Here are all the links from around the hockey world and what I’m reading while picking the San Jose Sharks over the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Final.
*Patrick Lalime hopped on sports radio in Ottawa, and said the Chris Phillips/Zdeno Chara defense pairing was the best he ever played behind.
*Don Cherry had a major problem with Steven Stamkos suiting up and playing in the losing Game 7 to the Penguins.
*Phil Kessel gets pretty emotional about finally getting to the Stanley Cup Final after years of struggle in Toronto.
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*USA Today’s Kevin Allen says the gap between the No. 1 goaltender and the backup isn’t what it used to be.
*Speaking the Sharks, the trip back to Pittsburgh for the Cup Final brings back memories for Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau.
*PHT writer and FOH (Friend of Haggs) writer has the news about Dustin Brown getting stripped of the captaincy with the LA Kings.
*Bryan Rust was in the AHL to start this season, but much like Mike Sullivan and Matt Murray he killed it for the Penguins in the playoffs.
*For something completely different: It’s official that moving Jackie Bradley Jr. in the lineup wasn’t what killed his hitting streak.