• Canucks keeping options open with JT Miller • How the Predators got back on track • Why the Kings believe they’re growing stronger Moments after Toronto defeated New Jersey 7-1 on Tuesday night, Auston Matthews indicated he’ll be participating in the Bellagio Fountain Faceoff during Friday night’s skills competition at All-Star. “I think it’s cool to go outside the box and try new things,” he said. In case you doubted that, flash back two Saturdays. He showed up on the screen, and I couldn’t help thinking about Tony Romo. Back in June 2015, the NFL shut down the Dallas quarterback’s Fantasy Football event at a Las Vegas casino. Players were not allowed to appear in casinos. It’s not even seven years, how antiquated that feels now. On Oct. 22, the NHLPA informed players and agents that it had reached a deal with the NHL for “participation” in the world of legal sports betting. It cleared players to participate in advertising “related to” betting and “can endorse or have a pr...