Daily Cupcakes: January 29th, 2018

Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche rookie Sam Girard is 19, only 162 pounds and somehow one of the NHL’s most pesky defensemen. [Denver Post]

Panthers can learn from quick turnarounds in Winnipeg and Colorado. [Sun Sentinel]

If the NHL season ended today, what would the playoff matchups be and how would they fare? [Sportskeeda]

NHL all-stars still pine for Pyeongchang. Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon among NHL all-stars who remain unimpressed about missing out on Winter Olympics. Sidney Crosby moves on. [The Star]

The Rest of the Game

Team Norway Men’s roster and preview for Winter Olympics. [The Hockey Writers]

Flames put Jaromir Jagr on waivers. [Midland Daily News]

In a young man’s NHL, 32-year-old Alex Ovechkin is still a star among stars. [The Washington Post]

Pacific Division All-Stars win NHL All-Star Game. [Fan Rag Sports]

Jets, Panthers, to play NHL games in Finland, to delight of Finnish fans. [CBC]

Brian Boyle on NHL All-Star Debut: ‘I’m not playing if it’s not for my wife’. [Complex]