Before I link the Weekly Cupcakes, I wish to wish you all a very wonderful holiday season.
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche 2019 Draft review. [The Hockey Writers]
What is driving Andre Burakovsky’s breakout season? [Russian Machine Never Breaks]
Colorado Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin proving his worth. [Last Word on Hockey]
Nathan MacKinnon named All-Star Game captain. [9 News]
The Rest of Hockey
Nathan MacKinnon has been named an All-Star captain, Alex Ovechkin named another All-Star Game captain but remains noncommittal about playing. [The Washington Post]
The knives were out for Mike Babcock long before the Leafs cut ties. [Toronto Star]
Players to watch at world junior tournament. [Toronto Sun]
Wysh List: 10 questions about the NHL’s next decade. [ESPN]
’This is for real’: How NHL journeyman Akim Aliu sparked a reckoning in hockey. [Chicago Tribune]