• Looks like David Booth, who’s on his way to the KHL, is willing to try some of the country’s finer delicacies – like horse. Kind of looks like Arby’s. [d_booth7] 

• Dreger: Teams are willing to talk to the Colorado Avalanche as long as the availability of Matt Duchene stays on the table and more. [TSN]

• Martin Havlat signed a contract with the St. Louis Blues last week. He was put on unconditional waivers today for a personal matter. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

• Nikolai Khabibulin, one of the top Russian goaltenders in history, has called it a career. Yes, he hadn’t officially retired until now. [Pro Hockey Talk]

• Mike Richards is on a quest to return to the NHL. In order to do so, he’s going back to his roots, skating with his junior team, the Kitchener Rangers. [The Record]

• Good news/bad news for the San Jose Sharks: Logan Couture is traveling with the team (yay!). He’s not expected to play (boo!). [Fear the Fin]

• Headline speaks for itself: “Ryan Miller says Ray Ferraro is why people are talking about the size of his pants.” [The Province]

• ILYA BRYZGALOV INTERVIEW! He’s enjoying life away from hockey as he watches the Philadelphia Flyers in free-fall mode. [Courier Post]

• Marc-Andre Fleury can’t be the Pittsburgh Penguins savior every night. [CBS Sports]

• Down Goes Brown tells us which individuals currently mired in slumps are likely showing their best years are behind them. [ESPN]

• “Why Alex Ovechkin could be the best goal scorer in NHL history.” [Sportsnet]

• Education, not hockey, was a first priority for Habs standout backup netminder, Mike Condon. [Montreal Gazette]

• Things have been going swimmingly for the Montreal Canadiens but they could be even better if they allow Alex Galchenyuk to do his thing. [All Habs]

• Maybe all Galchenyuk needs is a better wingman. [Along The Boards]

• Looking ahead to the 2016 off-season, some teams are going to have to back up the dump truck of cash to retain quality talent. [Spector’s Hockey]

• No more fighting to for the Toronto Maple Leafs. [Editor in Leaf]

• In this era of change in Buffalo, is Cody Franson the Sabres first role player? [716 Sports Podcast]

• Chatting with Miroslav Satan about Brooklyn, the World Cup of Hockey, cronuts (maybe), and more. [Islanders Insight]

• Dave Hakstol made the jump from the NCAA to the NHL. Could Providence College’s Nate Leaman and Boston University’s David Quinn be next? [Providence Journal]

• When the Nashville Predators choose to move on from players, the draft picks that replace them don’t always pan out. [Nashville Post]

• In an effort to increase goal scoring, the NHL tweaked the face-off rules. Has it worked? [Hockey-Graphs]

• Top 215 fantasy hockey prospects for the month of November. [Dobber]

• The Calgary Flames will have to make big decisions on pending UFAs, David Jones and Jiri Hudler, this off-season. [Flames Nation]

• Depth at forward isn’t a concern for the New York Rangers. [Blue Seat Blogs]

• As there is an emphasis on fancy stats, the goaltender part of analytics requires special data collection. [In Goal Mag]

• Finally, “CHILD PLEASE” is what Jaromir Jagr is probably saying to Jack Eichel as the youngster tried (and failed) to get fresh with the old vet.

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