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Saturday’s Dump & Chase: September Ends

As we gear up for pre-season content, some links from the preseason.

Travis Hamonic not opting out of NHL season but yet to join Vancouver Canucks, says GM | ESPN
Whatever Hamonic's situation is seems to have been going on for a while. Best of luck to him and his family.

Pettersson and Hughes contracts a win-win for Canucks, players | Sportsnet.ca
In the NHL market, those deals aren't that bad for the players, though they could be better. The Canucks making a sharp move was unexpected, I'll admit.

Arizona Coyotes only NHL team to fully relax dress code for players, according to ESPN survey | ESPN
I actually really like this move. We know that NHLers regularly play hurt--letting all players simply dress for comfort isn't a bad thing in my opinion.

Understanding true impact of racism in hockey is only way we'll find progress | Sportsnet.ca
"The only thing the ruling makes clear is how much work is still needed to move this sport to a place where all within it truly understand the impact of situations like these, of the damage done."