Post-OT sighs; roughing the goalie; Sharks, Thornton breakup looming? (Puck Headlines)
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• Incredible photo here from Andrew A. Nelles, who captured Jonathan Quick stopping Brandon Saad from inside the net.
• Katie Baker on Hawks/Kings Game 5, one of the greatest overtimes ever played. [Grantland]
• Nick Cotsonika on Hawks/Kings Game 5. Did we mention it was one of the greatest overtimes ever? The whole hockey world is having a cigarette and sighing with satisfaction. [Yahoo]
• Mike Smith on goalie interference: "They really solidified that in football when they brought in the rule of roughing the passer, and it's a huge penalty for your team when that happens. I personally don't think the penalty is severe enough for a goaltender interference call." [AZ Central]
• Dale Weise will miss Habs/Rangers Game 6 with an undisclosed injury. Probably lower-body or something. Probably not head-related. Nah. [Sporting News]
• Cathal Kelly defines playoff hockey: "The threshold at which players are allowed to give free rein to their darker selves." [The Globe & Mail]
• Is it time for the Sharks to break up with Joe Thornton? [CSN Bay Area]
• Why the NHL's culture of late hits is a serious problem. [The Globe & Mail]
• Revisiting the 2008 NHL draft, where the Atlanta Thrashers would probably draft Erik Karlsson with a do-over. [Two Pad Stack]
• The Edmonton Oilers may be interested in Deryk Engelland, because apparently it's toughness, not defence that they need. [Oilers Nation]
• OHL player Josh Ho-Sang's suspension was handled pretty curiously. [Buzzing the Net]
• Have we seen the end of Brooks Orpik in Pittsburgh? [TribLive]
• Have Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin's playoff failures caused them to lose their luster? [Toronto Star]
• "Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is spearheading an international movement to boycott the products of major sponsors, including Budweiser and Anheuser-Busch InBev, until the 2018 World Cup is moved away from Russia." [Ottawa Citizen]
• Here's all the Darryl Sutter you could ever want or need. [Bar Down]
• Barry Trotz talks defence, and the misconceptions thereof. "When they say 'defensive coach,' I know this and I'm going to tell the players, when you have the puck, I want you to make good decisions and I want you to score some goals and I want you to be hard on people and the puck. And if you don't have it, I want to get it back again so we can reattack." [NBC Washington]
• Alex Burrows stars in the new Visa ad. Apparently he's been injured so many times that he now has to cover his own medical expenses. [PITB]
