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Morning Flurries: Joe Thornton heads to his new home and controversy in Sweden

The NHL season is tentatively just a month away, as teams prepare for a hopeful start date of January 13th and a likely game volume of 56 games per team during the regular season.

With just a few weeks left before that would see teams taking the ice for official game play, NHL-signed skaters are starting to make their way back from the leagues they’ve been participating in across Europe — including Jumbo Joe, who will make his Toronto Maple Leafs debut when the regular season begins.

Thank you and goodbye!