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The Roundup

Dec 15, 2018, 07:00 ESTUpdated: Dec 18, 2018, 00:42 EST
The Hitch effect; Jets have cap problems; Calgary loves trading first round picks; the Leafs biggest flaw moving forward; the NHL trade market for older players, an intro into sports betting and more in this week’s Nation Roundup brought to you by Sumo Jerky.
In the Roundup, we go around the Nation Network and give you some of the best articles of the last couple weeks. Every once in a while it’s good to know what other teams are doing, or maybe you find an interesting article you wouldn’t have found otherwise.
LEAFS

What you may have missed in “Willy’s” first week back (Hayley Hendren)
Zach Hyman receives first NHL suspension for hit (TLN Staff)
CANUCKS

NHL trade market this week (Stephan Roget)
Who goes down when Baertschi returns? (Stephan Roget)
JETS

The 12 days of Jetsmas (Sean Sedlacek)
What can be done with the Jets defense? (Sean Sedlacek)
FLAMES

Brad Treliving loves trading first round picks (Ryan Pike)
Could there be arena progress in the new year? (Ryan Pike)
Mark Giordano is having a Norris trophy season (Pat Steinberg)
How is this season different than 14-15? (Ari Yanover)
Burning question: Are the Flames among the elite? (Steve MacFarlane)
OILERS
Tom KostiukPhotoshop: Tom Kostiuk
Paging Nurse to the top unit (Jason Gregor)
Nuge: The Survivor (Dustin Nielson)
The Hitch effect (Tyler Yaremchuk)
Ference talks Oilers on 31 thoughts podcast (Baggedmilk)
Hockeyfights.com – Scrap of the week
Hockeyfights got a make over. It’s still under construction but check it out.
More from around the Network:
Revenge of the Hockey Nerds (Sarah Pritchard)
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Breaking News
- Oilersnation Radio: Kris Knoblauch is gone, so what do the Oilers do now?
- 2026 IIHF World Championship Day 1: Oilers’ Darnell Nurse and Mattias Ekholm shine
- Friedman thinks Oilers want ‘grinder’ coach who will be ‘more strict’
- Daryl Katz was ‘driving force’ behind Oilers decision to fire Knoblauch: Report
- The Knoblauch situation was overblown, but the Oilers need to organize
