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The NHL is in the final planning stages of its much-anticipated series of outdoor stadium games next season that would see six outdoor contests set to take place in football and baseball stadium across North America, sources told ESPN.com Tuesday.

Mike Knuble has been a healthy scratch several times over the course of his career, making his most recent second chance all the more sweet, writes Scott Burnside.

The NHL has all but finalized details to hold next year's Winter Classic between the Red Wings and Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium, while continuing negotiations for a second outdoor rink in Detroit where ancillary events would be held, a source said.

Times are hard enough in Phoenix, where hockey fans are staying away in droves. Worse, by putting the kibosh on a team promotion, the NHL is just piling on, writes Scott Burnside.

The Blackhawks are slowly but surely seeing a revival in Chicago. Scott Burnside tells us the comeback goes beyond two kids names Kane and Toews.