- Recapping yesterday’s Eastern Conference Semifinal from the perspective of the New York Islanders. [Lighthouse Hockey]
- …as well as from another voice/perspective. [NY Isles Blog]
- “Villain to Savior”? If this is Tom Jones take on Jonathan Drouin. “Click bait with cheese” seems more appropriate. [Tampa Bay Times]
- For those of you who hoped Victor Hedman would get a shot at the NHL’s Norris Trophy, given to the best defenseman… Well, not happening. Brent Burns, Drew Doughty and Erik Karlsson are the 2016 Norris Trophy finalists. [The Pink Puck]
- And for the tough-as-nails (not-really-no) Lady Byng award? Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov, Boston Bruins Loui Eriksson and Los Angeles Kings Anze Kopitar are your finalists. [ESPN]
- The prowess of Joel Ward being a minority and making the postseason. [The Color of Hockey]
- The Dallas Stars made a couple of recalls. Will they just be Black Aces or participants? Well, let Defending Big D fill you in on the situation… [Defending Big D]
- “Holy cow! The New York Rangers are worse than the Chicago Cubs!” [Ranger Pundit]
- A terrible season for the Toronto Maple Leafs draws dividends in winning the #1 overall pick in the 2016 NHL draft lottery. [Today’s Slapshot]
- Full results of the draft lottery are posted here (with Canadiens draft fodder mixed in). [Eyes on the Prize]
- The Edmonton Oilers will pick 4th come the draft (pending a trade, of course). It contradicts the second-to-last place results of the Oilers season, and the confidence expressed for a(nother) #1 overall pick here. [Copper& Blue]
- Alexander Radulov as a Detroit Red Wing? That’s crazy!…and potentially crazy awesome… [Winging it in Motown]
How do you grade the job Tampa Bay has done in Syracuse over the past four seasons?
| A | 44 |
| B | 73 |
| C | 64 |
| D | 13 |
| F | 9 |
