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Keith for Conn; Vegas NHL update; Backstrom has hip surgery (Puck Headlines)

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com

Photo by Scott Audette/NHLI via Getty Images
Photo by Scott Audette/NHLI via Getty Images

• We had the same look on our faces when we saw Ryan Callahan finally score the other night.

• Game 7s haven’t been kind to the Anaheim Ducks. [OC Register]

• Duncan Keith has played his way into the Conn Smythe Trophy conversation. [Yahoo]

• Friday’s Game 7 could be a career-altering one for Ben Bishop. [Bleacher Report]

• If they Rangers want to move on to the Stanley Cup Final, they’ll need to find their offense at home. [NY Daily News]

• According to potential NHL Las Vegas owner Bill Foley, they have sold 11,500 season-ticket deposits, 735 suit seats and have 1,000 commitments from corporations. [Las Vegas Sun]

• “A Torrance judge on Wednesday allowed the wife of Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov to continue receiving counseling before she announces whether she will agree to testify during her husband’s upcoming domestic violence trial. Indications are, however, she won’t testify.” [Daily Breeze]

• Christian Ehrhoff, a pending UFA, has been given a “clean bill of health” after dealing with at least two concussions this season. [Post-Gazette]

• Nicklas Backstrom underwent hip surgery and is expected to be recovered in time for next season. [Hockey Ramblings]

• NBC will air a documentary on the life of Derek Sanderson, premiering June 8 after Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. [Pro Hockey Talk]

• “Wayne Gretzky and Burke will co–host the second annual NIGHT FOR CHANGE to end homophobic bullying. It takes place on June 8th at the Toronto home of Mike Wilson — better known as the Ultimate Leafs Fan.” [Berger Bytes]

• Who should be the next captain of the Montreal Canadiens? Guy Lafleur believes it should be Brendan Gallagher. [Montreal Gazette]

• The Quebec Remparts missed a chance to knock out the Rimouski Oceanic and advance to the Memorial Cup semifinal. They will now play a tiebreaker Thursday night. [Buzzing the Net]

• Why Mike Reilly should spurn the Columbus Blue Jackets and come home to the Minnesota Wild. [Along the Boards]

• Remember Theo Peckham? He’s joined the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL. [BBC]

• Dylan Larkin’s rise to stardom has been a long time coming. [Hockey Snobs]

• A detailed breakdown of what systems Mike Babcock will bring to Toronto. [Maple Leafs Hot Stove]

• J.F. Berube backstopped the Manchester Monarchs into the AHL’s Calder Cup Final and then chirped a couple of his teammates. [Mayor’s Manor]

• What kind of fantasy outlook will the Edmonton Oilers have once Connor McDavid joins the team? [The Puck Exchange]

• It’s your turn in your fantasy hockey draft. Do you take Brayden Schenn or Marcus Johansson? [Dobber Hockey]

• Finally, the South Carolina Stingrays advanced to the ECHL’s Kelly Cup Final after Joe Devin’s goal in triple OT gave them the win over the Toledo Walleye (if you want a more excited call, check out John Walton’s from the radio side here):

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