Amy Johnson

Yeah.

So it was a spirited practice on Tuesday at Broussard.

And as you said, Alex Newhook looked pretty good, although wearing a non-contact jersey.

Alex Newhook, that was his first time skating with the whole group.

Since his surgery, he was out, as you know, with a fractured ankle.

He was predicted that that happened on the 14th of November.

He was projected to miss four months, so that would have him coming back on the 14th of March.

He's ahead of schedule on that respect.

And I think that the Canadians, you know, he was off to a good start, 12 points in 17 games to start the season.

So he was welcomed back by his teammates.

That certainly triggered rumors that the Canadians were holding him out with respect to a trade.

And it didn't help that in a Finnish parliament.

One of Patrick Lina's closest friends, he's a NHL commentator, his name is Antti Mäkinen, said that he was being held out because he had played his last game

for the Canadians, and that don't be surprised if there was a trade before the trade deadline.

And he even went so far as to say that he said many teams had inquired, but probably the strongest interest came from

The Los Angeles Kings, who, because of his time at the Olympics, will be without Kevin Fiala for the rest of the season.

So all of that just kind of...

Yeah, it kind of exploded.

And the balloon grew on Tuesday.

And then on Wednesday, it was Patrick Lina at practice.