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Good day, one and all. The Penguins and Predators are getting ready for Game 3, starting just after 8 PM (Eastern) tonight on NBCSN. Here's what's going on in the hockey world to hold you over until then:
Carl Hagelin and Ian Cole talk about their playoff beards and flow, and as expected it's pretty great. [GQ]
Matt Murray's stone cold demeanor has transferred to the team in front of him. [Post-Gazette]
The Pens are looking to take their game to a higher level while on the road [PG]
If needed, Carter Rowney is ready, willing and gable to fill in as a center. [PG]
The Cup still hangs in the balance as the series shifts to Nashville. [Tribune Review]
Sidney Crosby will be looking to improve his faceoff game to help the team. [Trib]
Carl Hagelin has been frustrated to be a healthy scratch. [Trib]
Chris Kunitz recently started using a new stick the past few series, and hey, whatever works works. [NHL.com]
Anyone seen this year's 'All Access' show on Showtime? I've been saving to binge in the summer, wonder if they're any good this time around? Episode 3 is out. [NHL.com]
Preds coach Peter Laviolette won't name a starter outloud for Game 3, though he has told the team. FWIW, Pekka Rinne was still practicing in the usual "starter's net" for practices. [Sportsnet]
"Goaltending In This Cup Final Has Been A Lopsided Affair"...Uhhhh, ya think? [On the Forecheck]
A preview of Juuse Saros the backup goalie who might just be the starter. [TSN]
And from around the league:
The Stars want Valeri Nichushkin back from the KHL. Now the question will be does he want to return to Dallas? [Pro Hockey Talk]
The Ducks have given Randy Carlisle a contract extension. [TSN]
But in Washington Barry Trotz is likely to open the season as a lame duck, which surely will seem like a way to have the team invested in him, right? [TSN]
Sounds like Jordan Eberle is the next 1st round pick that could be traded by the Oilers.He's got two more seasons left at a $6.0 cap hit, so probably not a fit for the Penguins, but it could help a rival team in the East. [Twitter]
Insiders think that Matt Duchene will get traded this summer, too. [TSN - video]
The search for the new Islanders arena continues. [Lighthouse Hockey]
How much is it going to cost Montreal to extend Alex Galchenyuk? [Eyes on the Prize]