http://dailyme-com-1118544767.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/Most recent articles.en-ushttp://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004603    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:14:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004603http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004179The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to a six-year contract extension with rising star defenceman Slava Voynov.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:04 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004179http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004623    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:11:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004623http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004636    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:09:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004636http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004650    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:02:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004650http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004658    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:01:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004658http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003879The Los Angeles Kings announced Tuesday that they've locked up defenceman Slava Voynov for the next six seasons.It's a deal worth $25 million over six years, which is great value for the Russian blueliner, especially when it was speculated back in late May that the extension might come in closer to $5 million a year. Voynov's great playoffs certainly had the look of an extension-inflating run.Instead, the Kings have Voynov for $4.16 million per year.The Kings, on what Voynov gave them this season:Voynov, 23, shared the Kings postseason leadership in both goals and total points , and he also co-led the Kings in plus-minus rating while appearing in all 18 postseason games for the Kings during the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The 6-0, 190-pounder from Chelyabinsk, Russia also established new Kings playoff records for most goals scored by a defenseman in one playoff year , and most game-winning goals scored in one playoff year , while finishing third on the team in average time-on-ice per playoff game .Voynov skated in all 48 games with the Kings during the 2012-13 regular season, totaling new career highs for points and assists , and two of Voynov’s six regular season goals served as game-winners . He also hit a career milestone by appearing in his 100th career NHL regular season game at Minnesota on April 23.Voynov's deal is only slightly more than Roman Josi received from Nashville, and for one year fewer. Voynov certainly seems like a more complete defenceman than Josi, so this is a favourable comparable for LA.Even more favourable: it's still a smaller cap hit than Jack Johnson, who Voynov rendered expendable late in the 2011-12 season.If there's a concern at all here, it's on term. Voynov and Drew Doughty's contracts now expire at the same time. That should be a fun year.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:45:08 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003879http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004665    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004665http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004676    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:18:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004676http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004172Humble and hard working, Boston forward Daniel Paille earned the respect of his teammates long before scoring a pair of game-winning goals in the Stanley Cup final, writes Tim Wharnsby.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:00:23 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004172http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003885Thanks to Daniel Paille's overtime goal, the majority of Chicago Blackhawks fans at the Saturday night's Game 2 left the United Center in a sour mood. But not so for the family of Sergeant Dale Dick.Sgt. Dick had been away on deployment with the National Guard in Afghanistan for nine months, and nothing could spoil the evening for his wife and two children after they were surprised to see him standing next to Jim Cornelison during the national anthem.What followed, as you can imagine, was a tearful and emotional reunion in the concourse: Like many soldiers returning home from deployment, Sgt. Dick wanted to make the moment extra special for his family, so he reached out to the Blackhawks to see if they could make it happen. They did. His wife and children were called and invited to the game without being told what was in store for them.Making the moment even more special: just before leaving for the Middle East, Sgt. Dick and his wife conceived a son. Saturday night marked the first time that he got to hold his newest child.Appropriately, Father's Day was Sunday.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:55:52 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003885http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004692    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:20:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004692http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003887Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• Credit to Getty Images photographer Harry How for this incredible picture of Tuukka Rask, who looks about as heavenly here as he's been playing through the first three games of the Final.• Doc Emrick's terms for "pass" get the Daft Punk treatment. This is incredible. [Deadspin]• "Before this Stanley Cup Final is over, the Bruins will be our Boys of Summer — on skates. And at this hour they are a feel-good team on a par with the 1967 Red Sox, the 1970 Bruins, and the 2001-02 Patriots." [Boston Globe]• Justin Bourne wasn't a big fan of how Jonathan Toews was used last night. "It’s pretty clear in hindsight that the idea was to trade Toews’ minutes as a wash versus Chara’s , and leave the rest of the talent to try to beat the Bruins. Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong." [Backhand Shelf]• Tim Hunter is unlikely to return as an assistant coach for the Washington Capitals. He's been given permission to seek employment elsewhere. [Washington Post]• The Calgary Flames acquire prospect Corban Knight from the Florida Panthers. [Flames]• If you're wondering how Martin St. Louis can be so effective at 38 years old, consider the dude's commitment to fitness: he started his offseason workout plan back in May after taking just two weeks off. [Tampa Bay Times]• The New York Islanders are in the mix for Jonathan Bernier. [Newsday]• Nine guys that might be paid to go away next month. [Last Word on Sports]• Speaking of buyouts, Dany Heatley's injury troubles may make him ineligible for one.[Star Tribune]• Is the branding for the AHL's Utica Comets too derivative of their parent club? I think it is. I'm not a fan of AHL teams looking like the baby version of another club. [PITB]• The Ottawa Senators have announced that their arena will be renamed Canadian Tire Centre. Looks like Danny Baker will have to record a new arena pump-up song. [Senators]• The Calgary Flames confirm their interest in adding Brendan Shanahan to the front office, but not at the expense of Jay Feaster. Ken King wants you to know “this is not a death watch." [Calgary Sun]• Who's the best of the big three at this year's draft? [The Hockey Writers]• The CHL's European goalie ban, from a legal perspective. [Buzzing the Net]• Seven fantasy playoff duds. [Dobber Hockey]• Nicklas Backstrom's name will be engraved on the Gagarin Cup after all. [RMNB]• If you think Sidney Crosby was robbed of a Hart, think of how Gordie Howe felt in 1954. [Times]• Streit signing is good news from a points perspective. "The bad news : Over the last two years, Streit is minus-41, tied for the worst among league defensemen." [Philly]• And finally, here's yet another fabulous CBC Hockey Night intro from Tim Thompson, this time using Neil Young's "Hey Hey, My My".Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:18:54 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003887http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003897"A man is just flesh and blood and can be ignored or destroyed. But as a symbol... as a symbol, I can be incorruptible, everlasting." -- Bruce Wayne.BOSTON – The Boston Bruins are a franchise drenched in symbolism. The spoked-B for unity. The ferocious bear. The flags waved and passed around in the pregame. The fist-pump from the anthem singer. The novelty jackets handed out to playoff heroes. The ribbons on uniforms.It was inevitable Gregory Campbell, or rather his broken right fibula, would become another one, after the Bruins forward stood on his busted buttress and finished killing a Pittsburgh Penguins power play in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final.Not just because it was an unforgettable moment of valor from a grunt in the lineup -- the kind whose limited minutes are designed to inspire -- but because it’s the epitome of what hockey players are supposed to embody.“It might sound naïve of me, but I was just trying to do whatever I could to kill the penalty,” said Campbell on Tuesday, crutches by his side.“There are a lot of guys that play through pain. I don’t see myself as different than anybody else in this League,” he said. “I was just trying to finish the play. Do my job.”So Campbell, like Nathan Horton before him in 2011, has become the broken body the Bruins have rallied around – a player who had his playoff dream ended abruptly, but whose spirit continues to motivate his teammates.“I think same thing, a couple of years ago happened to [Nathan Horton] and every time that someone goes down you always want to play for that player. Right now, Soupy, we know he’s done everything he did to help us get to where we’re at and we always want to make sure that it wasn’t for nothing. So, you want to leave it out there and make sure you give it everything,” said Daniel Paille, Campbell’s former linemate who scored the opening goal in their Game 3 victory.Campbell gave it everything on that penalty kill in the second period of Game 3, blocking a Evgeni Malkin shot and then helping to stop the Penguins’ power play with 3:36 left in the frame:“I can’t say with 100 percent certainty that I knew it was broken. But I felt like it was a different feeling. I had blocked a few shots before, and this was a different feeling. When I got back to my feet, I wasn’t positive, but I knew there was something wrong,” said Campbell.“I don’t have X-Ray vision, so I didn’t know at the time for sure.”He’s watched the play several times since then, seeing how he finished the shift and then went to the bench in pain. It was one of the most indelible moments of the postseason.In the process, he became a living example of the ideals of Bruins hockey, at least to Cambpell.“This is an original six organization. It kind of represents the city: blue-collar, hard-working city, honest people. When I traded to Boston, I thought it was tailor made for my game. This team exemplifies the heart and soul of what a hockey player should be made of,” he said.Coach Claude Julien agreed: “I think he exemplifies a lot of what we're all about. I've said it before. We take pride in being a blue-collar team. We don't care about calling certain guys superstars on our team. We all want to be on the same level.”When Horton was injured in 2011, the impact was greater: He was a top line player and a playoff hero to that point, before Aaron Rome’s Game 3 hit knocked him out and out of the Stanley Cup Final.Despite his concussion, Horton was a visible part of the Bruins Cup run, including the infamous “dirty water pouring” before Game 7 in Vancouver. Campbell doesn’t intend to do the same bit, but learned more about Horton’s experiences during their Cup run through his own injury.“Now I can relate to how hard it was for him … when I say not to be a part of it, I mean physically. He’s one of the main reasons we did what we did in 2011,” he said.“It’s a huge test of your character to sit on the sidelines. Actually harder to watch than to play, because you don’t have any control over it.”Like Horton, Campbell is now symbolic of the Bruins’ playoff run this year. As of now, the most memorable image features him finishing a play with a broken leg. Two more wins, and the most memorable image might be Campbell raising the Stanley Cup on a mending bone, surrounded by the teammates he’s inspired.“It was a great relief that they still recognize me and that I’m still part of the team,” said Campbell.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:59:32 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003897http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003907LISTEN HERE!It's a Tuesday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more:Special Guest Stars: KING 5 News reporter Chris Daniels, who broke the Coyotes-to-Seattle stuff this week. How close is it?• Reviewing Game 3 between the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks.• The Gregory Campbell-as-Messiah complex.• Pavel Datsyuk's big dealQuestion of the Day: What impresses you most about the Bruins?Email at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com or hit us on Twitter with the hashtag #MvsW to @wyshynski or @jeffmarek.Click here for the Sportsnet live stream or click the play button above! Click here to download podcasts from the show each day. Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or Feedburner.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:41:42 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003907http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004702    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:04:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004702http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002333Pavel Datsyuk was signed by the Detroit Red Wings through the 2016-17 season, the club announced on Tuesday.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:01:41 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002333http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002340The San Jose Sharks have agreed to a contract extension with star centre Logan Couture to keep him off the market next summer.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:26 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002340http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002346Actor Jay Baruchel accepted kudos for his work behind the camera on his hockey comedy Goon on Tuesday, with the avid Montreal Canadiens fan awarded Telefilm's Golden Box Office prize at the Hockey Hall of Fame.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:55:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002346http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003387Red Wings ink centre to a three-year contract extensionTue, 18 Jun 2013 11:54:30 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003387http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002622    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:47:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002622http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004706    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:47:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004706http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002324The Bruins seem to have the upper hand in the Stanley Cup final after a Game 3 shutout, but there are plenty of questions ahead of Game 4. Get up to speed on that contest and the rest of the news from around the NHL.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:36:52 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002324http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003400San Jose centre would have been eligible to be a restricted free agent next summerTue, 18 Jun 2013 11:35:35 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003914Great news for Detroit Red Wings and fans of highlight compilation videos on YouTube: Pavel Datsyuk and the Detroit Red Wings have agreed to a 3-year extension, according to the dazzling centerman himself:Signed 3 yr. extension. Detroit, glad to be here for 4 more yrs.Thanks to our fans, friends and Ilitch family @DetroitRedWings @danmilstein— Pavel Datsyuk June 18, 2013Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News reports that the deal is worth $23 million, with Datysuk earning $10 million in 2014-15; $7.5 million in 2015-16; and $5.5 million in 2016-17. His cap hit will be $7.667 million, highest on the team. The deal can't be officially announced until July 5 due to the fact that Datsyuk has one year at $6.7 million remaining on his current contract.According to the Free Press, Datsyuk's agent met with Red Wings general manager Ken Holland Tuesday to finalize the negotiations.Four more years of Datsyuk means four more seasons of this kind of greatness:Follow Sean Leahy on Twitter at @Sean_LeahyRelated coverage on Yahoo! Sports:• Bruins at their best in Game 3 shutdown of Blackhawks• Alain Vigneault to earn big bucks coaching Rangers• San Jose Sharks' Logan Couture isn't going anywhereTue, 18 Jun 2013 11:34:01 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003914http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002636    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:25:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002636http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002033BOSTON – They could have declined the penalties and opted to skate 5-on-5. They could have simply handed the puck over to the Boston Bruins on every faceoff, rather than attempt to win possession.Either option would have been a more honorable choice than the putrid displays on the power play and in the faceoff dot for the Blackhawks in their Game 3 loss to the Bruins on Monday night.The score was 2-0; the disparity in those areas was significantly starker.“You can talk about [faceoffs] and our power play. Those were basically the differentials in the game,” said Coach Joel Quenneville.The faceoff picture was particularly gruesome. After losing in the dot in Game 1 by just a 51-49-percent margin and Game 2 by a 54-to-46-percent count, Game 3 saw the Boston Bruins win 71 percent of their faceoffs, going 40-for-56.Patrice Bergeron, considered the best faceoff man in hockey, was 24-of-28 in the dot. Dave Bolland and Michal Handzus – two of the Blackhawks’ faceoff aces – were a combined 1-for-18.“Definitely something that we take a lot of pride in and we talk about a lot, and we have some really good centermen. It’s not just about the four centers. It’s about everyone on the ice chipping in and helping to win those battles,” said Bergeron.The Blackhawks love to possess the puck. When they do, good things happen. When they don’t, they allow the Boston Bruins to carry the play, set the tone, pin them inside their own zone like a voodoo doll. The pathetic display on faceoffs was an invitation for the Bruins to dominate the game. The shot attempt differential that was so stark in previous games was cut down to just 56-51 in favor of Chicago.What happened on the draw in Game 3?"I don't know, you tell me," said Jonathan Toews.These were all new headaches for Chicago. The constant lingering migraine of their postseason remains the power play.The Blackhawks are now 0-for-11 on the power play vs. the Bruins, who have killed at least the last 25 power plays they’ve faced. They had four shots on goal in 8:11 of power play time, two of them from Patrick Sharp, who was the only Blackhawk to resemble a threat on the man advantage.“They box you out. They got big bodies. They blocked shots. I think we had some chances to get some pucks through the net, we didn't. Our entries weren't great. That's something you want to look at,” said Coach Joel Quenneville.There’s obviously a lot of credit to be given to the Boston Bruins penalty kill. Frankly, I thought special teams would be a wash, but it’s become apparent that the Blackhawks need an extra goal here or there on the power play to win this series. So their deficiencies are glaring right now.Patrick Kane has played over 10 minutes on the power play through three games and has one shot on goal.Duncan Keith has manned the point on the power play for over 10 minutes through three games has hasn’t hit the net with a single shot.There's no creativity, no pressure. It's two minutes of rink-length laps to collect the puck and try, try again.“We gotta have that mentality that it’s 5-on-5 out there. Guys without the puck maybe aren’t supporting the guy with the puck enough. We’re just kind of watching him, and we’re ganging up on him,” said Toews.The Blackhawks paid plenty of lip service to the power play before Game 3. About speed. About playing it with a mindset of 5-on-5 hockey. About Rask and the PK not being in their heads.It was all talk. The actions spoke volumes. They have zero confidence on the power play, and their coaches have no answers.The lack of confidence spreads into even strength play. Not to make Kane a punching bag here, but was there a single moment in Game 3 that better defined the Blackhawks in this series than Kane getting a cross-ice feed and hesitating on his shot until Rask gobbled it up easily – in contrast with Daniel Paille’s immediate blast that gave the Bruins the lead?Quenneville’s teams are frequently lauded for doing the little things right. They defend well, transition well, control the puck and know their roles. The problem for the Blackhawks is that they know their roles a little too well right now, when the solution may be the unleash the fury offensively.How many times to we have to hear Jonathan Toews repeat this mantra, as he did after Game 3?“Part of your job is to keep them off their scoresheet, and the other half is to score big goals for your team. Did one thing, had to do the other.”Yes, Toews should be celebrated for shutting down Parise and Koivu and D’ing up Zetterberg and playing well defensively against the Krejci line, which didn’t generate a point in Game 3.All of that is great if you’re Dave Bolland or Chris Kelly. This is Jonathan Toews. And while Patrice Bergeron – the player against whom he’s often compared – is a plus-4 with seven goals in 19 games, Toews has one goal in 20 games.While we patently wait for the ret-conning of this postseason performance with the revelation of some sort of injury, know that the captain of the Blackhawks has fewer goals in the 2013 playoffs than Brent Seabrook and Michal Handzus.“We’ve been in worst places this postseason,“ said Toews. “We’re not panicking. We’re not worried.”They should be.Your browser does not support iframes.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:56:07 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002033http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002645    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:13:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002645http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003407Kanata, Ont., arena now known as Scotiabank Place to become Canadian Tire Centre as of July 1Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:12:29 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800003407http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002041The morning after every Stanley Cup Final game, Puck Daddy takes an expanded look at the race for playoff MVP. Here’s the one from after Game 2. 1. Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins Rask was the top star in Game 3, posting his third shutout of the playoffs. He leads the postseason in goals-against average and save percentage , playing well enough to make fans ask “Timmy who?” 2. David Krejci, Boston Bruins Krejci leads the NHL with 23 points in 19 playoff games, and is a plus-15. He went scoreless in Game 3, which makes him an honorary Blackhawk. 3. Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks Crawford was the Blackhawks’ best player in Game 3, and couldn’t be faulted on either goal. He has a 1.74 GAA and a .946 save percentage, and if Chicago pulls itself out of this spiral it could be Crawford that reaps the benefit.4. Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins The Bruins center was a hockey deity in the faceoff dot, going 24 for 28 in Game 3. His power-play goal was a backbreaker. He only has 13 points, but his value on both ends of the ice has been enormous. 5. Andrew Shaw, Chicago Blackhawks There’s still a path to the Conn Smythe for Shaw, who already has the Blackhawks’ lone shining moment in the Final. But he’d have to be a difference maker in their other wins, assuming there are other wins. 6. Nathan Horton, Boston Bruins Horton is second in the playoffs with 18 points in 19 games and is a plus-22. His shoulder injury might hinder him, but it will it also inspire some to consider his “triumph over adversity?” 7. Marian Hossa, Chicago Blackhawks The Blackhawks suffered a huge blow when Hossa couldn’t answer the bell in Game 3, as he’s tied with Patrick Sharp with 15 points for the team playoff lead. If he comes back to the series and makes a difference, it could be the inspirational story of the series. 8. Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins The hulking defenseman is playing big minutes and helping to shut down both Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane in the Final. He also has 12 points and is a plus-13. 9. Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks Kane’s heroics against the Los Angeles Kings seem like they’re miles away as he’s gone three games without a goal against the Boston Bruins. 10. Patrick Sharp, Chicago Blackhawks Sharp is tied with Hossa for the team lead in points and was arguably the team’s best skater in the Game 3 loss. He scored the team’s lone goal in Game 2, but has gone scoreless in five of his last six games.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:44:45 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002041http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002042BOSTON – The yellow cloth towels twirl in the air after goals or when the TD Garden asks Boston Bruins fans to get loud. Sometimes they’re thrown on the ice in protest or taken home as souvenirs. Sometimes they end up on the concrete floors, soaking up spilled beer after the game.And sometimes they’re meticulously stitched together by crazed Bruins fan into a full business suit that he wears to playoff games.If the ‘rally towels’ contain some mystical powers of encouragement, then Ken Cruise is their living totem. The 21 year old Bruins fan from Rhode Island attended Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night and was an inescapable sight in Section 4: Cheering on the Jumbotron in a bright yellow suit constructed entirely from used rally towels.Why create it?“I get asked that a lot. I don’t know,” he said, with a smile. “Big fan of the team.”Cruise created his suit over the last two years by depending on the kindness – well, actually the disregard – of others. He walked through the Garden stands after 2011 playoff games, collecting as many pristine towels as he could, along with a few soiled ones. He cleaned them up and then stitched them together into the masterpiece he now wears to some Bruins home games.How many towels make a Rally Suit?“Twenty seven,” he said, “including the tie.”We’re talking meticulous detail here: He created pockets on the jacket and a tie for the suit – getting it signed by Boston Bruins legend Derek Sanderson.Cruise said he wore the suit to every playoff game last season, a few regular-season games in 2013 and then to this postseason run, which has the Bruins up 2-1 in the Stanley Cup Final against the Chicago Blackhawks.Every time he wears it, he needs to repair it, as stitches pop and towels shift.But Cruise said the effort it worth it. Indeed it is: For all the jerseys and bear suits and various Bruins swag seen at home playoff games, nothing beat s a Rally Towel Suit for Boston fanaticism.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:59:42 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002042http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001710Chicago can’t find a way through Boston’s clog-the-drain brand of hockeyTue, 18 Jun 2013 08:53:15 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001710http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002957He had 28 saves in the shoutout of the Blackhawks.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:54:19 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002957http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001399A three-year deal would keep him in Detroit through 2016-17.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:19:57 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001399http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001407Tuuka Rask shut out the Blackhawks, speaks freely about the playing surface.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:08 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001407http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001283    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:55:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001283http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004930Voynov had six goals and seven assists in the postseason.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:46:22 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004930http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001288    Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:33:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001288http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004949With 17 players from 2011 Stanley Cup winner, team relies on relationships.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:09:31 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004949http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001072Defenceman Mark Streit and the Philadelphia Flyers agreed to terms on a four-year contract Monday, according to multiple media reports.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:54:28 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001072http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004967The deal prevents Streit from entering free agency on July 5.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:50:12 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004967http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004960He had 21 goals and 14 assistsTue, 18 Jun 2013 02:49:36 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004960http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001059A strange warmup preceded the Boston Bruins' 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. This and more in the top stories from Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:36:28 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001059http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004916Coach may put top offensive players on same line in attempt at more scoring.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:33:47 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004916http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000461Through three games, Chicago is 0-for-9 on the power playTue, 18 Jun 2013 02:25:14 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000461http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000455Daniel Paille has gone from role player to star performer in the Stanley Cup Final.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:25:07 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000455http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004946Chicago needs to create traffic in front of Boston's red-hot goalie.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:22:02 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004946http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001095Logan Couture has agreed to terms on a new contract extension with the San Jose Sharks, according to multiple media reports.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:34:37 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001095http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001053Even if Marian Hossa had played in Game 3, he wouldn't have made a difference for the Chicago Blackhawks, who were thoroughly outplayed by the Boston Bruins Monday, writes CBCSports.ca's Tim Wharnsby.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:29:41 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001053http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004969Terry Pegula defends team's often criticized GM.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:24:44 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800004969http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000791Boston’s revamped lineup comes through in Game 3Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:02:42 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000791http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000916Not long after Boston Bruins fans were in jovial spirits with the 2-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, San Jose Sharks fans joined in the happiness when news leaked that forward Logan Couture had agreed to a long-term extension.Couture Tweeted "Big dayyyyy" as a hint, then CSN Bay Area's Brodie Brazil broke the good news for Sharks fans.No term or dollar amount have been released yet. Couture cannot sign the deal until July 5, so there won't be an official announcement from the Sharks' side for a while. CSN Bay Area's Kevin Kurz Tweeted he expects the deal to be five years.Couture was scheduled to become a restricted free agent after the 2013-14 season, where he'll make $3 million in salary. Over the past three seasons, he's averaged 29 goals and 55 points.With Couture locked up, that leaves Sharks general manager Doug Wilson with one less question going forward. His long-term plans for Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, Joe Pavelski and Dan Boyle, who will enter next season on the final years of their deals barring an extension, still remain to be seen.Follow Sean Leahy on Twitter at @Sean_LeahyTue, 18 Jun 2013 00:43:50 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000916http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000920At this rate, NBC’s Pierre McGuire will have inspired more potential FCC violations than 16 seasons of “South Park.”After two Los Angeles Kings dropped F-bombs on him after their Stanley Cup win last season and Andrew Shaw dropped another after Game 1 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final last week, it was Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask who had a slip on NBC Sports Network after his Game 3 shutout.One can imagine how tough it is when the ice gets so [poopie] between periods. Plenty of wipeouts as players log minutes.As an aside, we’re more interested than ever in learning more about Finnish television.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:25:59 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000920http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000794U.S. broadcaster pulls in 3.96 million viewers on Saturday nightTue, 18 Jun 2013 00:11:30 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000794http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000923BOSTON – Marian Hossa’s absence from the Chicago Blackhawks’ lineup for Game 3 wasn’t being used as a defense for their 2-0 loss to the Boston Bruins on Monday night.“He’s a key player. But no excuses this time of year,” said captain Jonathan Toews.But the fact is that Hossa is tied for the team lead in points, and the Chicago offense was punchless – especially on the power play, where Hossa ranks fourth in average ice time.His loss was significant; the timing of that loss made things downright chaotic.The Blackhawks were aware that Hossa may not play earlier on Monday, although the star winger participated in practice. He took warmups before Game 3, but was a late scratch.But despite knowing Hossa was questionable for Game 3, it wasn’t Smith in warmups before the game. Jamal Mayers, a scratch in every playoff game for the Blackhawks, took the warmup.Why? Speculation is that Quenneville might have been mulling another lineup change. But when Hossa went down, he called a huge audible and opted for Smith, a sparkplug player who can bring some offense.Smith was told he’d be playing about 20 minutes before the puck dropped.“I didn’t really know what was going on. I was ready to ride the bike and work out, as we do in the first,” he said.“It was a scramble to get ready and get warm.”Smith played 10:23 and was a minus-1. The Blackhawks went 0-for-5 on the power play, and are now 0-for-11 with the man advantage.So what happened to Hossa? Initial reports that he was injured taking a shot, or being hit with one, in warmups were erroneous. Coach Joel Quenneville said it’s an “upper-body injury” for Hossa.“We'll say day-to-day. We're hopeful he'll be ready for the next game. It was a game-time decision after the warm-up there. That's when we made the call, after warm-up,” he said.Even if there was a chance it could happen, the Blackhawks were left scrambling when it did happen. Why choose a player to fill Hossa’s role that didn’t even skate the warmup?“Benny, he can play both sides of the puck, brings a responsible game. That's what we're looking for,” said Quenneville.Coach Claude Julien of the Bruins watched the odd drama play out.“I was surprised as anybody else,” he said. “I can definitely tell you they lost a pretty important player on their roster, but that doesn't mean we change our game. I think it's important we stick with what we believe in.”The Bruins did, and are up 2-1. The Blackhawks, meanwhile, felt the blow of losing arguably their most consistent forward this postseason, and scrambled to fill the hole.“It’s happens sometimes when you’re missing one of your best players, but you have find a way to play without him,” said Toews.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:04:47 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000923http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000928Brian Bickell lives my nightmare.No. 1 Star: Tuukka Rask, Boston BruinsRask was nigh unbeatable in Game 2. He was just regular old unbeatable in Game 3, stopping 28 shots for the shutout as the Bruins took the first game at TD Garden by a score of 2-0. There are two ways of looking at his performance: on one hand, the Blackhawks didn't really seem to challenge him. But on the other hand, that might just be because he's in the zone right now and nothing challenges him. Rask has been the story of this series so far.No. 2 Star: Patrice Bergeron, Boston BruinsBergeron got the insurance marker midway through the second, and he had a game-high seven shots. The Bruins' centre also went 24-for-28 in the faceoff circle, winning 8 of 8 versus Michal Handzus and 8 of 10 versus Jonathan Toews.No. 3 Star: Daniel Paille, Boston BruinsPaired again with Chris Kelly and Tyler Seguin, Paille was flying in this one. His goal early in the second turned out to be the game-winner. Here it is from view of the scored-upon net: Honourable mention: Zdeno Chara was his usual steady, excellent self in 25 minutes of icetime... Jaromir Jagr's pass on the Patrice Bergeron goal was fantastic: Did You Know? Game 3 was just the second time this year that the Blackhawks have been shut out.Conn Smythe Watch: 1. Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins; 2. David Krejci, Boston Bruins; 3. Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks; 4. Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins; 5. Andrew Shaw, Chicago Blackhawks; 6. Nathan Horton, Boston Bruins; 7. Marian Hossa, Chicago Blackhawks; 8. Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins; 9. Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks; 10. Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks.Dishonourable mention: The Blackhawks' powerplay is abysmal -- 0-for-5 in the game, and 0-for their last 27. When Patrice Bergeron narrowly avoided a puck over glass penalty in the third, both sides breathed a sigh of relief... Chicago struggled something fierce on faceoffs in this one. They won just 16 of 56. Handzus was 0-for-10 and Dave Bollan was 1-for-8.Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:28:49 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000928http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000801Rask bars door for Boston as Chicago struggles with dumb penalties writes Roy MacGregorMon, 17 Jun 2013 23:02:37 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000801http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002968A captain is always remembered and the first to hoist the Stanley Cup.Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:48:45 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002968http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002962Ownership group negotiating with Glendale on stadium lease agreementMon, 17 Jun 2013 21:39:10 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800002962http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001297    Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:00:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800001297http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000469"Blah blah blah."Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:12:20 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000469http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000480The right winger was hurt during pre-game warmups.Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:01:26 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000480http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000485Kate Murphy and Sean Dwyer love the Mighty Whale more than you do.Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:34:25 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000485http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000473This series is on pace to break everything in the record book.Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:26:19 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061800000473