"Their team had a team party, a double-kegger the night before I came in. We put them through the paces and that kid was the best kid on the ice by a million miles. So when (Joe) Thornton couldn't come in, that's how life should be is when you do good things, good things happen."
- Team Canada coach Mike Babcock on how and why they chose University of Calgary player Dylan Walchuk to stand in for Joe Thornton on Day 1 of Canada's orientation camp.
Cole Schwindt might have been an afterthought in the Matthew Tkachuk trade. But his value to the Calgary Flames could be extremely important moving forward.
The stress of the NHL roster bubble is intense this time of year. How do two players at different ends of their careers handle the stress of trying to crack the lineup?
From Pavel Bure's skate-to-stick goal to Manon Rhéaume making NHL history, let's take look at some of the coolest moments to happen during the preseason.
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