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Embed from Getty Images In Game 3 of the second round series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, Kris Letang dished out a high hit on Capitals forward Marcus Johansson. The hit has earned Letang a one-game suspension. The easy comparison is to the hit that Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik threw on Penguins defenseman…

Embed from Getty Images Pavel Datysuk: one of the biggest topics surrounding retirement from the end of the 2015-2016 season. While everyone is caught up on his retirement, does anyone even know how Datsyuk started his long career, spanning back to 1996-1997 in the Russian Superleague? The guess is that no one does, considering he…

Embed from Getty Images On the evening of Friday, April 22, 2016, the Los Angeles Kings were eliminated in Game 5 from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the San Jose Sharks. They are survived by Christian Ehrhoff of the Chicago Blackhawks; Teddy Purcell and Willie Mitchell of the Florida Panthers; Jarret Stoll of the Minnesota Wild; Thomas…

http://gty.im/503095978 If the Stanley Cup Playoffs were to start tomorrow, it would mark the first time in 46 years that no Canadian teams made the cut. 46 years! Chew on that for a minute. The last time that no Canadian team was represented was 1970, a time when there were only two teams in Canada. The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal…