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Morning Skate: The Penguins created some Game 6 déjà vu for the Lightning
We’ve seen this before.
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Lace ‘em up. Time for the Morning Skate.
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YES AND NO
There were two questions heading into Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final.
Would Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby step up? And would the Lightning avoid a repeat of the disastrous Game 6 rout in last year's conference final?
Malkin and Crosby answered the first question with a definitive yes. And so did Phil Kessel, who keeps demolishing the myth of "clutch."
But for 40 minutes on Tuesday, the Lightning looked as lifeless as they did when the New York Rangers beat them a year ago. But considering how they finished Game 6 (with 17 shots in 17 minutes, which seems pretty good) they might head into Game 7 with confidence anyways. Maybe they’ll even get to blow more kisses.
TONIGHT’S PLAYOFF FUN:
FOUR YEARS?
The Bruins just signed defenseman Kevan Miller to a four-year, $10 million extension that fans are NOT happy about. Don Sweeney is the best.
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THAT’S NOT THE OILERS I KNOW
Edmonton GM Peter Chiarelli recently spoke about owing it to the fans to get better in a “relatively short period of time.” That might mean trading their first-round pick, which is music to Oilers’ fans ears.
HEY, HERE’S A GOOD POINT
Our Sabres blog brings up a decent question: Does the current playoff pairing system make regular season success pointless? (Capitals fans all nod their heads.)
NEWS AND NOTES:
- The Stars need to find an elite playmaking forward at the draft.
- Is it time for the Predators to trade Shea Weber?
- The Islanders and Mikhail Grabovski are at a crossroads.
- Logan Brown is the perfect solution to the Devils' lack of a playmaking center.
- The ghost of Eric Tulsky makes a return to Broad Street Hockey to explain what it takes to trade up in the first round of the draft.
- Check out this awesome headline.
- Matchsticks and Gasoline takes a look at some of the moves their general manager has made.
- Remember interim Wild head coach John Torchetti? He might be headed to Detroit.
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