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Morning Hits: Champions Cup, Hybrid icing, Grabovski, Maple Leafs, Gagne, Kaberle and Woywitka
Mark Easson
Chris Botta: In an internal memo, the NHL details a staff re-organization and plan to add $1 billion in national revenue in three years.
Chris Botta: The NHL plans on having a Champions Cup tournament with the top NHL and European teams by 2016.
Matt Kalman: The NHL will use hybrid icing during preseason games.
Chuck Gormley: Mikhail Grabovski is having visa issues and may not get to camp until the end of the week.
CapGeek: The Maple Leafs are paying out $5.4 million in salary and $2.5 million in cap hits for players that are no longer in their organization.
David Alter: The Maple Leafs will have 59 players in training camp.
Renaud Lavoie: Simon Gagne is still looking for a contract. He’ll wait and see what options he’ll have in the next few days.
Daren Millard: Tomas Kaberle said on Hockey Central @ Noon that he signed with Kladno of the Czech league over the KHL because it contains an out clause to return to the NHL.
Andy Strickland: Jeff Woywitka is skating with the Oilers and hoping to remain in North America. He turned down a offer from Sweden.