With this year’s All-Star Game taking place in Los Angeles, the NHL has embraced a Hollywood theme. Here are the posters produced for Hedman and Kucherov.
The mental and physical fatigue of consecutive playoff runs could be contributing to the Lightning’s uneven season. "Long playoff runs, it takes its toll," Kings coach Darryl Sutter said. "Guys are human. They're not machines. Everybody looks at these sexy numbers, how many games they've played. Well they should factor in playoff games, they count almost as double." [Tampa Bay Times]
With the Lightning at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, their immediate future is unclear.