NHL podcast: Emergency backups, player safety, and rulebook changes
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Welcome to Puck Pursuit, a weekly interview-style podcast hosted by John Matisz, theScore's national hockey writer.
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Josh Smith, founder of ScoutingTheRefs.com, joins this week's show to discuss a variety of topics, including:
- David Ayres and emergency backups
- Regular season vs. playoff officiating
- Should Chara get special treatment?
- Kane ripping Department of Player Safety
- Most obvious changes to NHL rulebook
... and more
HEADLINES
- Crosby remains committed to Penguins: 'This is where I want to be'
- Makar: All players want 1 vs. 8 playoff format back
- Wild teammates confident Kaprizov will sign: 'It's going to take time'
- Doughty: 'I expect to be on' Canada's Olympic team
- Islanders' Duclair says Roy apologized for calling his play 'god-awful'
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