/

Maple Leafs sign Matt Read to a PTO | by Katya

Why Michal Neuvirth Can Lighten Freddy’s Load | by Rachel Doerrie at TLN

A quick recap of the first week of our for reals T25U25 rankings:

#25 - Joseph Duszak | by Hardev

#24 - Frederik Gauthier | by elseldo

#23 - Mason Marchment | by Species

#22 - Semyon Der-Arguchintsev | by Katya

#21 - Egor Korskov | by Hardev

AROUND THE NHL

Summer training schedule for NHLers, why contracts are about to get shorter and Wild can’t hire Chiarelli | by Justin Bourne at The Athletic.

Flames make buyout of defenceman Michael Stone official | by Sportsnet, the Leafs aren’t the only ones trying to make room for a major RFA.

This week in LOLOILERS! Jesse Puljujarvi plans on staying in Finland until the Oilers trade him | by BarDown

31 in 31: An inside look at the Arizona Coyotes | by Adam Kimelman at the NHL.com

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