Morning Skate: Shayne Corson's anxiety battle

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Here are all the links from around the hockey world, and hoping for a safe, festive and reflective Fourth of July for everybody out there.

*A gripping account from Steve Simmons of the NHL life and times for Shayne Corson as he battled crippling anxiety through his career.

*FOH (Friend of Haggs) James Mirtle paints a picture of how much more the Maple Leafs can spend after going three years at pretty good money for Patrick Marleau.

*It appears that after all the song and dance, Ilya Kovalchuk will be heading back for another season in the KHL next year. This is always the risk in attempting to woo Russian players away from the KHL, or trying to keep them away from Mother Russia.

*The Colorado Avalanche are in a spot where they can give chances to downtrodden NHL talents, and they did just that with Nail Yakupov after signing him to a one-year deal.

*It would appear that the Dallas Stars are really going for it after signing Alex Radulov, or at least it would appear they’re under the impression they can continue to try and outscore every other team in the league. I actually hate this signing for them, so it will be interesting to see how it all plays out over the next couple of seasons.

*The Washington Capitals continue to be busy as they signed Andre Burakovsky to a three-year bridge deal.

*For something completely different: I hope that Terry Francona is okay amid the health troubles dogging him lately. Plenty of heart issues in his family health history, and you really can’t fool around with that stuff.

 

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