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Happy Tuesday, everyone! There wasn’t a lot of content out yesterday, and the content that was out was kind of a bummer. So rather than subject you to my blathering, we’ll just go straight into the links today. The Dallas Stars are out in California to take on the San Jose Sharks tonight at 9:30 p.m. Central.
Stars Stuff
Mark Stepneski has some notes from yesterday’s practice:
Monday Practice Notes https://t.co/V0uqg3l9Qu via @NHL
— Mark Stepneski (@StarsInsideEdge) April 2, 2018
Sean Shapiro has a piece on the Stars wanting to remain professional for the last three games of the year:
Stars trying to remain professional after playoff elimination https://t.co/MCiG4SDLTp
— Sean Shapiro (@seanshapiro) April 3, 2018
I think many Stars fans would say that Gemel Smith has had this figured out for a while:
Didn’t end up fitting in story, but Hitch was asked about Gemel Smith today and where he is on path to being everyday NHL player pic.twitter.com/3m0ryZE62k
— Sean Shapiro (@seanshapiro) April 3, 2018
Here’s Mike Heika’s take on the Stars’ mindset entering the final road trip of the season:
How Stars are approaching final three games of season after being eliminated from playoffs https://t.co/Xuo6aoj05m pic.twitter.com/dWbVBHeuq4
— SportsDay Stars (@dmn_stars) April 3, 2018
At least Miro Heiskanen is getting some solid playoff experience this year:
Prospect Report: Heiskanen, HIFK advance in Finnish League playoffs https://t.co/f3HhKLRvxm via @NHL
— Mark Stepneski (@StarsInsideEdge) April 2, 2018
What a guy:
There is a reason why fans are so loyal to the @DallasStars. Last home practice of the season and @tseguinofficial signs autographs for all the people waiting outside the facility. pic.twitter.com/ioeEv57ltQ
— Bruce LeVine (@BruceLeVinePuck) April 2, 2018
Here’s something we can still get excited about:
Stars lottery tracker: Where Dallas sits in the 2018 NHL draft after officially being eliminated from playoffs (updated daily) https://t.co/IuD75BTUDV via @sportsdaydfw
— Mike Heika (@MikeHeika) April 2, 2018
Around the League
This injury looked pretty bad when it happened the other night, and now its severity has been confirmed:
#mnwild announce defenseman Ryan Suter will undergo surgery to repair a broken bone in his ankle. He is out the remainder of the season
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) April 3, 2018
The Sedin twins are finally hanging up the skates. Pretty cool that they were able to stay together for their entire careers:
We will never see a pair of players like Henrik and Daniel Sedin again: https://t.co/Qydqu94brM
— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) April 3, 2018
Here’s another twin (and fellow Henrik) of a former Star on how the Sedins impacted him:
I spoke to Henrik Lundqvist this evening about Henrik and Daniel Sedin. Here is Lundqvist talking about the Sedins and what they meant for him as a twin: pic.twitter.com/Kvx0mM8dC2
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) April 2, 2018
Another day, another fine for Brad Marchand:
Boston’s Brad Marchand fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for cross-checking Philadelphia’s Andrew MacDonald.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) April 2, 2018
Down Goes Brown’s Weekend Wrap details how the season would have to play out to ensure maximum chaos for the Hart Trophy race:
Last time: The best ending to the Hart Trophy debate is maximum chaos, so here’s my ten-step plan to make it happen. Plus power rankings and lots more in the Weekend Wrap. https://t.co/hSBQZAbSP8
— Down Goes Brown (@DownGoesBrown) April 2, 2018
Dangle of the night:
Unreal move by Andre Burakovsky pic.twitter.com/U4D8CD7uLf
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) April 3, 2018
Finally, if your NCAA bracket didn’t turn out too well, this is always one of my favorite things of the entire year and a chance for bracket redemption:
Voting has begun for the 2018 NOTY! Vote now! https://t.co/qKl4CkhpYk
— Name of the Year (@NOTYtourney) April 3, 2018