BLUES NEWS:
- If you haven't heard, the Blues will play the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference Final. [SLGT]
- Vladimir Tarasenko is the Blue with the best odds at the Conn Smythe Trophy. [SLGT]
- Here's your Beyond Checkerdome Quickshot for Round 2 Game 7. [SLGT]
- Dallas Cowboys draft pick Ezekiel Elliott is from StL and sent out a tweet cheering on the Blues...Dallas fans did not like this. [SLGT]
- Round 3 preview. [Blues]
- The Blues want Canadians to adopt them as their playoff team. [Blues]
KNOW YOUR ENEMY--THE SAN JOSE SHARKS:
- Get to know the Sharks and those other two Cali teams that were knocked out of the playoffs. [Battle of Cali]
- ...and Fear the Fin. [Fear the Fin]
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS:
HOCKEY THINGS:
- Lightning goalie Ben Bishop was stretchered off the ice last night and is listed as day-to-day. [Puck Daddy]
- Lightning fans are angry at the sponsorship on the Penguins rally towels Friday night. The Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau sponsored the towels. The problem is, the town is 45 minutes away from Tampa. Their connection to Pittsburgh is through baseball. [Puck Daddy]
- The Brandon Wheat Kings beat the Seattle Thunderbirds to become the 2016 WHL Champions. [WHL.ca]
OTHER STUFF:
- This move by a member of Army's softball team is pretty awesome. [Deadspin]
- 8 Mysterious people without a past. [Mental Floss]
- 13 international items labeled "American". [Mental Floss]
- A man who ordered pizza nearly everyday for 7 years is rescued by his pizza place when he didn't place an order for 11 days. [CBC]
VIDEO:
Let's hope the Sharks are left shark. (I had honestly never seen this video until last night.):
"Fish are friends, not food":
Donut King is back for links ahead of Game Two.