Yesterday the Ottawa Senators announced their agreement to purchase land in Ottawa's core for a new arena.

Joint statement from the National Capital Commission and Capital…
Every day, we work to build an inspiring capital that is a source of pride for all Canadians.
National Capital Commission
Ottawa Senators, NCC complete sale agreement for 11 acres at LeBreton Flats
The agreement tees up construction of an arena-led district with housing, retail and a hotel in downtown Ottawa.
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This is a big project that is in the initial stage and will take years to come to fruition.

PTO season seems to get earlier and earlier every year.

Minnesota Wild Signs Defenseman Jack Johnson to Professional Tryout | Minnesota Wild
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed defenseman Jack Johnson to a professional tryout (PTO). Johnson, 38 (1/13/1987), skated in 41 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets last season, recording six assists.
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Interesting development:

As should be clear from that Tweet, Leivo is not leaving over player quality. He became, after leaving the Marlies and the Leafs, one of the best ever AHL forwards in some time. He was a legitimate star in the KHL. Their season is about to get underway, so it's possible Leivo wants a job back in North America. He has never had any meaningful NHL impact, but he was at least capable of playing low minutes.

By today they'll be 10 posts on all those sites that look alike with headlines saying the Leafs would be doomed, doomed I say! if they don't sign him.

Former Leafs prospect Mikko Kokkonen has signed in the SHL:

NHL 26 to include NHL EDGE advanced stats data | NHL.com
League puck and player tracking information to power ICE-Q 2.0 gameplay system
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This reads like it's far from a done deal:

The great re-bundling is set to begin, and it’s about damn time
With Fox and ESPN finally bringing their streaming services to market, bundling might finally be here to save consumers.
Awful AnnouncingDrew Lerner

Today the unranked from the Community Vote will be revealed, and the real things starts tomorrow.

Happy T25 season, everyone. Here's hoping the temperature actually hits 25 sometime soon.

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