The Minnesota Wild will celebrate Prince with every goal scored at Xcel Energy Center during the 2016-17 season.

"Let's go crazy" was announced as the club's official goal song Tuesday, as per the results from a season ticket-holder vote.

"Our in-arena experience is designed for the fans, so it's great to be able to show them we take their feedback to heart," John Maher, the club's vice president of brand, content, and communications announced Tuesday.

"At the same time, it's our privilege to celebrate an iconic hometown artist that clearly has had an incredible impact on our community and the world."

The Wild made Prince's hit their goal song April 24, on a night that proved to be the club's last game of the season.

Prince died unexpectedly three days prior at age 57.

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While he no longer has a say in the matter, former Edmonton Oiler Taylor Hall feels Connor McDavid would be a "great" choice as the team's next captain.

The Oilers went captainless last season after Andrew Ference was stripped of the title. However, heading into next season, head coach Todd McLellan has confirmed the club will name a captain and, for what it's worth, Hall feels McDavid could fit the bill.

"I’m not there anymore so it’s not something I’ve given much thought to, but I do think that they need a captain," Hall said, according to Postmedia's Michael Traikos. "They need someone that has a ‘C’ on their jersey and if that’s Connor, he’s going to do a good job, there’s no doubt about it."

Hall was dealt to the New Jersey Devils this offseason after playing with McDavid during his rookie season. And while he understands McDavid is still young, he certainly is captain material.

"I don’t know if Connor is ready. He very well could be," Hall said. "But he’s going to be a great captain, whether it’s this year or whenever it might be. I was lucky to play with him and spend some time with him and he’s one of those guys that I’m always rooting for."

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The Montreal Canadiens appear to be covering their tracks.

A sign reading "No excuses" - which had been a mainstay in the club's dressing room - was removed Monday.

And with that, many of the Canadiens faithful took to Twitter to suggest possible replacements, with many of them being just downright ruthless.

Pretty sure we all know where this one stems from:

And following the same theme:

After Carey Price missed almost all of last season, this isn't a terrible idea:

Maybe the most honest of the bunch:

Following suit after a certain unnamed American politician:

Who said the replacement had to include words?

And one nearly all of Canada could rally behind:

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While Jamie Benn's recovery from a core muscle injury will keep him out of the World Cup of Hockey, it shouldn't keep him out of the Dallas Stars lineup.

Following Tuesday's news that San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture will replace Benn on Team Canada's World Cup roster as he rehabs from offseason surgery, Stars general manager Jim Nill announced the 27-year-old will be 100 percent to start the regular season.

After pacing the NHL with 87 points during the 2014-15 campaign, Benn finished second last season, amassing a career-high 89 points while playing in all 82 games.

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San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture has been named to Team Canada's roster for the upcoming World Cup of Hockey, the team announced on Tuesday.

Couture joins the team as a replacement for injured Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn.

Benn underwent core muscle surgery back in mid July and while his recovery time was expected to be six weeks - and he remained hopeful to return ahead of the tournament - he will be unable to participate.

"We are excited to add Logan to Team Canada. He has developed into a top player in the NHL, and his versatility will benefit our group of forwards. In making this decision, the management group consulted with our coaching staff and determined that Logan was the best fit to help fill the role that Jamie was projected to play on Team Canada," general manager Doug Armstrong said in a release. "We want to thank Jamie for his dedication to an extensive rehab program in an attempt to play for Canada. Unfortunately, Jamie will not be available and we wish him a speedy recovery."

Couture put up 15 goals and 36 points after being limited to 52 games due to a fractured fibula last season. He went off during the postseason, leading all skaters with 20 assists and 30 points in 24 games, en route to his club's first Stanley Cup Finals appearance.

Meanwhile, Canada loses a big contributor in Benn, who is one year removed from winning the Art Ross Trophy. The 27-year-old played a key role for Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, scoring the lone goal in Canada's 1-0 victory in the semi-finals against the United States.

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Shea Weber is one of the toughest guys to play against. It turns out he's been replaced by a similar type of player.

Related: Blackhawks' Toews thanks Weber for leaving Central Division

Nashville Predators forward James Neal spoke to Brooks Bratten of NashvillePredators.com, and explained that he's looking forward to not having to face P.K. Subban anymore.

"He’s a guy that you get into it with, you don’t like playing against him," said Neal. "He’s a guy that gets under your skin, and plays the game well when he’s under a guy’s skin, so it’s better having him on your team than playing against him.

"He has a great shot, great hockey sense and great ability to do good things with the puck. He’s a distributor and a goal scorer and he does it all. With the way our defensemen look right now, we have some great young defensemen who can skate and make plays and do everything … It’s an exciting time for Preds hockey."

With Weber now a member of the Montreal Canadiens, there's a captain vacancy in Nashville. Being among the team's elder players certainly makes Neal a possible candidate, but whether he's ultimately chosen as Weber's successor or not, Neal insists he will continue to be a leader for his teammates.

"Regardless of what happens, I came in here to be a leader, to be an older guy and someone that guys can lean on, someone that leads by example and someone that can be vocal as well," Neal said. "I’ve been around a lot of different leaders; older guys and veterans and younger captains, so I feel I have a good grasp of how things are done. We’ll see what happens, but we have a few guys who are definitely capable of doing a great job."

Neal concluded his second season with the Predators by contributing 31 goals and 58 points, good enough for third in team scoring.

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After a successful rookie campaign, Dylan Larkin will likely return to his native position in 2016-17.

The Detroit Red Wings forward led the club with 23 goals during his first season, playing on the wing alongside captain Henrik Zetterberg. However, general manager Ken Holland feels it's time to transition the 20-year-old back to his preferred position at center.

"That's our plan going into camp," Holland told NHL.com's Dan Rosen. "He's obviously been a center his entire life. We drafted him as a center, but when you have guys like Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk down the middle, guys who are so good 200 feet, it's tougher.

"Dylan played with Zetterberg last season and Zetterberg took a lot of the responsibility off of Dylan to free him up to play the game. Long-term, the plan is that Dylan is going to be a center for us."

In turn, Holland says the team will likely shift Zetterberg to the wing, with newly-acquired Frans Nielsen occupying the other center spot in the top-six.

As for season expectations, Holland understands that the club is no longer the powerhouse it once was, but believes the Red Wings should remain in the thick of things.

"I don't know that there are more than five or six legitimate Stanley Cup contenders; we're probably not in that group," Holland said. "After that five or six, there are 20 teams without much difference between them. We're in that group of 20.

"Certainly there are lots of questions about our team."

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Kevin Dineen and Bob Boughner have reportedly become prime candidates in the Colorado Avalanche's search for Patrick Roy's replacement.

Dineen, an assistant coach with the Chicago Blackhawks, and Boughner, who serves the same role for the San Jose Sharks, are major contenders to be named head coach of the Avalanche, Terry Frei and Mike Chambers of the Denver Post reported Monday.

Chambers reports that Dineen had a 3.5-hour interview with the Avalanche, and Frei says it's "fair to assume" both he and Boughner had productive interviews.

Dineen has been a Blackhawks assistant coach for the last two seasons, winning the Stanley Cup with Chicago in 2015. He led the Canadian women's national team to the gold medal in Sochi one year earlier, and served as head coach of the Florida Panthers from 2011 to 2013.

Boughner won back-to-back Memorial Cup championships with the OHL's WIndsor Spitfires in 2009 and 2010. He finished his playing career with the Avalanche, suiting up for Colorado in 2003-04 and 2005-06.

The pair join a list that already includes New York Rangers associate coach Scott Arniel, Washington Capitals assistant coach Lane Lambert, Cleveland Monsters head coach Jared Bednar and Utica Comets bench boss Travis Green.

Former Avalanche forward Brad Larsen was considered a candidate for the job over the weekend, but the Post now reports he won't be interviewed.

Roy announced his intention to leave the organization earlier this month.

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