‘I’d do it again:’ Zack Kassian shows no remorse over two-game suspension

When told of the Penguins’ Game 4 starter, Marc-Andre Fleury disappeared, once again graciously relinquishing the crease to Matt Murray, Pittsburgh’s presently healthy, and always preferred, puck stopper. Having watched a championship run from the end of the bench last year when Murray surfaced from the minor leagues, and then serving as the backup this season while at the same time managing the ever-present threat of a trade proposal – which would have truly tested his team-first mentality – Fleury was called upon after warmups in Game 1 of the first round when the Penguins’ hot, upstart netminder went down with an injury. In that moment, Fleury launched an unlikely Conn Smythe Trophy bid.

On July 10, 2015, the Blackhawks traded winger Patrick Sharp and defensive prospect Stephen Johns to the Stars for defenseman Trevor Daley and winger Ryan Garbutt. The Hawks and general manager Stan Bowman had to unload Sharp’s salary to get below the salary cap and Johns was the price they had to pay — a steep one considering the Stars are also in the Central Division. The trade hurt at the time for Hawks fans. They were saying goodbye to a key component of three Stanley Cup runs in Sharp. And two years later, the trade still stings thanks to the consequences it had on the Hawks roster in its aftermath and how the trade may affect the team’s future. The part of the trade that was supposed to