PHT’s Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what’s happening and what we’ll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.
--John Tavares and Steven Stamkos once played on the same youth team. That team went 49-0-1. (Newsday)
--Which team deserves to win the NHL Draft lottery? (Winnipeg Sun)
--Rick DiPietro wasn’t happy about something Mike Francesca said. (BarDown)
--Watch the highlights from last night’s game between the Capitals and Penguins. (Top)
--Nick Foligno pretended to be a season ticket holder and pranked Cam Atkinson. Funny stuff.
.@CamAtkinson13 made sales calls for us, and (unbeknownst to him) one of his teammates was up to no good. #CBJhttps://t.co/98Qoq5M9Nq
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) April 28, 2016
--Prior to Game 1 between the Penguins and Capitals, T.J. Oshie’s daughter was filmed kicking a Penguins poster. Maybe she should do it more often because her father scored a hat trick just a few hours later. (Instagram)
--Brett Hull says “goals don’t matter” when you play for Ken Hitchcock. (Sportsnet)