Nashville Predators / San Jose Sharks News & Notes
Predators down 2-0 to Sharks, but remain confident | Tennessean
“Nothing is over.” -Rambo
Sharks’ Vlasic jokes he has ‘face of steel’ after absorbing Weber shot | theScore.com
“Yeah man, cheating death is great.”
Pavelski’s late goal helps Sharks grab 2-0 series lead over Preds – ProHockeyTalk
Preds outshot San Jose 39-25. That feels good, yeah.
Around the Realm of Hockey
How Niemi’s relief appearance nearly turned Stars’ game around: ‘It really wasn’t (Lehtonen’s) night’ | SportsDay
Rough night for Kari. But if the Stars want to ride or die with Niemi… good luck.
Hedman is Lightning’s workhorse and key to advancing in playoffs | TBO.com and The Tampa Tribune
The Florida Viking is one of my favorite players, and the silver lining for Tampa Bay is that a future without Stamkos = the rest of that core gets re-signed.
Jagr, Dupuis among Masterson finalists – Article – TSN
Your vote? I’m going with Jagr. He’s essentially helped revive a franchise in the process.
Ron Cook: Orpik’s borderline hit on Maatta should surprise no one | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“We should be ashamed of ourselves for our sanctimoniousness.”
Amanda Kessel signs one-year deal with NHWL’s New York Riveters | Puck Daddy – Yahoo Sports
This is great news. She’s going to NY instead of Boston, which means now the NWHL has something that every young league and young team needs: a rivalry.
After a decade in St. Louis, Backes emerging a playoff hero – Sportsnet.ca
Glad to see Backes getting his due. I’m sure he’ll be paid handsomely in Minne-….. hahaha.
Let’s discuss the many reasons the Ducks shouldn’t have fired Bruce Boudreau – SBNation.com
Scary thought: imagine if Bruce gets behind the bench of Minnesota or St. Louis?
Reusse: Gophers’ Big Three overwhelmed by pro counterparts more than ever – StarTribune.com
This is an interesting read. The Twin Cities area is a very crowded sports market.
Plenty to get excited about for Jets – Article – TSN
Actually, yeah. The Jets are building a team and not just a cluster of similar lottery picks.