• Somebody get Maury on the phone. We have a possible paternity issue between the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the newly created Los Angeles Chargers. [@TBLightning]

• Marc Staal is out for the New York Rangers as he is experiencing post-concussion syndrome. [NY Post]

• The city of Seattle issued a ‘request for proposals’ to renovate KeyArena for potential NBA and NHL use that calls for all-private construction financing and a lease arrangement with any interested developers. [Seattle Times]

• After going on a 10-game win streak, the Philadelphia Flyers have struggled mightily. Ron Hextall isn’t ready to shake up the roster with trades just yet. [Courier-Post]

• “What the NHL’s trademark fiasco can teach you about brand preparedness.” [Financial Post]

• What we’ve all been waiting for: a mailbag segment with everyone’s favorite goofy goalie, Ilya Bryzgalov. [Players’ Tribune]

• The Columbus Blue Jackets fell just short of history, but with a 16-game win streak in the rear-view mirror, the focus shifts to what comes next. [SI]

• No surprise here – Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold is thrilled with his team’s new coach and the group’s current success. [Star Tribune]

• Heartwarming story of the day: seven-year-old gets to play hockey thanks to a device for amputees. [Edmonton Journal]

• Tanner Kero thought his stint with the Chicago Blackhawks would be short before being sent back to Rockford. Turns out the kid is fitting in just fine. [Chicago Sun-Times]

• Frederik Andersen is adjusting to heavy traffic in Toronto (despite coming from Southern California). Nikita Zaitsev says he’s seen worse. [Toronto Star]

• Roberto Luongo and Jaromir Jagr continue to climb the record books leaving their Florida Panthers teammates in awe. [Miami Herald]

• Marc Staal: A Greek Tragedy. [Broadway Boozeshirts]

• The person least surprised by the re-emergence of Eric Staal? Eric Staal. [THN]

• Linesman Libor Suchanek of the Czech Republic will join the AHL after attending a camp for NHl officials this offseason and a successful stint at the World Cup of Hockey prelims. [Scouting the Refs]

• Les Canadiennes de Montreal have an uphill battle ahead of them if they want to catch up to reigning Clarkson Cup champion Calgary Inferno. [The Ice Garden]

• Fantasy hockey cage match: John Carlson versus Oliver Ekman-Larsson. [Dobber]

• Hockey players aren’t the only ones playing through pain. The Washington Capitals organ player injured his hand and still managed to tickle the ivories for Alex Ovechkin’s big night. [Capitals Outsider]

• Finally, Vladislav Podyapolsky of the KHL’s Metallurg Novokuznetsk shows off the rare glove-blocker stack save while laying on his side.