Zidlicky to miss Game 7; Murray returning for Sens; Visnovsky contemplates future (Puck Headlines)
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• Evan Longoria is ready for Game 7.
• If the Tampa Bay Lightning are to advance, they’ll need a better Ben Bishop tonight. [Tampa Tribune]
• Not only will the Detroit Red Wings be without Niklas Kronwall tonight, Marek Zidlicky will also miss the game due to a concussion. [TMR]
• “This hit differs from Kronwall’s previous work in important ways and fits the criteria the DPS has laid out for supplemental discipline. If it’s worth suspending, it’s worth suspending, period.” [Yahoo]
• Ondrej Palat vs. Tomas Tatar. Who are you taking for your fantasy hockey team? [Dobber Hockey]
• Alex Ovechkin and Steven Stamkos are great players, but judging them soley on how many Stanley Cups they win is foolish. [Globe & Mail]
• “A judge has been asked to order the NHL’s 23 American-based clubs to turn over medical information about every player who has suited up for them since January 1967.” [TSN]
• Bryan Murray plans to return next season as GM for the Ottawa Senators and head coach Dave Cameron has been offered a contract to stay on. [CBC]
• Of the Senators’ three goalies, which two will be back next season? [Ottawa Sun]
• After telling her son to not hit the Sedins, Micheal Ferland’s mom is apparently a Ryan Kesler fan. [Calgary Herald]
• Hey, Calgary Flames fans, if you’re going to celebrate playoff wins, wear pants. [National Post]
• The LA Kings and defenseman Andrej Sekera have interest in a deal and both sides have held preliminary talks. [LA Kings Insider]
• Lubomir Visnovsky on returning for next season: “I want to play, but sometimes my body doesn’t work. I have all summer to think about it.” [Islanders Point Blank]
• Does Ryan Nugent-Hopkins fit into Peter Chiarelli’s vision of a “heavy” Edmonton Oilers team? [Copper and Blue]
• The Chicago Blackhawks have reportedly won the Artem Panarin sweepstakes. [NBC Chicago]
• Matt O’Connor, the Boston University goaltender, has narrowed his choices down to four teams: The Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks and Ottawa Senators. [Sportsnet]
• Jaromir Jagr had a pretty eventful year on the Internet. [Hockey in Society]
• Finally, via Buzzing the Net, this is a heck of a save by North Bay Battalion’s Jake Smith:
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