Colorado Avalanche: News From Around the NHL November 18th, 2014

Varly is out day to day and Wilson is out for the season. [NewsObserver.com]

Pickard is recalled from Lake Erie. [NHL.com]

What happens to junior players who don't play in the NHL? It's not a happy story... [TSN.ca]

What's in a hockey nickname? This paper looks at the linguistics behind them. [Linguistics.ucsb.edu]

No more dry scrapes for the NHL before overtime, and other minor changes. [SBNation.com]

Another day, another player with the mumps. [Philly.com]

The Sabres had a healthy scratch last night. Kaleta sat because he was "snowed in". [SI.com]

Patrick Schoonover, the 14 year old hockey player who died during a game was due to an undiagnosed heart condition. [Cbslocal.com]

Maatta returns after cancer surgery. [GlobeandMail.com]

Bryan Murray will keep on doing his regular GM activities while fighting cancer. He urges you to go get tested. [NationalPost.com]

The 2016 World Cup of Hockey could have some awesome players… on an All Star team?! [TorontoSun.com]