Here are all the links from around the hockey world, and what I’m reading while mourning the loss of Shiva the Tiger.
*Who doesn’t love the synchronized spinning chemistry between Torey Krug and David Pastrnak in pregame warmups at TD Garden? They should turn this into a routine and take it to the Winter Olympics when their NHL careers are over.
*Brian Burke was on with sports talk show hosts in Toronto and says the Toronto media openly roots for the Maple Leafs to be bad. I don’t know if this is true or not, but I salute Burkie’s willingness to say it.
*Don’t know enough about Hall of Fame inductee Clare Drake? Here’s a primer on one of the pioneers of the game that probably doesn’t get the due that he deserves.
*Jumbo Joe Thornton isn’t 100 percent right now, but he is certainly battling through for the San Jose Sharks.
*FOH (Friend of Haggs) Mark Recchi shares his thoughts on getting into the Hockey Hall of Fame with the Players Tribune, and it’s exactly as you would expect the Wrecking Ball to be.
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*Hockey’s concussion conversation has, for the most part, gone quiet at the Hall of Fame weekend festivities.
*For something completely different: The Ringer looks into their crystal ball and wonders who the next NFL Commissioner will be someday in the future.