Here are all the links from around the hockey world and what I’m reading while hoping that Jon Bernthal’s version of “The Punisher” makes its way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He was the best part of the second season of Daredevil.
*Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan jumped on with the Marek Vs. Wyshynski podcast on Monday afternoon to talk about the playoff stretch drive.
*FOH (Friend of Haggs) Greg Wyshynski gives the top 10 outrageous hockey moments during the 10 years of twitter around the NHL.
*NBA player and former Celtics forward Rick Fox says that eSports will be bigger than the NHL in two years. Rick Fox is 50 shades of wrong on that one.
*The Flyers continue to make their charge to the playoffs, and strike a big blow to a struggling Islanders group.
*The Nashville Predators celebrated Mike Fisher’s 1,000th NHL game on Monday night, and his famous, country-singing wife was there to cheer him on.
*Edmonton Oilers coach Todd McLellan says the organization will be noting which Oil players haven’t given up on a lost season.
Boston Bruins
*Marc Methot says that Erik Karlsson deserves another Norris Trophy, and I’ve been saying since last season – and speaking with my voting ballot -- that Drew Doughty should be winning those Norris Trophies as the best all-around defensemen.
*Kevin Westgarth has stopped with his playing career, and has moved up into the executive suite in a smart move given his experience and intellectual capacity.
*For something completely different: as you might expect, Harrison Ford was happy that (*spoiler alert) Han Solo finally met his heroic demise on “The Force Awakens.”