Hitchcock mum on future; Rutherford praises Johnston; Berube talks firing (Puck Headlines)

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• Sleeping with Brent Burns never looked so Parks and Rec'ish [Retta]

• St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock says he needs time while pondering his future with the disappointing Blues. Will he be back? This sounds a lot like Todd McLellan with San Jose. [Post-Dispatch]

• Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford met with reporters Tuesday, and talked a lot. He supports coach Mike Johnston and praised center Sidney Crosby for playing an all-around game. As far as we know, there were no fights with him and media members in this meeting. [Empty Netters]

• Craig Berube said he expected to come back as the Flyers coach. Um, sorry about that dude. He may have been the only one. [CBS Philly]

• The Tampa Bay Lightning learn from recent past postseason failures to help force Game 7 against the Detroit Red Wings. [Yahoo]

• The Caps are a resilient group this postseason. [Japers Rink]

• Tyler Johnson is turning into a star for the Tampa Bay Lightning this series. With Steven Stamkos ice cold, Johnson has been tasked with keeping Tampa alive. [Tampa Bay Times]

• With all due respect to Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeKeyser is the eraser for the Red Wings. [Detroit Free Press]

• The Red Wings had a chance to crush the Lightning at home, and they came unglued at the worst possible time. [Detroit News]

• The Blues had every reason to show more desperation as a team. Instead, the Minnesota Wild pushed them around. Strange for such a big, strong group. [Post-Dispatch]

• Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have not created Pittsburgh’s salary cap crunch. [Eye on Hockey]

• On Belleville and whether it can support Major Junior hockey. [Intelligencer]

• What will the NHL do with Niklas Kronwall? Discipline has again been under the microscope for the league this playoff . [Globe and Mail]

• The Dallas Stars are not hip to be square, since three players underwent hip surgery. [Dallas News]

• The Senators went on a great run this year, but there will be changes in Ottawa this offseason to push them further. [Ottawa Citizen]

• If the Canucks hadn’t lost to the Calgary Flames in the playoffs, they wouldn’t be facing such tough questions this offseason. But they are. [Sportsnet]

• On Steve Montador, Dan Carcillo, Hayley Wickenheiser and addressing many of the NHL’s personal player issues. [The Pink Puck]

• Steve Cash helps the US to a win over Russia in the IPC Sled Hockey World Championships. [Buffalo News]

• Buffalo has gone international as hockey heaven with the sled hockey tournament. [What’s Going on in Buffalo]

• Mike Smith wants a fast start next season with the Coyotes. So he’s going to train a little differently this summer. [AZ Central]

• Cory Schneider played very well for the Devils, except down the stretch. Did that cost him a shot at the Vezina Trophy? Probably not, since team success was not there. But who knows? [NJ.com]

• An ode to 5-foot-7 goaltender Shawn Hunwick.[Puck Junk]

• Former NHL goaltender Don Edwards fights to keep his parents’ killer from being set free. [LF Press]

• Canucks prospect Jake Virtanen is suspended for three games for a headshot in the WHL playoffs.  [Buzzing the Net]

• Edmonton and Arizona’s offseason … from a fantasy perspective.[Dobber Sports]

• Finally, Ovi parties, I mean ... powers ... through the handshake line mic'd up.

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