Goalie musical chairs, MacKinnon on playing with Crosby, and 3 other NHL items


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Takes, Thoughts, and Trends is theScore's biweekly hockey grab bag. The NHL's version of musical chairs began Wednesday, with starting goalies Jacob Markstrom and Darcy Kuemper switching teams and conferences. Markstrom, 34, was shipped to New Jersey after four seasons with Calgary, while Kuemper, 34, was moved to Los Angeles following two seasons with Washington. In both cases, a veteran gets a fresh start and a playoff-caliber team addresses a glaring need in goal. The music continues to play, though, as a handful of other notable netminders and hungry teams try to find the right fit ahead of and as...