Weekly Links - And The Night Sweats

BLUES NEWS:

• From the desk of Tom Stillman. [Blues]
• Alexander Steen has undergone successful shoulder surgery and will be reevaluated in 16 weeks. He will miss the World Cup of Hockey. [Blues]
• Photos from the Blues paint the ice night. [Blues]
• What we learned at the Hitchcock / Armstrong press conference. [Blues]

ICYMI SLGT ARTICLES:

• Buffa82 on why the Blues need to keep David Backes around. [SLGT]
• The Blues are keeping Hitchcock. Andy McDonald does not approve. [SLGT]
• Tomorrow's Blues has the Game Time Silver Seven. [SLGT]
• Donut King rips on the PD Tarasenko article. [SLGT]
• Assistant Coach Kirk Muller has left the Blues. [SLGT]
• CCR gives us his end of season essay on what he plans to do with his hockey off season. [SLGT]
• Is Mike Yeo the coach the Blues need? [SLGT]
• What can Hitch do for the Blues now? [SLGT]
• Check out the comments from last weeks links post for some links we may have missed. [SLGT]

STANLEY CUP FINAL NEWS:

• Penguins (2) v. Sharks (1)
• A Finnish announcer goes nuts for Joonas Donskoi's OT goal. [The Hockey News]
• Sharks defenseman Justin Braun lost his father-in-law, Tom Lysiak, on May 30th--the same day as his first Stanley Cup Final game. [Puck Daddy]
• How Martin Jones went from Kings backup to the Sharks backbone. [Puck Daddy]
• Logan Couture accused Sidney Crosby of cheating on face-offs and now has clarified that everyone cheats on face offs. [TSN]

HOCKEY NEWS:

• The Florida Panthers have a new logo. [CBS Eye on Hockey]
• Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau surprised a kid from Fort McMurray with a video call and some autographed gifts for his birthday. [Puck Daddy]
• The Montreal Canadiens hired former Blues assistant coach Kirk Muller. [Puck Daddy]
• Quebec City expansion is not very likely at the moment. [TSN]
• The salary cap could drop below $70 million for next season. [The Hockey News]

OTHER STUFF:

• Controversy in the world of Curling! Is broom technology getting too advanced? [NPR]
• Hot Dog mascot gets body checked by Cleveland Indians infielder Jason Kipnis during the condiments race. [Deadspin]
• People have been setting the Oscar Isaac dance scene from Ex Machina to lots of different and amusing songs...here's a few. [Nerdist]
• Taylor Swift is kind of an okay person. [CBC]
• The organizers of the Copa America played the wrong anthem for the team from Uruguay. Oops! [Screengrabber]
• A Tennessee representative had a few less than complimentary remarks about the passing of Muhammad Ali. [Deadspin]

VIDEOS:

A Mental Floss list of Ridiculous Lawsuits:

Nathanial Ratliff and The Night Sweats Tiny Desk Concert:

THE CLOSER:

Donut King has next week's links on Monday. Send him stuff:

• slgtlinks AT gmail DOT com
• @KingDonutI
• Or post them in the comments and we'll link to the comments next week.