Happy Sunday everyone. That is all. Here is the recap of last night’s game:
That’s it. I’m sad.
Dallas! Stars!
Most of this reading works just as well on Sunday morning as it does on Saturday evening (also, the Bishop piece is behind a paywall, sorry):
Stars-Knights pregame reading:
Game preview: https://t.co/coKFELwjHp
Friday’s mailbag: https://t.co/BR17XsYQVn
An Oral history of Ben Bishop’s viral fight with Ryan Hatch: https://t.co/8O0cGWl3Ah
— Sean Shapiro (@seanshapiro) December 9, 2017
Mark Stepneski has some words on why the Stars changed their lines up:
Morning skate: Hitchcock changing up forward lines against Golden Knights https://t.co/6MhQVzPSdS via @DallasStars
— Mark Stepneski (@StarsInsideEdge) December 9, 2017
And here is Ken Hitchcock in (video) person explaining the adjustments:
Hitch discusses adjusting his lines for tonight’s game and @Rous_ant returning to the lineup. #VGKvsDAL pic.twitter.com/0JoQvBfczs
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) December 9, 2017
Mike Heika answered some questions, including one about how Miro Heiskanen is in a good spot right now. [SportsDayDFW]
Tim Cowlishaw didn’t want to be left out of the question answering game at the Dallas Morning News, so he saw Mike’s bet and called (they aren’t all about the Stars though). [SportsDayDFW]
Vote for Segs!
Here are three reasons @tseguinofficial is #NHLAllStar-worthy. Does the @DallasStars sniper have your vote?
Vote now: https://t.co/YbweRUD3pc pic.twitter.com/O778eY91BI
— NHL (@NHL) December 9, 2017
League Stuff
This “Golden Knights social media team accusing Predators writers of clapping in the press box,” was a very hot topic on the internet this morning. I don’t know why, this stuff is incredibly boring, but some of the media acts like it’s some kind of major controversy (yes, I understand the irony of me saying how boring it is and then sharing it with you, but it’s Saturday right now, not a lot of content). [Sporting News]
Down Goes Brown has some weekend story lines for you. [SportsNet]
A little more DGB in case you missed it Friday: a classic Weekend Grab Bag. [Vice Sports]
If NHL players were actually allowed to play in the Olympics, these guys would probably be on their country’s teams:
No Olympics, no problem: #NHL all-star teams by country (CAN, USA, CZE, FIN, GER, RUS, SLK, SWE, SWI). @SamMcCaig22 files: https://t.co/1RI5eQtej5 pic.twitter.com/FEtbQ5p6kE
— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) December 9, 2017
Check who leads off this little montage:
Saturdays were made for #TopShelf.
See the greatest saves, plays and goals of the week, starting at 6pE. pic.twitter.com/QpMRoRffUV
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) December 9, 2017
As someone whose skating prowess is generously described as, “can make it around a rink several times without falling down,” I found this pretty interesting:
“If you don’t get your feet in an uneven position, you’ll really struggle with the tight turns or stopping or power moves.” @RobbyGlantz discusses how to use your edges to excel on the ice. pic.twitter.com/U3I4YCDcwE
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) December 9, 2017
Finally: Tough loss for my boys yesterday against Army, but they gave it their all. Here’s a cool video about the Army-Navy rivalry (and I know it’s not hockey, but it’s my school, so there):
No, I’m not crying.
Man, this vignette from @CBSSports, about the real meaning behind Army-Navy is absolutely amazing.#ArmyNavyGamepic.twitter.com/JRoJJBmBsw
— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) December 9, 2017