Predators defenseman P.K. Subban has moved to the top of the Central Division in voting in the 2017 NHL All-Star Fan Vote™. He joins goalie Carey Price of the Canadiens (Atlantic) and forwards Sidney Crosby of the Penguins (Metropolitan) and Connor McDavid of the Oilers (Pacific) as the top vote-getters by division.

John Scott, who had a rule named after him because of last season's All-Star Game voting controversy, is retiring after 10 seasons in the league, saying he "appreciated every second of it."

Few things have made NHL teams grumble more this season than the advent of the new five-day "bye" weeks which go into effect for all 30 clubs in the second half of this season.

Many a coach and team executive has complained about the impact it has had on the already compressed schedule.

Sources within both the NHL and NHL Players' Association say the five-day bye weeks are part of the discussion again as both sides finalize the Los Angeles All-Star Game negotiations (the NHLPA got the five-day bye week last year as part of the Nashville All-Star format agreement).

Now, if the NHL ends up participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics next season, that two-week break would stand instead of the five-day bye week.