It’s Wednesday morning, and here’s the latest news from around the hockey world:
**A nice feature from Katie Strang on the Blackhawks‘ two franchise cornerstones (ESPN)
**Antti Raanta started Tuesday because of a minor injury to Corey Crawford. (CSN Chicago)
**Catch up on Tuesday night’s game action with SBN’s storystream (SB Nation)
**Nathan Horton’s back injury could spell the end of his playing career. Pretty unfortunate news for both Horton and the Blue Jackets, who signed the winger to a big seven-year deal in 2013. (Columbus Dispatch)
**Sharks forward Raffi Torres will continue rehab instead of getting surgery, changing the team’s initial plan for his knee issues (CSN Bay Area)
**Johnny Boychuk has been thriving since joining the Islanders before the season. Nick Leddy hasn’t looked too bad, either. (SB Nation)
**The Maple Leafs have hired Mark Hunter as director of player personnel (Pro Hockey Talk)
**Pittsburgh demoted 2012 first-round pick Derrick Pouliot to the AHL on Tuesday (Penguins)
**The question of Mike Smith or Devan Dubnyk in Arizona is becoming increasingly serious one (Fox Sports Arizona)
**Adam Larsson made his season debut with the Devils on Tuesday night (Fire and Ice)
**Former Oilers coach Tom Renney says the team fired him because of his “values” (Pro Hockey Talk)