Byfuglien got a couple of points last night giving him six points in the last eight games. Still not great, mind you, but his first quarter of the season was dreadful. If I can get six points every eight from here on out, I'd be psyched. It would be enough to get Byfuglien up to the 50-point mark I drafted him for.

Jacob Trouba is flashing some signs of life as well. With three points last night he's got seven in his last six games and is up to 10 points on the season. I'd be more excited if this didn't coincide with Tobias Enstrom's injury, although you could argue that Trouba has done enough to earn a bigger role even when Enstrom returns.

I won't make that argument though. Enstrom is back skating and could return shortly, which should spell an end to Trouba's hot run.

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With every passing loss I get more riled up with anticipation about the panic moves the Oilers might make. I mean, every day that I've got coverage on the site I'm checking TSN, Twitter, and NHL.com 100 times just to see if they've pulled the trigger on something. Everyone should be walking on egg shells except Andrew Ference. He's the only guy with a no-movement clause of any kind though to be perfectly honest, I'd want out if I were him.

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More juicy nuggets in Elliotte Friedman's latest 30 Thoughts:

7. Apparently, the forward generating the most interest is Brad Boyes. Pittsburgh is believed to have interest in him, needing a winger with a good number ($2.625 million). The problem is, Tallon may not want to trade him. Boyes is signed for one more year and playing in a prime offensive role.

8. What kind of winger is Pittsburgh looking for? Guys like Pascal Dupuis, Patric Hornqvist and Chris Kunitz; smart enough to recognize that playing with Crosby and Malkin means straight lines, simple plays and recognizing you need to go where they need you to be. Watch Blake Comeau's first two goals last week against Toronto. He goes to the net and stays there. The problem is, "it's not as easy as you'd think," to find them, one exec said.

I included a couple of related thoughts there because this Penguin situation is extremely interesting. With all these injuries the Penguins looked punchless for a lot of their game against New Jersey. I think they are growing more and more comfortable winning these low-scoring games but it's still unnerving to see a team with Crosby and Malkin struggling to produce offense.

Boyes is an interesting option there because we've seen him produce oodles of offense in the past. I also wonder if his right-handed shot couldn't displace Kunitz on the top power play unit. Probably not, but it is fun to think about.

I really like the point about Comeau. Combine that anecdote with the all the injuries up front and it becomes easy to see Comeau sticking in the top-six for most of the season. He's on pace for 52 points now and could certainly get there if the status quo remains. Heck, even a trade wouldn't push him out at this point.

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Alec Martinez signed an extension to stay with the Kings for another six years. The contract was for, you guessed it, $4 million a year. If you can skate and chew gum at the same while playing defense you get $4 million.

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Not really surprising but the Stars finally waived Anders Lindback to call-up Jussi Rynnas. I'm not really high on either goalie but Rynnas has some value if Kari Lehtonen gets hurt and the Stars start living up to their potential. That might be asking a lot though.

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Sean McIndoe goes retro with a hilarious piece on the recipe for winning the Stanley Cup.

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Make sure you cast your votes in our latest Cage Match Tournament, a tradition that I'm very happy has lived on.

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Kane, he's good:

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