New evidence in Boogaard case; Marty St. Louis pours out heart; best NHL rivalries (Puck Headlines)
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• Noticeably missing from Top 10 of advertiser draft: skin tag remover and flex seal. [@cultureoflosing]
• The family of Derek Boogaard believes they have new evidence indicating the NHL's responsibility in their son's death. [SI]
• Martin St. Louis writes about the death of his mother and facing the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Finals as a member of the New York Rangers. Heart wrenching and eye opening. [Players' Tribune]
• Meet Rudi Ying, a 17-year-old hockey player from China, who hopes to follow in the footsteps of Yao Ming by opening up a relatively unknown sport to those in his homeland. [Buzzing The Net]
• Editorial rips Calgary Flames arena plans due to 'ludicrous amount of tax payer support' required. [Globe and Mail]
• Tyler Seguin talks about struggling to keep his mouth shut after his trade from Boston. [Toronto 1050]
• Good news for Jets fans: Andrew Ladd is skating after sports hernia surgery, but he's now been infected by 'playoff fever.' No word as to if more cowbell has been prescribed. [Winnipeg Free Press]
• Ryan McDonagh is back to skating at full-strength after breaking his foot in the Eastern Conference Final. [NHL]
• Down Goes Brown awards the heavyweight belt for the best NHL rivalries over the decades. Find out if your team and your hated rival(s) made the cut. [Grantland]
• Is Wayne Simmonds optimism about the Flyers this season justified? [THN]
• If Nikolaj Ehlers doesn't make the Winnipeg Jets big show out of camp, he'll consider taking his talents to the Swiss League. [Jets Nation]
• Arizona Coyotes winger Mikkel Boedker signed a bridge deal and has to prove he's worth the investment this season. [Today's Slapshot]
• Least shocking news: Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel headline the NHLPA's rookie showcase. [PHT]
• Top 30 goaltending prospects - McDavid and Eichel are automatically disqualified! [The Hockey Writers]
• New St. Louis Blues player Troy Brouwer sits down for a fun Q & A with his new team. [Blues]
• Celebrating the unsung hero of the Vancouver Canucks 'West Coast Express,' Brendan Morrison. [Canucks Army]
• Analysis of goaltenders isn't as cut and dry as the skaters in front of them. [TSN]
• One of the best female journalists in hockey, Katie Strang, is moving over to cover baseball. Big loss! [KK]
• Detroit Red Wings director of player development Jiri Fischer talks his past work and future aspirations, and the future of Czech hockey. [The Malik Report]
• Which youngsters are most likely to have a sophomore slump? [Bleacher Report]
• The good and bad of Cody Hodgson for the Nashville Predators. [Predlines]
• Finally, some of the NHL's best and brightest goof off at BioSteel camp.
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