Leafs Christmas wish list, should the Canucks have taken Matthew Tkachuk, Jets bracing for expansion, could the Flames have a Calder winner, are people worried about McDavid in Edmonton, prospect rankings, the World Junior tournament, skill over heart, the best scraps of 2016 and more in this week’s Nation Roundup brought to you by Violent Gentlemen.
In the Roundup we go around the Nation Network and give you some of the best articles of the last couple weeks. Every once in a while it’s good to know what other teams are doing, or maybe you find an interesting article you wouldn’t have found otherwise.
Note* This article is posted across all Nation Network team sites so comments are an open forum.
LEAFS
How quality of competition has affected the Leafs Corsi
Should the Leafs trade for Jonas Brodin?
5 Christmas wishes for the 16/17 Leafs
CANUCKS
Is Troy Stecher already the Leafs best defenseman?
5 things for Canucks fans to watch at the WJC
I was wrong, and how: Mathew Tkachuk
Who should play with the Sedins?
JETS
Looking ahead: The second half starts now
Jets: Bracing for expansion part 2
Heart is good, but skill is better
The 12 days of Christmas Jets style
FLAMES
Several Flames have fond World junior memories
Flamesnation, Top 20 prospect re-rank
OILERS
Biggest stories from 2016 Part 1
Adding a player before the expansion draft
Who won that crazy trade in 2013?
Hockeyfights.com – Scrap of the week
More from around the Network…
Oilers: Tyler Pitlick done for the season
Flames special teams covering up even strength play
Shop the Violent Gents
Suck it Arminius. We win again
Is Stetcher the ~Leafs~ best defenseman? Only time will tell.
Typo on the link for Troy Stecher as a Leaf.