The New York Rangers take game one of the Eastern Conference final by a familiar 2-1 score. [Puck Daddy]
Marty St. Louis doesn’t appear to have any warm, fuzzy feelings for his former team. [ESPN]
The story of Lightning defenceman Anton Stralman. [Toronto Star]
The importance of home ice advantage in the Conference Finals. [CBS Local]
Apparently Carey Price wasn’t 100% healthy during the Habs playoff run. [Hockey Feed]
(Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports)
A good round-up of what’s wrong with the Canadiens. [CTV Montreal]
The IIHF World Hockey Championships are actually really good. [Sportsnet]
And Canada will face off against Russia for the Gold Medal. [Pensburgh] and [The Sporting News]
Are the Minnesota Wild looking to land an offensive star? [Today’s Slap Shot]
The candidates to be the next GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs are: [The Score] and [Leafs Nation]
Mike Babcock should mercifully make his decision by next week. [Tip of the Tower]
(Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports)
How the presence of Todd McLellan can help the Oilers: [Oilers Nation]
Connor McDavid’s junior career is done. I’d imagine there is still a future for him in hockey. [Toronto Sun]
The Oshawa Generals played stellar defence. [The Hockey News]
Cory Schneider had a better season than you thought. [Hockeybuzz]
There’s been an outpouring of support for Sens owner Eugene Melnyk. [Sportsnet]
And finally, you’ve got to bring back a guy like Joel Ward, right? [Kukla’s Korner]
