Here are all the links from around the hockey world, and what I’m reading while wishing I could redo my Hart Trophy voting based on what we’ve seen from Erik Karlsson during these Stanley Cup playoffs. He is the most dominant force in this postseason. When was the last time we said that about a defenseman through the first two rounds of the playoffs?
*As Colton Parayko heads to Europe to play in the world championships, the St. Louis Blues are working on a long-term deal for the big, skilled D-man.
*We might be coming to the end of a solid NHL career for Matt Cullen as the Pittsburgh Penguins head into Game 7 tonight against the Washington Capitals.
*So Tom Brady is spreading the TB12 marketing love to the Bruins where you can pick up a “TB12” hat in the Black and Gold colors of the B’s, or the colors of the Boston Celtics and Boston Red Sox as well.
*A cool flip through history on May 10, 1970, the 47th Anniversary of Bobby Orr’s iconic leaping game-winning goal in the Stanley Cup Final.
*A cool youth hockey spotlight story on a good hockey family from Woburn that shows the power of sports, and the power of community.
*Pierre McGuire said that the NHL needs to protect all players with their rules on the ice, and not just the stars that sometimes get preferential treatment.
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*Larry Brooks says that the New York Rangers will be making some big changes after the season-ending crushing loss to the Senators in the second round of the playoffs.
*For something completely different: Does a major death in the Guardians of the Galaxy movie portend more deaths to come in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?