Morning Skate: The Cubs are following the Blackhawks' blueprint

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Lace 'em up. Time for the Morning Skate.

THIS SEEMS FAMILIAR

• The Cubs’ World Series run has Blackhawks fans remembering the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks.
• If your team has a top-four defenseman (hint: that means every team, duh) the Rangers are probably in on them.
• Pretty big news: Shannon Szabados, two-time Olympic gold medalist and the first woman to sign and play in the Southern Professional Hockey League, has been cut by Peoria.
• Steve Bernier is back with the Islanders and ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
• Get your NHL costumes for Halloween!
• Here’s how the Devils struggle to move the puck forward.
• Taylor Hall is already worth the gambit for New Jersey.
• Well, that game was stupid.
• P.K. Subban: not an adequate guy.
• The Coyotes are off to the worst start in franchise history.
• Andreas Athanasiou is really good.
• Auston Matthews is good, but not enough to make his European team profitable.
• Malcolm Subban’s second career start did not go well as the Bruins’ goalie woes continue.
• Don’t look now, but the Flames are winning hockey games.
• PICKLE JAR HERO
• The Stars are basically fielding their AHL lineup right now, but that was enough.
• St. Louis’ fourth line gets to the point and does so well.
• Columbus has found something with Seth Jones and Zach Werenski.
• Look, one of the guys on Washington’s Swede Line has to shoot at some point.

TONIGHT’S HOCKEYBALL

• The Habs head to Brooklyn. The Islanders will face the Canadiens' backup. His name is Al Montoya. You killed his Nabokov. Prepare to die.
• yes i stole that line what of it
• Another big test for the Oilers as the Capitals come to town.
• Boston’s traveling goalie conundrum visits the Big Apple.
• Anaheim looks to avenge its playoff disappointment against the Preds.