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Puck Daddy’s Maple Leafs 2015-16 season preview, Rick Tocchet plans to use Kessel in his trademark left half-wall spot opposite Malkin and Crosby on the Penguins powerplay, and more in the links.


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Friday Links:

  • Josh Yohe: Penguins want Kessel to ‘shoot the puck’ (DK on Sports)
    Now Kessel is a member of that power play. Tocchet promises he won’t be a decoy. Kessel will line up on the left half-wall, as Mario Lemieux once did. While Kessel doesn’t possess that kind of power-play skill — no one ever did — he is, in Tocchet’s opinion, more of a power play artist than many realize.
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  • Scott Wheeler: Maple Leafs’ Top 25 Under 25: #6 Kasperi Kapanen (PPP)
    Promoted full-time to Liiga in his draft year after dominating at lower levels — he registered 13 points in 6 games with KalPa’s U18 program in his draft year — Kapanen registered 35 points in 88 regular season games in the last two seasons on one of Liiga’s worst offensive teams.
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  • Chris Lund: Brown ready for his second pro season (MapleLeafs.com)
    Brown’s frame has historically been a knock on his game and a key reason the Leafs were able to snag him with pick 156 in the 2012 Draft. However, as a 21-year-old who stands at roughly 6-foot, he is now able to improve the strength that allows him to compete at the highest level.
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  • Josh Cooper: Toronto Maple Leafs: Puck Daddy’s 2015-16 NHL Season Preview (Puck Daddy)
    Team president Brendan Shanahan is the leader of this mix. But how will he deal with Lamoriello, Babs and assistant GM wunderkind Kyle Dubas? How will Lamoriello deal with Babs if the team isn’t playing Lou’s brand of hockey? How will Lamoriello deal with Dubas if the latter tries to ram advanced stats into Lou’s personnel decisions?
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  • Kevin Woodley: Unmasked: Goalie camps offer new means to improve (NHL.com)
    “What I like about it is the dynamic of getting a whole bunch of really good goalies and just trying to figure out what they do and how they play,” Reimer told NHL.com. “On the ice you can go through a drill and see how he takes on different plays and then talk to him if you want and talk to a bunch of different goalie coaches about it too and have a bit of a roundtable. You have an open mind to new ideas.”
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  • Craig Custance: Montador’s memory alive and well at Carcillo Cup celebration (ESPN)
    “We had so many other interests. Hockey was getting down that list. That’s why we both hit it off,” Carcillo told ESPN.com. “He really branched out. He lived his life the way I want to. We loved to research spirituality. We loved to read. We loved to do a lot of things guys on our team that we’ve met in the league wouldn’t be interested in. You could learn a lot from him. And I did.”