Wednesday, Feb. 1: Bruins' unmatched defenseman legacy

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Here are all the links from around the hockey world, and what I’m reading, while admiring Tom Brady as much as ever after hearing about the family issues he’s persevered through over the past season.

*The five best team position combos in NHL history with the Boston Bruins taking the defenseman category with their embarrassment of riches with Bobby Orr, Eddie Shore, Ray Bourque, Brad Park and Zdeno Chara carrying on a great tradition.

*The St. Louis Blues have been stuck in a rut this season, and it finally cost coach Ken Hitchcock his job on Wednesday.

*PHT writer James O’Brien has the New York Islanders continuing their hot streak out of the NHL All-Star break.

*The return of Manny Malhotra to the Vancouver Canucks as a development coach has helped the Canucks in the face off circle.

*Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman is claiming that the Blackhawks aren’t going to be players in the trade market.

*Tyler Seguin, Jason Spezza and Devin Shore all feel like they’re coming home when they visit Toronto as members of the Dallas Stars, and it’s because they are.

*For something completely different: who wouldn’t want to sleep in Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru’s Tattooine home on a vacation to Tunisia?

 

 

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