Daily Cupcakes: September 25th, 201

Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche prep for Global Series with Sweden-themed game show. Landeskog hosts as teammates Barrie and Johnson battle it out. [NHL]

Five professional tryout hopefuls to watch as 2017-18 approaches. Jared Cohen appears on the list. [Sportsnet]

Conor Timmins was “Best D out there” in Avalanche preseason loss. [BSN Denver]

Top pick from 2012, Nail Yakupov, relishing fresh start with Avalanche. [Sportsnet]

The Rest of the Game

Penguins set politics aside, accept invitation to White House. Stanley Cup champions ‘respect the institution of the Office of the President’. [CBC]

Sticks and slashes break bones, so NHL aims for less pain. [National Post]

That didn’t take long, Andrew Desjardins to have hearing with Player Safety. The
Rangers forward faces discipline from NHL for hit on Wood of Devils. [NHL]

NHL will ‘go dark across all NBC platforms’ during the 2018 Olympics. [CBS Sports]