Your links for today
Who has the better playoff beards, the Devils or the Kings? [SBNation]
Ratings for Game One were down from last year [Puck Drunk Love]
The Devils know the Kings are a different beast [Fire and Ice]
The Kings on the other hand, aren't surprised by the Devils [PHT]
Lou Lamoriello's sphere of influence is greater than that of hockey- in fact, he's inspired GMs of baseball and football teams [NJ.com]
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Nicklas Lidstrom has officially retired from hockey [Winging it in Motown]
A look at some of Lidstrom's ridiculous stats [Puck Daddy]
With Lidstrom retiring, Adam Larsson will have never got a chance to play against his idol [Fire and Ice]
The Salary cap is apparently going up to $70.3 Million. I'm not kidding [PHT]
Tim Thomas is considering sitting out next season. [Days of Y'Orr]
Bob Hartley has been named coach of the Calgary Flames [Puck Daddy]
Don Cherry is nationalistic and wrong. But I mean, all those GOOD TARANO BOYS on the Kings means that they're going to win, right? [Backhand Shelf]
Wild GM Chuck Fletcher: "We're going to need to add some NHL talent". And maybe an NHL coach too. [PHT]