Morning Skate: Golden night for Team USA

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Here are all the links from around the hockey world, and what I’m reading, while glad it was finally a gold-medal experience for the USA women in Olympic hockey.  

*As mentioned above, late in the American night, Team USA women’s hockey defeated their Canadian arch-rivals in the shootout and clinched their first gold in 20 years. What an exciting game and a great lesson in resiliency from the USA ladies.

*Speaking of the Olympics, it looks like some Maple Leafs players lost a bet with coach Mike Babcock and had to bust out their Team Canada gear at practice as a result.

*Former Boston College standout Nate Gerbe has resurfaced in the NHL with the Columbus Blue Jackets after working to get back to this level.

*It’s not looking great for the Chicago Blackhawks' Corey Crawford to return this season as he continues to deal with mysterious symptoms that certainly sound like they’re concussion-related.  

*New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal can’t wait for the trade deadline to be over and done with as some of his teammates are being prominently mentioned.

*Speaking of the Rangers, both Rick Nash and Ryan McDonagh are taking it like pros as their names are being mentioned everywhere as trade possibilities. The Bruins remain in discussions on both players, but it’s going to be at the price Don Sweeney wants to pay or not at all. Pierre LeBrun also tweeted that the Rangers' price needs to drop on McDonagh for the Bruins to get really interested. 

*A good piece on former Bruins energy forward Craig Cunningham and his life after hockey following last year’s scary cardiac arrest incident that obviously changed his life forever.

*For something completely different: The chances are pretty good something is high quality if Jesse Plemons is in it given his recent body of work, so “Game Night” might be worth seeing.

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