Wilderness Walk: Abyss

We’re in the abyss. News is at an all-time low.

BUT THERE IS SOME!

In the meantime, please listen to this masterwork of guitar-playing from three legends.

Beautiful: Minnesota-based NHLers start 4-on-4 league | StarTribune.com
Starting Tuesday at Braemar Arena in Edina and lasting every Tuesday and Thursday night until the August 9-10 playoffs, a new 4-on-4 summer hockey league featuring NHL players and premier amateurs will take place. The championship will be played August 10 as players vie for the John Scott Cup.

Minnesota Wild: Could the Wild Trade for Nikita Kucherov? | Gone Puck Wild
Could, sure. Shouldn't, but could.

Off the Trail

Las Vegas franchise down to 2 primary candidates for GM job | theScore.com
The Las Vegas expansion franchise appears close to naming its first general manager.

Parise, Byfuglien, Backes among summer Da Beauty League players | theScore.com
Beginning Tuesday, the town's Braemar Arena will play host to the newly formed Da Beauty League, which will feature several notable NHL players/beauties, defined by the league as "the guy who plays for the love of the game, who is also talented and loved by the rest of the team.".

Barrie, Hoffman, Schenn get arbitration-hearing dates | theScore.com
The NHL Players Association announced the dates for pending salary arbitration hearings Monday.

ECHL shifts to 4 divisions, alters playoff format | theScore.com
The mid-level pro league announced Monday it will realign from six to four divisions and use a new divisionally focused playoff format next season.

Canadiens moving AHL affiliate to Quebec for 2017-18 | theScore.com
NORDIQUES ARE oh never mind.