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I promise, this is a safe space. There will be no Kraken puns here. Here are your links for today:
Devils Links
A look around the Eastern Conference at how the Devils might poach a player or two in benefitting from a flat cap: [The Athletic ($)]
Hockey Links
The NHL’s 32nd team has a name (and sweaters!): The Seattle Kraken.
A legend from the deep awakens.
— Seattle Kraken (@NHLSeattle_) July 23, 2020
Meet the Seattle Kraken → https://t.co/to5BtVVPh1 pic.twitter.com/FQfOdaiGQQ
— Seattle Kraken (@NHLSeattle_) July 23, 2020
can't wait until these officially drop @adidashockey! pic.twitter.com/HA6tp8USE0
If you want a deep dive (huh? huh?!) on how the Kraken brand came together, here’s a look at that very thing: [ESPN]
The league has released a few details on hub cities and broadcasts, including that games will be shown on a five-second delay and will have artificial crowd noise. [ESPN] [Sportsnet]
Here's a rendering of what the arena will look like during the NHL restart. The league is promising a unique look and feel to every game played, including the local goal horns and songs of each team participating. pic.twitter.com/dwMAocHe2c
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) July 24, 2020
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