Morning Skate: Lady Gaga getting in B's way

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By JoeHaggerty
CSNNE.com

BOSTONIf things go awry this week for the Bruins, the only place to slap some blame will be in the direction ofandrogynous Madonna wannabee, Lady Gaga. Not only is she liberally lifting sheet music from Madonnas Express Yourself to create her own new brand of pop music, but she also brought her overwrought theatrics toMontreals Bell Centre on Monday night.On its own that would be no sweat, but its problematic when coupled with the fact it forced Game 6 to Tuesday night at the Bell Centre --and creates a potential back-to-back situation for Game 7 on Wednesday night at TD Garden.It would appear given the schedule of Rush and Lady Gaga concerts at the Habs'barnthat perhaps Montreal Canadiens ownership banked on getting home ice for the first round of the playoffs when booking dates, and hence the scheduling snafu. Either way it doesnt appear Bs fans will be joyfully warblingBad Romance or Alejandro if the Bruins get into a Game 7 situation with tired legs or weary minds."Blame it on Gaga" will become the order of the daybut at least theres a Game 6 for the Bs to take care of business and renderthe situation moot. Either way the Bruins appear to be prepared for whatever scenario comes their way.I guess as a team right now, were not thinking about Game 7, said coach Claude Julien. Were thinking about Game 6. That is what is on our mind. That is what should be on our mind.We realize how important it is to come and play probably our best game of the series. Thats basically where our focus is right now. And just to talk about something else right now I dont think is the right approach. Its also a waste of energy and time. We have to focus on the moment. You hear a lot of coaches and you hear a lot of players talking about the moment, and thats what he have to focus on is the moment. The moment is tomorrow, us being ready to play game six.Its certainly not about letting Lady Gaga and her poker face get in the way.On to the links: The Globe and Mail has a rundown on Vancouver native Tom Gagliardi, the prospective new owner of the Dallas Stars. A nice job by CSNNE.com home girl Mary Paoletti on Tim Thomas and the job he did to exorcise some postseason demons in Game 5 for the Bruins. It looks like the Penn State hockey program has found its ace-in-the-hole coach, and its a good hire. Habs and Bruins bloggers are getting together for some wagers on the series for charity, and its something everybody can still get involved in. Adrian Dater was ahead of the curve on starting Cory Schneider over Roberto Luongo in the Vancouver playoff run, and it makes plenty of sense. Hockey News scribe Ken Campbell takes on a few subjects: crazy playoff comebacks and the ageless Teemu Selanne continuing to shine in the playoffs. Unfortunately the Nashville Predators were just a little brighter. Heres the Predlines blog with a History Will Be Made commercial featuring the Nashville Predators. Ill admit it wasnt something I thought Id ever see unless it featured Barry Trotz and his amazing twitching eyebrows. Elliotte Friedman has 30 brilliant thoughts on his CBC blog, and breaks down the Roberto Luongo in the thoughtful manner he does just about everything. SI.coms Stu Hackel says that its about time people starting taking the Nashville Predators and Smashville a little more seriously. Fear the Puck blog has the short history of where the term Black Aces originated. I was in as soon as I read Eddie Shores name.Joe Haggerty can be reached at jhaggerty@comcastsportsnet.com.Follow Joe on Twitter at http:twitter.comHackswithHaggs

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